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This page is a collection of notes. One day, I'll organise them.
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Last major org was Feb 17, 2006.


==Alphabet==
=Phonology=


a /A/
''Vowels''


á /a/
IPA


å /Q/
{|
| i || || || || ɯ || u
|-
| || e || || ə ||ʏ || o
|-
| || || | a || || ɑ || ɒ
|}


ą̊ /Q~/
''Consonants''


b /b/
{|
| p b
|  
|  
| t d
|  
|  
| k g
|  
|  
|  


br /B\/
|-
| ʙ
|  
|  
| r
|  
|  
|  
| ʀ
|  
|  


ch /tS/
|-
|  
| f
| s̪
| s
| ʃ
|  
| x
|  
|  
| h


d /d/
|-
|  
|  
|  
|  
| tʃ
| cç
|  
|  
|  
|  


dr /r/
|-
|  
| ʋ
|  
|  
|  
| j
|  
|  
| w
|  


e /e/
|-
|  
|  
|  
| l
|  
|  
| ʟ
|  
|  
|  


g /g/
|-
|  
|  
|  
| n
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  


gr /R\/
|}


h /h/
Phonemic /n/ assimilates to the following consonant, even through a vowel. Phonemic /n/ without a following non-nasal consonant assimilates to the previous consonant, even through a vowel. Orthographically, /n/ is represented by n before apical sounds, ñ before laminal or dorsal sounds, and m before labial sounds.


i /i/
=Orthography=


k /k/
{|
| i || || || || ı || u
|-
| || e || || ʼ || ə || o
|-
| || || | ä || || a || å
|}


l /l/
{|
| p b
|  
|  
| t d
|  
|  
| k g
|  
|  
|  


ll /5/
|-
| br
|  
|  
| dr
|  
|  
|  
| gr
|  
|  


lh /K/
|-
|  
| f
| z
| s
| sh
|  
| x
|  
|  
| h


m /m/
|-
|  
|  
|  
|  
| ch
| tj
|  
|  
|  
|  


n /n/
|-
|  
| v
|  
|  
|  
| y
|  
|  
| w
|  


ng /N/
|-
|  
|  
|  
| l
|  
|  
| ll
|  
|  
|  


o /o/
|-
|  
|  
|  
| n
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  


ö /2/
|}


ő /2_w/
=Word Structure=


ǫ /o~/
Every word consists of noun.stem-verb.stem.


p /p/
A noun-stem is any root followed by any sequence of zero or more suffixes that ends with a noun-class suffix or root.


r /r\/
A verb-stem is any root followed by any sequence of zero or more suffixes that ends with a verb-class suffix or root.


s /s/
===Affixes===


sh /S/
Some example verb→verb suffixes are:


t /t/
{|
| -lun || makes an agent-focussed verb into a benefective-focussed verb, for instance learn→teach
|-
| -na || the reverse of that action, for instance learn→forget
|}


tj /C/
[[Category:Conlangs]]
 
u /u/
 
ü /y/
 
ű /y_w/
 
ų /u~/
 
w /w/
 
y /j/
 
' /@/
 
 
==Sentence Structure==
 
AnimateSubject? AnimateObject? InanimateArgument* (Adverb Verb)+
 
==Verb Structure==
 
 
(Attitudinal:Realis)?-SubjectObjectPrefix?-(Deictic*-Gender-Case)+-TAM*-SubjectObjectSuffix?-Evidential
 
 
Chon Bob pep'ri ngųlą̊shihámabr'gasi.
 
Chon Bob pep'ri ngų-lą̊-shi-háma-br'ga-0-0-si
 
John Bob paper favorable:irrealis-3A:3P-spkr:near-flat-communicative-aorist-0-common_knowledge
 
It would obviously be good if John were to write a letter to Bob on this paper.
 
 
 
Chon Bob pep'ri ngųtjűgöhámabr'ganüsi.
 
Chon Bob pep'ri ngų-tjű-gö-háma-br'ga-0-nü-si
 
John Bob paper favorable:irrealis-3P:3A-hearer:near-flat-communicative-aorist-3P:3A-common_knowledge
 
It would obviously be good if Bob were to write a letter to John on that paper near you.

Latest revision as of 06:46, 12 March 2007

This page is a collection of notes. One day, I'll organise them.

Last major org was Feb 17, 2006.

Phonology

Vowels

IPA

i ɯ u
e ə ʏ o
a ɑ ɒ

Consonants

p b     t d     k g      
ʙ     r       ʀ    
  f s̪ s ʃ   x     h
        tʃ cç        
  ʋ       j     w  
      l     ʟ      
      n            

Phonemic /n/ assimilates to the following consonant, even through a vowel. Phonemic /n/ without a following non-nasal consonant assimilates to the previous consonant, even through a vowel. Orthographically, /n/ is represented by n before apical sounds, ñ before laminal or dorsal sounds, and m before labial sounds.

Orthography

i ı u
e ʼ ə o
ä a å
p b     t d     k g      
br     dr       gr    
  f z s sh   x     h
        ch tj        
  v       y     w  
      l     ll      
      n            

Word Structure

Every word consists of noun.stem-verb.stem.

A noun-stem is any root followed by any sequence of zero or more suffixes that ends with a noun-class suffix or root.

A verb-stem is any root followed by any sequence of zero or more suffixes that ends with a verb-class suffix or root.

Affixes

Some example verb→verb suffixes are:

-lun makes an agent-focussed verb into a benefective-focussed verb, for instance learn→teach
-na the reverse of that action, for instance learn→forget
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