Ancaron

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Standard Ancaron
Sitariancaronpotcor (Ancaron S.pngAncaron I.pngAncaron T.pngAncaron A.pngAncaron R.pngAncaron I.pngAncaron An.pngAncaron Car.pngAncaron On.pngAncaron Pot.pngAncaron Cor.png)
Pronounced: sitaɹiankaɹonpotkoɹ
Timeline/Universe: DPM / Nacar
Species: Ancaron
Spoken in: Ancaron Empire (Ancaronbactari)
Total speakers: 52 trillion
Genealogical classification: Antacar
North Antacar
Ancaron
Sitariancaronpotcor
Writing system: Cor (Ancaron Cor.png)
Marcor (Ancaron Mar.pngAncaron Cor.png)
Latin alphabet / Latancor (Ancaron L.pngAncaron A.pngAncaron T.pngAncaron A.pngAncaron N.pngAncaron Cor.png)
Typology
Basic word order: OVS(O)
Morphological type: agglutinating polysynthetic
Morphosyntactic alignment: nominative-accusative
Created by:
Leech10 2007 (2009)


Phonology

Ancaron's syllable structure is (C)V(C).

Consonants

In the table, the letter on the left is the IPA value, the bolded, middle letter is the Latin (latancor) transcription, and on the right is the marcor letter.

Labial Labiodental Alveolar Velar
Nasal m m Ancaron M.png n n Ancaron N.png
Plosive p p Ancaron P.png, b b Ancaron B.png t t Ancaron T.png, d d Ancaron D.png k c Ancaron C.png, g g Ancaron G.png
Frictive f f Ancaron F.png, v v Ancaron V.png s s Ancaron S.png, z z Ancaron Z.png
Approximant ɹ r Ancaron R.png
Lateral Approximant l l Ancaron L.png

Vowels

In the bolded letter is the IPA value/Latin (latancor) transcription, with the letter on the right being the marcor letter.

Front Central Back Diphthongs
High i Ancaron I.png u Ancaron U.png ia Ancaron I.pngAncaron A.png, ua Ancaron U.pngAncaron A.png, ue Ancaron U.pngAncaron E.png, ui Ancaron U.pngAncaron I.png
Mid-High e Ancaron E.png o Ancaron O.png ea Ancaron E.pngAncaron A.png, ou Ancaron O.pngAncaron U.png
Low a Ancaron A.png ae Ancaron A.pngAncaron E.png, ai Ancaron A.pngAncaron I.png, ao Ancaron A.pngAncaron O.png

Grammar

Numbers

Numbers are in general read off from left to right as individual numerals

  • vet
vet
one
one
  • vetvan
vet-van
one-zero
ten
  • vetvanviv
vet-van-viv
one-zero-five
one hundred and five

However larger numbers have their own words to help break up the list. Any zeros following these higher number words are ignored until a non-zero number is found.

  • vuet
vuet
thousand
one thousand
  • vetvervuetviv
vet-ver-vuet-viv
one-eight-thousand-five
eighteen thousand and five
  • vetvervuetvivvan
vet-ver-vuet-viv-van
one-eight-thousand-five-zero
eighteen thousand and fifty

Adjectives

Adjectives immediately precede the word they modify.

  • Tucboc
tuc-boc
old-rock
an old rock

Multiple adjectives stack, though the order of the adjectives does not matter

  • Taintucboc
tain-tuc-boc
gray-old-rock
an old gray rock
  • Tuctainboc
tuc-tain-boc
old-gray-rock
an old gray rock

Possessives

Possessives are formed by using a name or pronoun as an adjective, again word order does not matter.

  • Muctaintucboc
muc-tain-tuc-boc
my-gray-old-rock
my old gray rock
  • Taintucmucboc
tain-tuc-muc-boc
gray-old-my-rock
my old gray rock

Negation

Adjectives are negated by the use of the prefix "ta," which immediately precedes the adjective it negates.

  • Tataintucmucboc
ta.tain-tuc-muc-boc
NEG.gray-old-my-rock
my old non-gray rock
  • Taintuctamucboc
tain-tuc-ta.muc-boc
gray-old-NEG.my-rock
the old gray rock that isn't mine

Comparison

The compartitive forms of adjectives are formed by adding the prefix "in" for positive comparisons, and "fen" for negative comparisons. Ancaron has no superlative forms for positive or negative comparisons. Like the negation prefix, these prefixes immediately precede the adjective they modify.

  • Tainintucboc
tain-in-tuc-boc
gray-more-old-rock
the older gray rock
  • Tainfentucboc
tain-fen-tuc-boc
gray-less-old-rock
the less old gray rock

Sentence forms of comparison are created using " padi " (with spaces) to link the two parts of the comparison together, and it is used for both "more than," "less than," and "as ___ as" comparisons.

  • intucboc padi muc
in-tuc-boc padi muc
more-old-rock than me
a rock older than me
  • fentucon padi muc
fen-tuc-on padi muc
less-old-person than me
a person younger than me
  • tucon padi muc
tuc-on padi muc
old-person as me
a person as old as me

Verbs

Ancaron verbs mark the subject as a suffix and the direct object as a prefix, forming a OVS word order.

  • Bocpunmuc.
boc-pun-muc
rock-hold-I
I hold a rock.

Tense

Ancaron has three tenses, past, present, and future. The tense marker immediately precedes the verb, falling after the object.

Present tense

The present tense marker is "dop," though it is optional as it is assumed if no tense markers are present. The present tense is used for any action that is currently happening.

  • Bocdoppunmuc.
boc-dop-pun-muc
rock-PRS.hold-I
I hold a rock.

Future tense

The future tense marker is "civ." The future tense is used for any action that is not currently happening, but will be happening sometime in the future.

  • Boccivpunmuc.
boc-civ-pun-muc
rock-FUT.hold-I
I will hold a rock.

Past tense

The past tense marker is "don." The past tense is used for any action that is not currently happening, but has already happened.

  • Bocdonpunmuc.
boc-don-pun-muc
rock-PST.hold-I
I held a rock.

Negation

Like negation of adjectives, negation of verbs is done with the prefix "ta." The negative prefix precedes the tense marker and follows the direct object.

  • Boctapunmuc.
boc-ta.pun-muc
rock-NEG.hold-I
I am not holding a rock.
  • Boctacivpunmuc.
boc-ta.civ.pun-muc
rock-NEG.FUT.hold-I
I will not hold a rock.

Indirect Objects

The indirect object follows the verb and subject as a separate word.

  • Boccivsipunmuc Mardon.
boc-civ.sipun-muc Mardon
rock-FUT.throw-I Mardon
I will toss the rock to Mardon.

The Copula

Ancaron has no copula verbs, rather they are replaced by the use of nouns or adjectives acting as verbs.

  • Tucboc.
tuc-boc
old-rock
The rock is old. (Lit: The rock olds.)
  • Boczain.
boc-zain
rock-that
That is a rock. (Lit: That rocks.)

The construction "There is" or "There are" is replaced with the verb "danas," which means "to exist."

  • Danasboc
danas-boc
exist-rock
There is a rock. (Lit: A rock exists.)

Adverbs

Adverbs preceed the verb they modify, and are located between the direct object and the negation of the verb, assuming they exist.

  • Boctortacivsipunmuc.
boc-tor-ta.civ.sipun-muc
rock-quickly-NEG.FUT.throw-I
I will not quickly throw the rock.

Multiple adverbs stack, and like with adjectives, word order does not matter

  • Boctordopubcivsipunmuc.
boc-tor-dopub-civ.sipun-muc
rock-quickly-today-FUT.throw-I
I will quickly throw the rock today.
  • Bocdopubtorcivsipunmuc.
boc-dopub-tor-civ.sipun-muc
rock-today-quickly-FUT.throw-I
I will quickly throw the rock today.

Negation

Like verbs and adjectives, adverbs are negated by the use of the prefix "ta," which immediately precedes the adverb it negates.

  • Boctadopubtorcivsipunmuc.
boc-ta.dopub-tor-civ.sipun-muc
rock-NEG.today-quickly-FUT.throw-I
I will quickly throw the rock, but not today.
  • Bocdopubtatorcivsipunmuc.
boc-dopub-ta.tor-civ.sipun-muc
rock-today-NEG.quickly-FUT.throw-I
I will throw the rock today, but not quickly.

Comparison

The compartitive forms of adverbs are formed just like the adjective versions, by adding the prefix "in" for positive comparisons, and "fen" for negative comparisons. As before, there are no superlatives and the prefixes immediately precede the adverb they modify.

  • torsipun
tor-sipun
quickly-throw
to quickly throw
  • intorsipun
in-tor-sipun
more-quickly-throw
to throw more quickly
  • fentorsipun
fen-tor-sipun
less-quickly-throw
to throw less quickly

Also as with adjectives, sentence forms of comparison are created using " padi " (with spaces) to link the two parts of the comparison together, and it is used for both "more than," "less than," and "as ___ as" comparisons. However, they are linked together somewhat differently, with the two objects mentioned in the comparison, as well as the "padi," are the subject with the verb form being as above. The object that comes first in the English comparison also comes first in the Ancaron one, and is the one that is actually attached to the verb.

  • _<adverbal comparison>_et padi muc
_<adverbal comparison>_-et padi muc
_<adverbal comparison>_-it than I
he _<adverbal comparison>_ than I (_<verb>_).
  • intorsipunet padi muc
in-tor-sipun-et padi muc
more-quickly-throw-it than I
he throws more quickly than I (throw).
  • fentorsipunet padi muc
fen-tor-sipun-et padi muc
less-quickly-throw-it than I
he throws less quickly than I (throw).
  • torsipunet padi muc
tor-sipun-et padi muc
quickly-throw-it as I
he throws as quickly as I (throw).

Nouns

Plurals

To make a word plural, add the unspecific plural prefix "car"

  • on
on
person
person
  • caron
car.on
PLR.person
people

Alternatively, numbers can be used instead to for a specific plural.

  • vucon
vuc.on
three.person
three people

"In" is also used as a plural prefix as well to represent large amounts but remaining unspecific in total number.

  • inon
in.on
many.people
many people

Pronouns

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