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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Griuskant is a conlang for a fictional world. It has agglutinative morphology, SVO word order, direct trigger alignment, head-final phrases and an alphabetic conscript. Other features include affixations, prepositions, no agreement conjugations | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Griuskant is a conlang for a fictional world. It has agglutinative morphology, SVO word order, direct trigger alignment, head-final phrases and an alphabetic conscript. Other features include affixations, prepositions, regular stress, no definiteness and no agreement conjugations.</span> | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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! style="width: 68px; " |Bilabial | ! style="width: 68px; " |Bilabial | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
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There are 10 diphthongs that natively appear in griuskant, though triphthongs can also be formed with gliding diphthongs.<br> | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">There are 10 diphthongs that natively appear in griuskant, though triphthongs can also be formed with gliding diphthongs.<br> | ||
/ai au ia iɔ iu ɔi ɔu ua ui ei/ | /ai au ia iɔ iu ɔi ɔu ua ui ei/</span> | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
(C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C) for each syllable, as a theoretical maximum. CCVVCC is the usual configuration. | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">(C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C) for each syllable, as a theoretical maximum. CCVVCC is the usual configuration.<br> | ||
Stress is always on the first syllable of each word.</span> | |||
Stress is always on the first syllable of each word. | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
[[File:griuskant_script.png|right|frame|The griuskant script has 32 alphabets: with 24 consonants and 8 vowels.]] | [[File:griuskant_script.png|right|frame|The griuskant script has 32 alphabets: with 24 consonants and 8 vowels.]] | ||
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! scope="row" |Transcription | ! scope="row" |Transcription | ||
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Griuskant uses its own alphabetic conscript that has a regular phonemic orthography, which means that 1 grapheme corresponds to exactly 1 phoneme. It is written from left to right, downwards. The table above shows the romanised transcriptions. | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Griuskant uses its own alphabetic conscript that has a regular phonemic orthography, which means that 1 grapheme corresponds to exactly 1 phoneme. It is written from left to right, downwards. The table above shows the romanised transcriptions.</span> | ||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
The parts of speech of griuskant include nouns, verbs, adjectives and particles.<br> | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">The parts of speech of griuskant include nouns, verbs, adjectives and particles.<br> | ||
The affixations encourage interconversions of word classes with suffixes, while morphological derivations are done with prefixes. | The affixations encourage interconversions of word classes with suffixes, while morphological derivations are done with prefixes.</span> | ||
===Noun=== | ===Noun=== | ||
Nouns appearing as core words are able to add these suffixes. | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Nouns appearing as core words are able to add these suffixes.</span> | ||
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! | Noun | ! | Noun | ||
! | Suffix | ! | Suffix | ||
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===Verb=== | ===Verb=== | ||
Verbs appearing as core words are able to have these suffixes.<br>Note: The table below describes words starting from a noun core. | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Verbs appearing as core words are able to have these suffixes.<br>Note: The table below describes words starting from a noun core.</span> | ||
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! | Action | ! | Action | ||
! | Suffix | ! | Suffix | ||
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===Adjective=== | ===Adjective=== | ||
Adjectives appearing as core words have the +i suffix.<br> | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Adjectives appearing as core words have the +i suffix.<br> | ||
Adverbs are considered as adjectives in griuskant. | Adverbs are considered as adjectives in griuskant.</span> | ||
===Particle=== | ===Particle=== | ||
Anything that is not a noun, verb or adjective is a particle in griuskant.<br> | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Anything that is not a noun, verb or adjective is a particle in griuskant.<br> | ||
This class includes prepositions and conjunctions, as well as bound and unbound particles. | This class includes prepositions and conjunctions, as well as bound and unbound particles.</span> | ||
===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||
SVOI structure is regularly used. In the passive voice, OV(S)(I) structure is used. | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">SVOI structure is regularly used. In the passive voice, OV(S)(I) structure is used.</span> | ||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Various [https://reyzadren.neocities.org/rzd_poster.html griuskant images] and their [https://reyzadren.neocities.org/rzd_poster2.html translations] | <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14px">Various [https://reyzadren.neocities.org/rzd_poster.html griuskant images] and their [https://reyzadren.neocities.org/rzd_poster2.html translations] | ||
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[https://www.dropbox.com/s/kul9lzemngwtimn/griuskant_testprep39.pdf?dl=0 Learn griuskant] with this test prep style textbook. | |||
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[[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Fictional_languages]] [[Category:Agglutinative_languages]] [[Category:Conscripts]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Fictional_languages]] [[Category:Agglutinative_languages]] [[Category:Conscripts]] | ||
Revision as of 08:06, 5 October 2017
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| griuskant
/'griuskant/ | |
| Classification: | Conworld language |
| Morphology: | Agglutinative |
| Word order: | SVO |
| Alignment: | Direct trigger |
| Directionality: | Head-final |
| Conscript: | Alphabet (phonemic) |
| User: | Reyzadren |
| Revision: | 2016 update |
Griuskant is a conlang for a fictional world. It has agglutinative morphology, SVO word order, direct trigger alignment, head-final phrases and an alphabetic conscript. Other features include affixations, prepositions, regular stress, no definiteness and no agreement conjugations.
See the griuskant conscript:
Click here
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Plosive | p, b | t | d | k, g | ||||
| Fricative | f, v | θ | s, z | ʃ, ʒ | h | |||
| Affricate | ts | tʃ, dʒ | ||||||
| Approximant | w | l | r | j |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |||
| Near-high | Y | ||||
| High-mid | ɯ | ||||
| Mid | e | ə | |||
| Low-mid | ɔ | ||||
| Low | a |
There are 10 diphthongs that natively appear in griuskant, though triphthongs can also be formed with gliding diphthongs.
/ai au ia iɔ iu ɔi ɔu ua ui ei/
Phonotactics
(C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C) for each syllable, as a theoretical maximum. CCVVCC is the usual configuration.
Stress is always on the first syllable of each word.
Orthography
The griuskant script has 32 alphabets: with 24 consonants and 8 vowels.
| Transcription | p | t | k | s | b | d | g | z | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | p | t | k | s | b | d | g | z | ||||
| Transcription | m | n | ng | sh | w | y | tx | zh | ||||
| Sound | m | n | ŋ | ʃ | w | j | ts | ʒ | ||||
| Transcription | r | c | f | h | l | j | v | th | ||||
| Sound | r | tʃ | f | h | l | dʒ | v | θ | ||||
| Transcription | a | i | o | u | e | ae | y | oe | ||||
| Sound | a | i | ɔ | u | ə | e | Y | ɯ |
Griuskant uses its own alphabetic conscript that has a regular phonemic orthography, which means that 1 grapheme corresponds to exactly 1 phoneme. It is written from left to right, downwards. The table above shows the romanised transcriptions.
Grammar
The parts of speech of griuskant include nouns, verbs, adjectives and particles.
The affixations encourage interconversions of word classes with suffixes, while morphological derivations are done with prefixes.
Noun
Nouns appearing as core words are able to add these suffixes.
| Noun | Suffix |
|---|---|
| Source | e |
| Passive | en |
| Process | or |
| Abstraction | on |
| Possessive | ae |
Verb
Verbs appearing as core words are able to have these suffixes.
Note: The table below describes words starting from a noun core.
| Action | Suffix |
|---|---|
| Verb class | a |
| Passive voice | n |
| Phasal tense | t |
| Imperative mood | r |
Adjective
Adjectives appearing as core words have the +i suffix.
Adverbs are considered as adjectives in griuskant.
Particle
Anything that is not a noun, verb or adjective is a particle in griuskant.
This class includes prepositions and conjunctions, as well as bound and unbound particles.
Syntax
SVOI structure is regularly used. In the passive voice, OV(S)(I) structure is used.
Vocabulary
Here is a griuskant passage, with the romanised transcription and its translation.
Example
- lioun'ardou da vinci [1549 ; 1519] az ilz ijflagi iuz is tarc. vaezh venten un skauten un thustzhaeisten [iki roicxaethen], zhas lioun'ardo az hangijspaezhe. raes yidan vuzh iteliae vinci, zhas lioun'ardou zira ki florens ik daekfuiroek. zhaeg, raesk zaera kerneka ik elgeae roese. zher, raes zira ki milan un daega kaeirgoere un espen hin kaeir. taej daig raesae kernek zhaezi smoeza, zher lioun'ardou daega hauli er. vaezh sulouv un slung, raes ara zoiroeki oezzuik hin uv elge un skuipe vozh zhae zaeil. yoin raezete aenshaula lioun'ardou ik isti renezons er. enunsiaeishen az lioun'ardouae ist aji skauten zhed oth zidan.
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was incredibly gifted in many ways. From sketches to paintings to scientific inventions (like the parachute), Leonardo was a man ahead of his time. Born in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo moved to Florence as a teenager. There, he began to blossom as an artist's apprentice. He then moved to Milan and became a city planner and architect for the town. Word of his talents soon spread, making Leonardo a famous man. Driven by passion and truth, he set the standards for all artists and scientists of his day. Most historians refer to Leonardo as the ultimate Renaissance Man. //The ANNUNCIATION is Leonardo's earliest surviving painting.
Links
Various griuskant images and their translations
Learn griuskant with this test prep style textbook.
