Brujeric (Franco-Castilian)

Brujeric (Franco-Castilian) - Conlang Profile

Language Name	Brujeric
Language Author	Gregory H. Bontrager
Year Began	2003
Site	Brujeric
Broken Link	No
Site Language	English
Site Author	Gregory H. Bontrager
Language Type	fictional language
Uniqueness	Brujeric (also called Franco-Castilian) is a Romance language invented for an epic fantasy I plan to write sometime in the near future. It essentially blends a very Spanish phonetic system with a rather French lexicography, but it also has a few direct Latinisms as well as a few unique emergent attributes to add to the sense of authenticity. Grammar is a roughly equal blend of French and Spanish influences.
Language Sources	Brujeric is a blend of French and Spanish influences, with a few direct Latin derivations thrown in. The name Brujeric itself comes from the Spanish word brujería, meaning "witchcraft".
Design Principles	Brujeric uses very Western Romantic grammar. It is a rather inflective language with a very simple phonetic system. As in most languages descended from western Latin, there are three types of verbs distinguished by the infinitive ending. There is a distinct indicative and subjunctive mood, and verb conjugation is such that the inclusion of a subject pronoun is optional. Also, one of the primary word-making principles is adapting French words to a very Spanish phonology. For example, "beaucoup" becomes "bocupo" in Brujeric.
Interest Of Others	Brujeric can be found in the Files archive of the Yahoo group RomConLang, a group devoted to fictional Romance languages and Romance linguistics. A few members of this group have shown particular interest, one of them even saying it looks like a real language.
Conculture Noun Phrase	witches and warlocks of Brujerland
Quotation	Un ĝurno, vendrà un home donte la personalità defiarà la descendença. Ilo so levarà à estir un grando reĝo da Sorceriterra.
Explanation	oohn JOOR-noh, vehn-DRAH oohn OH-may DOHN-tay la pair-soh-nah-leeh-TAH deh-fyar-AH la des-sehn-DEHN-sa. EEH-loh soh leh-var-AH ah es-TEER oohn GRAHN-doh RAY-joh dah sor-sair-eeh-TEHR-rah.
Translation	One day, there will come a man whose character will defy his lineage. He will rise to be a great king of Sorcerland.
Dictionary	No
Etymologies	No
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	Yes
Unique Script	No
Primer	Yes
Babel Text	Yes
Submitted By	Greg Bontrager
Date Submitted	Wednesday, November 03, 2004
Updated By	Gregory H. Bontrager
Date Edited	Monday, January 24, 2005
Description Of Update	Expanded design principle description. Link is now a site, not a .pdf.
Date To Headline	Saturday, January 22, 2005

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