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 |
mashi they; them; those |
ama/shi their/(s) |
Numbers
Kerusha uses a base 10 number system. The basic numbers are as follows:
Kerusha | number | English | Kerusha | number | English | Kerusha | number | English |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ozi | 0 | zero | ni | 6 | six | wekiyo | 500 | five hundred |
da | 1 | one | go | 7 | seven | tiyo | 103 | (one) thousand |
sho | 2 | two | ro | 8 | eight | metiyo | 104 | ten thousand |
pa | 3 | three | bi | 9 | nine | kitiyo | 105 | (one) hundred thousand |
ke | 4 | four | me | 10 | ten | 106 | (one) million | |
we | 5 | five | kiyo | 100 | (one) hundred | 109 | (one) billion |
Forming Larger Numbers
- meda - eleven / 11
- shome - twenty / 20
- dakiyogo - one hundred seven / 107
- pakiyoshomeni (long form) / pashoni (short form) - three hundred twenty six / 326
- nitiyoshoke - six thousand and twenty four / 6024
Other Number Forms
Kerusha | number | English | ordinal | multiple | fractional |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
da | 1 | one | x first |
x once |
- |
mesho | 12 | twelve | x twelfth |
x duodecuple |
x a twelfth |
wemeke (weke) |
54 | fifty four | x fifty fourth |
x 54 times |
x a fifty fourth |
kiyoni | 106 | one hundred (and) six | x 106th |
x 106 times |
x a 106th |
gotiyo | 7000 | seven thousand | x seven thousandth |
x 7000 times |
x 1/7000 |
Lexicon
a
- a- - possessive
- abi - live
- abiru - die
- awabi - be born
ba
- ba - in order that, so that
- baba - father
- baba-zi - unusual; weird
- babe - wear (clothes)
- babo - case, instance
- bada - cashier, purser
- bade - below, downstairs, downward
- badi - Asia
- bage - berry
- bapa - cathedral
- bari - below, under
- bawaba - grandfather
- beba - Africa
- bebi - in vain
- begu - waken; be awake; wake up
- beguru - sleep
- bemo - after
- bewa - explain
- bi - nine
- bida - beyond, past
- bigi - warm, tepid
- bine - after
- bipo - bell (door)
- birodo - niece
- biruwa - nephew
- bita - as… as, like
- bo - is it the case that…? (question particle)
- boba - agree
- bogo - inferior
- bopu - bicycle
- boro - pink
- bosa / sabo - orange
- bota - red
- bu - I, me
- bube - at least
- buda - want, intend
- budu - air
- buga - beverage, drink
- buko - insect
- buta - at most
da
- da - one
- dabe - Weather
- dabo - between, among
- dapo - after, afterwards
- dapu - in-law
- data - carrot
- debe - carry
- dedu - incredible
- deka - card
- deki - wash
- depa - astonished
- diga - besides
- dime - watch
- dini - ugly; gross
- diwa - why
- do - this (here)
- dori - see
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ga
- gado - war
- gara - at
- gata - art
- gebe - cauliflower
- geda - at first
- gedi - Biological adjectives
- gepo - black
- giro - family
- gise - pale
- go - seven
- -go - diminutive "smaller"
- godo - alcohol
- gopo - covered
- goporu - uncover
- goru - in, into
- gu - if, whether
i
- ima - dark
- iri - flute
- -iy- - past tense
ka
- kaba - in front of
- kabu - ink
- kamo - drink
- kapa - at the latest
- kara - love
- ke - four
- ki- - abilitative "can; able"
- kiga - wallet, purse
- kima - in general
- kiyo - hundred
- koba - in the past
- kodo - high
- kodoru - low
- koki - color
- Kokisa - Colors
- ku - and
- kuge - wardrobe
- kuma - actually, indeed
- kuma - yes
- kura - smile
ma
- ma - he, she, him, her
- mama - mother
- mawama - grandmother
- me - ten
- -me - someone who does; -ist
- meda - eleven
- miga - against, opposite
- misha - healthy
- misharu - unhealthy
- mishi - empty
- moba - fall
- mobi - cousin; female
- mota - airplane
- muse - clear
- muwabi - cousin; male
- muzo - poetry; poem
na
- na - go
- nagu - washer, washing machine
- naru - come
- naya - fall
- ne - both… and
- ni - six
- nobe - ask
- nobu - wasp
- noga - eat
- nogaru - vomit
- nore - discuss; talk about
- norosha - express feelings
- nusa - gummy
- nusho - believe; trust
o
- obi - sister
- ozi - zero
pa
- pa - three
- pade - Beverages
- peba - in the morning
- pebo - agreeable
- peza - always
- pida - bird
- pigi - belt
- pito - in the evening
- pizo - house
- puyu - smell
ra
- raya - white
- risha - hear
- risho - listen
- rita - deceive; trick
- ro - eight
- rogo - ceiling
- rosha - feel (well, etc.)
sa
- -sa - plural marker
- sama - yellow
- setu - exit
- seturu - enter
- subu - dessert; candy
sha
- sha - the / a; one
- sha pizo - The house
- shado - daughter
- shagodo - granddaughter
- shagowa - grandson
- shawa - son
- shayo - yummy
- -shi - plural pronoun
- sho - two
- shome - twenty
- shu - that (there)
- shuba / sato / tosa - green
ta
- ta - with, by means of, in company of
- tabe - fear
- tade - carpet
- tagose - fair, blond
- tama - CD, record
- teba - in one week
- tedi - cattle
- tepa - water
- tepu - in the future
- ti - you (singular)
- tiga - again
- tiyo - thousand
- toke - asparagus
- topa - at night
- toro - need
- towabo - purple
- tozi - light blue, sky blue
- tozi-wa - dark blue, navy blue
- tuku - brown
u
wa
- -wa - augmentative "bigger"
- wabi - brother
- wama - be / stand
- wama - stand
- wamaru - sit
- we - five
- weshe - by all means
- wida - gray
- wira - have
ya
- -ya - object marker
- yamu - study
- ye / pa / -ru - no, not
- yoso - give
- yume - taste
za
- -za - future tense
- zaba - uncle
- zama - aunt
- zapa - age
- zeba - cave