Ahoreni

''' The creator of Ahoreni, Olive11224, has put this Conlang on hiatus. ''' Dumping Chinese on Finnish does not a language make.

General Information
Ahoreni (Honzeu: 魂语，Oheooreozeu: 오허오러니 IPA: /oxɤorɤni/) is an agglutinative language spoken around the Changbai mountains. It is considered stable, with a population of about ~2,275,000 speakers. The language is vastly innovative, with much assimilation from middle Chinese and Korean.

The Ahoro People
The Ahoro people have historically occupied much territory, from Primorsky Krai to Shandong.

Since the formation of North Korea, it is likely that the population in North Korea has assimilated with North Korean culture and philosophy. Thus, the population may no longer speak Ahoreni.

Consonants
Non phonemic consonants and vowels are in brackets.
 * [r] may shorten to [ɾ], as long as [r] is not the initial consonant.
 * The retroflex series does not occur before the vowel /i/.
 * Coda nasals differs depending on the initial consonant of the next syllable.
 * Before bilabial consonants: /m/
 * Before coronal consonants, glottal consonants, and if the consonant is absent : /n/
 * Before velar consonants: /ŋ/

Vowels

 * Ahoreni does not employ phonemic vowel or consonant length.

Vowel Clusters
In Ahoreni, many vowel clusters may consist of a Pure Vowel/Diphthong and a glide. This is a list showing the possible vowel-final combinations.
 * /ɥ/ may only succeed an Alveolo-Palatal consonant.
 * Bilabial consonant can not occur before /ɥ/ or /w/.

Phonotactics


 * The language's main syllable structure is (C)(v)V(v)(C)

Writing System
This language usually uses the Korean alphabet.

Grammar
The language is SOV. Ahoreni is traditionally suffixing.

Postpositions
Hwayi uses postpositional particles to mark grammatical features such as cases, locative, and spatial relations.

Ahoreni also uses postpositions to show spatial relations.

Demonstratives
Ahoreni has a three-way distinction between demonstratives, similar to the Northern Sami languages. (Proximal, Mesioproximal, Mesiodistal and Distal.)

Classifiers
Classifiers, or counter words, work similarly to Chinese, and must be bound to a noun if one were to describe number or definiteness. Here is a list of the classifiers which are commonly used.

Numbers
Numbers

Pronouns
Formal pronouns usually descend from words of Chinese origin. The first person formal pronouns are formed from a first person formal pronoun and the suffix -yaowa (lit. under). Informal pronouns are usually native in origin.

Reflexives Reflexives are formed by attaching the suffix -ki to the respective pronoun.

Adjectives
Adjectives must occur before a noun.

Verbs
The verb system of Ahoreni is somewhat complex. The suffix taken usually depends on the vowels of the stem.

Mood

 * 1) Indicative - States a fact witnessed by the speaker, in some direct form. -"I feel/hear/see/etc. him running"
 * 2) Conditional - Indicates that an action depends on another event -"If the motion of his legs is propelling him forward, he is running"
 * 3) Jussive - Indicates a desire -"I want to run"
 * 4) Imperative - Indicates a command -"You must run"
 * 5) Inferrential - Indicates a fact not witnessed directly by the speaker. -"John Doe told me he was running"
 * 6) Subjunctive - Indicates a thought -"I am thinking that he is running"
 * 7) Epistemic- Indicates a statement deemed possible

Particles
The particle "ie" is used to form yes/no questions.

Example text
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.