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= Nominal Modifiers =
= Nominal Modifiers =
== Gender ==
* '''ye-''' - feminine [FEM]
* '''ta-''' - masculine [MASC]


== Pronominal ==
== Pronominal ==

Revision as of 09:01, 8 November 2021


A conlang for fun.

Phonology

consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosives p   b t   d tɕ (j)   tɕʰ (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

Particles

  • ba - negative particle [NEG]

Roots

  • am- - upright; vertical; erect; standing
  • j- - be beside; with [COM]
  • jing- - be inside; within [INE]
  • m- - do (as agent); make; cause [CAUS]
  • t- - be; exist (copular) [COP]
  • y- - have; possess; own [GEN]
  • 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] (negatives active verbs)

Nominal Modifiers

Gender

  • ye- - feminine [FEM]
  • ta- - masculine [MASC]

Pronominal

  • wa- - first person singular [1s]
    • kwa- - first person plural [1pl]
  • ni- - second person singular [2s]
    • ink(a)- - third person plural [1pl]
  • o- - third person singular [3s]
    • ko- - third person plural [1pl]

Number

  • k(a)- - plural [PL]

Instrumentals

  • mi- - with the teeth; by biting; edge [bite]
  • 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]
  • buttocks/back/behind/base—usu. as a location [buttocks]
  • with the eyes; by seeing [eye(s)]
  • mental or emotional activity [mind]
  • with the feet/leg (verbal); stepping; w.r.t. feet/leg [foot]
  • with the fist; axial motion; out from the body [fist]
  • with the fingers; grasping; toward the body [grasp]
  • head/shoulders; [head]
  • with heat; w.r.t. fire, smoke [heat]
  • egg/house/round; move/carry [load]
  • pertaining to water, moisture [water]
  • cold; fear; shaking [cold]
  • sun/day/light; appear [sun]
  • with a rock; forceful activity, like 'fist' [rock]
  • with a sharp object; with the end of a long object; [sharp]
  • 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.