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{{infobox|name=Brownie<br>''tádí Škadaí'' | |||
|pronounce=[tʼáˈdí ʃkʼadaˈhí] | |||
|tu=[[Nother]] | |||
|species=[[../Brownies/]] | |||
|in=[[../Timeline/|4th c.]] A.M.–, [[../Dunamy Town/]], [[../Mars/]] | |||
|no=< 500 (''probably'') | |||
|script=[[../Bedaguši/]] | |||
|tree=''[[../Coalescence languages/]]''<br> '''Brownie''' | |||
|morph=Isolating | |||
|ms=Accusative (''probably'') | |||
|wo=[no data] | |||
|creator=[[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] | [[User Talk:Muke|✎]] | |||
|date=April/May 2000 | |||
}} | |||
'''Brownie''' (''tádí Škadaí'') is a language of [[../Mars/]]. | |||
== History == | |||
The first mentions of the [[../Brownies/]] (''sge Škadaí'') are in the [[../Timeline|4th century]] A.M. Their common name ([[../Dunamy/]]: ''Prääna'' "brownie") was given because of their diminutive stature (1–1½ ft/30–45 cm on average) and their habit of living hidden in unused parts of houses. The native name is understood to refer to a person, probably the progenitor of the race; ''Škadaí'' is still a male name in use. | |||
=== Classification === | |||
Brownie has not been proven to have a relationship to any other language of Mars, so is generally classified as a [[../coalescence language/]]. | |||
=== Geography === | |||
The home territory of the Brownie people is [[../Dunamy Town/]]. It is very rare to find Brownies or their language anywhere else. | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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ʃ̩ (š) s̩ (s) | ʃ̩ (š) s̩ (s) | ||
The second series may be decribed as high tone, though they are more usually characterized as 'hooted'. ''S'' and ''š'' do pattern as vowels in Skeskatai. | The second series may be decribed as high tone, though they are more usually characterized as 'hooted'. ''S'' and ''š'' do pattern as vowels in Skeskatai roots. | ||
===Accent=== | ===Accent=== | ||
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* báku [mákʼu] "body" | * báku [mákʼu] "body" | ||
* bebá [mɛbá] "bad" | * bebá [mɛbá] "bad" | ||
* bedaguši [medaguʃi] "alphabet" | |||
* bíá [míhá] "be in/at" | * bíá [míhá] "be in/at" | ||
* bíá [míhá] "before" | * bíá [míhá] "before" | ||
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* sdú [stú] "some" | * sdú [stú] "some" | ||
* sge [ske] "folk, race, people" | * sge [ske] "folk, race, people" | ||
* sge | * sge Škadaí "Skeškatai, Brownie folk" | ||
* spá [spʼá] "small" | * spá [spʼá] "small" | ||
* ša [ʃa] "hear" | * ša [ʃa] "hear" | ||
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* šte [ʃtɛ] "something" | * šte [ʃtɛ] "something" | ||
* štú [ʃtʼú] "you" | * štú [ʃtʼú] "you" | ||
* tádí [tʼádí] "talk, speech" | |||
* tatá [tʼatʼá] "touch" | * tatá [tʼatʼá] "touch" | ||
* tate [tʼatʼɛ] "time" | * tate [tʼatʼɛ] "time" | ||
* túdú [tʼúdú] "two" | * túdú [tʼúdú] "two" | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 14 March 2011
| Brownie tádí Škadaí | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | [tʼáˈdí ʃkʼadaˈhí] |
| Timeline and Universe: | Nother |
| Species: | Brownies |
| Spoken: | 4th c. A.M.–, Dunamy Town, Mars |
| Total speakers: | < 500 (probably) |
| Writing system: | Bedaguši |
| Genealogy: | Coalescence languages Brownie |
| Typology | |
| Morphological type: | Isolating |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | Accusative (probably) |
| Basic word order: | [no data] |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | Muke Tever |
| Created: | April/May 2000 |
Brownie (tádí Škadaí) is a language of Mars.
History
The first mentions of the Brownies (sge Škadaí) are in the 4th century A.M. Their common name (Dunamy: Prääna "brownie") was given because of their diminutive stature (1–1½ ft/30–45 cm on average) and their habit of living hidden in unused parts of houses. The native name is understood to refer to a person, probably the progenitor of the race; Škadaí is still a male name in use.
Classification
Brownie has not been proven to have a relationship to any other language of Mars, so is generally classified as a coalescence language.
Geography
The home territory of the Brownie people is Dunamy Town. It is very rare to find Brownies or their language anywhere else.
Phonology
Consonants
Voiced stops
b (b) d (d) ɡ (g)
Ejective stops
pʼ (p) tʼ (t) kʼ (k)
An epenthetic consonant [h] is inserted when there is no other consonant between two vocalic vowels, and in some speakers it appears in place of null initial as well.
The voiced series nasalize word-initially to [m n ŋ].
Vowels
a (a) ɛ (e) i (i) u (u) á (á) í (í) ú (ú) ʃ̩ (š) s̩ (s)
The second series may be decribed as high tone, though they are more usually characterized as 'hooted'. S and š do pattern as vowels in Skeskatai roots.
Accent
Stress accent is on the final syllable.
Morphology
Most roots are disyllabic (C)V. Some exceptions exist, like šaú [S.a.hú] "human"; these are chiefly loanwords.
Grammar
Isolating; head-first.
Lexicon
- aá [ahá] "other"
- ádu [ádu] "all"
- ae [ahɛ] "I, me"
- as [as] "above"
- babe [mabɛ] "word"
- bábu [mábu] "to want"
- babú [mabú] "much, many"
- badá [madá] "in a while"
- badú [madú] "one"
- báku [mákʼu] "body"
- bebá [mɛbá] "bad"
- bedaguši [medaguʃi] "alphabet"
- bíá [míhá] "be in/at"
- bíá [míhá] "before"
- bibá [mibá] "big"
- bidí [midí] "below"
- bíe [míhɛ] "be (copula)"
- bís [mís] "feel"
- búbu [múbu] "move"
- dabu [nabu] "die"
- dádí [nádí] "for a long time"
- das [nas] "immediately"
- dee [nɛɛ] "there is/there are"
- dibí [nibí] "live"
- dípu [nípʼu] "nearby"
- diš [niʃ] "this"
- dúbá [núbá] "do"
- duš [nuʃ] "know"
- epu [ɛpʼu] "after"
- gubu [ŋu.bu] "good"
- kage [kʼaɡɛ] "kind, type"
- kibu [kʼibu] "for a short time"
- papá [pʼapʼá] "a part"
- pedu [pʼɛdu] "a place"
- píbú [pʼíbú] "people"
- sbá [spá] "someone"
- sí [sí] "same"
- sbí [spí] "see"
- sdá [stá] "side"
- sdí [stí] "say"
- sdú [stú] "some"
- sge [ske] "folk, race, people"
- sge Škadaí "Skeškatai, Brownie folk"
- spá [spʼá] "small"
- ša [ʃa] "hear"
- šaú [ʃahú] "human" (?)
- šbe [ʃpɛ] "true"
- šbí [ʃpí] "happen"
- šku [ʃkʼu] "think"
- špu [ʃpʼu] "far, distant"
- šš [ʃʃ] "have"
- šš [ʃʃ] "here (in this place)"
- šte [ʃtɛ] "something"
- štú [ʃtʼú] "you"
- tádí [tʼádí] "talk, speech"
- tatá [tʼatʼá] "touch"
- tate [tʼatʼɛ] "time"
- túdú [tʼúdú] "two"
