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Kingspeech (E La) 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. A grammar of the contemporary speech, known as Second Stage E La, is under construction.
Kingspeech (E Ya) 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. A grammar of the contemporary speech, known as Second Stage E Ya, is under construction.




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==Quantifiers (Class 4)==
==Quantifiers (Class 4)==


One – ma
One – wa


Two – mi
Two – wi


Some – mu
Some – wu


All – me
All – we


Many/Much – mo
Many/Much – wo


==Evaluators (Class 5)==
==Evaluators (Class 5)==
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==Mental/Experiential Predicates (Class 7)==
==Mental/Experiential Predicates (Class 7)==


Think – pa
Think – ba


Know – pi
Know – bi


Want – pu
Want – bu


Feel – pe
Feel – be


See – po
See – bo


Hear – pá
Hear – pá
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==Speech (Class 8)==
==Speech (Class 8)==


Say – la
Say – ya


Word – li
Word – yi


True – lu
True – yu


==Actions and Events (Class 9)==
==Actions and Events (Class 9)==


Do – sa
Do – za


Happen – si
Happen – zi


Move – su
Move – zu


==Existence and Possession (Class 10)==
==Existence and Possession (Class 10)==
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==Time (Class 12)==
==Time (Class 12)==


Time – ta
Time – da


Now – ta ni
Now – da ri


Before – ta nu
Before – da ru


After – ta ne
After – da re


A long time – ta no
A long time – da ro


A short time – ta
A short time – da


For some time – ta
For some time – da


Moment – ta
Moment – da


==Space (Class 13)==
==Space (Class 13)==


Where/Place – na
Where/Place – ra


Here – (na) ni
Here – (ra) ri


Above – (na) nu
Above – (ra) ru


Below – (na) ne
Below – (ra) re


Far – (na) no
Far – (ra) ro


Near – (na) ná
Near – (ra) ná


Side – (na) ní
Side – (ra) ní


Inside – (na) nú
Inside – (ra) nú


Touch (Contact) – né
Touch (Contact) – né
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==Logical Concepts (Class 14)==
==Logical Concepts (Class 14)==


Not – ka
Not – ga


Maybe – ki
Maybe – gi


Can – ku
Can – gu


Because – ke
Because – ge


If – ki
If – gi


==Intensifier, Augmentor (Class 15)==
==Intensifier, Augmentor (Class 15)==
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pá 'big' > pápá 'bigger (than)'
pá 'big' > pápá 'bigger (than)'


no 'far' > nono 'farther (than)'
ro 'far' > roro 'farther (than)'




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[This is the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]
[This is the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]


no ta, u má sá u néné 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 pi sa tá. 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 su nú u nú na poSu ú u la: a né sá su ta pi 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 na u ka la ú sú sa ka su su ú u su 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.
ro da, u má sá u néné sá u zu ú be tí. Sú u zu zu ú u bu bi sá: i né zu ú ri ge? Zu ú u ya: Sá zu ú bi sá né ga bi sú né. A pú né sá zu da bi za tá. sá. Sá nú u ga za nú u tá. Sá ge zu ú u né zu ú u nú u nú u be tí. Ná ra u pá nú u né pá ya zu sá nú u. Ná ra u ya: i pú ga né i nú u da da da. Zu ú u zu nú u nú ra bo. Zu ú u ya: a né sá zu da bi za nú tá tá da. Da zu sá ná ra u bo zu ú u zu ú u né zu ú u pí u ra za zi pá u. Sá da ra u ga ya ú sú za ga zu zu ú u zu zu ú u é zu za pí ú. Ra da sá né u bu bi ri ge. i né a ri ge? u ya: A bu né i zu da i za sá: i ga né sú.


Pá  no ta,  u      má    sá  u      néné        sá  u      su   ú    pe   tí.
Pá  ro da,  u      má    sá  u      néné        sá  u      zu   ú    be   tí.


big far time, person exist this person touch-ITER this person move thing feel bad.
big far time, person exist this person touch-ITER this person move thing feel bad.
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long ago      man    exist this man    beat      donkey                beat
long ago      man    exist this man    beat      donkey                beat


Sú    u      su su ú      u  pu pi sá:      i  né    su ú      ni ke?
Sú    u      zu zu ú      u  bu bi sá:      i  né    zu ú      ri ge?


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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other person go animal    man ask      this: you beat animal      why?
other person go animal    man ask      this: you beat animal      why?


Su ú      u  la:  Sá  su ú      pi   sá  né    ka pi   sú    né.
Zu ú      u  ya:  Sá  zu ú      bi   sá  né    ga bi   sú    né.


Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch.  
Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch.  
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Donkey    man say: this donkey    know this touch not know other touch
Donkey    man say: this donkey    know this touch not know other touch


A pú  né    sá  su ta   sá          pi           sa tá.
A pú  né    sá  zu da   sá          bi           za tá.


I must touch this go time this        know          do good.
I must touch this go time this        know          do good.
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I must touch this unti    this (one)  know (how to) do good
I must touch this unti    this (one)  know (how to) do good


Su ú      u  su nú    u  nú na       po sá.  
Zu ú      u  zu nú    u  nú ra       bo sá.  


Move thing man go inside he inside place see this.
Move thing man go inside he inside place see this.
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Animal    man go inside home/house see this  
Animal    man go inside home/house see this  


Sá nú u            ka sa nú u        tá.  
Sá nú u            ga za nú u        tá.  


This inside person not do inside person good.
This inside person not do inside person good.
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Spouse            not do spouse        good
Spouse            not do spouse        good


Sá  ke   su ú      u      né    su ú      u      nú u          nú u          pe tí.
Sá  ge   zu ú      u      né    zu ú      u      nú u          nú u          be tí.


This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad.
This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad.
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This make animal      person beat animal person's  spouse        spouse        beat
This make animal      person beat animal person's  spouse        spouse        beat


na u          pá  nú u          né    pá la   su sá    nú u.
ra u          pá  nú u          né    pá ya   zu sá    nú u.


Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place.
Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place.
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Neighbor          hear spouse        beat scream  go this house
Neighbor          hear spouse        beat scream  go this house


na u          la:  i  pú  ka né    i nú u            ta ta ta.
ra u          ya:  i  pú  ga né    i nú u            da da da.


Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time.
Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time.
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Neighbor          say: you must not beat  your spouse      too much
Neighbor          say: you must not beat  your spouse      too much


Su ú      u      la:  a        né    sá  su ta   sá  pi   sá            sa nú tá             ta.
Zu ú      u      ya:  a        né    sá  zu da   sá  bi   sá            za nú tá tá da.


Move thing person say: I        touch this go time this know this          do inside good      good time.
Move thing person say: I        touch this go time this know this          do inside good      good time.
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Animal    man    say: I (will) beat  her  until  she  know this (how to) do household chores  well
Animal    man    say: I (will) beat  her  until  she  know this (how to) do household chores  well


Ta su   sá  ná na u           po  su ú      u  su ú      u      né    su ú      u      pí u        na   sa si pá u.
Da zu   sá  ná ra u           bo    zu ú      u  zu ú      u      né    zu ú      u      pí u        ra   za zi pá u.


Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place.
Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place.
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Later  this neighbor          see animal    man animal    man    beat  donkey            son          in    field
Later  this neighbor          see animal    man animal    man    beat  donkey            son          in    field


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.
Sá  da   ná ra u          ga ya   ú          sú  za ga zu     zu ú      u  zu né    zu ú      u  é    zu za pí ú.


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.
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.
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This time neighbor          not say (any)thing  but  (made) still  animal    man beat    animal    man  with an instrument
This time neighbor          not say (any)thing  but  (made) still  animal    man beat    animal    man  with an instrument


Na ta     sá  né u        pu pi     ni ke.      i  né    a  ni ke?  
Ra da     sá  né u        bu bi     ri ge.      i  né    a  ri ge?  


Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause?
Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause?
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When      this beater      ask      why          you beat me why
When      this beater      ask      why          you beat me why


u la:  A pu   né    i  su ta   i  sa sá:  i  ka né    sú.
u ya:  A bu   né    i  zu da   i  za sá:  i  ga né    sú.


He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.
He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.
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i - you
i - you


ka - not
ga - not


la - say
ya - say


má - exist
má - exist


na - at; general locative
ra - at; general locative


na ta - when (conj)
ra da - when (conj)


na u - neighbor
ra u - neighbor


né - touch; DUR néné; (beater) né (beaten) pe tí
né - touch; DUR néné; (beater) né (beaten) pe tí


ni ke - why?
ri ge - why?


na - house; home
ra - house; home


nú u - wife
nú u - wife
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pá - hear
pá - hear


pá  no ta - distant time
pá  ro da - distant time


pe ti - feel bad
be tí - feel bad


pi - know
bi - know


pi u - child
u - child


po - see
bo - see


pu - want; futura tense auxiliary
bu - want; futura tense auxiliary


pú - must
pú - must


pu pi - ask
bu bi - ask


sa - do
za - do


sa si pá u - field
za zi pá u - field


sa tá - do good; behave
za tá - do good; behave


sá - this; demonstrative
sá - this; demonstrative


ke - therefore
ge - therefore


ta - this time
da - this time


su - go
zu - go


su nú - enter
zu nú - enter


su sa pí ú - (agricultural) instrument
zu za pí ú - (agricultural) instrument


su ta - until
zu da - until


su ú - animal
zu ú - animal


su ú u - animal owner
zu ú u - animal owner


su ú u pí u - animal owner's child
zu ú u pí u - animal owner's child


sú - other; but (conjuction)
sú - other; but (conjuction)
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sú u - other person; second participant in event
sú u - other person; second participant in event


ta su - later
da zu - later


ta ta ta - too much
da da da - too much


ta - well
da - well


u - person
u - person


ú - thing
ú - thing


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Revision as of 22:15, 3 June 2014

Kingspeech (E Ya)
Pronounced: [e ja]
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 (E Ya) 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. A grammar of the contemporary speech, known as Second Stage E Ya, is under construction.


Phonology

The phonology of Kingspeech consists of six consonants and five vowels. The vowels may be low tone (unmarked) or high tone (acute accent). The Transpositive Men who are running the uplift on behalf of the God-Men of Septuagint theorize that the tonal distinction, uncharacteristic of such a language, is a side effect of centuries of parasitic infestation by the insectoid "Kings", but nobody knows for sure.

Consonants
Bilabial Alveolar Velar
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k
Plosive s
Fricative l
Low Tone Vowels
Front Mid Back
High i u
Mid e o
Low a
High Tone Vowels
Front Mid Back
High
Mid
Low


The allophones of the phonemic consonants co-vary with the tone. Before a vowel with high tone, the consonants are pronounced as above. Before a vowel with low tone, however, the following changes take place: [p] becomes [b] /b/ [t] becomes [d] /d/ [k] becomes [g] /g/ [m] becomes [ʋ] /w/ [n] becomes [ɾ] /r/ [l] becomes [j] /y/

Vocabulary

The vocabulary of Kingspeech appears to confirm the ancient hypothesis known as Natural Semantic Metatheory (NSM). Or, rather, it would, if the Transpositive Men had ever heard of a theory from over 10,000 Earth years ago.

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 – wa

Two – wi

Some – wu

All – we

Many/Much – wo

Evaluators (Class 5)

Good - tá

Bad – tí

Descriptors (Class 6)

Big – pá

Small – pí

Mental/Experiential Predicates (Class 7)

Think – ba

Know – bi

Want – bu

Feel – be

See – bo

Hear – pá

Must - pú

Speech (Class 8)

Say – ya

Word – yi

True – yu

Actions and Events (Class 9)

Do – za

Happen – zi

Move – zu

Existence and Possession (Class 10)

There Is/Exist – má

Have – mí

Life and Death (Class 11)

Live – lá

Die – lí

Time (Class 12)

Time – da

Now – da ri

Before – da ru

After – da re

A long time – da ro

A short time – da ná

For some time – da nú

Moment – da né

Space (Class 13)

Where/Place – ra

Here – (ra) ri

Above – (ra) ru

Below – (ra) re

Far – (ra) ro

Near – (ra) ná

Side – (ra) ní

Inside – (ra) nú

Touch (Contact) – né

Logical Concepts (Class 14)

Not – ga

Maybe – gi

Can – gu

Because – ge

If – gi

Intensifier, Augmentor (Class 15)

Very – tú

More – tó

Similarity (Class 16)

Like/Way - pú

Reduplication

Reduplication is a productive process in E La, but its effect depends on the class of the word involved. Reduplication in verbs creates a durative or iterative sense. Reduplication in nouns creates a collective sense. Reduplication of adjectives or adverbs creates the comparative.

né 'touch' > néné 'touch repeatedly'

u 'person' > uu 'clan, family'

pá 'big' > pápá 'bigger (than)'

ro 'far' > roro 'farther (than)'


Text and Translation

[This is the Donkey Beater story from the Conlangery Podcast]

Pá ro da, u má sá u néné sá u zu ú be tí. Sú u zu zu ú u bu bi sá: i né zu ú ri ge? Zu ú u ya: Sá zu ú bi sá né ga bi sú né. A pú né sá zu da sá bi za tá. sá. Sá nú u ga za nú u tá. Sá ge zu ú u né zu ú u nú u nú u be tí. Ná ra u pá nú u né pá ya zu sá nú u. Ná ra u ya: i pú ga né i nú u da da da. Zu ú u zu nú u nú ra bo. Zu ú u ya: a né sá zu da sá bi sá za nú tá tá da. Da zu sá ná ra u bo zu ú u zu ú u né zu ú u pí u ra za zi pá u. Sá da ná ra u ga ya ú sú za ga zu zu ú u zu né zu ú u é zu za pí ú. Ra da sá né u bu bi ri ge. i né a ri ge? u ya: A bu né i zu da i za sá: i ga né sú.

Pá ro da, u má sá u néné sá u zu ú be tí.

big far time, person exist this person touch-ITER this person move thing feel bad.

long ago man exist this man beat donkey beat

Sú u zu zu ú u bu bi sá: i né zu ú ri ge?

Other person go move thing man want know this: You touch move thing here cause?

other person go animal man ask this: you beat animal why?

Zu ú u ya: Sá zu ú bi sá né ga bi sú né.

Move thing man say: This move thing know this touch not know other touch.

Donkey man say: this donkey know this touch not know other touch

A pú né sá zu da sá bi za tá.

I must touch this go time this know do good.

I must touch this unti this (one) know (how to) do good

Zu ú u zu nú u nú ra bo sá.

Move thing man go inside he inside place see this.

Animal man go inside home/house see this

Sá nú u ga za nú u tá.

This inside person not do inside person good.

Spouse not do spouse good

Sá ge zu ú u né zu ú u nú u nú u be tí.

This cause move thing person touch move thing person inside person inside person feel bad.

This make animal person beat animal person's spouse spouse beat

Ná ra u pá nú u né pá ya zu sá nú u.

Near place person hear inside person touch big say go this inside place.

Neighbor hear spouse beat scream go this house

Ná ra u ya: i pú ga né i nú u da da da.

Near place person say: you must not touch you inside person time time time.

Neighbor say: you must not beat your spouse too much

Zu ú u ya: a né sá zu da sá bi sá za nú tá tá da.

Move thing person say: I touch this go time this know this do inside good good time.

Animal man say: I (will) beat her until she know this (how to) do household chores well

Da zu sá ná ra u bo zu ú u zu ú u né zu ú u pí u ra za zi pá u.

Time go this near place person see move thing man move thing person touch move thing person small person place do happen big place.

Later this neighbor see animal man animal man beat donkey son in field

Sá da ná ra u ga ya ú sú za ga zu zu ú u zu né zu ú u é zu za pí ú.

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.

This time neighbor not say (any)thing but (made) still animal man beat animal man with an instrument

Ra da sá né u bu bi ri ge. i né a ri ge?

Place time this touch person want know here cause. You touch me here cause?

When this beater ask why you beat me why

u ya: A bu né i zu da i za sá: i ga né sú.

He say: I want touch you go time you do this: you not touch other.

he say: I will beat you until you do this you not beat other

Dictionary

a - I, me

é - kind; with (preposition)

i - you

ga - not

ya - say

má - exist

ra - at; general locative

ra da - when (conj)

ná ra u - neighbor

né - touch; DUR néné; (beater) né (beaten) pe tí

ri ge - why?

nú ra - house; home

nú u - wife

nú u tá - household chores

pá - hear

pá ro da - distant time

be tí - feel bad

bi - know

pí u - child

bo - see

bu - want; futura tense auxiliary

pú - must

bu bi - ask

za - do

za zi pá u - field

za tá - do good; behave

sá - this; demonstrative

sá ge - therefore

sá da - this time

zu - go

zu nú - enter

zu za pí ú - (agricultural) instrument

zu da - until

zu ú - animal

zu ú u - animal owner

zu ú u pí u - animal owner's child

sú - other; but (conjuction)

sú u - other person; second participant in event

da zu - later

da da da - too much

tá da - well

u - person

ú - thing