Kerusha
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A conlang for fun.
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
- wa- - 1sg
- ni- - 2sg
- ko- - 3sg
- su- - reflexive; reciprocal
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
ba
da
e
ga
i
ka
ma
na
o
pa
ra
sa
sha
- sharu - vs. - be; exist; yes
