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łaá siri (ASCII transcription lhaa: siri) is an minimalist artlang created by Zach Wellstood for personal use. Interesting characteristics include deictic verbal conjugation for the subject and object, a phonological inventory of 10 (or 13, depending on your view, or maybe more depending on other views) phonemes, and a 4-way system of animacy.
Phonetics & Phonology
Consonants
| Alveolar | Palatal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | ' [ʔ] | ||
| Fricative | s [s] | ||
| Lateral Fric. | ł [ɬ] | ||
| Lateral Aff. | tł [tɬ] | ||
| Approx. | r [ɹ] - l [l] | y [j] |
Vowels
Vowel Qualities: Glottal Reinforcement
Vowel Qualities: Rhotacization
Vowel Qualities: Length
Syllable Structure
Pitch-Accent System
Sound Change & Allophony
Morphology
Nominal Morphology
Animacy
Pronouns
Verbal Morphology
Proximity of Subject
Proximity of Object
Evidentiality
Negation
Aspect
Descriptive Morphology
Syntax
Possession
Simple Questions
Wh- Questions
Colloquialisms
Because colloquialisms between languages are rarely mutually intelligible and often rooted in culture, the closest English equivalent to the succeeding phrases has been provided as well. This is often not a direct translation, but something that carries a similar connotation in English.
Literary łaá siri
Most prevalent in łaá siri are numerous constructions and names of constructions used in poetry. Because of the minimal phonetic inventory of vowels, rhyme is very common, but beyond acoustic properties of poetry are many metaphorical constructions.
Counting
łaá siri uses a base-5 (quinary) number system.
