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! Close | |||
| i [i] || y [y] || || u [u] | |||
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! Open-mid | |||
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! Open | |||
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! Close | |||
|( í [i:] ) || ý [y:] || || ú [u:] | |||
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! Close-mid | |||
| é [e:] || || || ó [o:] | |||
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! Open-mid | |||
| ǽ [ε:] || ǿ [œ:] || || â [ɔ:] | |||
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== Writing system == | == Writing system == |
Revision as of 05:05, 19 August 2013
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Calcoradish is a language which is spoken in Calcoradenadúr as its official language. This language is called "Calcoradetár[kalkoradeta:r]" in Calcoradish.
Phonology
Consonants
Calcoradish has about twenty consonants.
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
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Stop | p [p] / b [b] | t [t] / d [d] | c [k] / g[g] | |||
Affricative | ts [ts] | |||||
Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | ||||
Fricative | f [f] / v [v] | th [θ] / dh [ð] | s [s] / z [z] | ch [x] / gh [ɣ] | h [h] | |
Approximant | r [r] | |||||
Lateral | l [l] |
In latin transcription, "c" is always pronounced [k], and "k" is never used.
Vowel
Calcoradish has nine vowels. The vowel length is distinctive. But /ɔ/ always appear as a long vowel. And the distinction between the long vowel /i:/ and /e:/ is not clear in many dialect.
Long vowels are spelled with acute accent(For example, the spell "á" is pronounced [a:]).
Front | Central | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unrounded | Rounded | |||
Close | i [i] | y [y] | u [u] | |
Close-mid | e [e] | o [o] | ||
Open-mid | æ [ε] | ø [œ] | ||
Open | a [a] |
Front | Central | Back | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unrounded | Rounded | |||
Close | ( í [i:] ) | ý [y:] | ú [u:] | |
Close-mid | é [e:] | ó [o:] | ||
Open-mid | ǽ [ε:] | ǿ [œ:] | â [ɔ:] | |
Open | á [a:] |
Some combination of two vowels are pronounced as diphthong.
- ei, ai, æi [εi]
- øi [œi]
- yi [ɥi]
- oi [ɔi]
- ui [ui]
- ae [aε]
- oe [ɔε]
- ue [uε]
Writing system
Calcoradish is written in segmental script called Ádian. In Calcoradish, 29 letters are used.
Grammar
Nouns
Any nouns in Calcoradish are classified into two noun classes. There are "material noun" and "non-material noun" in Calcoradish.
- Examples of material noun: nór (a person), vór (a car), vedh (water), geth (a house)
- Examples of non-material noun: vønge (spirit, heart), vadúr (law), chradhem (goodness), vorde (power)
Articles
In Calcoradish, there is no distinction between definite articles and indefinite articles. Calcoradish articles are "chol" and "na". "Chol" is used in front of a material noun. "Na" is used in front of a non-material noun.
- Example: chol constadum (a/the building), na cambrál (an/the accident)
Verbs
Form of verbs
Infinitives of verb have ending "-ǽl", "-ǿl" or "-úl". A verb which ends with -ǽl is called "Class I verb". A verb which ends with -ǿl is called "Class II verb". A verb which ends with -úl is called "Class III verb".
- Examples of Class I Verbs: cadǽl (to open), stǽl (to write)
- Examples of Class II Verbs: grǿl (to obtain), dragǿl (to bring)
- Examples of Class III Verbs: gardúl (to walk), corúl (to read)
Verbs are conjugated to indicate tense, aspect, and mood. But there is no conjugation for grammatical person(like most of Indo-European languages).
Tenses and Aspects
There are two tenses, past tense and non-past tense(present tense). And there are three aspects, perfective, non-perfective, and future.
They are indicated by conjugation of verb.
Perfective | Non-perfective | Future | |
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Class I | -æs | -aer | -ǽm |
Class II | -øis | -oer | -ǿm |
Class III | -yis | -uer | -ým |
External link
[1](Written in Japanese)