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=='''Inote'''==
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Inote is the language of the [[Catmandir]], a feline species from the planet Leo Epsilon IV, better known as [[Ikuna]]. It has 5 vowels and 7 consonants. They are as follows:
{{Infobox|name=Inote
|pronounce=/InOte/
|tu=???
|species=[[Inote (race)|Inote)
|in=[[Nenekir]]
|no=8 million
|script=[[Inote Alphabetic Script]]
|tree=[[Keru-Inoten]]<br>
&nbsp;Inotic<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;'''[Inote]]'''
|morph=Agglutinating
|ms=Nominative-Accusative
|wo=SVO
|creator=[[User:Sectori|Sectori]]
|date=September 2005}}
The Inote language is a simple agglutinating language. It was originally Sectori's n00blang, but underwent a major grammar revision in late April 2006.


*'''a''' as in f''a''ther
==Phonology/Orthography==
*'''d''' as in ''d''ark
Inote should be written with their own alphabet, untypeable. For convenience, this article will be transcribed in the Latin script.
*'''e''' as in p''e''n
*'''i''' as in ''i''t
*'''k''' as in ''k''ick
*'''n''' as in ''n''un
*'''o''' as in g''o''t
*'''p''' as in ''p''ush
*'''r''' as in ''r''un
*'''s''' as in ''s''lush
*'''t''' as in ''t''ouch
*'''u''' as 'oo' in b''oo''k


All letters are pronounced, no matter what. There are no 'silent e's' in Inote, and no current irregularities.
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<div style="text-align: center;">


==Syllables==
{| style="text-align: center; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1pt solid #c0c0c0;"
Inote syllables use this structure (C)V(C). There must be a vowel, and it may be preceded by or precede a consonant. Dicons are not permitted in Inote, nor are dipthongs. Thus ''ineru'' (to hunt) is permitted, while ''sant'' is not permitted.
!colspan=17 style="text-align:center; background: #efefef;"| Consonants
|- style="vertical-align: center; font-size: x-small; height: 2em"
| ||colspan=2| Bilabial ||colspan=2| Labiod. ||colspan=2| Dental ||colspan=2| Alveolar ||colspan=2| Post-alv. ||colspan=2| Palatal ||colspan=2| Velar ||colspan=2| Glottal
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Nasal || || {{IPA|m}} || || || || || || {{IPA|n}} || || || || {{IPA|ɲ}} || || {{IPA|ŋ}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Plosive || {{IPA|p}} || {{IPA|b}} || || || || || {{IPA|t}} || {{IPA|d}} || || || || || {{IPA|k}} || {{IPA|g}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Fricative || || || {{IPA|f}} || {{IPA|v}} || {{IPA|θ}} || {{IPA|ð}} || {{IPA|s}} || {{IPA|z}} || {{IPA|ʃ}} || {{IPA|ʒ}} || || || {{IPA|x}} || {{IPA|ɣ}} || {{IPA|h}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Affricate || || || || || {{IPA|ts}} || {{IPA|dz}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Approximants || || {{IPA|w}} || || || || || || || || || || {{IPA|j}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Trill || || || || || || || || {{IPA|r}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Lateral Approximant || || || || || || || || {{IPA|l}}
|}


==Nouns==
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Nouns have three cases: nominative, objective, and posssessive.
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<div style="text-align: center;">


*'''Nominative''' is used as the subject of a sentence and is not changed from the base form.
{| style="text-align: center; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1pt solid #c0c0c0;"
*'''Objective''' is used as the object of a sentence. An objective noun is modified by the addition of ''t-'' (if the word starts with a vowel) or ''ta-'' (if the word starts with a consonant) during the daytime and ''t-'' (if the word starts with a vowel) or ''te-'' (if the word starts with a consonant) during the nighttime.
!colspan=11 style="text-align:center; background: #efefef;"| Vowels
*'''Possessive''' is used to show ownership. A possessive noun is modified by the addition of ''n-'' (if the word starts with a vowel) or ''na-'' (if the word starts with a consonant) during the daytime and ''n-'' (if the word starts with a vowel) or ''ne-'' (if the word starts with a consonant) during the nighttime.
|- style="vertical-align: center; font-size: x-small; height: 2em"
| ||colspan=2| Front ||colspan=2| Near-front ||colspan=2| Central ||colspan=2| Near-back ||colspan=2| Back
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| High || {{IPA|i}} || {{IPA|y}} || || || || || || || {{IPA|ɯ}} || {{IPA|u}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Near-high || || || || || || || || {{IPA|ʊ}} || ||
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| High-mid || || || {{IPA|e}} || || || || || || || {{IPA|o}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Mid || || || || || {{IPA|ə}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Low-mid || || || {{IPA|ɛ}} || || || || || || || {{IPA|ɔ}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Near-low || || || {{IPA|æ}}
|-
|style="text-align: left; font-size: 95%;"| Low || || || || || {{IPA|a}}
|}


Sample nouns:
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*'''neteror'''-storyteller; '''na-/neneteror'''-storyteller's; '''ta-/teneteror'''-[done to] storyteller
*'''okunus'''-''rabbit''; '''nokonus'''-''rabbit's''; '''tokonus'''-''[done to] rabbit''
*'''porar'''-''corn''; '''na-/neporar'''-''corn's''; '''ta-/teporar'''-''[done to] corn''
 
==Adjectives==
Adjectives are placed before the noun, similarly to English. They do not agree with nouns as in some languages. Sample adjectives:
 
*'''otar'''-''other''; '''En otar Inote.'''-''The other catmandir.''
*'''ret'''-''red''; '''En ret pora.'''-''The red nut.''
*'''ninorak'''-''disloyal''; '''En ninorak ninenek.'''-''The disloyal slave.''
 
==Verbs==
Verbs in Inote have three [[tense]]s: past, present and future.
 
*'''Past''' is used to talk about thinks that have happened prior to the conversation or writing.
*'''Present''' is used to talk about things that are happening at the same time as the conversation or writing.
*'''Future''' is used to talk about things that will happen after the conversation or writing.
 
Verbs also have six [[person]]s and two temporal differentiators. These are:
 
*'''1st [[Person]] Singular'''-I do something
*'''2nd [[Person]] Singular'''-you do something
*'''3rd [[Person]] Singular'''-he, she, or it does something
*'''1st [[Person]] Plural'''-we do something
*'''2nd [[Person]] Plural'''-you (plural) do something
*'''3rd [[Person]] Plural'''-they do something
*'''Daytime differentiator'''-the verb action occurred/occurs/will occur during the day. Events that happened at unknown times are automatically assumed to happen during the day.
*'''Nighttime differentiator'''-the verb action occurred/occurs/will occur during the night.
 
These are represented by pronouns. All sample pronouns are in the daytime differentiator. To make them nighttime, change the beginning ''a-'' to ''e-''.
 
*'''Ane'''-''I''
*'''Ate'''-''you''
*'''Are'''-''he''
*'''Ake'''-''she''
*'''Ape'''-''it''
*'''Anen'''-''we''
*'''Aten'''-''you (plural)''
*'''Apen'''-''they''
 
To conjugate an infinitive verb for the present tense (a verb ending in '''-ru'''), add the first two letters of the appropriate pronoun to the ending, reversing them and add '''-n''' for plurals (so ''eke'' becomes '''-ek''', then '''-ke''', while ''anen'' becomes '''-an''', then '''-na''', then '''-nan''').
 
*'''Ineru'''-''to hunt''; '''ineruna'''-''I hunt''
*'''Iperu'''-''to be''; '''iperuke'''-''she is (nighttime)''
*'''Inuru'''-''to live''; '''iperutan'''-''you live (plural)''
*'''Inoru'''-''to fight''; '''inorupen'''-''they fight (nighttimr)''
 
To conjugate for the past tense, change '''-ru''' to '''-ra''' and add the appropriate ending. For future tense, change '''-ru''' to '''-ro''' and add the appropriate ending.


[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:A priori conlangs]]
[[Category:A priori conlangs]]

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Inote
Pronounced: /InOte/
Timeline and Universe:  ???
Species: [[Inote (race)|Inote)

|in=Nenekir |no=8 million |script=Inote Alphabetic Script |tree=Keru-Inoten
 Inotic

  [Inote]]
Typology
Morphological type: Agglutinating
Morphosyntactic alignment: Nominative-Accusative
Basic word order: SVO
Credits
Creator: Sectori
Created: September 2005

The Inote language is a simple agglutinating language. It was originally Sectori's n00blang, but underwent a major grammar revision in late April 2006.

Phonology/Orthography

Inote should be written with their own alphabet, untypeable. For convenience, this article will be transcribed in the Latin script.


Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ h
Affricate ts dz
Approximants w j
Trill r
Lateral Approximant l


Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i y ɯ u
Near-high ʊ
High-mid e o
Mid ə
Low-mid ɛ ɔ
Near-low æ
Low a
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