Tanaros
Tanaros | |
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Pronounced: | ['tɑ.nɑ. ros] |
Timeline and Universe: | Polycosm? |
Species: | Multiple Species |
Spoken: | Milky Way Galaxy |
Total speakers: | Unknown |
Writing system: | Various |
Genealogy: | Isolate with heavy human loans |
Typology: | |
Morphology: | Isolating |
Morphosyntax: | Nominative |
Word order: | SVO |
Credits | |
Creator: | Linguarum Magister |
Created: | October 2017 |
Background
Tanaros is an auxiliary language created for the galactic community. Its most striking feature is the presence of coronal consonants, and coronal consonants only. This is an accommodation to the diverse communicative morphology of intelligent species.
Phonology and Orthography
n [n]
t [t]
s [s]
r [r]
d [d]
z [z]
rn [ɲ]
rt [ʈ]
rs [ʂ]
dn [ɫ]
a [ɑ]
o [o]
e [e]
i [i]
Syllable structure: (C)V(C)
Permitted onsets: n t s r d dz dr dn ts tr zn st str rn rt rs O
Permitted codas: n t s r
Pronouns
ni - 1st person
tu - 2nd person
si - 3rd animate
tin - 3rd inanimate
Verbal Forms
nat - to talk
stá nat - initiative
sta nát - inchoative
én nat - cessative
en nát - perfective
tón nat - continuous
ton nát - imperfective
ro nát - prospective
re nát - retrospective
net nát - causative
Verbs
do - do
is - Copulative, to be
it - strike
nat - talk
non - recognize
nos - make
not - understand
se - see
sit - sit
sos - help
sto - pack, contain
tis - discover
tra - travel
znar - trap
Prepositions
in - LOCATIVE
ten - POSSESSIVE
to - towards
Directions and Geography
ar - west
eset - east
nor - north
sot - south
tisit - district
nes - home
ran - plain
sinar - Shinar
People and Family
nan - person
ner - male
nis - woman
sor - sibling
nini - child
son - son
sir - lord, master
tsar - ruler
Animals
nene - avian
nes - nest, lair
tset - insect
Polarity
si - yes
no - no
Numbers
un - one
dos - two
tres - three
ator - four
nanos - five
set - seven
ses - six
tet - ten
Text
nan nas sta trá eset en tís ran sinar én tra in tisit de person PL INCHOA move east PFV discover plain Shinar CESS move LOC district other
nan nas stá nat to ne nas person PL INIT talk to REFL PL
ni nas nét nos nan ston 1 PL CAUS make man stone