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= Roots =
= Roots =


 
* '''j-''' - be beside; with [COM]
* '''yem''' - food; sustenance; eating; consume
* '''jing-''' - be inside; within [INE]
* '''t-''' - be; exist (copular) [COP]
* '''yem-''' - food; sustenance; eating; consume


= Verbal Modifiers =
= Verbal Modifiers =

Revision as of 07:40, 7 November 2021


A conlang for fun.

Phonology

consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosives p   b t   d tɕ (j)   ts (ch) k   g
Nasals m n ŋ (ng)
Fricatives s ʃ (sh) h
Approximants w j (y)
Trill r
vowels
Front Central Back
Close i~ɪ u~ʊ
Mid e~ɛ o
Open a~ə

Roots

  • j- - be beside; with [COM]
  • jing- - be inside; within [INE]
  • t- - be; exist (copular) [COP]
  • yem- - food; sustenance; eating; consume

Verbal Modifiers

  • -(e)ru - infinitive [INF]

Aspect

  • -a - imperfective [IPFV]
  • -e - perfective [PFV]

Modals

  • -ok- - negative; negation; no; not [NEG]

Nominal Modifiers

Pronominal

  • wa- - first person singular [1s]
  • ni- - second person singular [2s]
  • ko- - third person singular [3s]

Number

  • k(a)- - plural [PL]

Instrumentals

  • mi- - with the teeth; by biting; edge [bite]

with heat; w.r.t. fire, smoke [heat] face, neck, above, in front [face] with the hand (usu. open); causative; w.r.t hand or arm [hand] having a point; w.r.t. nose/beak, lips/mouth [nose] with speech; by talking [speak] egg/house/round; move/carry [load] pertaining to water, moisture [water] buttocks/back/behind/base—usu. as a location [buttocks] with the eyes; by seeing [eye(s)] cold; fear; shaking [cold] mental or emotional activity [mind] sun/day/light; appear [sun] with the feet/leg (verbal); stepping; w.r.t. feet/leg [foot] with a rock; forceful activity, like 'fist' [rock] with the fist; axial motion; out from the body [fist] with the fingers; grasping; toward the body [grasp] with a sharp object; with the end of a long object; [sharp] head/shoulders; [head] along or against the length of a long object; radial motion; natural forces [long]

Phrases

  • kwayemoke
PL-1s-eat-NEG-PFV
We have not eaten.