Spaldian language

Spaldian; spaldsk
	;
Regulated by	Spaldsk komunitê
Spoken in	Western New York
Total speakers	2-5 people (2018)
Family	Indo-European Germanic West Germanic Anglo-Frisian Spaldian; ; ; ;
Influenced by	English, Norwegian, Icelandic
Writing system(s)	Latin
Type	Constructed

Spaldian (spaldsk) is an West Germanic language spoken mainly in Western New York. The language is similar to English, as it has similar linguistic typology and vocabulary. Icelandic and Norwegian influences can be seen in the language as well.

Spaldian has one official writing system, Latin and was named after Clan Spalding.

Linguistic Classification

Spaldian belongs to the Anglo-Frisian languages.

Indo-European

Germanic
- West Germanic
  - North Sea Germanic
    - Anglo-Frisian
      - Spaldian

Alphabet

Writing Systems

Spaldian is officially to be written with the Latin alphabet.

Proto-writing

Egyptian Hieroglyphs
- Proto-Sinaitic Alphabet
  - Phoenician Alphabet
    - Greek Alphabet
      - Old Italic Script
        Latin Alphabet
        Spaldian Alphabet

Letters

The Spaldian alphabet uses the Latin alphabet and consists of 27 letters. Each letter has an upper case and a lower case form.

Å

a

b

c

d

ð

e

f

g

h

i

j

k

l

m

n

o

p

r

s

ß

t

þ

u

v

æ

ø

å

The letters c, q, w, x, y, and z are only used in loanwords. As loanwords are assimilated into Spaldian, their spelling might change to reflect Spaldian pronunciation and the principles of Spaldian orthography.

Some letters may be modified by diacritics: á, é, ê, ë, í, ý, ó, ö, and œ.

Letter	Name	Diacritics and Ligatures
A a	a	Á á, Æ æ, Å å
B b	bee
Ć ć	ćuh	C c, Ç ç
D d	dee	Ð ð
Ð ð	duh	(from D)
E e	e	É é, Ë ë, Ê ê
F f	øf
G g	gee
H h	haitch
I i	i	Í í, Ï ï, Ý ý
J j	jay
K k	kay
L l	el
M m	em
N n	en
O o	o	Ó ó, Ö ö, Ø ø, Œ œ
P p	pee
R r	ar
S s	ess	ß, Z z
ß	esset	(from S and Z)
T t	tee
Þ þ	þorn
U u	u	Ú ú, Ü ü
V v	vee
Æ æ	æ / ai	(from A)
Ø ø	ø / oo	(from O)
Å å	å / ah	(from A)

Spaldian Vowels
Upper Case	A	E	I	O	U
Lower Case	a	e	i	o	u

Comparing to other Languages

Language	Phrase
English	I speak Spaldian	How are you?	We will go on Saturday	The train goes from Norway to Sweden
Spaldian	Ég spæk spaldsk	Hov er þú?	Við vil gön lørdeê	Treinën goás from Nörge til Sveden
Icelandic	Ég tala spaldsku	Hvernig hefurðu það?	Við munum fara á laugardag	Lestin fer frá Noregi til Svíþjóðar
Norwegian	Jeg snakker Spaldsk	Hvordan har du det?	Vi går på lørdag	Toget går fra Norge til Sverige
Danish	Jeg taler spaldsk	Hvordan har du det?	Vi går på lørdag	Toget går fra Norge til Sverige
Swedish	Jag pratar Spaldsk	Hur mår du?	Vi går på lördag	Tåget går från Norge till Sverige
German	Ich spreche Spaldisch	Wie geht es dir?	Wir werden am Samstag gehen	Der Zug fährt von Norwegen nach Schweden
Luxembourgish	Ech schwätzen Spaldesch	Wéi geet et dir?	Mir komme Samschden	Den Zuch geet aus Norwegen an Schweden
Dutch	Ik spreek Spalds	Hoe gaat het met je?	We gaan zaterdag verder	De trein gaat van Noorwegen naar Zweden
Afrikaans	Ek praat Spalds	Hoe gaan dit?	Ons gaan Saterdag	Die trein gaan van Noorweë na Swede
Frisian	Ik praat Spaldsk	Hoe giet it mei dy?	Wy sille op sneon gean	De trein giet út Noarwegen nei Sweden
Latin	LINGVAM SPALDIVM LOQVOR	QVID AGIS?	IBIMVS SABBATORVM	SEQVITVR EX AGMINE NORVAY EST DE SVETIA

Anglo-Frisian Languages

Language	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
English	one	two	three	four	five	siks	seven	eight	nine	ten
Spaldian	ona	tvo	þrå	four	fivaa	six	savan	ait	nina	tan
Scots	ane/ae	twa	three	fower	five	sax	seiven	aicht	nine	ten
Frisian	ien	twa	trije	fjouwer	fiif	seis	sân	acht	njoggen	tsien

Numerals

Numbers share some of the same formats as English, but with larger numbers, e.g. one hundred and sixty four (164) would translate as "onahundrådsikstëøfour", which causes some confusion and long words.

Cardinal numeral	Spaldian	Literal translation	Ordinal numeral	Spaldian	Literal translation
1	ona	one	1st	ona°	one
12	tvalva	twelve	12th	tvalva°	second
23	tvantëþrå	"twentythree"	23rd	tvantëþrå°	twenty-third
34	þirtëøfour	"thirtyfour"	34th	þirtëøfour°	thirty-fourth
45	fourtëøfivaa	"fortyfive"	45th	fourtëøfivaa°	fourty-fifth
56	fiøftësix	"fiftysix"	56th	fiøftësix°	fifty-sixth
67	sikstësavan	"sixtyseven"	67th	sikstësavan°	sixty-seventh
78	savantëáit	"seventyeight"	78th	savantëait°	seventy-eighth
89	aitënina	"eightynine"	89th	aitënina°	eighty-ninth
90	ninatë	ninety	90th	ninatë°	ninetieth

Personal Pronouns

All singular personal pronouns are borrowed from Icelandic and all plural personal pronouns are derived from English.

English	I	You	He	She	It	We	They	Me	Him	Her	Us	Them
Spaldian	Ég	Þú	Hann	Hún	It	Við	Þeir	Maa	Him	Har	Us	Þam

Names

Names, such as the names of places and people, have a followed way of translation. If a name has a vowel (including y) as a second letter, it is given an umlaut accent/diacritic, e.g. "Mary" would be "Märía" and "Russia" would be "Rüssie". Unless it is an "i", the it would be accuted, e.g. "Miller" would be "Míller".

Naming Customs

In Spaldian, a precise last name naming system is used. It is borrowed from the Icelandic naming system, using the endings -son and -dóttir. Unlike Icelandic, Spaldian uses family, patronymic, and matronymic names. For example, if a man with the first and family name "John Miller (Jöhann Míller)" has a father named "Edward (Eðvarð) and a mother named "Anna (Anna), his first and last name would be Jöhann Míller Eðvarðsson Annuson, literally translating to "John Miller Edward's son Anna's son". In the case a parent has the same name as their child, a parent's middle name would be used, and if there is no middle name, the parent's parent's name would be used.

When a person is married, they do not adopt a spouse's last name or any new last name.

A Skortnema, or "Short name", is a person's first name and patronymic name, and their title when formal. This is used to avoid complication with long names.

Unlike many other languages, all non-Spaldian names translate into Spaldian.

An example is as followed:

Name Title, First, Middle, Family, and both Parent's First	Spaldian Name	Skortnema "Short Name"
Ms. Elizabeth Alexandra Rose Paquet (Father's Name "Frederick", Mother's Name "Rose")	Frau. Elísabet Alexandra Rösa Päquet Friðriksdóttir Rösudóttir	Frau. Elísabet Friðriksdóttir
Mr. Justin Pierre James Trudeau (Father's Name "Pierre", Mother's Name "Margaret")	Herr. Jüstin Pëtur Jäkob Trudeau Pëtursson Märgrétson	Herr. Jüstin Pëtursson
Mr. Victor Smith II (Father's Name "Victor John", Mother's Name "Caroline")	Herr. Víktor Smith Jöhannsson Kärolineson II	Herr. Víktor Jöhannsson II

Titles

All Spaldian names use titles and end with a period, but are not abbreviated. Some are as follows:

M. Title	Spaldian M. Title	F. Title	Spaldian F. Title
Baron	Baron.	Baroness	Baronesse.
Lord	Lord.	Lady	Dame.
Doctor (Dr.)	Doktor.	Doctor (Dr.)	Doktora.
Mister (Mr.)	Herr.	Mrs./Ms./Miss	Frau.

Place Names

There is no specific format for place names. Sometimes, it depends on the origin or where it is.

Name	Spaldian Name
Canada	Känada
Iceland	Ísland
Central African Republic	Raapublik Saantrelafrikansk
City of Springville	Sitê Springville