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'''Gobldi Guk''' (which means 'language of the Goblins') is a language spoken by Goblins. The inspiration for this | '''Gobldi Guk''' (which means 'language of the Goblins') is a language spoken by Goblins. The inspiration for this language is from the ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]'' series of books, wherein the word ''Gobbledygook'' is used as the name of the language of goblins. Gobldi Guk could be that language. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Revision as of 09:22, 20 February 2006
| Gobldi Guk | |
| Spoken in: | various countries, by goblins |
| Timeline/Universe: | Harry Potter or somewhere else |
| Total speakers: | unknown |
| Genealogical classification: | Language isolate Gobldi Guk |
| Created by: | |
| Jörg Rhiemeier | 2006 |
Gobldi Guk (which means 'language of the Goblins') is a language spoken by Goblins. The inspiration for this language is from the Harry Potter series of books, wherein the word Gobbledygook is used as the name of the language of goblins. Gobldi Guk could be that language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labials | Alveolars | Velars | |
| Voiceless stops | p | t | k |
| Voiced stops | b | d | g |
| Voiced lateral | l |
The lateral can be syllabic.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
| High | i | y | u |
| Mid | e | @ | o |
| Low | ä | a | å |
The back vowels are rounded, the others unrounded.
Morphology
Nouns
Number
Nouns in Gobldi Guk are not inflected for number.
Case
Nouns in Gobldi Guk take the following case endings:
| Absolutive | -Ø |
| Ergative | -nä |
| Genitive | -di |
| Locative | -bo |
Pronouns
| 1st person | ba |
| 2nd person | kä |
| 3rd person | le |
| Reflexive | di |
Verbs
Verbs are inflected only for tense:
| Non-past | -Ø |
| Past | -ka |
Vocabulary
gobl n. goblin.
guk n. tongue, language.
