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: ''We have not eaten.''
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Revision as of 11:43, 9 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


  • / ʷ ʲ ˈ ː ŋ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ ɾ ʃ ʌ ɯ /

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); act; make; cause [CAUS]
  • r- - move; be in motion; shift
  • 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]

Instrumentals

Proximal

  • bu- - back; buttock / behind; rear
  • gwa- - head; mind; shoulder / near
  • ku(n)- - foot; leg; stepping / below; under
  • mi- - teeth; mouth; biting / edge
  • na- - eye; nose; face; neck / above; upward
  • p(y)o- - body; chest; heart / center
  • shi- - hand; fist; arm; grasping / in front; ahead

Distal

  • cha- - heat; fire; smoke / sun; light; appear
  • do(n)- - cold; ice
  • ma- - water; fluid; moisture
  • m(y)o- - tool [general instrumental] / load; carry
  • pwe- - weapon; sharp
  • to- - earth; stone; rock; heavy; forcefully / moon; darkness
  • ya(s)- - wind; light


Modals

  • -uk- / -ung- - negative; negation; no; not [NEG] (negatives active/stative verbs)

Nominal Modifiers

  • -o - concrete nouns; animate [ANIM]
  • -i - abstract nouns; inanimate [INAN]
  • -at- - augmentative [AUG]
  • -is- - diminutive [DIM]

Gender

  • ye- - feminine [FEM]
  • ga(n)- - masculine [MASC]

Pronominal

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

Number

  • k(a)- - plural [PL]

Lexicon

  • chameru - v.a/v.s - burn; be ablaze
chamo - n. - fire
  • poyeru - v.a - wear; don

Phrases

  • kwayemuke
k-wa-yem-uk-e
/kʷajeˈmuke/
PL-1s-eat-NEG-PFV
We have not eaten.
phrase parsing IPA gloss English