Calcoradish
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Calcoradish is a constructed language created in Japan, and the conlanger is a native speaker of Japanese. This language is called "Calcoradetár[kalkoradeta:r]" in Calcoradish.
Phonology
Consonants
Calcoradish has about twenty consonants.
- p [p]
- b [b]
- c [k](This sound is always spelled "c". "k" is never used.)
- g [g]
- t [t]
- d [d]
- s [s]
- z [z]
- f [f]
- v [v]
- ch [x]
- gh [ɣ]
- th [θ]
- dh [ð]
- h [h]
- n [n]
- m [m]
- r [r]
- l [l]
- ts [ts]
Vowel
Calcoradish has nine vowels. The vowel length is distinctive. But /ɔ/ always appear as a long vowel. And the distinction between the long vowel /i:/ and /e:/ is not clear in many dialect.
Long vowels are spelled with acute accent(For example, the spell "á" is pronounced [a:]).
- i [i]
- í [i:](seldom used)
- e [e]
- é [e:]
- æ [ε(æ)]
- ǽ [ε:]
- y [y]
- ý [y:]
- ø [œ]
- ǿ [œ:]
- u [u]
- ú [u:]
- o [o]
- ó [o:]
- â [ɔ:]
- a [a]
- á [a:]
Some combination of two vowels are pronounced as diphthong.
- ei, ai, æi [εi]
- øi [œi]
- yi [ɥi]
- oi [ɔi]
- ui [ui]
- ae [aε]
- oe [ɔε]
- ue [uε]
Writing system
Calcoradish is written in segmental script called Ádian. In Calcoradish, 29 letters are used.
Grammar
Nouns
Any nouns in Calcoradish are classified into two noun classes. There are "material noun" and "non-material noun" in Calcoradish.
- Examples of material noun: nór (a person), vór (a car), vedh (water), geth (a house)
- Examples of non-material noun: vønge (spirit, heart), vadúr (law), chradhem (goodness), vorde (power)
Articles
In Calcoradish, there is no distinction between definite articles and indefinite articles. Calcoradish articles are "chol" and "na". "Chol" is used in front of a material noun. "Na" is used in front of a non-material noun.
- Example: chol constadum (a/the building), na cambrál (an/the accident)
External link
[1](Written in Japanese)
