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* Basic word order is verb-subject-object. Adjectives generally follow the nouns they modify. | |||
* Xylphika is normally an ergative-absolutive language; however, the ttorch was written by a speaker of the Qalanin dialect, which is nominative-accusative, and which marks the nominative instead of the accusative. | |||
* Verbs are declined as follows. Note that a * before the inflection means that the last consonant of the root is to be mutated (stops becoming fricatives, fricatives becoming nasals, <ň> becoming <r>, and <r> <l> becoming <ř> <ľ>); and that the first-person singular indicative form of the verb is the same as the infinitive. | |||
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!colspan="2"| | |||
!indicative | |||
!imperative | |||
!declarative | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="4"|present | |||
!1 | |||
|{{Wanya|oy}} | |||
|{{Wanya|usoy}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvoy}} | |||
|- | |||
!2 | |||
|{{Wanya|es}} | |||
|{{Wanya|ues}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uves}} | |||
|- | |||
!3 | |||
|{{Wanya|a}} | |||
|{{Wanya|usa}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uva}} | |||
|- | |||
!4 | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)}} | |||
|{{Wanya|us}} | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)fu}} | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="4"|future | |||
!1 | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)moy}} | |||
|{{Wanya|usmoy}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvəmoy}} | |||
|- | |||
!2 | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)mes}} | |||
|{{Wanya|umes}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvəmes}} | |||
|- | |||
!3 | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)ma}} | |||
|{{Wanya|usma}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvəma}} | |||
|- | |||
!4 | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)m}} | |||
|{{Wanya|um}} | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)fum}} | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="4"|past | |||
!1 | |||
|{{Wanya|oyats}} | |||
|{{Wanya|usoyats}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvoyats}} | |||
|- | |||
!2 | |||
|{{Wanya|ets}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uets}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvets}} | |||
|- | |||
!3 | |||
|{{Wanya|ats}} | |||
|{{Wanya|usats}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvats}} | |||
|- | |||
!4 | |||
|{{Wanya|(ə)ts}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uts}} | |||
|{{Wanya|uvəts}} | |||
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Revision as of 14:32, 31 January 2013
| Warning: there are spoilers below! Do not read if you are participating in Conlang Relay 20. |
This is CJ Miller's Xylphika ttorch from Conlang Relay 20's Ring 2.
Text
Note: A version in the Xylphika alphabet can be found here.
Merenűnesakkun šarű þaimneła han aimatnesatsimat melarikata. Marna ainała yairirű meren, «Kialtel kelari Kauqǔltsa? Cǔošyrali tsut melavval han.»
Marfa «Hé kieleq mein maun.» Marna «Migilonúná meit kiteka melafrša han.»
Cǔmak hat mein han. Cǔmir mein satsimat. Miriná hyaltt aiman. Cǔkuvun qume venket satsima. Kelarűná aimatnesatsimat þaimne inyre. Kemigaraná tsut aima «Ošyrűnátel satsimat?» Marna «Nie.»
Vocabulary
| Name | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| inyre | Adjective | regardless |
| -(i)n | Case | genitive |
| -(u)t | Case | nominative |
| -ért | Case | causative |
| -kata | Case | perlative |
| -ła | Case | adessive |
| -ne- | Case | comitative |
| -ša | Case | inessive |
| -val | Case | instrumental |
| ya- | Case | vocative |
| nie | Interjection | yes |
| aima | Noun | woman |
| aina | Noun | time |
| eleq | Noun | guest |
| hyalt | Noun | host |
| Kauqǔltsa | Noun | (proper name) |
| mei | Noun | family |
| melafr | Noun | opinion |
| melari | Noun | coast |
| sakku | Noun | intent |
| satsima | Noun | man |
| teka | Noun | fight |
| þaimne | Noun | house |
| venke | Noun | evil |
| cǔ- | Particle | negative |
| ki- | Particle | plural |
| tel | Particle | question marker |
| ha | Pronoun | first-person singular |
| kial | Pronoun | why |
| mau | Pronoun | third-person singular (fem./masc./sentient) |
| tsu | Pronoun | second-person singular |
| har | Verb | be |
| irir | Verb | finish |
| kelar | Verb | leave |
| kemigar | Verb | speak (telepathic) |
| kuvun | Verb | want |
| marf | Verb | say |
| meren | Verb | walk |
| migilan | Verb | cause |
| ošyr | Verb | like |
| qum | Verb | know |
| šar | Verb | stay |
| ali | Verb mood | dubitative |
| ná | Verb tense | past |
Grammar notes
- Basic word order is verb-subject-object. Adjectives generally follow the nouns they modify.
- Xylphika is normally an ergative-absolutive language; however, the ttorch was written by a speaker of the Qalanin dialect, which is nominative-accusative, and which marks the nominative instead of the accusative.
- Verbs are declined as follows. Note that a * before the inflection means that the last consonant of the root is to be mutated (stops becoming fricatives, fricatives becoming nasals, <ň> becoming <r>, and <r> <l> becoming <ř> <ľ>); and that the first-person singular indicative form of the verb is the same as the infinitive.
| indicative | imperative | declarative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| present | 1 | oy | usoy | uvoy |
| 2 | es | ues | uves | |
| 3 | a | usa | uva | |
| 4 | (ə) | us | (ə)fu | |
| future | 1 | (ə)moy | usmoy | uvəmoy |
| 2 | (ə)mes | umes | uvəmes | |
| 3 | (ə)ma | usma | uvəma | |
| 4 | (ə)m | um | (ə)fum | |
| past | 1 | oyats | usoyats | uvoyats |
| 2 | ets | uets | uvets | |
| 3 | ats | usats | uvats | |
| 4 | (ə)ts | uts | uvəts | |
