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===Description===
{{infobox|name=Henaudute ([[Image:Henaudute-hee.gif]][[Image:Henaudute-nau.gif]][[Image:Henaudute-du.gif]][[Image:Henaudute-te.gif]])|pronounce=/hæːnaudute/|tu=[[Arda]]|species=Humans|in=[[../Yellow Empire/]]<br>(''Ῥαυραρ Ἡνατε'')<br>1400 AM|no=—|script=[[../Henaudute abugida/]]|tree=''[[Dele]]''<br>&nbsp;'''Henaudute'''|morph=Fusional|ms=Accusative|wo=VO|creator=[[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] &#x7c; [[User Talk:Muke|✎]]|date=2001}}
Henaudute (''Ἡναυδυτε'') is a [[Dele]] language, spoken on [[Arda]].


*Timespan: beginning from 1400s ''anno mundi'' ≈ classical times
'''Henaudute''' ({{x|Henaudute|hee|nau|du|te}}, /hæːnaudute/) is a language of [[Arda]]. 
*Setting: [[Arda:Yellow Empire|Yellow Empire]] (''Ῥαυραρ Ἡνατε'')


*Author: [[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] | [[User Talk:Muke|✎]]
===Subpages===
*[[Henaudute Lexicon]]
*[[Henaudute texts]]
*[[Henaudute ceremonial calendar]]
*[[List of rulers of the Yellow Empire]]


===Morphology===
==Phonology==
====Adjectives====
The phonology of Henaudute is very similar to that of Ancient Greek, and for convenience is spelled with the same alphabet.  For convenience it is transliterated to Latin characters in the Roman manner, with one exception, in that ''k'' is used for ''κ''.
 
===Consonants===
{|
! || Bilabial || Dental || Velar || Glottal
|-
! Voiceless stop
| '''π''' /p/ || '''τ''' /t/ || '''κ''' /k/ ||
|-
! Aspirated stop
| '''φ''' /pʰ/ || '''θ''' /tʰ/ || '''χ''' /kʰ/ ||
|-
! Voiced stop
| '''β''' /b/ || '''δ''' /d/ || '''γ''' /ɡ/ ||
|-
! Voiceless fricative
|      || '''σ'''/'''ς''' /s/ ||  || '''῾''' /h/
|-
! Voiced fricative
|      || '''ζ''' /z/ ||  ||
|-
! Nasal
|  '''μ''' /m/ || '''ν''' /n/ || ('''γ''' [ŋ]) ||
|-
! Liquid
|        || '''λ''' /l/ || ||
|-
! Tap
|        || '''ρ''' /ɾ/ || ||
|}
 
 
==Morphology==
===Adjectives===
There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.
There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.


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==Lexicon==
===Gender===
In etymologies, ** indicates a root not in the Dele word list, while * is a regular Dele word.
There are three genders, '''ταν''' (''tan'', fire), '''λῡε''' (''lūe'', water), and '''γαρη''' (''garē'', earth).
 
*'''Ταν''' is, broadly, all terms of high animacy; this class includes people, animals, ''σταφθα'' (''staphtha'', self-propelled) processes such as fire, and complex systems, where "complex systems" are symptoms comprising simpler systems.  An example is ''λαν'' (''lan'', the hand), which comprises ''νοθι'' (''nothi'', fingers).
*'''Λῡε,''' terms of low animacy, including simple systems, plants, collectives, verbal nouns, parts of ''ταν'' things, and ''ὑνταφθε'' (''huntaphthe'', non-propelled) processes such as rivers.
*'''Γαρη,''' inanimate terms, including parts of ''λῡε'' things, diminutives, augmentatives, mass nouns, words and letters.


*'''ἁργλη''', -λῑ ''t'' jackal. —''**srgāl-''.
[[Category:Dele languages]]
*'''λαρ''', -ρῑ ''t'' ox.
[[Category:Arda]]
*'''λου''', λωῑ ''t'' tiger. —''**lōhu-''
[[Category:Conlangs]]
*'''λυ''', λυκῑ ''t'' wolf.
*'''λυσσα''', -σσῑ ''t'' young wolf.
*'''μαυ''', μαῑ ''t'' hare.
*'''νολ''', νολλῑ ''t'' hog.
*'''πανδῑγι''', -γῑ ''t'' panther.  —''**pan *dīgi''
*'''ῥικε''', -κι ''l'' cycle of three ''λᾱδῑ'', about 2,520 days
*'''ῥοχυ''', -χῑ
*'''σις''', -σῑ
*'''ταλλα''', -λλακῑ

Latest revision as of 20:21, 5 April 2010


Henaudute (Henaudute-hee.gifHenaudute-nau.gifHenaudute-du.gifHenaudute-te.gif)
Pronounced: /hæːnaudute/
Timeline and Universe: Arda
Species: Humans
Spoken: Yellow Empire
(Ῥαυραρ Ἡνατε)
1400 AM
Total speakers: —
Writing system: Henaudute abugida
Genealogy: Dele
 Henaudute
Typology
Morphological type: Fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: Accusative
Basic word order: VO
Credits
Creator: Muke Tever | ✎
Created: 2001

Henaudute (heenaudute, /hæːnaudute/) is a language of Arda.

Subpages

Phonology

The phonology of Henaudute is very similar to that of Ancient Greek, and for convenience is spelled with the same alphabet. For convenience it is transliterated to Latin characters in the Roman manner, with one exception, in that k is used for κ.

Consonants

Bilabial Dental Velar Glottal
Voiceless stop π /p/ τ /t/ κ /k/
Aspirated stop φ /pʰ/ θ /tʰ/ χ /kʰ/
Voiced stop β /b/ δ /d/ γ /ɡ/
Voiceless fricative σ/ς /s/ ῾ /h/
Voiced fricative ζ /z/
Nasal μ /m/ ν /n/ (γ [ŋ])
Liquid λ /l/
Tap ρ /ɾ/


Morphology

Adjectives

There are few if any true adjectives; most are participial forms.

Comparison of adjectives is formed by prefixation.

ου -θα = ουθα
old PART:T : "old"
ἀμ- ου -θα = ἀμουθα
COMP old PART:T : "older"
ἰσ- ου PART:T = ἰσουθα
SUP old ADJ:TAN : "oldest"

Gender

There are three genders, ταν (tan, fire), λῡε (lūe, water), and γαρη (garē, earth).

  • Ταν is, broadly, all terms of high animacy; this class includes people, animals, σταφθα (staphtha, self-propelled) processes such as fire, and complex systems, where "complex systems" are symptoms comprising simpler systems. An example is λαν (lan, the hand), which comprises νοθι (nothi, fingers).
  • Λῡε, terms of low animacy, including simple systems, plants, collectives, verbal nouns, parts of ταν things, and ὑνταφθε (huntaphthe, non-propelled) processes such as rivers.
  • Γαρη, inanimate terms, including parts of λῡε things, diminutives, augmentatives, mass nouns, words and letters.
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