User:Boylansr
I am just a conlanger. I am retired so I have all kinds of time to spend on conlanging. I am working on a prototype language in which started as a language code that will be transformed into a language. The code is pre 3500 BC and the language about 3500 BC.
Prototype Code For A Yet Unnamed Conlang
The conlang that I am creating started life as a military code in the days before the tower of babel. I am putting the code here so that people can comment on it before I made the conlang.
The bulk of words in the code are two or three syllables plus whatever suffixes I come up with. These words have three consonant roots like the Semitic languages. So far there are about 2100 patterns that determine what the word means. These pattern uses five vowels and the consonants d, n, t, sh to determine meaning.
What I am looking for is problems with there patterns, that may be what the pattern means, the example that I am using. As far as the examples go, I come up with the example in English first and then in the code.
The first pattern group to look at is the nouns.
Nouns pattern account for definiteness, gender, number.
The definite nouns: Pattern Name Example English of Example FaMaLa Definite Masculine Singular Noun nachawa the dog FaMaLat Definite Masculine Dual Noun nachawat the dogs FaMaLe Definite Masculine Plural Noun nachawe the dogs FaMaLo Definite Neuter Singular Noun za'aho the house FaMaLot Definite Neuter Dual Noun za'ahot the houses FaMaLu Definite Neuter Plural Noun za'ahu the houses FaMeLa Definite Common Singular Noun nachewa the dog FaMeLat Definite Common Dual Noun nachewat the dogs FaMeLe Definite Common Plural Noun nachewe the dogs FaMeLo Definite Feminine Singular Noun nachewo the dog FaMeLot Definite Feminine Dual Noun nachewot the dogs FaMeLu Definite Feminine Plural Noun nachewu the dogs
The indefinite nouns: Pattern Name Example English of Example FaMoLa Indefinite Masculine Singular Noun nachowa dog FaMoLat Indefinite Masculine Dual Noun nachowat dogs FaMoLe Indefinite Masculine Plural Noun nachowe some dogs FaMoLo Indefinite Neuter Singular Noun za'oho house FaMoLot Indefinite Neuter Dual Noun za'ohot some houses FaMoLu Indefinite Neuter Plural Noun za'ohu some houses FaMuLa Indefinite Common Singular Noun nachuwa dog FaMuLat Indefinite Common Dual Noun nachuwat dogs FaMuLe Indefinite Common Plural Noun nachuwe some dogs FaMuLo Indefinite Feminine Singular Noun nachuwo dog FaMuLot Indefinite Feminine Dual Noun nachuwot some dogs FaMuLu Indefinite Feminine Plural Noun nachuwu some dogs
The construct absolute can be used for possession or compound words. The absolute is just the normal noun.
The definite constructs: Pattern Name Example English of Example FeMaLa Definite Masculine Singular Noun Construct nechawa yarana the dog of the king FeMaLat Definite Masculine Dual Noun Construct nechawat yarana the dogs of the king FeMaLe Definite Masculine Plural Noun Construct nechawe yarana the dogs of the king FeMaLo Definite Neuter Singular Noun Construct ze'aho yarana the house of the king FeMaLot Definite Neuter Dual Noun Construct ze'ahot yarana the houses of the king FeMaLu Definite Neuter Plural Noun Construct ze'ahu yarana the houses of the king FeMeLa Definite Common Singular Noun Construct nechewa yarana the dog of the king FeMeLat Definite Common Dual Noun Construct nechewat yarana the dogs of the king FeMeLe Definite Common Plural Noun Construct nechewe yarana the dogs of the king FeMeLo Definite Feminine Singular Noun Construct nechewo yarana the dog of the king FeMeLot Definite Feminine Dual Noun Construct nechewot yarana the dogs of the king FeMeLu Definite Feminine Plural Noun Construct nechewu yarana the dogs of the king
The indefinite constructs: Pattern Name Example English of Example FeMoLa Indefinite Masculine Singular Noun Construct nechowa yarana a dog of the king FeMoLat Indefinite Masculine Dual Noun Construct nechowat yarana some dogs of the king FeMoLe Indefinite Masculine Plural Noun Construct nechowe yarana some dogs of the king FeMoLo Indefinite Neuter Singular Noun Construct ze'oho yarana a house of the king FeMoLot Indefinite Neuter Dual Noun Construct ze'ohot yarana some houses of the king FeMoLu Indefinite Neuter Plural Noun Construct ze'ohu yarana some houses of the king FeMuLa Indefinite Common Singular Noun Construct nechuwa yarana a dog of the king FeMuLat Indefinite Common Dual Noun Construct nechuwat yarana some dogs of the king FeMuLe Indefinite Common Plural Noun Construct nechuwe yarana some dogs of the king FeMuLo Indefinite Feminine Singular Noun Construct nechuwo yarana a dog of the king FeMuLot Indefinite Feminine Dual Noun Construct nechuwot yarana some dogs of the king FeMuLu Indefinite Feminine Plural Noun Construct nechuwu yarana some dogs of the king
There are also Participle nouns.
The active participles: Pattern Name Example English of Example FiMaLa Active Past Singular Participle Noun wichaya one who has seen FiMaLat Active Past Dual Participle Noun wichayat those who has seen FiMaLe Active Past Plural Participle Noun wichaye those who has seen FiMaLo Active Recent Past Singular Participle Noun wichayo one who has just seen FiMaLot Active Recent Past Dual Participle Noun wichayot those who has just seen FiMaLu Active Recent Past Plural Participle Noun wichayu those who has just seen FiMeLa Active Near Future Singular Participle Noun wicheya one who is about to see FiMeLat Active Near Future Dual Participle Noun wicheyat those who are about to see FiMeLe Active Near Future Plural Participle Noun wicheye those who are about to see FiMeLo Active Future Singular Participle Noun wicheyo one who will see FiMeLot Active Future Dual Participle Noun wicheyot those who will see FiMeLu Active Future Plural Participle Noun wicheyu those who will see FiMiLa Active Present Singular Participle Noun wichiya one who sees FiMiLat Active Present Dual Participle Noun wichiyat those who see FiMiLe Active Present Plural Participle Noun wichiye those who see
The passive participles: Pattern Name Example English of Example FiMiLo Passive Present Singular Participle Noun wichiyo one who is seen FiMiLot Passive Present Dual Participle Noun wichiyot those who are seen FiMiLu Passive Present Plural Participle Noun wichiyu those who are seen FiMoLa Passive Past Singular Participle Noun wichoya one who was seen FiMoLat Passive Past Dual Participle Noun wichoyat those who were seen FiMoLe Passive Past Plural Participle Noun wichoye those who were seen FiMoLo Passive Recent Past Singular Participle Noun wichoyo one who was just seen FiMoLot Passive Recent Past Dual Participle Noun wichoyot those who were just seen FiMoLu Passive Recent Past Plural Participle Noun wichoyu those who were just seen FiMuLa Passive Near Future Singular Participle Noun wichuya one who is about to be seen FiMuLat Passive Near Future Dual Participle Noun wichuyat those who are about to be seen FiMuLe Passive Near Future Plural Participle Noun wichuye those who are about to be seen FiMuLo Passive Future Singular Participle Noun wichuyo one who will be seen FiMuLot Passive Future Dual Participle Noun wichuyot those who will be seen FiMuLu Passive Future Plural Participle Noun wichuyu those who will be seen
There are two special groups of nouns, the color of group and the pain or illness group.
The color nouns and constructs: Pattern Name Example English of Example FoMaLa Definite Color Singular Noun wo'acha the flower-color FoMaLat Definite Color Dual Noun wo'achat the flower-colors FoMaLe Definite Color Plural Noun wo'ache the flower-colors FoMaLo Indefinite Color Singular Noun wo'acho flower-color FoMaLot Indefinite Color Dual Noun wo'achot some flower-colors FoMaLu Indefinite Color Plural Noun wo'achu some flower-colors FoMeLa Definite Color Singular Noun Construct chozema wa'acha the sky-color of the flower FoMeLat Definite Color Dual Noun Construct chozemat wa'acha the sky-colors of the flower FoMeLe Definite Color Plural Noun Construct chozeme wa'acha the sky-colors of the flower FoMeLo Indefinite Color Singular Noun Construct chozemo wa'acha a sky-color of the flower FoMeLot Indefinite Color Dual Noun Construct chozemot wa'acha some sky-colors of the flower FoMeLu Indefinite Color Plural Noun Construct chozemu wa'acha some sky-colors of the flower
The pain or illness nouns and constructs: Pattern Name Example English of Example FoMoLa Definite Pain, Illness Singular Noun 'oyoza the headache FoMoLat Definite Pain, Illness Dual Noun 'oyozat the headaches FoMoLe Definite Pain, Illness Plural Noun 'oyoze the headaches FoMoLo Indefinite Pain, Illness Singular Noun 'oyozo a headache FoMoLot Indefinite Pain, Illness Dual Noun 'oyozot some headaches FoMoLu Indefinite Pain, Illness Plural Noun 'oyozu some headaches FoMuLa Definite Pain, Illness Singular Noun Construct 'oyuza yarana the headache of the king FoMuLat Definite Pain, Illness Dual Noun Construct 'oyuzat yarana the headaches of the king FoMuLe Definite Pain, Illness Plural Noun Construct 'oyuze yarana the headaches of the king FoMuLo Indefinite Pain, Illness Singular Noun Construct 'oyuzo yarana a headache of the king FoMuLot Indefinite Pain, Illness Dual Noun Construct 'oyuzot yarana some headaches of the king FoMuLu Indefinite Pain, Illness Plural Noun Construct 'oyuzu yarana some headaches of the king
Our last group of nouns are the numeral nouns: Pattern Name Example English of Example FaMiLa Multiples Numeral Noun zaniha double FaMiLe Fractions Numeral Noun zanihe half FaMiLi Collections Numeral Noun zanihi group of two, a pair FaMiLo Repetitions Numeral Noun zaniho an occurrence two times FaMiLu Distributions Numeral Noun Construct zanihu lanomot two each of apples
I do not think that I have any problems here, but I think that I will have when the participles and numeral move to adjectives and adverbs.
