Kerusha
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A conlang for fun.
Phonology
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosives | p b | t d | tɕ (j) tɕʰ (ch) | k g | |
Nasals | m | n | ŋ (ng) | ||
Fricatives | s | ʃ (sh) | h | ||
Approximants | w | j (y) | |||
Trill | r |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i~ɪ | u~ʊ | |
Mid | e~ɛ | o | |
Open | a~ə |
Particles
- ba - negative particle [NEG]
Roots
- am- - upright; vertical; erect; standing
- j- - be beside; with [COM]
- jing- - be inside; within [INE]
- m- - do (as agent); act; make; cause [CAUS]
- r- - move; be in motion; shift
- t- - be; exist (copular) [COP]
- y- - have; possess; own [GEN]
- yem- - food; sustenance; eating; consume
Verbal Modifiers
- -(e)ru - infinitive [INF]
Aspect
- -a - imperfective [IPFV]
- -e - perfective [PFV]
Modals
- -uk- - negative; negation; no; not [NEG] (negatives active verbs)
- -ung- - negative; negation; no; not [NEG] (negatives stative verbs)
Nominal Modifiers
Gender
- ye- - feminine [FEM]
- ga(n)- - masculine [MASC]
Pronominal
- wa- - first person singular [1s]
- kwa- - first person plural [1pl]
- ni- - second person singular [2s]
- ink(a)- - third person plural [1pl]
- o- - third person singular [3s]
- ko- - third person plural [1pl]
Number
- k(a)- - plural [PL]
Instrumentals
Proximal
- bu- - back; buttock / behind; rear
- gwa- - head; mind; shoulder / near
- ku(n)- - foot; leg; stepping / below; under
- mi- - teeth; mouth; biting / edge
- na- - eye; nose; face; neck / above; upward
- p(y)o- - body; chest; heart / center
- shi- - hand; fist; arm; grasping / in front; ahead
Distal
- cha- - heat; fire; smoke / sun; light; appear
- do(n)- - cold; iced
- ma- - water; fluid; moisture
- m(y)o- - tool [general instrumental] / load; carry
- pwe- - weapon; sharp
- to- - earth; stone; rock; heavy; forcefully / moon; darkness
- ya(s)- - wind; light
Phrases
- kwayemoke
- PL-1s-eat-NEG-PFV
- We have not eaten.