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| '''kuy''' | | '''kuy''' | ||
| than | | than | ||
|- | |||
! Essive | |||
| '''atʼ''' | |||
| as | |||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan=3 | | | colspan=3 | | ||
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| '''yedhò''' | | '''yedhò''' | ||
| yet | | yet | ||
|- | |||
! Excessive | |||
| '''jó''' | |||
| too | |||
|- | |||
! Non-witness | |||
| '''yôŋ''' | |||
| apparently, allegedly | |||
|} | |} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Contradiction | ! Contradiction | ||
| ''' | | '''èl-''' | ||
| ''' banura''' → ''' | | ''' banura''' → '''èlbanura''' | ||
| human → non-human | | human → non-human | ||
|- | |- | ||
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! Relational abstract | ! Relational abstract | ||
| '''-ryáṇ''' | | '''-ryáṇ''' | ||
| '''ghebʼera''' → ''' | | '''ghebʼera''' → '''ghebʼeryáṇa''' | ||
| brother → brotherhood | | brother → brotherhood | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Related person | ! Related person | ||
| '''- | | '''-chí-''' | ||
| '''báwbhura''' → ''' | | '''báwbhura''' → '''báwbhuchíra''' | ||
| cow → cowman | | cow → cowman | ||
|- | |- | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Place | ! Place | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-lòpʼ-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''khepʼ''' → '''khepʼlòpʼa''' | ||
| fire → campfire | | fire → campfire | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Art / Craft | ! Art / Craft | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-tkóyá''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''bʼormakh''' → '''bʼormakhtkóyá''' | ||
| war → craft of war | | war → craft of war | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Knowledge | ! Knowledge | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-kèndh-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''jʼólyá''' → '''jʼólyakèndha''' | ||
| herb → herbalism | | herb → herbalism | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Expert | ! Expert | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-chí-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''jʼólyá''' → '''jʼólyachíra''' | ||
| | | herb → herbalist | ||
|} | |} | ||
=====Noun to | =====Noun to stative verb===== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Similaritive | ! Similaritive | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-khsak-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | ''' merkhara''' → '''merkhakhsak-''' | ||
| cat → felid | | cat → felid | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Feature | ! Feature | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-oth-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''ksílua''' → '''ksíluoth-''' | ||
| hair → hairy | | hair → hairy | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Affiliative | ! Affiliative | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-sidh-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''ġôma''' → '''ġômsidh-''' | ||
| family → familiar | | family → familiar | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Privative | ! Privative | ||
| '''-...-''' | | '''èl-...-oth-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''kôlbha''' → '''èlkôlbhoth-''' | ||
| tooth → toothless | | tooth → toothless | ||
|} | |} | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Agentive | ! Agentive | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-chí-''' | ||
| '''-''' → ''' ''' | | '''tqúkh-''' → '''tqúkhchíra''' | ||
| (to) shoot → shooter | | (to) shoot → shooter | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Experiencer, adressee | ! Experiencer, adressee | ||
| '''-''' | | '''[Middle voice's stem]-chí-''' | ||
| '''-''' → ''' ''' | | '''dákʼ-''' → '''dásikʼchíra''' | ||
| (to) teach → learner | | (to) teach → learner | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Result | ! Result | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-phál''' | ||
| '''-''' → ''' ''' | | '''badʼ-''' → '''badʼphála''' | ||
| (to) fall → (a) fall | | (to) fall → (a) fall | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Instance | ! Instance | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-makh-''' | ||
| '''-''' → ''' ''' | | '''spʼél-''' → '''spʼélmakha''' | ||
| (to) speak → speech | | (to) speak → speech | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Instrument | ! Instrument | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-qʼò-''' | ||
| '''-''' → ''' ''' | | '''bʼê-''' → '''bʼêqʼòa''' | ||
| (to) beat → whip | | (to) beat → whip | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Place | ! Place | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-lòpʼ-''' | ||
| '''-''' → ''' ''' | | '''thèm-''' → '''thèmlòpʼa''' | ||
| (to) kill → slaughterhouse | | (to) kill → slaughterhouse | ||
|} | |} | ||
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===== | =====Stative verb to noun===== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 100%;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Abstract | ! Abstract | ||
| '''-''' | | '''-makh-''' | ||
| ''' ''' → ''' ''' | | '''qtèbʼ-''' → '''qtèbʼmakha''' | ||
| strong → strength | | to be strong → strength | ||
|} | |} | ||
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| don't cease to be | | don't cease to be | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Modal verbs=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 475px;" | |||
! Obligative | |||
| '''ġhart''' | |||
| to must | |||
|- | |||
! Necessitative | |||
| '''chúld''' | |||
| to need | |||
|- | |||
! Jussive | |||
| '''láwd''' | |||
| to should | |||
|- | |||
! Optative | |||
| '''níkh''' | |||
| to wish | |||
|- | |||
! Desiderative | |||
| '''ktíkh''' | |||
| to want | |||
|- | |||
! Dubitative | |||
| '''phthòb''' | |||
| to doubt | |||
|- | |||
! Hypothetical | |||
| '''yámb''' | |||
| maybe, perhaps | |||
|- | |||
! Permissive | |||
| '''tôl''' | |||
| to let, to permit | |||
|- | |||
! Precative | |||
| '''slókh''' | |||
| to request, to please, to ask | |||
|- | |||
! Potentional | |||
| '''phêy''' | |||
| to may, to be able | |||
|- | |||
! Abilitive | |||
| '''dhul''' | |||
| to can | |||
|} | |||
====Use of modal verbs==== | |||
''[Modal verb] + [Main verb as an action noun + Accusative zero-ending]'' | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 475px;" | |||
! Jussive | |||
| '''láwden ghrésló''' | |||
| I should to write. | |||
|- | |||
! Desiderative | |||
| '''ktíkhen ghrésló''' | |||
| I'm wanting to write. | |||
|- | |||
! Precative | |||
| '''slókhen ghrésló''' | |||
| I request to write. | |||
|} | |||
==Onomastics== | |||
===Colours=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 245px;" | |||
! yéls | |||
| light | |||
|- | |||
! dʼômb | |||
| dark | |||
|- | |||
! kʼílm | |||
| white | |||
|- | |||
! túŋg | |||
| black | |||
|- | |||
! khárg | |||
| red | |||
|- | |||
! drèykʼ | |||
| reddish | |||
|- | |||
! romph | |||
| pink | |||
|- | |||
! bhrós | |||
| blue | |||
|- | |||
! jʼólṇ | |||
| green | |||
|- | |||
! chísn | |||
| yellow | |||
|- | |||
! dháws | |||
| golden | |||
|- | |||
! larkʼ | |||
| silver | |||
|- | |||
! stakʼ | |||
| orange | |||
|- | |||
! bhósm | |||
| grey | |||
|- | |||
! ksundʼ | |||
| brown | |||
|- | |||
! rakhs | |||
| violet | |||
|- | |||
! brén | |||
| navy blue | |||
|- | |||
! tlíkh | |||
| beige | |||
|} | |||
===Sides of world=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 475px;" | |||
! colspan=3 | Direct sides | |||
|- | |||
! North | |||
| black | |||
| '''túŋgmá''' | |||
|- | |||
! South | |||
| white | |||
| '''kʼílmá''' ''(← kʼilm-makh-a)'' | |||
|- | |||
! East | |||
| red | |||
| '''khárgmá''' | |||
|- | |||
! West | |||
| gold | |||
| '''dháwsmá''' | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=3 | Indirect sides | |||
|- | |||
! Northeast | |||
| red black | |||
| '''khárgla túŋgmá''' | |||
|- | |||
! Northwest | |||
| golden black | |||
| '''dháwsla túŋgmá''' | |||
|- | |||
! Southeast | |||
| red white | |||
| '''khárgla kʼílmá''' | |||
|- | |||
! Southwest | |||
| golden white | |||
| '''dháwsla kʼílmá''' | |||
|} | |||
===Directions=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 250px;" | |||
| '''thíca''' | |||
| side | |||
|- | |||
| '''ksentʼa''' | |||
| right | |||
|- | |||
| '''ṇimpha''' | |||
| left | |||
|- | |||
| '''trôsa''' | |||
| front | |||
|- | |||
| '''tʼawsa''' | |||
| back | |||
|- | |||
| '''pátha''' | |||
| top | |||
|- | |||
| '''thúma''' | |||
| bottom | |||
|- | |||
| '''qúmpha''' | |||
| center, middle, heart | |||
|} | |||
===Body parts=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''thalpòa''' | |||
| body | |||
|- | |||
| '''keresa''' | |||
| blood | |||
|- | |||
| '''tôwlya''' | |||
| skin | |||
|- | |||
| '''tlapsa''' | |||
| meat | |||
|- | |||
| '''qulpa''' | |||
| muscle | |||
|- | |||
| '''qunqa''' | |||
| bone | |||
|- | |||
| '''qwálqunqa''' | |||
| vertebra | |||
|- | |||
| '''qunqstòpa''' | |||
| spine | |||
|- | |||
| '''qunqléga''' | |||
| skeleton | |||
|- | |||
| '''bhaŋka''' | |||
| head | |||
|- | |||
| '''pyéla''' | |||
| hair | |||
|- | |||
| '''kúy''' | |||
| eye | |||
|- | |||
| '''khòsa''' | |||
| ear | |||
|- | |||
| '''khákya''' | |||
| moustache | |||
|- | |||
| '''aôspa''' | |||
| mouth | |||
|- | |||
| '''bhalpa''' | |||
| lip | |||
|- | |||
| '''pʼaghma''' | |||
| beard | |||
|- | |||
| '''cʼítsá''' | |||
| chin | |||
|- | |||
| '''chópa''' | |||
| cheek | |||
|- | |||
| '''gláqwa''' | |||
| mandible | |||
|- | |||
| '''ktúŋka''' | |||
| upper jaw | |||
|- | |||
| '''gémpa''' | |||
| tooth | |||
|- | |||
| '''dlíkhya''' | |||
| gum | |||
|- | |||
| '''tôkla''' | |||
| tusk | |||
|- | |||
| '''kúyraŋqa''' | |||
| eyebrow | |||
|- | |||
| '''kʼapwá''' | |||
| front neck | |||
|- | |||
| '''tʼlepka''' | |||
| back neck | |||
|- | |||
| '''ġʼêrġha''' | |||
| throat | |||
|- | |||
| '''qhártha''' | |||
| larynx | |||
|- | |||
| '''dléṇca''' | |||
| tongue | |||
|- | |||
| '''ṇimbá''' | |||
| palate | |||
|- | |||
| '''qulqa''' | |||
| uvula | |||
|- | |||
| '''dwóla''' | |||
| vein | |||
|- | |||
| '''tantana''' | |||
| artery | |||
|- | |||
| '''qúmpha''' | |||
| heart | |||
|- | |||
| '''pholkha''' | |||
| lung | |||
|- | |||
| '''bambua''' | |||
| belly | |||
|- | |||
| '''gelmaqa''' | |||
| stomach | |||
|- | |||
| '''muqsá''' | |||
| kidney | |||
|- | |||
| '''joṇjha''' | |||
| spleen | |||
|- | |||
| '''kterbha''' | |||
| liver | |||
|- | |||
| '''léŋga''' | |||
| gall | |||
|- | |||
| '''tibha''' | |||
| rib | |||
|- | |||
| '''yólká''' | |||
| intestine | |||
|- | |||
| '''kwôlma''' | |||
| skull | |||
|- | |||
| '''lomphos''' | |||
| brain | |||
|- | |||
| '''jitka''' | |||
| hand | |||
|- | |||
| '''telqe''' | |||
| arm, shoulder | |||
|- | |||
| '''trôstelqe''' | |||
| forearm | |||
|- | |||
| '''qhílna''' | |||
| hand palm | |||
|- | |||
| '''taŋqta''' | |||
| fist | |||
|- | |||
| '''tímpa''' | |||
| finger | |||
|- | |||
| '''sarkhita''' | |||
| nail | |||
|- | |||
| '''tharka''' | |||
| claw | |||
|- | |||
| '''límpʼoa''' | |||
| knee | |||
|- | |||
| '''toŋkoa''' | |||
| elbow | |||
|- | |||
| '''klìnta''' | |||
| wrist | |||
|- | |||
| '''nikha''' | |||
| nose | |||
|- | |||
| '''kʼlôwpa''' | |||
| back | |||
|- | |||
| '''atka''' | |||
| foot | |||
|- | |||
| '''kotsa''' | |||
| heel | |||
|- | |||
| '''ġʼolqa''' | |||
| gullet | |||
|- | |||
| '''skáphma''' | |||
| midriff | |||
|} | |||
===Kinship=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''ġôma''' | |||
| family | |||
|- | |||
| '''adámrá''' | |||
| parents | |||
|- | |||
| '''amrá''' | |||
| mother | |||
|- | |||
| '''adrá''' | |||
| father | |||
|- | |||
| '''bíbira''' | |||
| child | |||
|- | |||
| '''thúsra''' | |||
| son | |||
|- | |||
| '''tʼoghara''' | |||
| daughter | |||
|- | |||
| '''khotʼara''' | |||
| sibling | |||
|- | |||
| '''ghebʼera''' | |||
| brother | |||
|- | |||
| '''khwísra''' | |||
| sister | |||
|- | |||
| '''amakhetra''' | |||
| cousin from mother's side | |||
|- | |||
| '''adakhetra''' | |||
| cousin from father's side | |||
|- | |||
| '''amakhúra''' | |||
| second cousin from mother's side | |||
|- | |||
| '''adakhúra''' | |||
| second cousin from father's side | |||
|- | |||
| '''támkhérra''' | |||
| distant relative | |||
|- | |||
| '''sáwdha''' | |||
| father's brother | |||
|- | |||
| '''phitra''' | |||
| father's sister | |||
|- | |||
| '''adayò khotʼara''' | |||
| father's sibling | |||
|- | |||
| '''khestra''' | |||
| mother's brother | |||
|- | |||
| '''khabhra''' | |||
| mother's sister | |||
|- | |||
| '''amayò khotʼara''' | |||
| mother's sibling | |||
|- | |||
| '''naphthara''' | |||
| brother's son | |||
|- | |||
| '''altara''' | |||
| brother's daughter | |||
|- | |||
| '''tʼecʼara''' | |||
| sister's son | |||
|- | |||
| '''silkhwara''' | |||
| sister's daughter | |||
|- | |||
| '''khotaryò bíbira''' | |||
| sibling's child | |||
|- | |||
| '''trôadámrá''' | |||
| grandparents | |||
|- | |||
| '''trôamra''' | |||
| grandmother | |||
|- | |||
| '''trôadra''' | |||
| grandfather | |||
|- | |||
| '''yáwnara''' | |||
| great grandmother | |||
|- | |||
| '''yêwkhra''' | |||
| great grandfather | |||
|- | |||
| '''kábíbira''' | |||
| grandchild | |||
|- | |||
| '''káthúsrá''' | |||
| grandson | |||
|- | |||
| '''kátʼoghara''' | |||
| granddaughter | |||
|- | |||
| '''kákábíbira''' | |||
| great grandchild | |||
|- | |||
| '''kákáthúsra''' | |||
| great grandson | |||
|- | |||
| '''kákátʼoghara''' | |||
| great granddaughter | |||
|- | |||
| '''skôjhra''' | |||
| grandfather's brother | |||
|- | |||
| '''bajʼnará''' | |||
| grandfather's sister | |||
|- | |||
| '''skôjhbajra''' | |||
| grandfather's sibling | |||
|- | |||
| '''gnêjra''' | |||
| grandmother's brother | |||
|- | |||
| '''kêrphá''' | |||
| grandmother's sister | |||
|- | |||
| '''kêrgnêjra''' | |||
| grandmother's sibling | |||
|- | |||
| '''amawthura''' | |||
| ancestor from maternal line | |||
|- | |||
| '''adawthura''' | |||
| ancestor from fathernal line | |||
|- | |||
| '''uthura''' | |||
| common ancestor | |||
|- | |||
| '''pláwkhra''' | |||
| progeny | |||
|} | |||
====Relatives from marriage==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''pʼalphenryáṇ''' | |||
| marriage | |||
|- | |||
| '''phenġôma''' | |||
| family from wife's side | |||
|- | |||
| '''phenra''' | |||
| wife | |||
|- | |||
| '''ghôstra''' | |||
| husband | |||
|- | |||
| '''pʼalléga''' | |||
| spouse | |||
|- | |||
| '''phenadra''' | |||
| father-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''phenamra''' | |||
| mother-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''phenadámrá''' | |||
| parents-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''tʼokhthúsra''' | |||
| son-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''thústʼoghra''' | |||
| daughter-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''tyéphra''' | |||
| child-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''dʼaywara''' | |||
| brother-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''thaymira''' | |||
| sister-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''nabhkhotʼara''' | |||
| sibling-in-law | |||
|- | |||
| '''phentámkhérra''' | |||
| wife's distant relative | |||
|- | |||
| '''ghôsttámkhérra''' | |||
| husband's distant relative | |||
|- | |||
| '''syáwnira''' | |||
| wife brother's wife | |||
|- | |||
| '''máykʼra''' | |||
| wife sister's husband | |||
|- | |||
| '''daytura''' | |||
| husband brother's wife | |||
|- | |||
| '''thokʼira''' | |||
| husband sister's husband | |||
|} | |||
====Relatives from adoption==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''bʼarlara adrá''' | |||
| stepfather | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara amrá''' | |||
| stepmother | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara adámrá''' | |||
| stepparents | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara ghebʼera''' | |||
| stepbrother | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara khwísra''' | |||
| stepsister | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara khotʼara''' | |||
| stepsibling | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara bíbira''' | |||
| stepchild | |||
|- | |||
| '''bʼarlara pláwkhra''' | |||
| adopted progeny | |||
|} | |||
===Animals=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''jʼwaŋara''' | |||
| animal | |||
|- | |||
| '''qhusitrilara''' | |||
| domesticate animal | |||
|- | |||
| '''jhálma''' | |||
| fish | |||
|- | |||
| '''glówlara''' | |||
| amphibian | |||
|- | |||
| '''askwara''' | |||
| reptile | |||
|- | |||
| '''pʼethara''' | |||
| bird | |||
|- | |||
| '''cʼucʼlara''' | |||
| mammal | |||
|- | |||
| '''tʼamphlara''' | |||
| hunting animal | |||
|- | |||
| '''tlapsalara''' | |||
| predator | |||
|- | |||
| '''arsamáethchíra''' | |||
| herbivore | |||
|} | |||
====Aquatic==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''satpakra''' | |||
| carp | |||
|- | |||
| '''ksewdra''' | |||
| hydra | |||
|- | |||
| '''thapra''' | |||
| crawfish | |||
|- | |||
| '''pʼíchura''' | |||
| leech | |||
|- | |||
| '''kollora''' | |||
| burbot | |||
|- | |||
| '''thlôkʼra''' | |||
| tench | |||
|- | |||
| '''stoykra''' | |||
| pike | |||
|- | |||
| '''akulra''' | |||
| perch | |||
|- | |||
| '''chelpara''' | |||
| heron | |||
|- | |||
| '''ktewtara''' | |||
| sturgeon | |||
|- | |||
| '''pitsara''' | |||
| pollock | |||
|- | |||
| '''walgara''' | |||
| clam | |||
|- | |||
| '''kwôkra''' | |||
| duck | |||
|- | |||
| '''ansara''' | |||
| goose | |||
|- | |||
| '''òlbura''' | |||
| swan | |||
|- | |||
| '''jhálmachíra''' | |||
| osprey | |||
|- | |||
| '''pampara''' | |||
| beaver | |||
|- | |||
| '''spantara''' | |||
| kingfisher | |||
|- | |||
| '''ġrôġara''' | |||
| frog | |||
|- | |||
| '''skòtra''' | |||
| newt | |||
|} | |||
====Reptiles==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 300px;" | |||
| '''kabhyòmánlara''' | |||
| reptile | |||
|- | |||
| '''awj̕arra''' | |||
| lizard | |||
|- | |||
| '''pukara''' | |||
| turtle | |||
|- | |||
| '''swísra''' | |||
| snake | |||
|- | |||
| '''g̕utra''' | |||
| viper | |||
|- | |||
| '''gmôlara''' | |||
| apodal lizard | |||
|} | |||
====Mammals==== | |||
====Birds and bats==== | |||
====Flying insects==== | |||
====Worms==== | |||
[[Category: Conlangs]] | [[Category: Conlangs]] | ||
[[Category:A priori conlangs]] | [[Category:A priori conlangs]] |
Latest revision as of 13:39, 5 June 2014
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | Uvular | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | (ɴ) | |
"Clear" plosive | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | q ɢ | |
Aspirated plosive | pʰ bʰ | tʰ dʰ | cʰ ɟʰ | kʰ gʰ | qʰ ɢʰ | |
Ejective plosive | pʼ | tʼ | cʼ | kʼ | qʼ | |
Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | ɠ | ʛ | |
Fricative | s | |||||
Trill | r | (ʀ) | ||||
Approximant | l | j | w |
Spelling
- /p t c k q/ p t c k q
- /pʰ tʰ cʰ kʰ qʰ/ ph th ch kh qh
- /pʼ tʼ cʼ kʼ qʼ/ p̕ t̕ c̕ k̕ q̕
- /b d ɟ g ɢ/ b d j g ġ
- /bʰ dʰ ɟʰ gʰ ɢʰ/ bh dh jh gh ġh
- /ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ ʛ/ b̕ d̕ j̕ g̕ ġ̕
- /s/ s
- /m n ɲ ŋ~ɴ/ m n ṇ ŋ
- /r~ʀ l/ r l
- /j w/ y w
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unrounded | Rounded | |||
Close | iː | uː | ||
Near-Close | ɪ | ʊ | ||
Mid-Close | eː | ɘ | ɵ | oː |
Mid-Open | ɛː | ɜ | ɞ | ɔː |
Open | ä äː |
Spelling
- /iː uː/ í ú
- /eː oː/ é ó
- /ɛː ɔː/ ê ô
- /äː/ a
- /ɪ ʊ/ i u
- /ɘ ɵ/ e o
- /ɜ ɞ/ è ò
- /ä/ a
Phonotactics
(C)(C)V(ː)(R/s)(C)
Accent
- Acute accent on initial syllable.
Grammar
Nouns
- nominative-accusative alignment with marked nominative
- 3A secundative alignment (S/A = Nominative, D = Pegative, P/R = Accusative, T = Instrumental)
- 8 cases (suffixal): Nominative, Pegative, Accusative, Instrumental, Genitive, Ablative, Allative, Benefactive
- noun class system (suffixal): Animate, Inanimate
- number combined with noun class: singular, paucal, plural
- definiteness (articles): Gnomic, Indefinite, Definite proper, Definite distant
- nominal tense (suffixal): past, present, future
Definiteness + [Root + Root extension(s) + (Noun class + Number) + Case + Nominal tense]
Noun class and number
Animate | Inanimate | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | -ar- / -r- | banura | man | - | tkacʼa | stone |
Paucal | -akʼ- / -kʼ- | banuakʼa | few men | -akʼ- / -kʼ- | tkacʼakʼa | few stones |
Plural | -it- / -t- | banuita | men | -es- / -s- | tkacʼesa | stones |
Declension
Nominative | -a | wolqhara | wolf |
---|---|---|---|
Pegative | -e | wolqhare | |
Accusative | - | wolqhar | |
Instrumental | -ní | wolqharní | by/with wolf |
Genitive | -yò | wolqharyò | of wolf |
Ablative | -tʼo | wolqhartʼo | from wolf |
Allative | -ôs | wolqharôs | to wolf |
Benefactive | -dʼa | wolqhardʼa | for wolf |
Nominal tense
Past | -li | kʼámarali | ex-wife |
---|---|---|---|
Present | - | kʼámara | wife |
Future | -sú | kʼámarasú | future wife |
Definiteness
Gnomic | - | banu | man |
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | ês | ês banu | a man |
Definite proper | da | da banu | the man |
Definite distant | qhá | qhá banu | yonder man |
Verbs
- aspects (suffixal): Perfective-Imperfective + Frequentative, Momentane
- voices (infixal): Active, Reflexive vs Causative
- three subjective and objective persons (suffixal)
- three moods (cliticized): Indicative, Conditional, Subjunctive
- negative verb
(Root + Voice) + Root extension(s) + Aspect + Subject + Object + Mood
Aspect
Main form | Frequentative | Momentane | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Imperfective | - | swél- | to shine | -né- | swélné- | to glisten | - | ||
Perfective | -ri- | swélri- | to lighten | -yu- | swélyu- | to glisten (as fully executed, ended series) | -tò- | swéltò- | to glint (as momentaneous event) |
Voice
Performative | Causative | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active | - | yôdh- | to see | -ra- | yôradh- | to show |
Reflexive | -si- | yôsidh- | to see self | -ṇi- | yôṇidh- | to show self |
Person
Subject / Agent / Donor
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | -en / -n | I | -erò / -rò | We, but not you |
-emò / -mò | We, together with you | |||
2. | -es / -s | Thou | -etò / -tò | You all |
3. | -ey / -y | He / she / it | -eyò / -yò | They all |
4. | -ek / -k | Someone / something |
Object / Recipient
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | -na | me | -ra | us, but not you |
-me | us, together with you | |||
2. | -sa | thee | -ta | you all |
3. | -ya | him / her / it | -yak | them all |
4. | -ka | Someone / something |
Theme
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | -n | I | -l | we, but not you |
-w | we, together with you | |||
2. | -s | Thou | -th | You all |
3. | -j | He / she / it | -j | They all |
4. | -kh | Someone / something |
Mood
Indicative | - | êd | to go |
---|---|---|---|
Conditional | -dô | êddô | would to go |
Subjunctive | -phú | êdphú | may to go |
Non-finite verbs
Action noun | -ló | yôdhló | vision, seeing |
---|---|---|---|
Participles | |||
Adjectival | -l- | yôdhl- | seeing |
Adverbial | -l-oŋ | yôdhloŋ | seeing |
Adjectives
- adjectives are replaced by stative verbs and describing nouns.
- degrees of intensify instead degrees of comparison.
Degrees of intensify
Very strong | bʼá | bʼá qtèbʼ | to be strong very strongly |
---|---|---|---|
Strong | gʼò | gʼò qtèbʼ | to be strong strongly |
Average / Normal | - | qtèbʼ | to be strong |
Weak | tʼe | tʼe qtèbʼ | to be strong weakly |
Very weak | yú | yú qtèbʼ | to be strong very weakly |
Numerals
Cardinal numerals
1. | bhyêr |
---|---|
2. | dow |
3. | térs |
4. | cereth |
5. | pèc |
6. | sèth |
7. | sèdír |
8. | athôr |
9. | dembhi |
10. | déth |
11. | déthirbhyêr |
12. | déthirdow |
20. | dowirdéth |
21. | dowirdéth bhyêr |
30 | térsirdéth |
100. | thiti |
101. | thiti bhyêr |
120. | thiti dowirdéth |
121. | thiti dowirdéth bhyêr |
200. | dowthit |
1.000. | túskhat |
10.000. | déth túskhat |
Derived numerals
Ordinal | Multiplicative | Reproductive | Distributive | Fractional | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
-[noun class]-i | -yáls | -sôkh | -pá | -rídʼ | |
1. | bhyêrri / bhyêri | bhyêryáls | bhyêrsôkh | bhyêrpá | bhyêrrídʼ |
10. | déthri / dethi | déthyáls | déthsôkh | déthpá | déthrídʼ |
11. | déthirbhyêrri / déthirbhyêri | déthirbhyêryáls | déthirbhyêrsôkh | déthirbhyêrpá | déthirbhyêrrídʼ |
20. | dowirdéthri / dowirdéthi | dowirdéthyáls | dowirdéthsôkh | dowirdéthpá | dowirdéthrídʼ |
21. | dowirdéth bhyêrri / dowirdéth bhyêri | dowirdéth bhyêryáls | dowirdéth bhyêrsôkh | dowirdéth bhyêrpá | dowirdéth bhyêrrídʼ |
100. | thitiri / thitiyi | thitiyáls | thitisôkh | thitipá | thitirídʼ |
101. | thiti bhyêrri / thiti bhyêri | thiti bhyêryáls | thiti bhyêrsôkh | thiti bhyêrpá | thiti bhyêrrídʼ |
120. | thiti dowirdéthri / thiti dowirdéthi | thiti dowirdéthyáls | thiti dowirdéthsôkh | thiti dowirdéthpá | thiti dowirdéthrídʼ |
121. | thiti dowirdéth bhyêrri / thiti dowirdéth bhyêri | thiti dowirdéth bhyêryáls | thiti dowirdéth bhyêrsôkh | thiti dowirdéth bhyêrpá | thiti dowirdéth bhyêrrídʼ |
200. | dowthitri / dowthiti | dowthityáls | dowthitsôkh | dowthitpá | dowthitrídʼ |
1000. | túskhatri / túskhati | túskhatyáls | túskhatsôkh | túskhatpá | túskhatrídʼ |
10.000. | déth túskhatri / déth túskhati | déth túskhatyáls | déth túskhatsôkh | déth túskhatpá | déth túskhatrídʼ |
Pronouns
- clusivity in 1. person
- obviative
Personal pronouns
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | nêkʼ | I | ròs | We, but not you |
mòs | We, together with you | |||
2. | sún | Thou | tòs | You all |
3. | ya | He / she / it | yòs | They all |
4. | ka | Someone / something |
Possessive pronouns
Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | neyi | my | ròsi | our, but not your |
mòsi | our, together with you | |||
2. | súni | thy | tòsi | your all |
3. | yayi | his / her / its | yòsi | their all |
4. | kayi | someone / something else's |
Demonstrative pronouns
Definite proper | Definite distant | Indefinite | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place | dalòpʼ | here | qhálòpʼ | there | êslòpʼ | somewhere there |
Source | dalòpʼtʼo | from here | qhálòpʼtʼo | from there | êslòpʼtʼo | from somewhere there |
Purpose direction | dalòpʼôs | to here | qhálòpʼôs | to there, so far | êslòpʼôs | to somewhere there |
Path | dajhémo | this way | qhájhémo | that way | êsjhémo | some way |
Time | datháth | now | qhátháth | then | ||
Method | datʼríp | in this way | qhátʼríp | in that way | êstʼríp | in some way |
Quantity | dagôl | so much | ||||
Qualify | buda | like this here | buqhá | like that | bwês | like something there |
Reason | dastháy | for this reason | qhástháy | for that reason | êstháy | for some reason |
Interrogative, relative, indefinite and unlimited pronouns
Interrogative / Relative | Indefinite | Unlimited | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person / Animate object | kʼa | who ? which ? | kʼate | someone | alíkʼa | anyone |
Inanimate object | cʼa | who ? which ? | cʼate | someone | alícʼa | anyone |
Place | kʼaġʼo | where ? | kʼaġʼote | somewhere | alíkʼaġʼo | anywhere |
Source | tʼokʼaġʼo | whence ? | tʼokʼaġʼote | from somewhere | alítʼokʼaġʼote | from anywhere |
Purpose direction | ôskʼaġʼo | whither ? | ôskʼaġʼote | to somewhere | alíôskʼaġʼote | to anywhere |
Path | kʼajhémo | which way ? | kʼajhémote | via some way | alíkʼajhémo | via any way |
Time | kʼatháth | when ? | kʼatháthte | once | alíkʼatháth | ever |
Method | kʼatʼríp | how ? | kʼatʼrípte | somehow | alíkʼatʼríp | anyhow |
Quantity | kʼagôl | how much ? | kʼagôlte | somehow much | alíkʼagôl | anyhow much |
Qualify | bukʼa | which one ? | bukʼate | some | alíbukʼa | any |
Reason | kʼadʼa | why ? |
Negative, universal and alternative pronouns
Negative | Universal | Alternative | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Person / Animate object | èlkʼa | nobody, nothing | bhêskʼa | every | ninkʼa | anyone else |
Inanimate object | èlcʼa | nobody, nothing | bhêscʼa | every | nincʼa | anyone else |
Place | èlkʼaġʼo | nowhere | bhêskʼaġʼote | everywhere | ninkʼaġʼo | elswhere |
Source | tʼoêlkʼaġʼo | from nowhere | tʼobhêskʼaġʼote | from everywhere | tʼoninkʼaġʼo | from elswhere |
Purpose direction | ôsêlkʼaġʼo | to nowhere | ôsbhêskʼaġʼote | to everywhere | ôsninkʼaġʼo | to elswhere |
Path | êljhémo | through no way | bhêsjhémote | through all ways | ninjhémo | which way else |
Time | êltháth | never | bhêstháth | always | nintháth | when else |
Method | êltʼríp | nohow | bhêstʼríp | in all methods | nintʼríp | otherwise |
Quantity | êlgôl | nothing | ningôl | otherwise than so many | ||
Quality | êlbu | neuter, indistinct | bhêsbu | any | ninbu | other |
Numeral pronouns
Interrogative / Relative | kʼagôl | how much ? |
---|---|---|
Indefinite | kʼagôlte | write a number |
Unlimited | alíkʼagôl | however many |
Negative | êlgôl | nothing |
Alternative | ningôl | otherwise than so many |
Reflexive, reciprocal and cooperative pronouns
Reflexive | kho | oneself |
---|---|---|
Reciprocal | tʼakho | each other |
Cooperative | úkho | together cooperatively |
Prepositions
Spatials, ablatival and allatival directionals
ú | in, inside | Accusative |
---|---|---|
from inside | Ablative | |
to inside | Allative | |
al | on | Accusative |
from on | Ablative | |
to on | Allative | |
alaŋ | above | Accusative |
from above | Ablative | |
to above | Allative | |
udʼu | under | Accusative |
from under | Ablative | |
to under | Allative | |
kʼete | beside | Accusative |
from beside | Ablative | |
to beside | Allative | |
tóq | away | Accusative |
from away | Ablative | |
to away | Allative | |
údow | between | Accusative |
from between | Ablative | |
to between | Allative | |
tʼawkh | behind | Accusative |
from behind | Ablative | |
to behind | Allative | |
bè | out | Accusative |
from out | Ablative | |
to out | Allative | |
úgál | around | Accusative |
from around | Ablative | |
to around | Allative | |
trôs | before, opposite to | Accusative |
from before, from opposite to | Ablative | |
to before, to opposite to | Allative | |
útháth | during, in time of | Accusative |
from time of | Ablative | |
to time of | Allative | |
ká | after | Accusative |
from after | Ablative | |
to after | Allative |
Other postpositions
Companion, attributive object | tʼa | with | Instrumental |
---|---|---|---|
Lack | phá | without | Genitive |
Alternative | úklotʼ | instead | Genitive |
Contrary | trôtʼa | against | Allative |
Resistance | bhisu | despite, though | Genitive |
Stylization | údʼlêk | along to, according to | Instrumental |
Particles
Conjunctions
Paratactical conjunctions | ||
---|---|---|
Copulative | é | and |
Conjunctive | édhò | also |
Disjunctive | cá | or |
Contrastive, exceptional | éno | but |
Consequentive | pʼe | so |
Comparative | kuy | than |
Essive | atʼ | as |
Hypotactical conjunctions | ||
gwa | to, for | |
qúddhò | althought | |
yethrab | because | |
áchi | if | |
dhò | that, providing |
Modifiers
Restrictive | bhyêro | only |
---|---|---|
Additive | yedhò | yet |
Excessive | jó | too |
Non-witness | yôŋ | apparently, allegedly |
Polarity particles
Affirmative | dʼê | yes |
---|---|---|
Negative1 | lê | no |
1 Only in independent form.
Word formation
Compounding
Derivation
Noun
Noun to noun
Diminutive | -lé- | tʼoghara → tʼoghléra | daughter → little daughter |
---|---|---|---|
Augmentative | -gʼan- | ġôbha → ġôbhgʼana | mountain → grand mountain |
Contradiction | èl- | banura → èlbanura | human → non-human |
Similarity | -khsak- | tuntua → tuntukhsaka | tree → pseudo-tree |
Half | pʼala- | qutká → pʼalaqutká | dog → half-dog |
Relational abstract | -ryáṇ | ghebʼera → ghebʼeryáṇa | brother → brotherhood |
Related person | -chí- | báwbhura → báwbhuchíra | cow → cowman |
Collective | -léga- | pʼethara → pʼetharléga | bird → birds (a a collective) |
Place | -lòpʼ- | khepʼ → khepʼlòpʼa | fire → campfire |
Art / Craft | -tkóyá | bʼormakh → bʼormakhtkóyá | war → craft of war |
Knowledge | -kèndh- | jʼólyá → jʼólyakèndha | herb → herbalism |
Expert | -chí- | jʼólyá → jʼólyachíra | herb → herbalist |
Noun to stative verb
Similaritive | -khsak- | merkhara → merkhakhsak- | cat → felid |
---|---|---|---|
Feature | -oth- | ksílua → ksíluoth- | hair → hairy |
Affiliative | -sidh- | ġôma → ġômsidh- | family → familiar |
Privative | èl-...-oth- | kôlbha → èlkôlbhoth- | tooth → toothless |
Verb
Verb to noun
Agentive | -chí- | tqúkh- → tqúkhchíra | (to) shoot → shooter |
---|---|---|---|
Experiencer, adressee | [Middle voice's stem]-chí- | dákʼ- → dásikʼchíra | (to) teach → learner |
Result | -phál | badʼ- → badʼphála | (to) fall → (a) fall |
Instance | -makh- | spʼél- → spʼélmakha | (to) speak → speech |
Instrument | -qʼò- | bʼê- → bʼêqʼòa | (to) beat → whip |
Place | -lòpʼ- | thèm- → thèmlòpʼa | (to) kill → slaughterhouse |
Verb to verb
Stative verb to noun
Abstract | -makh- | qtèbʼ- → qtèbʼmakha | to be strong → strength |
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Syntax
Word order
- SOV
- head-final
Copular verbs
Positive | Negative | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Translative | psá | became | lephá | don't became |
Essive | ye | be | le | don't be |
Excessive | kʼwô | cease to be | lwô | don't cease to be |
Modal verbs
Obligative | ġhart | to must |
---|---|---|
Necessitative | chúld | to need |
Jussive | láwd | to should |
Optative | níkh | to wish |
Desiderative | ktíkh | to want |
Dubitative | phthòb | to doubt |
Hypothetical | yámb | maybe, perhaps |
Permissive | tôl | to let, to permit |
Precative | slókh | to request, to please, to ask |
Potentional | phêy | to may, to be able |
Abilitive | dhul | to can |
Use of modal verbs
[Modal verb] + [Main verb as an action noun + Accusative zero-ending]
Jussive | láwden ghrésló | I should to write. |
---|---|---|
Desiderative | ktíkhen ghrésló | I'm wanting to write. |
Precative | slókhen ghrésló | I request to write. |
Onomastics
Colours
yéls | light |
---|---|
dʼômb | dark |
kʼílm | white |
túŋg | black |
khárg | red |
drèykʼ | reddish |
romph | pink |
bhrós | blue |
jʼólṇ | green |
chísn | yellow |
dháws | golden |
larkʼ | silver |
stakʼ | orange |
bhósm | grey |
ksundʼ | brown |
rakhs | violet |
brén | navy blue |
tlíkh | beige |
Sides of world
Direct sides | ||
---|---|---|
North | black | túŋgmá |
South | white | kʼílmá (← kʼilm-makh-a) |
East | red | khárgmá |
West | gold | dháwsmá |
Indirect sides | ||
Northeast | red black | khárgla túŋgmá |
Northwest | golden black | dháwsla túŋgmá |
Southeast | red white | khárgla kʼílmá |
Southwest | golden white | dháwsla kʼílmá |
Directions
thíca | side |
ksentʼa | right |
ṇimpha | left |
trôsa | front |
tʼawsa | back |
pátha | top |
thúma | bottom |
qúmpha | center, middle, heart |
Body parts
thalpòa | body |
keresa | blood |
tôwlya | skin |
tlapsa | meat |
qulpa | muscle |
qunqa | bone |
qwálqunqa | vertebra |
qunqstòpa | spine |
qunqléga | skeleton |
bhaŋka | head |
pyéla | hair |
kúy | eye |
khòsa | ear |
khákya | moustache |
aôspa | mouth |
bhalpa | lip |
pʼaghma | beard |
cʼítsá | chin |
chópa | cheek |
gláqwa | mandible |
ktúŋka | upper jaw |
gémpa | tooth |
dlíkhya | gum |
tôkla | tusk |
kúyraŋqa | eyebrow |
kʼapwá | front neck |
tʼlepka | back neck |
ġʼêrġha | throat |
qhártha | larynx |
dléṇca | tongue |
ṇimbá | palate |
qulqa | uvula |
dwóla | vein |
tantana | artery |
qúmpha | heart |
pholkha | lung |
bambua | belly |
gelmaqa | stomach |
muqsá | kidney |
joṇjha | spleen |
kterbha | liver |
léŋga | gall |
tibha | rib |
yólká | intestine |
kwôlma | skull |
lomphos | brain |
jitka | hand |
telqe | arm, shoulder |
trôstelqe | forearm |
qhílna | hand palm |
taŋqta | fist |
tímpa | finger |
sarkhita | nail |
tharka | claw |
límpʼoa | knee |
toŋkoa | elbow |
klìnta | wrist |
nikha | nose |
kʼlôwpa | back |
atka | foot |
kotsa | heel |
ġʼolqa | gullet |
skáphma | midriff |
Kinship
ġôma | family |
adámrá | parents |
amrá | mother |
adrá | father |
bíbira | child |
thúsra | son |
tʼoghara | daughter |
khotʼara | sibling |
ghebʼera | brother |
khwísra | sister |
amakhetra | cousin from mother's side |
adakhetra | cousin from father's side |
amakhúra | second cousin from mother's side |
adakhúra | second cousin from father's side |
támkhérra | distant relative |
sáwdha | father's brother |
phitra | father's sister |
adayò khotʼara | father's sibling |
khestra | mother's brother |
khabhra | mother's sister |
amayò khotʼara | mother's sibling |
naphthara | brother's son |
altara | brother's daughter |
tʼecʼara | sister's son |
silkhwara | sister's daughter |
khotaryò bíbira | sibling's child |
trôadámrá | grandparents |
trôamra | grandmother |
trôadra | grandfather |
yáwnara | great grandmother |
yêwkhra | great grandfather |
kábíbira | grandchild |
káthúsrá | grandson |
kátʼoghara | granddaughter |
kákábíbira | great grandchild |
kákáthúsra | great grandson |
kákátʼoghara | great granddaughter |
skôjhra | grandfather's brother |
bajʼnará | grandfather's sister |
skôjhbajra | grandfather's sibling |
gnêjra | grandmother's brother |
kêrphá | grandmother's sister |
kêrgnêjra | grandmother's sibling |
amawthura | ancestor from maternal line |
adawthura | ancestor from fathernal line |
uthura | common ancestor |
pláwkhra | progeny |
Relatives from marriage
pʼalphenryáṇ | marriage |
phenġôma | family from wife's side |
phenra | wife |
ghôstra | husband |
pʼalléga | spouse |
phenadra | father-in-law |
phenamra | mother-in-law |
phenadámrá | parents-in-law |
tʼokhthúsra | son-in-law |
thústʼoghra | daughter-in-law |
tyéphra | child-in-law |
dʼaywara | brother-in-law |
thaymira | sister-in-law |
nabhkhotʼara | sibling-in-law |
phentámkhérra | wife's distant relative |
ghôsttámkhérra | husband's distant relative |
syáwnira | wife brother's wife |
máykʼra | wife sister's husband |
daytura | husband brother's wife |
thokʼira | husband sister's husband |
Relatives from adoption
bʼarlara adrá | stepfather |
bʼarlara amrá | stepmother |
bʼarlara adámrá | stepparents |
bʼarlara ghebʼera | stepbrother |
bʼarlara khwísra | stepsister |
bʼarlara khotʼara | stepsibling |
bʼarlara bíbira | stepchild |
bʼarlara pláwkhra | adopted progeny |
Animals
jʼwaŋara | animal |
qhusitrilara | domesticate animal |
jhálma | fish |
glówlara | amphibian |
askwara | reptile |
pʼethara | bird |
cʼucʼlara | mammal |
tʼamphlara | hunting animal |
tlapsalara | predator |
arsamáethchíra | herbivore |
Aquatic
satpakra | carp |
ksewdra | hydra |
thapra | crawfish |
pʼíchura | leech |
kollora | burbot |
thlôkʼra | tench |
stoykra | pike |
akulra | perch |
chelpara | heron |
ktewtara | sturgeon |
pitsara | pollock |
walgara | clam |
kwôkra | duck |
ansara | goose |
òlbura | swan |
jhálmachíra | osprey |
pampara | beaver |
spantara | kingfisher |
ġrôġara | frog |
skòtra | newt |
Reptiles
kabhyòmánlara | reptile |
awj̕arra | lizard |
pukara | turtle |
swísra | snake |
g̕utra | viper |
gmôlara | apodal lizard |