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| '''i''' | | '''i''' | ||
| /i, ɪ/ | | /i, ɪ/ | ||
| | | fr'''ee'' or b'''i'''t | ||
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| '''o''' | | '''o''' | ||
| /o/ | | /o/ | ||
| | | g'''o''' | ||
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| '''u''' | | '''u''' | ||
| /u, ə/ | | /u, ə/ | ||
| | | b'''oo'''t or comm'''a''' | ||
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| '''ai''' | | '''ai''' | ||
Revision as of 06:53, 22 March 2015
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Introduction
Amal is meant to be a simple and euphonic personal conlang.
Phonology
consonants
| written | IPA | as in English |
|---|---|---|
| p | /p/ | pull |
| b | /b/ | bed |
| t | /t/ | town |
| d | /d/ | dome |
| k | /k/ | kid |
| g | /g/ | goal [never as gem] |
| m | /m/ | mesh |
| n | /n/ | none |
| s | /s/ | sack |
| sh | /ʃ/ | shoe |
| h | /x~h/ | loch or help |
| y | /j/ | young |
| w | /w/ | well |
| r | /r/ | run |
| l | /l/ | lean |
vowels
| written | IPA | as in English |
|---|---|---|
| a | /a/ | ball |
| e | /e, ɛ/ | play or b'ed |
| i | /i, ɪ/ | free or b'it |
| o | /o/ | go |
| u | /u, ə/ | boot or comma |
| ai | /aɪ/ | tie |
Word Order
SOV
Nouns
morphology
case
| case | infix | example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | - | bet | house |
| Oblique | -un | betun | to the house; in the house |
| Genitive | -in | betin | the house's; of the house |
| Vocative | -ya | betoya | Oh house! |
| Instrumental | -esh | betesh | using the house; with the house; via the house |
Pronouns
Pronouns in Amal are marked for number, person, and case. There are three persons. The stand-alone personal pronouns are not used widely as the person is evident from the personal verb ending. They are used for emphasis only in their simple form as the verb form itself already points to the person. This is similar to Spanish where a person will say comprendo - I understand instead of Yo comprendo - I understand.
| NOM | ACC | DAT | GEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | an | ahan | eyan | anai |
| 2sg | at | ahat | eyat | atai |
| 3sg | a / al | ahal | eya(l) | alai |
| 1pl | uk | ahuk | eyuk | ukai |
| 2pl | ut | ahut | eyut | utai |
| 3pl | um | ahum | eyum | umai |
- He does not know us.
| ah-uk | sab-a-la |
| acc-1pl | know-3sg-neg |
Verbs
tense
Three tenses, two aspects, several moods...
- - | i | u
- r | sh
- ...
| tense | infix | example | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Present Tense | - | ish-an | I drink |
| Present Perfect Tense | -ar | ish-ar-at | you have drank |
| Simple Past Tense | -iy | ish-iy-um | they drank |
| Immediate Past Tense | -il | ish-il-an | I just drank |
| Past Perfect Tense | -ir | ish-ir-an | I had drunk |
| Simple Future Tense | -uy | ish-uy-uk | we will drink |
| Future Possible Tense | -ush | ish-ush-a | he may drink |
| Future Perfect Tense | -ur | ish-ur-an | I will have drunk |
