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'''Kôt''' is a constructed fantasy language. It is a tonal polysynthetic language | '''Kôt''' is a constructed fantasy language. It is a tonal polysynthetic language | ||
Tones: | |||
* a: neuter low [<sub>2-2</sub>] | |||
* ā: neuter high [<sub>4-4</sub>] | |||
* à: falling [<sub>5-2</sub>] | |||
* á: rising [<sub>3-5</sub>] | |||
* â: rising-falling [<sub>2-5-4</sub>] | |||
Morphemes: | |||
Subject personal adfixes:<br> | |||
I: '''-tên-'''<br> | |||
You (sing): '''-kśȳn-'''<br> | |||
He/She/it: '''-fót-'''<br> | |||
We (incl): '''-mar-'''<br> | |||
We (excl): '''-rrejn-'''<br> | |||
You (plur): '''-kîś-'''<br> | |||
They: '''-fnàt-'''<br> | |||
Verbal adfixes:<br> | |||
'''ve-''': imperfective aspect<br> | |||
'''fjô-''': perfective aspect<br> | |||
'''sá-''': repetitive aspect<br> | |||
'''ćû-''': ongoing/continuous aspect<br> | |||
'''ku-''': past<br> | |||
'''ci-''': distant past<br> | |||
'''lê-''': recent past (just)<br> | |||
'''łok-''': future<br> | |||
'''ljúq-''': remote future <br> | |||
'''s-''': imperative<br> | |||
'''lōv-''': formal imperative<br> | |||
'''tók-''': volitive<br> | |||
'''peć-''': causative<br> | |||
'''ná-''': inceptive<br> | |||
'''ûc-''': continuative<br> | |||
'''kjêv-''': terminative<br> | |||
'''lun-''': optative<br> | |||
'''nâ-''': evidential<br> | |||
'''bē-''': dubitative<br> | |||
'''mô-''': interrogative<br> | |||
'''pô-''': passive<br> | |||
'''so-''': reflexive<br> | |||
'''gł-''': negative<br> | |||
Adjectival adfixes:<br> | |||
'''a-''': determinative<br> | |||
'''kôl-''': this<br> | |||
'''suź-''': that<br> | |||
Examples: | |||
The house is big: '''arrýnćûpûl''': ''DET + house + CONT + big ''<br> | |||
I've read a good book: '''fjôkumîtmûłtlêtên''': ''PERF + PASS + book + beauty + read + I''<br> | |||
Did you read that book?: '''môvekukôlmîttlêkîś''': ''QUES + IMPERF + PASS + that + book + read + you-PL''<br> | |||
This book is beautiful: '''suźmîtćûmûł''': ''this + book + CONT + beauty''<br> | |||
Questo libro non è bello: '''suźmîtćûgłmûł''': ''this + book + CONT + NEG + beauty''<br> | |||
I don't believe this book is beautiful: '''suźmîtbēćûmûł''': ''this + book + DUBIT + CONT + beauty''<br> | |||
They say this book isn't beautiful: '''suźmîtnâćûgłmûł''': ''this + book + EVID + CONT + NEG + beauty''<br> | |||
We want to buy that book: '''vetókkôlmîtbréźrrejn''': ''IMPERF + VOLIT + that + book + purchase + we(excl)''<br> | |||
It rain: '''vefrenśàg''': ''IMPERF + rain + fall ''<br> | |||
It's beginnig to rain: '''vefrennáśàg''': ''IMPERF + INCEP + rain + fall ''<br> | |||
It seems it keeps on raining: '''veûcfrennâśàg''': ''IMPERF + CONTINUATIVE + rain + EVID + fall''<br> | |||
I'd like rain to stop: '''fjôtókkjêvfrenśàgtên''': ''PERF + VOLITIVE + TERMINATIVE + rain + fall + I''<br> | |||
* '''bréź''': purchase | |||
* '''fren''': rain | |||
* '''kôt''': kôt language | |||
* '''mît''': book | |||
* '''mûł''': beauty | |||
* '''pûl''': big | |||
* '''rrýn''': house | |||
* '''śàg''': fall | |||
* '''tlê''': read | |||
Revision as of 12:29, 4 October 2013
Kôt is a constructed fantasy language. It is a tonal polysynthetic language
Tones:
- a: neuter low [2-2]
- ā: neuter high [4-4]
- à: falling [5-2]
- á: rising [3-5]
- â: rising-falling [2-5-4]
Morphemes:
Subject personal adfixes:
I: -tên-
You (sing): -kśȳn-
He/She/it: -fót-
We (incl): -mar-
We (excl): -rrejn-
You (plur): -kîś-
They: -fnàt-
Verbal adfixes:
ve-: imperfective aspect
fjô-: perfective aspect
sá-: repetitive aspect
ćû-: ongoing/continuous aspect
ku-: past
ci-: distant past
lê-: recent past (just)
łok-: future
ljúq-: remote future
s-: imperative
lōv-: formal imperative
tók-: volitive
peć-: causative
ná-: inceptive
ûc-: continuative
kjêv-: terminative
lun-: optative
nâ-: evidential
bē-: dubitative
mô-: interrogative
pô-: passive
so-: reflexive
gł-: negative
Adjectival adfixes:
a-: determinative
kôl-: this
suź-: that
Examples:
The house is big: arrýnćûpûl: DET + house + CONT + big
I've read a good book: fjôkumîtmûłtlêtên: PERF + PASS + book + beauty + read + I
Did you read that book?: môvekukôlmîttlêkîś: QUES + IMPERF + PASS + that + book + read + you-PL
This book is beautiful: suźmîtćûmûł: this + book + CONT + beauty
Questo libro non è bello: suźmîtćûgłmûł: this + book + CONT + NEG + beauty
I don't believe this book is beautiful: suźmîtbēćûmûł: this + book + DUBIT + CONT + beauty
They say this book isn't beautiful: suźmîtnâćûgłmûł: this + book + EVID + CONT + NEG + beauty
We want to buy that book: vetókkôlmîtbréźrrejn: IMPERF + VOLIT + that + book + purchase + we(excl)
It rain: vefrenśàg: IMPERF + rain + fall
It's beginnig to rain: vefrennáśàg: IMPERF + INCEP + rain + fall
It seems it keeps on raining: veûcfrennâśàg: IMPERF + CONTINUATIVE + rain + EVID + fall
I'd like rain to stop: fjôtókkjêvfrenśàgtên: PERF + VOLITIVE + TERMINATIVE + rain + fall + I
- bréź: purchase
- fren: rain
- kôt: kôt language
- mît: book
- mûł: beauty
- pûl: big
- rrýn: house
- śàg: fall
- tlê: read
