Bahéian

= The Language of Bahéian = ...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...

fàgni hì dèy yàb cheòsc sïgni fàgni kïquô cheòsc sï jé tô dà

Pronunciation: /fàɲɲ hì dèj jàb ʃòz sïɲɲ fàɲɲ kïˈkô ʃòz sï ʤé tô dà/

Bahéian word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet the wind to

Grammar
Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.

Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.

Adposition: postpositions ?

Nouns
Nouns form plural with separate plural word:

Articles
Uses of definite article that differ from English:


 * Used to talk about countable nouns in general: English’s ‘I like cats’ would translate to ‘I like the cats’
 * Used for personal names in third person: ‘The Maria has left for school’
 * Used with place names: ‘The London’

Verbs
Bahéian uses a standalone particle word for future tense: Imperfective aspect

The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am learning and habitual actions, such as I learn (something new every day).

Bahéian uses an affix for imperfective:

Numbers
Bahéian has a base-10 number system:

1 - rìsc

2 - ci

3 - se

4 - àsc

5 - cha

6 - mù

7 - scüche

8 - tè

9 - taja

10 - bò

11 - bò bòrìsc ɾìsc “ten-one”

100 - rìsc ɾìsc gòttu gòttu “one hundred”

101 - rìsc gòttu fàgni rìsc “one hundred and one”

200 - ci gòttu

1000 - rìsc scasc “one thousand”

Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɾː

Else: Suffix -eɾː

Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -v

Else: Suffix -év

Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -kʷ

Else: Suffix -ùkʷ

Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix u-

Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -m

Else: Suffix -üm

Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -sʰ

Else: Suffix -asʰ

Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix v-

Else: Prefix và-

Tending to = Prefix sʰà-

Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix i-

Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -e

One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b

Else: Suffix -ub

Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -if

Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʧ

Else: Suffix -éːʧ

Augmentative = Suffix -ü

Bahéian - English Dictionary
Key: spelling /pronunciation/ part of speech. definition(s)

adj. adjective | adv. adverb | art. article | conj. conjunction | det. determiner | interj. interjection | n. noun | num. numeral | prep. preposition | pron. pronoun | v. verb


 * a a /a/ n. student
 * acànüm acànüm /acàˈnüm/ adj. national
 * ãhônià ãhôɲà /ãˌhôniˈà/ v. last, survive
 * àqu àkʷ /àˈqu/ adj. main, premier
 * ày àj /àj/ v. indicate, imply, express
 * bahï bahï /baˈhï/ v. put (place), put on
 * bãqu bãkʷ /bãˈqu/ adj. confident, certain, sure
 * bech beʧ /beʧ/ adv. somewhat, fairly, pretty
 * ber beɾ /beɾ/ v. crush, grind, squash, smash
 * bini birù bini biɾù /biˈni biˈɾù/ n. linguistics
 * bo bo /bo/ adv. always, all the time
 * bòy bòj /bòj/ n. cousin
 * bùr bùɾ /bùɾ/ v. catch, capture, seize, arrest
 * bùsc kòlhãb bùsc kòlhãb /bùsc kòlˈhãb/ n. dagger
 * cà sʰà /cà/ n. fact
 * cad sʰad /cad/ n. earthquake
 * cãm sʰãm /cãm/ n. dialect
 * ças sːas /ças/ adv. tomorrow
 * çàt sːàt /çàt/ v. chase
 * çay sːaj /çaj/ n. strategy (plan), tactic
 * cé sʰé /cé/ n. god
 * céd sʰéd /céd/ interj. yes
 * çes sːes /çes/ v. add
 * chã ʧã /ʧã/ prep. beyond
 * chama ʧama /ʧaˈma/ adj. similar
 * chàsc ʧàz /ʧàsc/ v. swim
 * cheàb ʃàb /cheˈàb/ n. situation (circumstances, context)
 * cheaqu ʃakʷ /cheaˈqu/ adj. normal, regular
 * cheè ʃè /cheˈè/ n. costume
 * cheequ ʃekʷ /cheeˈqu/ adv. so, very, really, therefore, thus
 * cheib ʃib /cheˈib/ n. bar (pub)
 * chelsci ʧelzi /ʧelsˈci/ v. establish
 * chequ ʧekʷ /ʧeˈqu/ v. excite
 * cheuy ʃuj /cheˈuj/ n. tide
 * chié ʧié /ʧiˈé/ n. success, benefit, profit
 * chïsc ʧïz /ʧïsc/ adj. violent
 * chô ʧô /ʧô/ adj. important
 * choy ʧoj /ʧoj/ n. sound, voice
 * chuj ʧuʤ /ʧuʤ/ v. enjoy, appreciate
 * çì sːì /çì/ prep. with (accompanied by), with (using)
 * cìchac cìʧasʰ /cìˈʧac/ v. analyze
 * ço sːo /ço/ adj. long
 * co sʰo /co/ prep. like
 * cob kʰob /cob/ v. guess, predict
 * còrr le còrr le /còrr le/ n. toast
 * çù sːù /çù/ v. drift
 * cucya sʰukʰja /cuˈcja/ n. cream
 * çuv sːuv /çuv/ n. difference
 * dàd dàd /dàd/ adj. favorite
 * dec desʰ /dec/ n. forehead, brow
 * déyvev déjvev /déjˈvev/ v. cost
 * dïhàyniani dïhàjɲaɲ /dïhàjˌniaˈni/ n. glove
 * dir diɾ /diɾ/ n. interview
 * dü dü /dü/ n. erection
 * éc ésʰ /éc/ n. trauma
 * éj éːʤ /éʤ/ n. hotel
 * eque eque /equˈe/ n. meeting
 * eyscà ejzà /ejsˈcà/ n. boot
 * fãkla fãkla /fãˈkla/ v. seem, appear, manifest
 * fe fe /fe/ n. structure, system
 * fèni fèɲ /fèˈni/ n. eyelash
 * fìni fìɲ /fìˈni/ n. trial
 * foïy foïj /foˈïj/ n. cake
 * fùmïr fùmïɾ /fùˈmïɾ/ adj. common, frequent, normal
 * gã gã /gã/ det. the
 * gãni gãɲ /gãˈni/ adj. steep
 * gégni géɲː /gégˈni/ n. case, event (occurrence), incident
 * gïb gïb /gïb/ v. combine
 * gniagcha ɲːagʧa /gniagˈʧa/ v. grind, crumble
 * gniat ɲːat /gniˈat/ adv. here
 * gnier ɲːeɾ /gniˈeɾ/ adj. best
 * gniin ɲːin /gniˈin/ n. skill, talent
 * gniosc ɲːoz /gniˈosc/ v. share, divide, segregate
 * gò gò /gò/ v. save (put aside), collect
 * gòm gòm /gòm/ n. tradition, ritual
 * gùt gùt /gùt/ n. community
 * hãch hãʧ /hãʧ/ v. work (be employed), work (toil)
 * hãsc hãz /hãsc/ v. embrace
 * heche heʃ /hecˈhe/ adv. when
 * hénév hénév /héˈnév/ n. possibility
 * hicof hikʰof /hiˈcof/ n. advice
 * hïy hïj /hïj/ v. influence
 * hongay hongaj /honˈgaj/ n. column
 * hù fis hù fis /hù fis/ n. rainbow
 * hùteche hùteʃ /hùtecˈhe/ n. fork
 * ibà ibà /iˈbà/ n. service
 * idïb idïb /iˈdïb/ n. recognition
 * ihày ihàj /iˈhàj/ n. control
 * ike ike /iˈke/ n. thought
 * imòd imòd /iˈmòd/ n. destruction
 * iqua iqua /iquˈa/ n. victory
 * ìs ìs /ìs/ n. bark (of tree)
 * ivãd ivãd /iˈvãd/ n. death
 * jã ʤã /ʤã/ adj. fat
 * jàv ʤàv /ʤàv/ v. travel
 * jec ʤesʰ /ʤec/ conj. while
 * jèjla ʤèʤla /ʤèˈʤla/ n. cat
 * jév ʤév /ʤév/ n. moisture
 * jìsc ʤìz /ʤìsc/ n. employee
 * jù ʤù /ʤù/ n. earth
 * kã kã /kã/ n. member
 * kàche kàʃ /kàcˈhe/ v. bake
 * kani kaɲ /kaˈni/ n. linen, napkin
 * kàvéf èj kàvéf èʤ /kàˈvéf èʤ/ n. footprint
 * kéc kéːsʰ /kéc/ n. key
 * késlahve késlahve /késlahˈve/ n. ink
 * kï kï /kï/ adj. subtle
 * kim kim /kim/ prep. down
 * kïr kïɾ /kïɾ/ adj. stable, steady, consistent
 * kìy kìj /kìj/ prep. throughout
 * korr koɾː /korr/ n. arrow (sign)
 * küf küf /küf/ num. million
 * kùmà kùmà /kùˈmà/ v. like, love, enjoy
 * kùsc kùz /kùsc/ v. feel (sense by touch), feel (examine by touch)
 * lache laʃ /lacˈhe/ n. top (clothing)
 * lase lase /laˈse/ n. abuse
 * léche léʃ /lécˈhe/ n. cheese
 * lï lï /lï/ n. chest
 * lò lò /lò/ v. face, fight
 * lòr lòɾ /lòɾ/ adj. quick, swift
 * lud se lud se /lud se/ n. triangle
 * mã mã /mã/ v. agree
 * mãf mãf /mãf/ interj. goodbye
 * mãqub mãqub /mãˈqub/ n. politician
 * màvgé màvgéː /màvˈgé/ adj. alone
 * méch méʧ /méʧ/ adv. ago
 * mèmub mèmub /mèˈmub/ n. foreigner
 * mesfa mesfa /mesˈfa/ n. skin, fur, leather
 * mïb mïb /mïb/ v. say, tell, recite, proclaim, announce, explain, notify, inform, mention, express
 * mimcheésc mimʃéz /mimcheˈésc/ n. wizard
 * môch môʧ /môʧ/ n. tire
 * mòv mòv /mòv/ v. burn, ignite, light, simmer
 * môv môv /môv/ v. provide, cater
 * mùd mùd /mùd/ n. beast
 * mùqu mùkʷ /mùˈqu/ n. bee
 * nãf nãf /nãf/ v. torture
 * nàqu nàkʷ /nàˈqu/ adj. hot, hot (attractive)
 * nay naj /naj/ n. pair
 * née née /néˈe/ n. opening
 * nès te nès te /nès te/ n. planet
 * nìb nìb /nìb/ n. armor
 * nïni nïɲ /nïˈni/ v. hate, resent
 * nom nom /nom/ adj. right (direction)
 * nù nù /nù/ n. train
 * ô ô /ô/ n. chance, odds
 * òy òj /òj/ det. this
 * quàm kʷàm /quˈàm/ n. oven
 * quédub quédub /quéˈdub/ n. artist
 * quimà kʷimà /quiˈmà/ v. breathe
 * quòt kʷòt /quˈòt/ adj. cool (fashionable), casual
 * rà ɾà /ɾà/ n. place, point, venue
 * rãm ɾãm /ɾãm/ n. table, counter (flat, elevated surface)
 * re ɾe /ɾe/ n. school
 * rém ɾém /ɾém/ n. beard, mane
 * rïb ɾïb /ɾïb/ n. ruler
 * rïyerr ɾïjeɾː /ɾïˈjerr/ adv. usually
 * rràgkô ɾːàgkô /rràgˈkô/ n. tear
 * rreb ɾːeb /rreb/ v. smell (sense with nose)
 * rrichév rriʧév /rriˈʧév/ n. fun
 * rro ɾːo /rro/ n. nail
 * rrü ɾːü /rrü/ n. nerve
 * rùddesc ɾùddez /ɾùdˈdesc/ v. order, impose
 * sãbyèj sãbjèʤ /sãˈbjèʤ/ n. cell (room in a prison), compartment
 * sàr sàɾ /sàɾ/ n. potion, elixir
 * scab zab /scab/ det. our (including you)
 * scanga zanga /scanˈga/ n. style
 * scat zat /scat/ n. island
 * sce ze /sce/ n. dog
 * scécha zéʧa /scéˈʧa/ conj. since
 * scérèfcheàgni zéɾèfʃàɲː /scéɾèfcˌheàgˈni/ v. cure
 * scìb zìb /scìb/ v. finish, complete
 * scirr ziɾː /scirr/ v. sell
 * scô zô /scô/ n. technology
 * scôsc zôz /scôsc/ n. edge, limit
 * scüb züb /scüb/ prep. along
 * scùm zùm /scùm/ v. emphasize, exaggerate
 * sè sè /sè/ n. altitude
 * sem sem /sem/ n. gun, firearm
 * sèy sèj /sèj/ v. live, exist
 * sïhos sïhos /sïˈhos/ n. city, metropolis
 * sôd sôd /sôd/ n. nose
 * sù sù /sù/ n. screw
 * ta ta /ta/ n. arm, branch (tree part)
 * tach taʧ /taʧ/ adj. big, great (very large), massive, enormous
 * tãj tãʤ /tãʤ/ v. suck, inhale, extract
 * tat tat /tat/ n. top, mountain, lid
 * téberr tébeɾː /téˈberr/ n. cave, tomb, grave
 * tév tév /tév/ v. solve, figure out, deduce
 * tìlôch tìlôʧ /tìˈlôʧ/ n. canvas
 * tòqu tòkʷ /tòˈqu/ adj. perfect, pure
 * tü tü /tü/ n. offer
 * tuy tuj /tuj/ n. bow (decorative material)
 * ubiche ubiche /ubicˈhe/ adj. friendly
 * uçuv uçuv /uˈçuv/ adj. different
 * uf uf /uf/ v. cut, shave
 * üqu ükʷ /üˈqu/ n. ice, diamond
 * usïf usïf /uˈsïf/ adj. painful
 * vàb vàb /vàb/ v. gain
 * vahé vahé /vaˈhé/ n. adult
 * vàsc vàz /vàsc/ v. claim, allege
 * vàvãd vàvãd /vàˈvãd/ adj. dead
 * ven ven /ven/ n. assassin
 * villa villa /viˈlla/ v. listen, hear
 * vitmã vitmã /vitˈmã/ n. religion
 * vòm vòm /vòm/ n. flower
 * vùd vùd /vùd/ adj. neat, fine (okay)
 * yà jà /jà/ v. check, examine
 * yàm jàm /jàm/ n. environment (natural world)
 * yéfpàch jéːfpàʧ /jéfˈpàʧ/ v. test
 * yévlò jévlò /jéˈvlò/ n. loop, curve, arc
 * yit jit /jit/ n. dinner
 * yôy jôj /jôj/ v. explain
 * yur juɾ /juɾ/ n.