|
|
| (445 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| | {{Kala 2}} |
| | |
| | {{wip}} |
| | |
| | <big>'''THIS SECTION IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT A NEW GRAMMAR.'''</big> |
| | |
| The Kala conlang... | | The Kala conlang... |
|
| |
|
| * [[Kala/calendar|calendar]] | | * [[Kala/calendar|calendar]] |
| | * [[Kala/chat|conversations]] |
| | * [[Kala/etymology|etymology]] |
| | ** [[Kala/roots|roots]] |
| * [[Kala/lexicon|lexicon]] | | * [[Kala/lexicon|lexicon]] |
| | ** [[Kala/affixes|affixes]] |
| | ** [[Kala/lexicon/theme|thematic lexicon]] |
| | * [[Kala/particles|particles]] |
| * [[Kala/phrases|phrases]] | | * [[Kala/phrases|phrases]] |
| * [[Kala/syllables|syllables]] | | * [[Kala/affixes|word formation]] |
| | | * [[Kala/writing|writing]] |
| = Phonology =
| |
| | |
| == Consonants ==
| |
| | |
| {|class=wikitable style="text-align: center; width:60%;"
| |
| |+Consonants
| |
| !rowspan=2|
| |
| !rowspan=2|Labial
| |
| !colspan=2|Alveolar
| |
| !rowspan=2|Palatal
| |
| !rowspan=2|Velar
| |
| !rowspan=2|Glottal
| |
| |-style="font-size: x-small;"
| |
| !central
| |
| !lateral
| |
| |-
| |
| ! Nasal
| |
| |m ('''m''')||n ('''n''')|| ||ɲ ('''ny''')|| ||
| |
| |-
| |
| ! Plosive
| |
| |p~b ('''p''')||t~d ('''t''')|| || ||k~g ('''k''')||ʔ ('''`''')
| |
| |-
| |
| ! Affricate
| |
| | ||ts ('''ts''')||t͡ɬ~tl ('''tl''')||t͡ʃ ('''ts''')|| ||
| |
| |-
| |
| ! Continuant
| |
| | ||s ('''s''')||l~ɾ ('''l''')||ʃ ('''s''')|| ||h~ɦ ('''h''')
| |
| |-
| |
| ! Semivowel
| |
| | || || ||j ('''y''')||w ('''u''')||
| |
| |}
| |
| | |
| * '''Prenasalized''': /ᵐp ⁿt ᵑk/ | |
| * '''Labialized''':/pʷ kʷ mʷ nʷ ʃʷ hʷ t͡ʃʷ/
| |
| * '''Palatalized''': /pʲ kʲ mʲ hʲ/
| |
| | |
| <small>Note: Because of its small phoneme inventory, '''Kala''' allows for quite a lot of allophonic variation. For example, /p t k/ may be pronounced [b d ɡ] as well as [p t k], /s l h/ as [ʃ ɾ ɦ], and /t͡s t͡ɬ/ as [t͡ʃ t͡l]; also, vowels may be either long or short.</small>
| |
| | |
| == Vowels ==
| |
| {| class="wikitable"
| |
| |+Vowels
| |
| !
| |
| !Front
| |
| !Central
| |
| !Back
| |
| |- style="text-align:center;"
| |
| !Close
| |
| |i || || u
| |
| |- style="text-align:center;"
| |
| !Mid
| |
| |e || || o
| |
| |- style="text-align:center;"
| |
| !Open
| |
| | || a ||
| |
| |}
| |
| | |
| '''Kala''' has five vowels /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/ and /u/. Each occurs in both stressed and unstressed syllables. Phonetic nasalization occurs for vowels occurring between nasal consonants or when preceding a syllable-final nasal, e.g. '''tsunka''' [ˈt͡ʃũᵑka] ('bug').
| |
| | |
| === Diphthongs ===
| |
| | |
| Phonetically, Kala has only two diphthongs, both falling; [aɪ̯] and [aʊ̯], but there are five syllables that can be analyzed as rising diphthongs; [wa], [we], [ja], [je], and [jo]. The two triphthongs [waɪ̯] and [jaʊ̯] are very rare but should be noted as possible.
| |
| | |
| == Phonotactics ==
| |
| | |
| === Syllable Structure ===
| |
| | |
| '''Kala''' syllable structure is (('''N''')'''C''')(''y, u'')'''V'''('''F'''). As in most languages, CV is the most common syllable type, accounting for the majority of '''Kala''' lemmas. The finals /n/, /m/, and /k/ are grammatical and indicate adverbs, plurals, and negatives, respectively. They only occur word finally. So, '''nkapa''' (alcohol) is permitted, but ''nakpa'' is not; '''kyopo''' (fear) is acceptable, but ''koypo'' is not, etc. There is a limited set of syllables allowed by '''Kala''' phonotactics, similar to Japanese or Chinese. They are listed here: [[:File:Kalasyl.png|Syllable Chart]], or [[Kala/syllables|here]].
| |
| | |
| * Only /l/ cannot occur word initially (except in loan words and toponyms).
| |
| | |
| = Morphology =
| |
| | |
| == Nouns ==
| |
| | |
| === Number ===
| |
| | |
| ==== general plural ====
| |
| | |
| Kala does not require the plural be marked if it is understood through context, and only inanimate pronouns are marked, whereas inanimate nouns need not be marked. General plurals are formed with –'''m''' (or –'''lo''' if the final syllable contains '''m''').
| |
| | |
| * '''mita / mitam''' - dog / dogs
| |
| * '''kuma / kumalo''' - bear / bears
| |
| | |
| ==== mass nouns ====
| |
| | |
| Mass nouns include liquids, powders, and substances, such as '''maya''' (water), '''hyeka''' (sand), and '''tleno''' (wood). They do not normally require determiners or the plural. However, one may add these to indicate specific examples or different types:
| |
| | |
| * '''tlenom''' – woods (e.g. various kinds)
| |
| * '''mayam''' - waters (e.g. various locations)
| |
| | |
| ==== collective ====
| |
| | |
| The collective plural is marked by '''tli'''-, derived from '''tatli''', meaning ''group; collection; gathering''. It is mainly used to indicate collectives of animals, but can also indicate groups of flora, geographic features, and various other groupings. This is called the collective plural ('''COL''').
| |
| | |
| * '''mita''' – dog / '''tlimita''' – pack of dogs
| |
| * '''yama''' – mountain / '''tliyamalo''' – mountain range
| |
| * '''tsaka''' – house / '''tlitsaka''' – neighborhood
| |
| * '''puku''' – clothing / '''tlipuku''' – wardrobe
| |
| | |
| ==== other quantifiers ====
| |
|
| |
|
| === Personal Pronouns ===
| |
|
| |
|
| '''Kala''' agent pronouns are often omitted when the person is obvious from context. '''Kala''' personal pronouns also encode clusivity. That is, there are different words for "we" depending on whether the speaker is including the person spoken to or not. Pronouns do not inflect for gender; if gender is significant, one can use words like '''naka, tlaka, nahi, tahi''' (''the woman, the man, the girl, the boy''), etc.
| |
|
| |
|
| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 500px;"
| |
| |+ nkalo
| |
| |-
| |
| !
| |
| ! Agent
| |
| ! Patient
| |
| ! Reflexive
| |
| ! Possessive
| |
| ! Reciprocal
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 1sg
| |
| | '''na''' || '''ena''' || '''na'i''' || '''nayo''' ||
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 2sg
| |
| | '''ta''' || '''eta''' || '''ta'i''' || '''tayo''' ||
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 3sg
| |
| | '''ha''' || '''eha''' || '''ha'i''' || '''hayo''' ||
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 4sg
| |
| | '''tla''' || '''etla''' || '''tla'i''' || '''tlayo''' ||
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 1pl<br>1pl exclusive
| |
| | '''nam'''<br>'''na'am''' || '''enam'''<br>'''ena'am''' || '''nami'''<br>'''na'ami''' || '''namyo'''<br>'''na'amyo''' || '''nanku'''<br>'''na'anku'''
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 2pl
| |
| | '''tam''' || '''etam''' || '''tami''' || '''tamyo''' || '''tanku'''
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 3pl
| |
| | '''kam''' || '''ekam''' || '''kami''' || '''kamyo''' || '''kanku'''
| |
| |-
| |
| ! 4pl
| |
| | '''tlam''' || '''etlam''' || '''tlami''' || '''tlamyo''' || '''tlanku'''
| |
| |}
| |
|
| |
|
| === Demonstratives ===
| |
|
| |
|
| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width: 900px;"
| | [[Category:Conlangs]][[Category:Conscripts]][[Category:Kala]] |
| |+ uatse
| |
| |-
| |
| !
| |
| ! Proximal<br>'''i-'''
| |
| ! Medial<br>'''ua-'''
| |
| ! Distal<br>'''ye-'''
| |
| ! Inclusive<br>'''-kua'''
| |
| ! Negative<br>'''-k'''
| |
| ! Indefinite<br>'''-la'''
| |
| |-
| |
| ! mo<br>''place''
| |
| | '''hina'''<br>here || '''uana'''<br>there || '''yemua'''<br>over there || '''mokua'''<br>everywhere || '''mok'''<br>nowhere || '''mola'''<br>somewhere; anywhere
| |
| |-
| |
| ! ko<br>''person''
| |
| | '''iko'''<br>this person || '''uako'''<br>that person || '''yeko'''<br>that person (over there) || '''tlokua'''<br>everyone || '''tlok'''<br>no one || '''kola'''<br>someone; anyone
| |
| |-
| |
| ! uku<br>''amount''
| |
| | '''iku'''<br>this much || '''uaku'''<br>that much || '''-''' || '''kua'''<br>all; every|| '''ok'''<br>none || '''ula'''<br>some; any
| |
| |-
| |
| ! ama<br>''time''
| |
| | '''ima'''<br>now, at present || '''uama'''<br>then; at that time || '''-''' || '''kuama'''<br>always || '''amak'''<br>never || '''tlama'''<br>sometime; anytime
| |
| |-
| |
| ! so<br>''kind, type''
| |
| | '''iso'''<br>this kind || '''so'o'''<br>that kind || '''yeso'''<br>that kind (over there) || '''sokua'''<br>all kinds || '''sok'''<br>no kind (at all) || '''sola'''<br>some/any kind
| |
| |-
| |
| ! no<br>''thing''
| |
| | '''itla'''<br>this || '''uatla'''<br>that || '''yetla'''<br>that (over there) || '''nokua'''<br>everything || '''nok'''<br>nothing; none || '''nola'''<br>something; anything
| |
| |-
| |
| ! to<br>''manner, way''
| |
| | '''yoto'''<br>thus; like this; this way|| '''uato'''<br>that way || '''ato'''<br>that way (over there) || '''tokua'''<br>every way || '''tok'''<br>no way || '''tola'''<br>somehow; anyway
| |
| |}
| |
