Kvarrach (From "kvar," meaning "war", + "rach," meaning "tongue") is a constructed language by myself designed for use in Deaþ Metal or Black Metal. Þe idea is to create a language appropriately "rough" sounding for extreme music. Þe influence in þe sound inventory comez from English, German, and Dutch. Alþough I have had þe idea in my head to create such a language for awhile, I only began þe work on August IV ov þe year MMXXIV, so þere is not much to show yet.
Þe writing system is meant to be mostly phonetic, so once you learn how it works, it should be easy to predict how to pronounce any word.
Ch=German "ch"
Gh=Dutch "g"
Þ/þ="th" in "thin"
Ð/ð="th" in "that"
Æ/æ=Same "a" sound in "cat" or "fat"
A=Same "a" sound in "faþer."
U=Same as þe vowel sound in "boot"
O=Same as þe vowel sound in "oak"
Tsch="ch" as in "chat"
Dsh="j" as in "justice"
Ö/ö=Same as in German
Ü/ü=Same as in German
Au=Same sound as "ow"
Ai=Same sound as "eye"
E=Same vowel sound in "belt"
Ï/ï=Same vowel sound as "beat"
X=Same thing as in English
Ts=Equivalent to German "Z"
Ei=Same vowel sound as "day" and "grey"
Grammar and syntax are meant to be very similar to languages like English or Norwegian, so typical word order is SVO, not too many verb tenses to remember, no grammatical gender, and þere is not too much ov a case system eiþer. Verbs are meant to be fairly regular. Stress generally falls on þe first syllable of a word, except when certain prefixes are attached, such as to indicate passive tense (e.g., "gekátsat" instead ov "katsat"). In such cases, an acute accent may be used to indicate þat þe stress lies on a syllable oþer þan þe first.
Ghai chö tshrüchen dai tan.
(I shall kill þee now)
Ghai tschrücheþ dan æülþachs tan.
(I kill þe godz now)
Orðankra dshai ælðü gekátsat.
(Sword and shield are equipped)
Ghai katsaþ mika orðankra tan.
(I equip my sword now)
Nautö nïða rüneþ gha dai.
(Tomorrow never comes for þee)
Nü kraða, ðragh tsaþ ghain lauch.
(In battle, þere is no law)
Dan skorzas kschveleþ ænti xanðas nü dan ghein.
(Þe shadows whisper ancient secrets in þe dark)
Ghai tsaþ nü kraða kesh mika orðankra.
(I am in battle wiþ my sword)
Nü dan xantsa ke kraða,
Kesh dan Æülþach ke Xach nü kika ranka,
Xi zauraþ ghain kveor
Ke vach denacht.
Xi gau tü vankrata
Vai tü kika reiorðaks.
On þe field of battle,
Wiþ þe God ov evil on our side,
We have no fear
Ov deaþ tonight.
We go to victory
Or to our gravez.