Kerusha
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A conlang for fun by masako (talk) and his 8 year old daughter. It's me helping her make a language that makes sense.
Phonology
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosives | p b | t d | k g | ||
| Nasals | m | n | |||
| Fricatives | s z | ʃ (sh) | |||
| Approximants | j (y) | w | |||
| Trill | r |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i~ɪ | u~ʊ | |
| Mid | e~ɛ | o | |
| Open | a~ə |
Pronouns
Kerusha has three basic pronouns; bu [1sg], ti [2sg], and ma [3sg]. These do not indicate gender. These can be made plural using the suffix "-shi", and possessive with "a-".
| singular | plural | possessive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | bu I; me |
bushi we; us |
abu/shi my; mine / our(s) |
| 2nd person | ti you |
tishi you (all) |
ati/shi your/(s) |
| 3rd person | ma he; she; him; her; it |
masho they; them; those |
ama/sho their/(s) |
Lexicon
- a- - possessive
- bu - I, me
- diwa - why
- gata - art
- -go - diminutive "smaller"
- -iy- - past tense
- kara - love
- kodo - high
- kodo-ru - low
- ku - and
- ma - he, she, him, her
- -me - someone who does; -ist
- na - go
- na-ru - come
- noga - eat
- noga-ru - vomit
- nusa - gummy
- pizo - house
- -sa - plural marker
- sha - the / a; one
- sha pizo - The house
- shayo - yummy
- -shi/o - plural
- ti - you (singular)
- -wa - augmentative "bigger"
- wama - be / stand
- wama - stand
- wama-ru - sit
- -ya - object marker
- ye / pa / -ru - no, not
- -za - future tense
