Kerusha

A conlang for fun.

Phonology

consonants

	Bilabial	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosives	p   b	t   d	tɕ (j)   tɕʰ (ch)	k   g
Nasals	m	n		ŋ (ng)
Fricatives		s	ʃ (sh)		h
Approximants	w		j (y)
Trill		r

vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i~ɪ		u~ʊ
Mid	e~ɛ		o
Open		a~ə

Particles

• ba - negative particle [NEG]

Roots

• am- - upright; vertical; erect; standing
• j- - be beside; with [COM]
• jing- - be inside; within [INE]
• m- - do (as agent); make; cause [CAUS]
• t- - be; exist (copular) [COP]
• y- - have; possess; own [GEN]
• yem- - food; sustenance; eating; consume

Verbal Modifiers

• -(e)ru - infinitive [INF]

Aspect

• -a - imperfective [IPFV]
• -e - perfective [PFV]

Modals

• -ok- - negative; negation; no; not [NEG] (negatives active verbs)

Nominal Modifiers

Gender

• ye- - feminine [FEM]
• ta- - masculine [MASC]

Pronominal

• wa- - first person singular [1s]
  • kwa- - first person plural [1pl]
• ni- - second person singular [2s]
  • ink(a)- - third person plural [1pl]
• o- - third person singular [3s]
  • ko- - third person plural [1pl]

Number

• k(a)- - plural [PL]

Instrumentals

• mi- - with the teeth; by biting; edge [bite]
• face, neck, above, in front [face]
• with the hand (usu. open); causative; w.r.t hand or arm [hand]
• having a point; w.r.t. nose/beak, lips/mouth [nose]
• with speech; by talking [speak]
• buttocks/back/behind/base—usu. as a location [buttocks]
• with the eyes; by seeing [eye(s)]
• mental or emotional activity [mind]
• with the feet/leg (verbal); stepping; w.r.t. feet/leg [foot]
• with the fist; axial motion; out from the body [fist]
• with the fingers; grasping; toward the body [grasp]
• head/shoulders; [head]

• with heat; w.r.t. fire, smoke [heat]
• egg/house/round; move/carry [load]
• pertaining to water, moisture [water]
• cold; fear; shaking [cold]
• sun/day/light; appear [sun]
• with a rock; forceful activity, like 'fist' [rock]
• with a sharp object; with the end of a long object; [sharp]
• along or against the length of a long object; radial motion; natural forces [long]

Phrases

• kwayemoke

PL-1s-eat-NEG-PFV

We have not eaten.