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[This is actually the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast] | |||
Big far time, person exist this person touch touch this person move thing feel bad. | Big far time, person exist this person touch touch this person move thing feel bad. | ||
Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause? | Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause? | ||
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Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place. This time near place person not say thing other do not move move thing man go touch move thing man kind move do small thing. Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause? He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other. | Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place. This time near place person not say thing other do not move move thing man go touch move thing man kind move do small thing. Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause? He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other. | ||
Pá no ta, u má sá u | Pá no ta, u má sá u nén sá u su ú pe tí. Sú u su su ú u pu pi sá: i né su ú ni ke? Su ú u la: Sá su ú pi sá né ka pi sú né. A pú né sá su ta sá pi sa tá. | ||
Su ú u su nú u nú na po sá. Sá nú u ka sa nú u tá. Sá ke su ú u né su ú u nú u nú u pe tí. Ná na u pá nú u né pá la su sá nú u. Ná na u la: i pú ka né i nú u ta ta ta. Su ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta. | |||
Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú. | |||
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Revision as of 22:08, 4 November 2012
Kingspeech (La E) | |
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Pronounced: | [la e] |
Timeline and Universe: | Semiramis Universe, Post-Catastrophe |
Species: | Post-Catastrophe Hominid |
Spoken: | Phazum (planet) |
Total speakers: | c. 500 in Phazum |
Writing system: | Unknown |
Genealogy: | Isolate |
Typology: | |
Morphology: | Isolating |
Morphosyntax: | Accusative |
Word order: | SVO |
Credits | |
Creator: | Linguarum Magister |
Created: | 2012 |
Kingspeech (La E) is the proto-language (in the sense of early, rather than ancestral) of the re-uplifted humans of the planet Phazum. As of this date, the language skills are small but increasing.
Phonology
The phonology of Kingspeech is fairly simple, consisting of six consonants and five vowels. The vowels may be low tone (unmarked) or high tone (acute accent).
Consonants | ||||||||||||||||
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Bilabial | Alveolar | Velar | ||||||||||||||
Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||||
Plosive | p | t | k | |||||||||||||
Plosive | s | |||||||||||||||
Fricative | l |
Long Vowels | ||||||||||||||||
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Front | Mid | Back | ||||||||||||||
High | i | u | ||||||||||||||
Mid | e | o | ||||||||||||||
Low | a |
Long Vowels | ||||||||||||||||
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Front | Mid | Back | ||||||||||||||
High | i˥ | u˥ | ||||||||||||||
Mid | e˥ | o˥ | ||||||||||||||
Low | a˥ |
Vocabulary
Substantives (Class 1)
I/me – a
You – i
Someone/Person – u
People – e
Relational Substantives (Class 2)
Something/Thing – ú
Body – á
Kind – é
Part - í
Determiners (Class 3)
This – sá
Same – sí
Other – sú
Quantifiers (Class 4)
One – ma
Two – mi
Some – mu
All – me
Many/Much – mo
=Evaluators (Class 5)
Good - tá
Bad – tí
Descriptors (Class 6)
Big – pá
Small – pí
Mental/Experiential Predicates (Class 7)
Think – pa
Know – pi
Want – pu
Feel – pe
See – po
Hear – pá
Must - pú
Speech (Class 8)
Say – la
Word – li
True – lu
Actions and Events (Class 9)
Do – sa
Happen – si
Move – su
Existence and Possession (Class 10)
There Is/Exist – má
Have – mí
Life and Death (Class 11)
Live – lá
Die – lí
Time (Class 12)
Time – ta
Now – ta ni
Before – ta nu
After – ta ne
A long time – ta no
A short time – ta ná
For some time – ta nú
Moment – ta né
Space (Class 13)
Where/Place – na
Here – (na) ni
Above – (na) nu
Below – (na) ne
Far – (na) no
Near – (na) ná
Side – (na) ní
Inside – (na) nú
Touch (Contact) – né
Logical Concepts (Class 14)
Not – ka
Maybe – ki
Can – ku
Because – ke
If – ki
Intensifier, Augmentor (Class 15)
Very – tú
More – tó
Similarity (Class 16)
Like/Way - pú
Text and Translation
[This is actually the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]
Big far time, person exist this person touch touch this person move thing feel bad. Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause? Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch. I must touch this go time this know do good.
Move thing man go inside he inside place see this. This inside person not do inside person good. This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad. Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place. Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time. Move thing person say: I touch this go time this know this do inside good good time.
Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place. This time near place person not say thing other do not move move thing man go touch move thing man kind move do small thing. Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause? He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.
Pá no ta, u má sá u nén sá u su ú pe tí. Sú u su su ú u pu pi sá: i né su ú ni ke? Su ú u la: Sá su ú pi sá né ka pi sú né. A pú né sá su ta sá pi sa tá.
Su ú u su nú u nú na po sá. Sá nú u ka sa nú u tá. Sá ke su ú u né su ú u nú u nú u pe tí. Ná na u pá nú u né pá la su sá nú u. Ná na u la: i pú ka né i nú u ta ta ta. Su ú u la: a né sá su ta sá pi sá sa nú tá tá ta.
Ta su sá ná na u po su ú u su ú u né su ú u pí u na sa si pá u. Sá ta ná na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su né su ú u é su sa pí ú. Na ta sá né u pu pi ni ke. i né a ni ke? u la: A pu né i su ta i sa sá: i ka né sú.