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:IPA /ʧɪ/
'''National language in:'''
Qila'a'o
:'''Demonym:'''
Qilan
:'''An official minority language in:'''
:Naulau
|tu=Irfik|no=28,000,000 |tree=Ceolitic
:Proto-Bismic Languages
::Low Durchian
:::Durik-qi'an
:::'''Qi'''|wo=SVO |morph=Agglutinative|creator=[[User:Beardio|Andrew D. Wood]]|date=October 2012}}
'''Qi''' (IPA /ʧɪ/) is a language spoken by about 3.5 million people in and around the country of Qila'a'o on the planet [[Irfik]]. It is one of the stranger languages of Irfik, and the first earth-man to learn and transcribe the language, Derrek Wisthaum, described it as: ''...an unusual tongue ...[Qi is] an explosion in a glottal stop factory'' (D. Wisthaum, ''The Farming Lands of Irfik'' 2064).  
'''Qi''' (IPA /ʧɪ/) is a language spoken by about 3.5 million people in and around the country of Qila'a'o on the planet [[Irfik]]. It is one of the stranger languages of Irfik, and the first earth-man to learn and transcribe the language, Derrek Wisthaum, described it as: ''...an unusual tongue ...[Qi is] an explosion in a glottal stop factory'' (D. Wisthaum, ''The Farming Lands of Irfik'' 2064).  


Qi is written, by natives, in the Qi'a alphabet, a simple alphabet consisting of 14 characters, 10 consonants, 3 vowels, one diacritic and a letter that serves as a glottal stop, transcribed into roman as an apostrophe. An image of the Qi'a script is below:
Qi is written, by natives, in the Qi'a alphabet, a simple alphabet consisting of 14 characters, 10 consonants, 3 vowels, one diacritic and a letter that serves as a glottal stop, transcribed into roman as an apostrophe. The Qi'a script will appear here from time to time, just so you may get a feel for it.


[[File:Qi_Alphabet.jpg]]


It is a simple alphabet and most letters, have remained unchanged for 4,500 years.  
It is a simple alphabet and most letters, have remained unchanged for 4,500 years.  
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In Qi'a Script:  
In Qi'a Script:  


[[File:Ducks_in_the_pond.png‎]]
[[File:Sample_Text_Qi.png‎]]


:Ra'a = indicates adverb
:Ra'a = indicates adverb
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=Welcome to Qila'a'o=
=Welcome to Qila'a'o=


[[Welcome_to_Qila'a'o.jpg]]
[[File:Flag_of_Qila'a'o.png‎]]
 
This picture shows The Qilan flag. As the Qilas are supremely proud of their alphabet, they displayed a sample for visitors, and at every border crossing, this flag flies. Transcribed, it says ''I'o'nadi a'a Qila'a'o'' or ''Welcome to Qila'a'o'' and is written on the main roads into the country from it's neighbours. The Qilas are indeed proud of their quirky language, and of their historic script. Although both the Qi'a and Roman versions of the language are equally taught in schools today.
 
The script itself was created as Ceolitic Irfikians migrated from their places of origin, bringing their religion, Solarriam, with them. This religion is a sun worshipping religion. So while some Ceolitics became the Proto-Bismics, some became the Durchians. These then broke up further and became the Durvish and the Qilas. The Qilas were indeed the more stout religious types, and devised an alphabet and language undecipherable to their Durvish cousins. They based their graphemes on cryptic images of the sun and its varying aurorae. The letter for A, a not complete circle with a dot above it, is said to represent Sola, god of the sun, sitting upon his throne. Of course, this knowledge is only through legends passed down, and nobody really knows what the original meanings of the letters were.
 
=The Qi'a Alphabet=
 
[[File:Qi%27a_Alphabet.png]]
 
'''NOTE''' The Letters, Á, Ó and Í are not, in fact, seperate letters they are simply the ame as A, O and I, with a diacritic mark, a faint figure eight shape underneath, like an infinity sign.
 
This diacritic moves to change the short original vowel (/æ/, /ɒ/ and /ɪ/) to longer vowel sounds (/ɑ:/, /o:/ and /i:/)
 
Phonetically, Qila'a'o would be /ʧɪlæʔæʔɒ/
 
=The Definite and Indefinite Articles=
 
There are four words in Qi that are classed as 'Articles' two are indefinite and two are definite.
 
The two definite articles are ''the'' and ''these''. '''The''' - is used for singular definite nouns: 'the dog', 'the house', 'the soup' and so on. '''These''' - is used for plural definite nouns: 'These socks', 'these dogs' ect.
 
'''The'''
:Dá'ó
:/dɑʔo:/
 
'''These'''
:Dá'óná
:/dɑʔo:nɑ:/
 
The two indefinite articles are 'a/an' and a word similar to 'some'. '''A/An''' - is used for singular indefinite nouns: 'A dog', 'An Egg'. '''Some''' is used for plural indefinite nouns: 'some scissors', 'Some cups' and so forth.
 
'''A/An'''
:Fi'a
:/fɪʔæ/
 
'''Some'''
:Fi'aná
:/fɪʔænɑ:/
 
The articles are joined (as seen in previous texts) by hyphens, the Qilans use a similar character for this. They are always joined after the noun, if the noun is plural, it is joined after the plural marker.
 
'''Plural Marker'''
:''i'aza''
:/ɪʔæzæ/
 
Sample sentences:
 
'''The book'''
:li'ra-dá'ó
:/lɪʔɹæ dɑ:ʔo:/
 
'''These playing cards'''
:diqí'la'-i'aza-dá'óná
:/dɪʧi:ʔlæʔ ɪʔæzæ dɑ:ʔo:nɑ:/
 
'''A cat'''
:qi'di-fi'a
:/ʧɪʔdɪ fɪʔæ/
 
'''Some plates'''
:Ró'lón-i'aza-fi'aná
:/ɹo:ʔlo:n ɪʔæzæ fɪʔænɑ:/


This picture shows a short sample text in the Qi'a alphabet. Transcribed, it is ''I'o'nade' a'a Qila'a'o'' or ''Welcome to Qila'a'o'' and is written on the main roads into the country from it's neighbours. The Qilas are particularly proud of their quirky language, and particularly of their historic script. Although both the Qi'a and Roman versions are equally taught in schools today.
=Numbers=


The script itself was created as Ceolitic Irfikians migrated from their places of origin, bringing their religion, Solarriam, with them. This religion is a sun worshipping religion. So while some Ceolitics became the Proto-Bismics, some became the Durchians. These then broke up further and became the Durvish and the Qilas. The Qilas were indeed the more stout religious types, and devised an alphabet and language undecipherable to their Durvish cousins. They based their graphemes on cryptic images of the sun and its varying aurorae. The letter for A, a not complete circle with a dot above it, is said to represent Sola, god of the sun, sitting upon his throne. Of course, this knowledge is only through legends passed down, and nobody really knows what the original meanings of the letters were.
The Qilans don't use numerals, they usually just write their numbers out. however, modern day Qilans have adopted English numerals. Here is a table of the Qilan numbers with the written out Qi'a version:


[[File:Qilan_numbers.png]]


Notice how all the numbers end in a vowel. This is so ten (va'ola) can join onto one (va'i'i) with an apostrophe, making '''va'ola'va'i'i'' or ''eleven''




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Qi (Irfikian Language)
Qi.png
IPA /ʧɪ/

National language in: Qila'a'o

Demonym:

Qilan

An official minority language in:
Naulau
Timeline and Universe: Irfik
Total speakers: 28,000,000
Genealogy: Ceolitic
Proto-Bismic Languages
Low Durchian
Durik-qi'an
Qi
Typology
Morphological type: Agglutinative
Basic word order: SVO
Credits
Creator: Andrew D. Wood
Created: October 2012

Qi (IPA /ʧɪ/) is a language spoken by about 3.5 million people in and around the country of Qila'a'o on the planet Irfik. It is one of the stranger languages of Irfik, and the first earth-man to learn and transcribe the language, Derrek Wisthaum, described it as: ...an unusual tongue ...[Qi is] an explosion in a glottal stop factory (D. Wisthaum, The Farming Lands of Irfik 2064).

Qi is written, by natives, in the Qi'a alphabet, a simple alphabet consisting of 14 characters, 10 consonants, 3 vowels, one diacritic and a letter that serves as a glottal stop, transcribed into roman as an apostrophe. The Qi'a script will appear here from time to time, just so you may get a feel for it.


It is a simple alphabet and most letters, have remained unchanged for 4,500 years.

The language is plagued by the unusual word order VSO. Adjectives always come after nouns. The only time the word order differs slightly is if there is an adverb, as adverbs come before verbs. So, 'The little ducks swam in the cool pond happily' would have the word order:

Adverb Verb subject adjective(pl)(definite article) in object(definite article) adjective.

Namely:

Ra'a-nazo'i'o ada'a'o bi'aqu'-i'aza-bá'ó i'i'ona a'a va'á'inaq-bá'ó zi'i'iz

In Qi'a Script:

Sample Text Qi.png

Ra'a = indicates adverb
Nazo'i'o = happy
ada'a'o = swim
di'aqi = duck
i'aza = plural indicator
dá'ó = definite article
i'i'ona = little
a'a = in/to
va'á'inaq-dá'ó = the pond
zi'i'iz = cool/cold

Welcome to Qila'a'o

Flag of Qila'a'o.png

This picture shows The Qilan flag. As the Qilas are supremely proud of their alphabet, they displayed a sample for visitors, and at every border crossing, this flag flies. Transcribed, it says I'o'nadi a'a Qila'a'o or Welcome to Qila'a'o and is written on the main roads into the country from it's neighbours. The Qilas are indeed proud of their quirky language, and of their historic script. Although both the Qi'a and Roman versions of the language are equally taught in schools today.

The script itself was created as Ceolitic Irfikians migrated from their places of origin, bringing their religion, Solarriam, with them. This religion is a sun worshipping religion. So while some Ceolitics became the Proto-Bismics, some became the Durchians. These then broke up further and became the Durvish and the Qilas. The Qilas were indeed the more stout religious types, and devised an alphabet and language undecipherable to their Durvish cousins. They based their graphemes on cryptic images of the sun and its varying aurorae. The letter for A, a not complete circle with a dot above it, is said to represent Sola, god of the sun, sitting upon his throne. Of course, this knowledge is only through legends passed down, and nobody really knows what the original meanings of the letters were.

The Qi'a Alphabet

Qi'a Alphabet.png

NOTE The Letters, Á, Ó and Í are not, in fact, seperate letters they are simply the ame as A, O and I, with a diacritic mark, a faint figure eight shape underneath, like an infinity sign.

This diacritic moves to change the short original vowel (/æ/, /ɒ/ and /ɪ/) to longer vowel sounds (/ɑ:/, /o:/ and /i:/)

Phonetically, Qila'a'o would be /ʧɪlæʔæʔɒ/

The Definite and Indefinite Articles

There are four words in Qi that are classed as 'Articles' two are indefinite and two are definite.

The two definite articles are the and these. The - is used for singular definite nouns: 'the dog', 'the house', 'the soup' and so on. These - is used for plural definite nouns: 'These socks', 'these dogs' ect.

The

Dá'ó
/dɑʔo:/

These

Dá'óná
/dɑʔo:nɑ:/

The two indefinite articles are 'a/an' and a word similar to 'some'. A/An - is used for singular indefinite nouns: 'A dog', 'An Egg'. Some is used for plural indefinite nouns: 'some scissors', 'Some cups' and so forth.

A/An

Fi'a
/fɪʔæ/

Some

Fi'aná
/fɪʔænɑ:/

The articles are joined (as seen in previous texts) by hyphens, the Qilans use a similar character for this. They are always joined after the noun, if the noun is plural, it is joined after the plural marker.

Plural Marker

i'aza
/ɪʔæzæ/

Sample sentences:

The book

li'ra-dá'ó
/lɪʔɹæ dɑ:ʔo:/

These playing cards

diqí'la'-i'aza-dá'óná
/dɪʧi:ʔlæʔ ɪʔæzæ dɑ:ʔo:nɑ:/

A cat

qi'di-fi'a
/ʧɪʔdɪ fɪʔæ/

Some plates

Ró'lón-i'aza-fi'aná
/ɹo:ʔlo:n ɪʔæzæ fɪʔænɑ:/

Numbers

The Qilans don't use numerals, they usually just write their numbers out. however, modern day Qilans have adopted English numerals. Here is a table of the Qilan numbers with the written out Qi'a version:

Qilan numbers.png

Notice how all the numbers end in a vowel. This is so ten (va'ola) can join onto one (va'i'i) with an apostrophe, making 'va'ola'va'i'i or eleven

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