Mjoka

Mjoka is a language with a fairly simple phonology, simple grammar, and still needs a vocabulary. Feel free to add words to the Dictionary at the bottom, just read the phonotactical constraints first.

Phonology
In Mjoka there are seven consonants: P, K, M, N, R, J, W and four vowels: A, O, E, É. Note that this is the Romanized alphabet of the language and does not represent every sound found in the language (i'm talking about the Schwa)

Phonotactics

 * Syllable structure is (C)(j,w)V(m,n,r)


 * The only consonant clusters that are allowed are mj, nj, pj, pw, kj, kw. A consonant cluster cannot end a word.
 * The vowels o, e, or a cannot come before r : é is the only letter that can come before r.
 * Sentence structure always follows SVO

Tenses
These are examples of how to form specific verb tenses.

Past
Ex: " I walked" -> "I was walk"

Past Progressive
Ex: "I was walking" -> "I was is walk"

Simple Present
Ex: "I walk" -> "I walk"

Present Progressive
Ex: "I am walking" -> "I is is walk"

Future
Ex: "I will walk" -> "I will walk"

Future Progressive
Ex: "I will be walking" -> "I will is walk" ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Articles the and a rule
Ex: When there is a preposition
 * When you need to use the articles the or a you always attach them to the end of the first preposition after the noun.
 * If there is no preposition after the noun you are adding the article to, you just put it after the noun making it a separate word.
 * Note: The underlined words correspond to one another.

" A cat will run" -> "cat will- a run"

Ex: When there is no preposition

"The dog will chase the cat" -> "dog will-the chase cat the " ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Dependant and Independant Clauses
Ex:
 * Dependant Clauses are always formed differently than Independant Clauses. Dependant Clauses always go,  Like-Descriptor, Preposition, Subject.
 * Note: these examples contain Like-Descriptors which are explained below in Parts of Speech.

"I am rough" -> "gravel-like is I"

"The teacher will be fast" -> "cheetah-like will-the teacher"

Independant Clauses
Ex:
 * Independant Clauses are similar to a regular English sentence, only the words are mixed around for correct grammar

"The dog was chasing the cat" -> "dog was-the is chase cat the" ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Parts of Speech
There are four parts of speech, Nouns, Verbs, Like-Descriptors, and Prepositions.

Like-Descriptors
Ex: For Dependant Clauses
 * Like-Descriptors act as both adjectives and adverbs.
 * A Like-Descriptor is made up of a noun and the like particle. The like particle can be placed before or after the noun that is acting as an adjective
 * You may also have a number act as a Like-Descriptors to indicate how many times the verb was performed.
 * Note: The like particle and the noun do not become one word!

"The ground is coarse " -> " sand-like is-the ground" or " like-sand is-the ground"

Ex: For Independant Clauses

"The cat was running slowly " -> "cat was-the is run tortoise-like " or "cat was-the is run like-tortoise "

Nouns

 * The only restrictions on nouns are the phonotactic rules listed above.

Verbs

 * There are also no restrictions on verbs.
 * Verbs are always in infinitve form no matter what. The meaning of the verb is only changed by certain prepositions.

Progressive tense Verbs
Ex:
 * In english you add -ing to the end of a verb to make it progressive but in Mjoka you just simply put is in front of the infinitive form of the verb.

"I was running " -> "I was is run "

"I am running " -> "I is is run "

Prepositions

 * Prepositions can only end with the letter m or any vowel so that someone may indicate the the the or a article.