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The '''Qanao language''' (Qanao: ''qana'ôžjinaet'' classical: [qanaʔo.ʒ̞jɪnaət] vulgar: [qanaʔo.ʒ̞enaɪt]) is an in-progress conlang. | The '''Qanao language''' (Qanao: ''qana'ôžjinaet'' classical: [qanaʔo.ʒ̞jɪnaət] vulgar: [qanaʔo.ʒ̞enaɪt]) is an in-progress conlang. | ||
=Phonology= | |||
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==Consonants== | ==Consonants== | ||
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* Final ''o'' is realised as [o]. This is preserved in agglutination, but spelt with ''ô''. | * Final ''o'' is realised as [o]. This is preserved in agglutination, but spelt with ''ô''. | ||
=Grammar= | |||
==Inflection== | |||
===Infixes=== | |||
'''Classifiers''' | |||
* xax - (n1) general: ''qanae`'' "Qanae"; ''patuek'' "tree"; ''zael'' "water" | |||
* xjax - (n2) living things: ''qjanae`'' "Qjanae" | |||
* xáx - (n3) permanent things: ''ázael'' "ocean"; ''ápatuek'' "forest" | |||
* xox - (n4) static objects: ''noet'' "writing" | |||
* xjix - (n5) transcendecent: ''žjinaet'' "language"; ''yiôsúer'' "universe"; ''kjimi'' "world" | |||
* xix - (adj) qualities: ''niet'' "to be happy"; ''iôkiem'' "to be universal" | |||
* xux - (vt) transitive actions: ''numúet'' "to cause to die"; ''muziel'' "to make clear, to declare" | |||
* xúx - (vi) intransitive actions: ''múet'' "to die"; ''fúzael'' "to rain" | |||
* x.ex - (n) object; (adj) qualitative infinitive (common); (vb) infinitive | |||
* x.ix - (n, adj, vb) qualitative infinitive | |||
* x.jix - (n, adj, vb) qualitative degree | |||
===Suffixes=== | |||
'''Sentence-terminal''' | |||
* -a - (n) identitative indicative present imperfect; (adj) qualitative indicative present imperfect; (vb) indicative present imperfect | |||
* -ja - (n) identitative indicative future imperfect; (adj) qualitative indicative future imperfect; (vb) indicative future imperfect | |||
'''Continuative''' | |||
* -ô- - (n) genitive | |||
* -i- - (n, adj, vb) qualitative modifier | |||
=Miscellaneous= | |||
kómulnumútbô'ómúniťja = | |||
* kó (hon. / 2nd person) + | |||
* mul (3rd person + acc.) + | |||
* nu "to cause" (tr. prefix) + | |||
* mút "to die" (intr. stem) + | |||
* bô (cond. cont.) + | |||
* 'ó (hum. / 1st person) + | |||
* mú "to become" (intr. prefix) + | |||
* niťja "to be happy" (adj. ind. future) | |||
~ "I will become happy if you cause him to die." ~ "I will be happy if you kill him." ~ "Please kill him." | |||
"Universal declaration of human rights" ~ ňja'imjanôpjinirô'iôkimimuziel = | |||
* ňja'i "person" (liv. + qual. mod.) + | |||
* mjanô "living thing" (liv. gen. cont.) + | |||
* pji "things that are always" (transc. prefix) + | |||
* nirô "to be permitted" (adj. abl. cont.) + | |||
* 'iô "all" (adj. cont'v. prefix) + | |||
* kimi "global" (adj. mod.) + | |||
* mu "to cause to become" (tr. prefix) + | |||
* ziel "to be clear" (adj. inf. voc.) | |||
Revision as of 01:42, 17 January 2005
The Qanao language (Qanao: qana'ôžjinaet classical: [qanaʔo.ʒ̞jɪnaət] vulgar: [qanaʔo.ʒ̞enaɪt]) is an in-progress conlang.
Phonology
Consonants
| p | t | ť | k | q | ` |
| p | t | c | k | q | ʔ |
| b | d | ď | g | ||
| mb | nd | ɲɟ | ŋg | ||
| m | n | ň | ŋ | γ | |
| m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ɴ | |
| φ | c | č | |||
| pɸ | ʦ | ʧ | |||
| f | s | š | h | ||
| ɸʰ | sʰ | ʃʰ | h | ||
| v | z | ž | |||
| β̞ | z̞ | ʒ̞ | |||
| w | r | ř | y | ||
| w | ɹ | ɹʲ | j | ||
| l | ľ | ||||
| l | ʎ |
Vowels
| i | í | ji | jí | e | u | ú | wu | wú |
| i | i: | ʲjɪ | ʲji: | ə | u | u: | ʷʊ | ʷu: |
| a | á | ja | já | ô | o | ó | wo | wó |
| a | a: | ʲja | ʲja: | o | ɔ | ɔ: | ʷɔ | ʷɔ: |
- Final o is realised as [o]. This is preserved in agglutination, but spelt with ô.
Grammar
Inflection
Infixes
Classifiers
- xax - (n1) general: qanae` "Qanae"; patuek "tree"; zael "water"
- xjax - (n2) living things: qjanae` "Qjanae"
- xáx - (n3) permanent things: ázael "ocean"; ápatuek "forest"
- xox - (n4) static objects: noet "writing"
- xjix - (n5) transcendecent: žjinaet "language"; yiôsúer "universe"; kjimi "world"
- xix - (adj) qualities: niet "to be happy"; iôkiem "to be universal"
- xux - (vt) transitive actions: numúet "to cause to die"; muziel "to make clear, to declare"
- xúx - (vi) intransitive actions: múet "to die"; fúzael "to rain"
- x.ex - (n) object; (adj) qualitative infinitive (common); (vb) infinitive
- x.ix - (n, adj, vb) qualitative infinitive
- x.jix - (n, adj, vb) qualitative degree
Suffixes
Sentence-terminal
- -a - (n) identitative indicative present imperfect; (adj) qualitative indicative present imperfect; (vb) indicative present imperfect
- -ja - (n) identitative indicative future imperfect; (adj) qualitative indicative future imperfect; (vb) indicative future imperfect
Continuative
- -ô- - (n) genitive
- -i- - (n, adj, vb) qualitative modifier
Miscellaneous
kómulnumútbô'ómúniťja =
- kó (hon. / 2nd person) +
- mul (3rd person + acc.) +
- nu "to cause" (tr. prefix) +
- mút "to die" (intr. stem) +
- bô (cond. cont.) +
- 'ó (hum. / 1st person) +
- mú "to become" (intr. prefix) +
- niťja "to be happy" (adj. ind. future)
~ "I will become happy if you cause him to die." ~ "I will be happy if you kill him." ~ "Please kill him."
"Universal declaration of human rights" ~ ňja'imjanôpjinirô'iôkimimuziel =
- ňja'i "person" (liv. + qual. mod.) +
- mjanô "living thing" (liv. gen. cont.) +
- pji "things that are always" (transc. prefix) +
- nirô "to be permitted" (adj. abl. cont.) +
- 'iô "all" (adj. cont'v. prefix) +
- kimi "global" (adj. mod.) +
- mu "to cause to become" (tr. prefix) +
- ziel "to be clear" (adj. inf. voc.)
