Thursday, December 31, 2009

My new language

Consonants
Tt - /t/
Dd - /d/
Pp - /p/
Bb - /b/
Kk - /k/
Gg - /ɡ/
Nn - /n/
Mm - /m/
Ff - /f/
Vv - /v/
Ss - /s/
Zz - /z/
Cc - /ʃ/
Xx - /ʒ/
Rr - /r/
Ll - /l/
Jj - /j/

Short Vowels
Ii - /ɪ/
Uu - /ʌ/
Oo - /o/
Ee - /ɛ/
Aa - /ɑ/

Long vowels
ii - /i/
ee - /e/
aa - /æ/
oo - /o:/
uu - /u/

Diphthongs
jo - /jo:/
je - /jɛ/
ju - /ju/
ja - /jɑ/
oi - /oi/
ou - /ow/

Phonology
Devoicing of the final voiced consonant occurs (i.e. Street = priid /prit/)
when /s/ occurs at the beginning of a word the
/t͡s/ happens (i.e. Church = Soib / t͡soip/)
/r/ sound becomes the /l/ sound after long vowels
(i.e. Dancer = dounseer /downsel/)
When a consonant comes before the /j/ diphthongs the consonant palatalizes (i.e. Singer = pjeves /pjɛvɛs/
Voicing of two consonants occurs from right to left so if “vs” it is /fs/ and if it is “fz” it is /vz/

Nouns
No gender
inflected in by 4 cases: Nominative, Genitive, Dative, and Accusative
All question markers, emphatic particles, possessive pronouns attach to the noun

Endings of nouns in the nominative:
short vowels- i, a, o
Long vowels- ii, aa, oo, uu
Diphthongs- ja, jo, je, ju
Consonants ≠ n, m, x

Noun declension

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

-i

Remove –i and add -se

Add –n

Add –c

-a

Remove –a and add -su

Add –n

Add –c

-o

Remove –o and add -sa

Add –n

Add –ic

-ii

Remove final –i and add -see

Add –n

Add –c

-aa

Remove final –a and add -suu

Add –n

Add –c

-oo

Remove final –o and add -saa

Add –n

Add –c

-uu

Remove final –u and add -s

Add -n

Add –c

-ja

Add -s

Add –n

Same as nominative

-jo

Add -s

Add –n

Same as nominative

-je

Add –s

Add –n

Same as nominative

-ju

Add –s

Add –n

Same as nominative

consonant

Add -sii

Add -oun

Same as nominative


Example declension table

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

Isiilti (light)

Isiiltse

Isiiltin

Isiiltic

Cebula (onion)

Cebulsu

Cebulan

Cebulac

Drivo (tree)

Drivsa

Drivon

Drivoic

Nanii (woman)

Nanisee

Naniin

Naniic

Talaa (star)

Talasuu

Talaan

Talaac

Mustoo (house)

Mustosaa

Mustoon

Mustooc

Glasuu (voice)

Glasus

Glasuun

Glasuuc

Maatja (river)

Maatjas

Maatjan

Same as nominative

Lekjo (bed)

Lekjos

Lekjon

Same as nominative

Kotje (car)

Kotjes

Kotjen

Same as nominative

Meesju (man)

Meesjus

Meesjun

Same as nominative

Soib (church)

Soibsii

Soiboun

Same as nominative

Plural
To make a noun plural you add –k when it is in the nom. Only when the other cases occur you add –ee

Example:
Trees – Drivok
of the trees – Drivsaee

The order of the particles and endings goes: Case + Number+ Possessive + Emphatic + Question

Pronouns

Nominative

Genitive

Dative

Accusative

I

Aaz

menii

mii

men

You (singular)

Duu

Den

Dig

Dem

He/She/It

Ast

asten

astiin

ast

We

Noi

ne

nii

nou

You (Plural)

Iiv

ven

vii

vou

They

Aak

kenii

kii

ken

Possessives:

Mine – mo
yours (sing) – do
His/Hers/It’s – as
ours – no
yours (pl) – vo
theirs – ko

Example: Your car. = Kotjedo.
Your cars. = Kotjekdo
of your car = Kotjesdo
of your cars = Kotje/s/ee/do – Car – gen.- pl – your

Emphatic:

To emphasis that something actually exists (i.e. I really have a car or a car really exists…) use the –vir in nouns
In verbs when you say you “so” or “really” … need, want…etc. use -ta

Question particles:

To invert a statement into a question (i.e He is coming – Is he coming) you add the question particle –pa to the noun

Examples of all parts to ad to a noun:

The Churches – Soibk
to the his Church – Soibounas
to his churchs (emph) – Soibouneeasvir
to his churches? (Emph) – Soibouneeasvirpa

Verbs:

Infinitive: -x, -e
The conjugation of the present is only the reduplication of the initial consonant and if it is vowel initial lengthen the vowel and add L-
example:

Speak – Kalbex = I speak - Aaz Kakalbex
Go – Ite = I go – Aaz liite

You have to have the pronoun or the noun before the verb always!
Add the emphatic maker to the verb add it to the end.

Ex: I really speak = Aaz kakalbexta

Tense markers go after the infinitive marker but before the emphatic.

Present – NA
Past - uru
Future - bii
Conditional – poo

Ex:

To speak - kalbex
I speak – Aaz kakalbex
I spoke – Aaz kakalbexuru
I will speak – Aaz kakalbexbii
I would speak – Aaz kakalbexpoo

Sentence Examples:

The woman speaks to the man.
Nanii kakalbex meesjun.

The light will speak to the trees.
Isiilti kakalbexbii drivonee.

Do my cars (emph) really speak to his stars?
Kotjekmovirpa kakalbexta talaaneeas?

Imperative:
To form a formal imperative when you are talking to someone of respect or a large group you go to the present tense form but remove the infinitive stem (if it is the –x infective remove the vowel proceeding also)

Ex: (you (all)) Speak! – Kakalb
you all go! – Liit

For informal imperatives and singular just do the present form and add –m to the end
Ex: Speak! – Kakalbexm
Go! – Liitem

Prepositions:

Prepositions that take the Accusative;
in - a
at - na
on - v
into - ind
onto – op

Take Dative:
to - et
along - nasa
according to - mukaan
despite - malgre
toward - cara
with - mid
for - giia

Take Genitive:
without - nelk
except - nema
against - aga
instead of - invecee
by - piiee
near - artii
out from - izlez
away from – uuna
of - s

Prepositional phrases must at all times be together. “of” and “to” do not have to be written if wanting to indicate so. “light of man” can be written two ways
1. Isiilti meesjus
2. Isiilti s meesjus

All prepositions are enclitic which means they sound as if the are with the word they come before, if they are 1 syllable

1 comment:

  1. complex!
    looks like exercises from my phonology and historical ling classes

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