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 liɟo'y jolà [kʷɑ liɟɑʔɣ̩ 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
q̇ò lòɟaċa buko cima sabuky ga nɿ takanà buko sabò kɿċona'ò

[kʷʰɑ̆ lɑ̆ɟacʰa ᵐbukɑ cima saᵐbukɣ̩ ga nɿ takană ᵐbukɑ saᵐbɑ̆ kɿcʰɑnaʔɑ̆]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

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

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

very like NOM 1SG DEM ACC food, COP NOM DEM ACC very 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
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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/ /ʊi/ /ʊa/ /əɪ/ /əʊ/ /eə/ /eʊ/ /oɪ/ /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.

Kikhahi
Kikhahi, or modernly kixäxijolə [cixeçijolə]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /oɪ/

Example Sentences
me käneþ kaçonok reşasə zapukäpi

[me keɲeθ kat͡ʃonok ɾeʃasə zapukepi]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Bozaje
Bozaje, or modernly, pə̀sàjejə̀le [pə˨sa˨jejə˨le], it is fairly isolating

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

Example Sentences
lëjasá sàmuhàmi þáhã́ nas sàmi haçẽ́ hë́

[lɤjasa˦ sa˨muha˨mi θa˦hã˦ nas sa˨mi hat͡ʃẽ˦ hɤ˦]

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 [t͡ʃɑciɲejol]

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

Example Sentences
lejaç ramukanam nas takänis kaçaŋaks

[lejɑt͡ʃ ramukɑnɑm nɑs takeɲis kɑt͡ʃɑŋɑks]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Nagaku
Nagaku, or modernly dagakujulu [ⁿdaᵑgaku julu]

Vowels
diphthongs: /ia/ /iu/ /ɯi/ /ɯa/ /ui/ /ua/ /ai/ /au/

Example Sentences
das rakanıgatu kaçhənakıtu sapukaci ṕhırıjacha

[ⁿdas ɾakanɯgatu kat͡ʃʰənakɯtu sapukat͡si pʶʰɯɾɯjat͡sʰa]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Gekhe
Gekhe polidish, or şéçhépa pólijóla [ʃeːt͡ʃʰeːpa 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
pélejácha sámukámemu sakanéka káçhónoésa

[peːlɛjaːt͡sʰa saːmukaːmɛmu sakaneːka kaːt͡ʃʰoːnɔ.eːsa]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

sujesáme xa şitóşone, ni sujenone

[sujɛsaːmɛ xa ʃitoːʃɔnɛ, ni sujɛnɔnɛ]

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

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

Xiophoniol
Xi'ophoŋi, or modernly Xöfonöl /çɵfoɲɵl/ is spoken in the Xöfon country of Poligea.