Polijole/Dialects

note: most of the modern dialects' names are based off of their etymological-original classical polidish word, so the names may differ slightly

Proto-Polijole
qo lijo jolà [kʷɑ liɟɑ ɟɑlă], or often just shortened to qolijolà [kʷɑliɟɑlă] was spoken around 7820bc and was the oldest form of polidish, it was almost completely isolating, it also had a very strict CV word order.

Vowels
there are no diphthongs

Example Sentences
lòɟaċa q̇a bukò sabuky ga nɿ takanà sabò 'ò kɿċona.

[lɑ̆ɟacʰa kʷʰɑ̆ ᵐbukɑ saᵐbukɣ̩ ga nɿ takană saᵐbɑ̆ ʔɑ̆ kɿcʰɑna]

slow ADJ behind ABL NOM 1SG.MASC tree ALL DU bird

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

su gìsa ga nɿ xa nò titosá, ninyka ga xa su nò gìna

[su gĭsa ga nɿ xa nɑ̆ titɑsa, ninɣ̩ka ga xa su nɑ̆ gĭna]

PL like NOM 1SG DEM ACC food, COP NOM DEM PL ACC good.

I like this food a lot, it is very good.

Classical Polijole
Classical Polidish, or Polijolè [pˠɒliɟɒlə̆] was spoken at around ~692bc, it had a strict CV word order and was quite polysynthetic

Phonology
On the main page

Romanisation
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Example Sentences
pholejacha zamukanamùci takanèsaka kaçhona'esa

[pˠʰɒləɟat͡sʰa zamukanamŭt͡si takanə̆saka kat͡ʃʰɒnaʔəsa]

ADV-slow ABL-1SG-MASC-PST.PERF tree-ABL bird-DU.ALL

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

sugìsana xa titoşzanè, ni xaga sugìnanè

[sugĭsana xa titɒʒanə̆, ni xaga sugĭnanə̆]

PL-like-1SG.MASC DEM food-ACC, COP DEM-NOM PL-good-ACC

I like this food a lot, it is very good.

AIP
AIP aka "Average Imperial Polidish", or pəliçəu [pəlit͡ʃəu], is the most commonly spoken form of polidish in modern times, the version shown here is spoken around 2400ad, same with all of the other dialects below. The language is very fusional with many noun declensions.

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /iu/ /ui/ /ua/ /əi/ /əu/ /eə/ /eu/ /oi/ /oə/

[ç] is an allophone of /h/ before /i/

Example Sentences
təŋnət çi kəşənask samukani lıçac

[təŋnət t͡ʃi kəʃənask samukani lɨt͡ʃat͡s]

tree-LOC 2 bird-LOC.PL ABL.1SG.PST.PFV slow

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

çetəşan hə ho çisam, hə ho çinan

[t͡ʃetəʃan hə ho t͡ʃisam, hə ho t͡ʃinan]

food.ACC DEM.NOM PL like.1SG, DEM.NOM PL good-ACC

I like this food a lot, it is very good.

Kikha'i
Kikha'i, or modernly kixexiçolə [ciçeçit͡ʃole]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /oɪ/

Example Sentences
me känesakə kaçonakasə leşasə zapukäpi

[me kenesakə kat͡ʃonakasə leʃasə zapukepi]

1SG.NOM tree-ABL bird-DU.ALL slow ABL.PST.PERF

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Bozaje
Bozaje, or modernly, pỳsaje jyle [py˩saje jyle], it is fairly isolating

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /ie/ /iu/ /ĩã/ /ĩẽ/ /ĩõ/

/i₁/ and /e₁/ become [ɯ] and [ɤ] when not at the end of a word, but /i₂/ and /e₂/ don't

Example Sentences
lejasa samuhami þahã nas sami haçĩ́ xe

[lɤjasa samuhami θahã nas sami hat͡ʃĩ˦ xe]

slow ABL-PST.PERF tree 1SG ALL-PST.PERF bird DU

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds

Cakine
Cakine, or modernly, Cakinejol [t͡ʃakinejol]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /ie/ /io/ /iu/ /ai/ /au/

Example Sentences
lejaç ramukanam nas takänes kaçoŋaks

[lejat͡ʃ ramukanam nas takenes kat͡ʃoŋaks]

slow ABL-1SG-PST.PERF 1SG.NOM tree-ABL bird-DU.ALL

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Nagaku
Nagaku, or modernly ṕhunagaku julu [pʶʰunaᵑgaku julu]

Vowels
diphthongs: /ĭa/ /ĭu/ /ɯi/ /ɯa/ /ui/ /ua/ /ai/ /au/

Example Sentences
da lakanıgatu kaçhunukıtu sapukaci ṕhılıjacha

[ⁿda lakanɯgatu kat͡ʃʰunukɯtu sapukat͡si pʶʰɯlɯjat͡sʰa]

1SG.NOM tree-LOC bird.DU.LOC ABL-PST.PERF ADJ-slow

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Gekhe
Gekhe poldish, or phéşeçhe pólijóla [pʰeːʃɛt͡ʃʰɛ poːlijoːla] is the Polijole spoken by the highest elites of the polidians. It is considered the most similar to classical Polidish in grammar of all dialects.

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /iɛ/ /iɔ/ /iu/

Example Sentences
phólejácha sámukamemu takanéka káçhónoésa

[pʰoːlɛjaːt͡sʰa saːmukamɛmu takaneːka kaːt͡ʃʰoːnɔ.eːsa]

ADV-slow ABL-1SG.MASC-PST tree-ABL bird.DU.ALL

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

sujesáme xatitóşone, ni sujenone

[sujɛsaːmɛ xatitoːʃɔnɛ, ni sujɛnɔnɛ]

PL-like-1SG DEM-food.ACC, COP PL-good

I like this food a lot, it is very good.