Tanaros
| Tanaros | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | ['tɑ.nɑ. ros] |
| Timeline and Universe: | Polycosm? |
| Species: | Multiple Species |
| Spoken: | Milky Way Galaxy |
| Total speakers: | Unknown |
| Writing system: | Various |
| Genealogy: | Isolate with heavy human loans |
| Typology: | |
| Morphology: | Isolating |
| Morphosyntax: | Nominative |
| Word order: | SVO |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | Linguarum Magister |
| Created: | October 2017 |
Background
Tanaros is an auxiliary language created for the galactic community. Its most striking feature is the presence of coronal consonants, and coronal consonants only. This is an accommodation to the diverse communicative morphology of intelligent species.
Phonology and Orthography
n [n]
t [t]
s [s]
r [r]
d [d]
z [z]
rn [ɲ]
rt [ʈ]
rs [ʂ]
dn [ɫ]
a [ɑ]
o [o]
e [e]
i [i]
Syllable structure: (C)V(C)
Permitted onsets: n t s r d dz dr dn ts tr zn st str rn rt rs O
Permitted codas: n t s r
Pronouns
ni - 1st person
tu - 2nd person
si - 3rd animate
tin - 3rd inanimate
Verbal Forms
nat - to talk
stá nat - initiative
sta nát - inchoative
én nat - cessative
en nát - perfective
tón nat - continuous
ton nát - imperfective
ro nát - prospective
re nát - retrospective
Text
nan nas sta trá est en tís ran sinar én tra in tisit de person PL INCHOA move east PFV discover plain Shinar CESS move LOC district other
nan nas stá nat to ne nas person PL INIT talk to REFL PL
ni nas nét nos nan ston 1 PL CAUS make man stone
