User:K1234567890y/Vämbai language

Vämbai language(Native name:qoyataka dabainga) is a language spoken by the Dabai People, who dewell in Vämbai islands in The 8th World. The language is written in a script called Aqäna.

Phonology(Pronouciations are shown in X-SAMPA)

• a - /A/ or /Q/
• ai - /AI/
• au - /aU/
• ä - /{/;/E/
• b - /b/
• d - /d/
• dz - /dz/, /dZ/ or /dz\/ before /i/
• e - /e/
• eu - /eu/
• f - /f/
• g - /g/
• gh - /G/
• h - /h/
• i - /i/
• k - /k/
• kh - /x/
• l - /l/
• m - /m/
• n - /n/
• ng - /N/
• (ngg - /Ng/)
• (nk - /Nk/)
• o - /o/
• oi - /OI/
• p - /p/
• q - /q/
• r - /r/
• s - /s/, /S/ or /s\/ before /i/
• t - /t/
• ts - /ts/, /tS/ or /ts\/ before /i/
• u - /u/
• v - /v/
• wa - /uA/
• wä - /uE/
• we - /ue/
• wi - /ui/
• wo - /uo/
• ya - /iA/
• yä - /iE/
• ye - /ie/
• yo - /io/
• yu - /iu/
• z - /z/, /Z/ or /z\/ before /i/
• ' - /?/

Syllable Structures:(C)V(C), every syllable are ended up with vowels, -p, -t, -k, -q, -', -m, -n, -ng

Grammar of Vämbai language

Syntax

• Basic word order:
  • (Moods-)Agent-Patient-(Aspects-Negation-Aux verbs-)Verb(-Question maker).
    • The Basic word order is Agent-Patient-Verb, but Agent-Verb-Patient, Patient-Agent-Verb, and Patient-Verb-Agent are also used.
  • The modifiers follow the words they modify, e.g.:"daba qoeta" = "Great person", "daba" means "a person, (absolutive)", the modified word; "qoeta" means "great", the modifier.

Noun inflections

• Noun affix order:(root)-I-II-III
• I:
  • Single:-a
  • Dual:-oi
  • Plural:-ai
• II:
  • Modifier of the noun is 1st single:-na
  • Modifier of the noun is 1st exclusive dual:-no
  • Modifier of the noun is 1st exclusive triple:-noi
  • Modifier of the noun is 1st exclusive plural:-ne
  • Modifier of the noun is 1st inclusive dual:-lo
  • Modifier of the noun is 1st inclusive triple:-loi
• Modifier of the noun is 1st inclusive plural:-lai
  • Modifier of the noun is 2nd single:-la
  • Modifier of the noun is 2nd dual:-le
  • Modifier of the noun is 2nd plural:-ni
  • Modifier of the noun is other:-ta
• III - Cases:
  • Absolutive:-(none)
  • Ergative:-q
  • Genitive:-nga
  • Locative:-k
  • Terminative:-keng
  • Ablative/Instrumental/Comitative/Prolative:-kip
  • Vocative:-ka

Verb inflections

tenses

• Infinitive/present:-e
• past:-eng
• aux verb:-o

aspect particles(added before verb)

• perfect:yo
• progressive:no
• habitual:to
• continuative:seo
• prospective:auno
• causative:zu'o
• simple:(none)

Moods(added in the initial of words)

• Indicative:(none)
• Subjunctive:lu'e
• Imprative:aki
• Optative:kho

Other things

• Negation:veu
• Verb causative:be-

Words

Pronouns

• 1st single:na
• 1st exclusive dual:no
• 1st exclusive triple:noi
• 1st exclusive plural:nai
• 1st inclusive dual:lo
• 1st inclusive triple:loi
• 1st inclusive plural:lai
• 2nd single:la
• 2nd dual:le
• 2nd plural:ni
• 3rd general single:ka
• 3rd general dual:koi
• 3rd general plural:kai
• 3rd near single(this):nga
• 3rd near dual(these two):ngoi
• 3rd near plural(these):ngai
• 3rd far single(that):nge
• 3rd far dual(those two):ngo
• 3rd far plural(those):ngu
• someone/something:gha
• Here:hä
• There:ni

Other words

• And:euk
• Or:auk
• But:zik
• Also:nese
• Relative clause starter:pok
• Since; after:at
• Until; before:bet
• When(not pronoun for making questions); as soon as:äng
• Quite:akaghe
• Very:antse
• Too(not also); excessively:gare

Prepositions:

• To(people, + Terminative):ga'
• For(+Terminative):we
• To(Place, +Terminative):dzo'
• From(+Ablative):dze
• Via(+Ablative):va
• With(Tools, +Ablative):en
• With(People, +Ablative):ba
• On(+Locative):neng
• In(+Locative):eng
• Under(+Locative):ong
• At(Place, +Locative):eng
• At(Time, +Locative):äk

Sample texts

• "(äk) nadzak (eng) nik naq le veu onlo mateng" - "I couldn't see you two at there yesterday."
• "la yo sakoneng." - "you're already dead"/"You've died"
• "laq muvoi ngume." - "you have two cows."
• "naq (gha) veu no barane" - "I'm not eating."
• "aki laq (gha) veu onlo ngatsaro madze" - "You can't stop learning!"

Dzonaquna we kingaikeng(Prayer to the Kingai(ghosts of ancestors))

kingainaka qoeta, kho ni zuke,

kho (äk) bakaik nigela nagara noqa ga naikeng saghe,(nagara noqa = Rich harvest)

kho niq nai dina beke,

eu kho (äk) qunak niq nai (dze) arenakip akope nese,

ngai ke baranai pok ga nikeng saghe,

kho niq kai barane naebe.