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[This is actually the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]
[This is actually the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]


Big far time, person exist this person touch touch this person move thing feel bad.
Pá no ta, u má sá u nén sá u su ú pe tí. Sú u su su ú u pu pi sá: i né su ú ni ke? Su ú u la: Sá su ú pi sá né ka pi sú né. A pú né sá su ta sá pi sa tá. sá. Sá nú u ka sa nú u tá. Sá ke su ú u né su ú u nú u nú u pe tí. Ná na u pá nú u né pá la su sá nú u. Ná na u la: i pú ka né i nú u ta ta ta. Su ú u su nú u nú na poSu ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta. Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú.
 
Pá  no  ta,  u      má    sá  u      nén        sá  u      su  ú    pe  tí.
big far time, person exist this person touch-ITER this person move thing feel bad.
 
long ago      man    exist this man    beat      donkey                beat
 
Sú    u      su su ú      u  pu pi sá:      i  né    su ú      ni ke?
 
Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause?
Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause?
Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch. I must touch this go time this know do good.


Move thing man go inside he inside place see this. This inside person not do inside person good. This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad. Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place. Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time. Move thing person say: I touch this go time this know this do inside good good time.
other person go animal    man ask      this: you beat animal      why?
 
Su ú      u  la:  Sá  su ú      pi  sá  né    ka  pi  sú    né.
 
Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch.
 
Donkey    man say: this donkey    know this touch not know other touch
 
A pú  né    sá  su ta  sá          pi            sa tá.
 
I must touch this go time this        know          do good.
 
I must touch this unti    this (one)  know (how to) do good
 
Su ú      u  su nú    u  nú na        po  sá.
 
Move thing man go inside he inside place see this.
 
Animal    man go inside home/house see this
 
Sá nú u            ka  sa  nú u        tá.
 
This inside person not do inside person good.
 
Spouse            not do spouse        good
 
Sá  ke    su ú      u      né    su ú      u      nú u          nú u          pe tí.
 
This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad.
 
This make animal      person beat animal person's  spouse        spouse        beat
 
Ná na u          pá  nú u          né    pá la  su sá    nú u.
 
Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place.
 
Neighbor          hear spouse        beat scream  go this house
 
Ná na u          la:  i  pú  ka  né    i nú u            ta ta ta.
 
Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time.
 
Neighbor          say: you must not beat  your spouse      too much


Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place. This time near place person not say thing other do not move move thing man go touch move thing man kind move do small thing. Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause? He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.
Su ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta.


Pá no ta, u má sá u nén sá u su ú pe tí. Sú u su su ú u pu pi sá: i né su ú ni ke? Su ú u la: Sá su ú pi sá né ka pi sú né. A pú né sá su ta sá pi sa tá.


Su ú u su nú u nú na po sá. Sá nú u ka sa nú u tá. Sá ke su ú u né su ú u nú u nú u pe tí. Ná na u pá nú u né pá la su sá nú u. Ná na u la: i pú ka né i nú u ta ta ta. Su ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta.


Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú.
Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú.
  Move thing person say: I touch this go time this know this do inside good good time.
Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place. This time near place person not say thing other do not move move thing man go touch move thing man kind move do small thing. Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause? He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.


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Kingspeech (La E)
Pronounced: [la e]
Timeline and Universe: Semiramis Universe, Post-Catastrophe
Species: Post-Catastrophe Hominid
Spoken: Phazum (planet)
Total speakers: c. 500 in Phazum
Writing system: Unknown
Genealogy: Isolate
Typology:
Morphology: Isolating
Morphosyntax: Accusative
Word order: SVO
Credits
Creator: Linguarum Magister
Created: 2012

Kingspeech (La E) is the proto-language (in the sense of early, rather than ancestral) of the re-uplifted humans of the planet Phazum. As of this date, the language skills are small but increasing.

Phonology

The phonology of Kingspeech is fairly simple, consisting of six consonants and five vowels. The vowels may be low tone (unmarked) or high tone (acute accent). The Transpositive Men who are running the uplift on behalf of the God-Men of Septuagint theorize that the tonal distinction is a side effect of centuries of parasitic infestation by the insectoid "Kings", but nobody knows for sure.

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Velar
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k
Plosive s
Fricative l
Long Vowels
Front Mid Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a
Long Vowels
Front Mid Back
High
Mid
Low


Vocabulary

Substantives (Class 1)

I/me – a

You – i

Someone/Person – u

People – e

Relational Substantives (Class 2)

Something/Thing – ú

Body – á

Kind – é

Part - í

Determiners (Class 3)

This – sá

Same – sí

Other – sú

Quantifiers (Class 4)

One – ma

Two – mi

Some – mu

All – me

Many/Much – mo

Evaluators (Class 5)

Good - tá

Bad – tí

Descriptors (Class 6)

Big – pá

Small – pí

Mental/Experiential Predicates (Class 7)

Think – pa

Know – pi

Want – pu

Feel – pe

See – po

Hear – pá

Must - pú

Speech (Class 8)

Say – la

Word – li

True – lu

Actions and Events (Class 9)

Do – sa

Happen – si

Move – su

Existence and Possession (Class 10)

There Is/Exist – má

Have – mí

Life and Death (Class 11)

Live – lá

Die – lí

Time (Class 12)

Time – ta

Now – ta ni

Before – ta nu

After – ta ne

A long time – ta no

A short time – ta ná

For some time – ta nú

Moment – ta né

Space (Class 13)

Where/Place – na

Here – (na) ni

Above – (na) nu

Below – (na) ne

Far – (na) no

Near – (na) ná

Side – (na) ní

Inside – (na) nú

Touch (Contact) – né

Logical Concepts (Class 14)

Not – ka

Maybe – ki

Can – ku

Because – ke

If – ki

Intensifier, Augmentor (Class 15)

Very – tú

More – tó

Similarity (Class 16)

Like/Way - pú

An Important Note

Consecutive syllables that agree in vowel and tone lose the final vowel. The main effect of this is to create a distinct durative/imperfective from reduplication of syllables. Thus:

né né > nén

but né ne > né ne

and ne né > ne né

Text and Translation

[This is actually the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]

Pá no ta, u má sá u nén sá u su ú pe tí. Sú u su su ú u pu pi sá: i né su ú ni ke? Su ú u la: Sá su ú pi sá né ka pi sú né. A pú né sá su ta sá pi sa tá. sá. Sá nú u ka sa nú u tá. Sá ke su ú u né su ú u nú u nú u pe tí. Ná na u pá nú u né pá la su sá nú u. Ná na u la: i pú ka né i nú u ta ta ta. Su ú u su nú u nú na poSu ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta. Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú.

Pá no ta, u má sá u nén sá u su ú pe tí. big far time, person exist this person touch-ITER this person move thing feel bad.

long ago man exist this man beat donkey beat

Sú u su su ú u pu pi sá: i né su ú ni ke?

Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause?

other person go animal man ask this: you beat animal why?

Su ú u la: Sá su ú pi sá né ka pi sú né.

Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch.

Donkey man say: this donkey know this touch not know other touch

A pú né sá su ta sá pi sa tá.

I must touch this go time this know do good.

I must touch this unti this (one) know (how to) do good

Su ú u su nú u nú na po sá.

Move thing man go inside he inside place see this.

Animal man go inside home/house see this

Sá nú u ka sa nú u tá.

This inside person not do inside person good.

Spouse not do spouse good

Sá ke su ú u né su ú u nú u nú u pe tí.

This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad.

This make animal person beat animal person's spouse spouse beat

Ná na u pá nú u né pá la su sá nú u.

Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place.

Neighbor hear spouse beat scream go this house

Ná na u la: i pú ka né i nú u ta ta ta.

Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time.

Neighbor say: you must not beat your spouse too much

Su ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta.


Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú.


 Move thing person say: I touch this go time this know this do inside good good time.

Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place. This time near place person not say thing other do not move move thing man go touch move thing man kind move do small thing. Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause? He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.