Tesnafek Kuna-lia

Tesnafek Kuna-lia (Singing Hollow) /tɛs͡nafɛk kuna.lia/

Classification and Dialects
Short Manner TekK-l

Full Manner Tesnafek Kuna-lia

The name of the Language derives from the notion of the speakers that language was given from the hollow cavity of the Sound Organ(Tsa-lat) also known as the vocal cords hence Tesnafek(Singing) Kuna-lia(Hollow).

This language has no known dialects as of yet.

The first alphabet of this language was actually a set of symbols that were in total 51 for all vowel and vowel diphthongs and consonant and consonant clusters as well as some symbols for the - and other marks. This language now is written in Latin reduced alphabet and the Capital letters are used as a separator between words so actually the name of the language is TesnafekKuna-lia but for foreigners a space is added for less confusion while maintaining that Capital letters in the beginning of each word.

Some of the words in the language have been influenced by other languages like: Japanese, English, Portuguese, Latin, Italian and Mandarin.

Consonants
There are only 7 consonants in the Fif-nat(Alphabet:Language + Letters), these are:
 * F,K,L,T,N,S,B;
 * There is also a semi-vowel /w/ and a foreign /h/ sounds;

Vowels
There are 5 vowels that are always said in their total length: A,E,I,O,U and a short Ü that is only found in foreign language conversion. Example: Alfa -> Alüfa /alŭfa/

Phonotactics
Words can be form trough simple rules: Tesnafek Kuna-lia has a very restricted cluster for consonants: All vowel clusters are possible, the U letter when in clusters of vowels becomes a /w/ sound, special case Uu /wu/.
 * (C)C - Only two consonants can be directly together;
 * (V)V(V*) Vowels can be directly together; *repeat
 * (C)(C)V(V/C) - A word needs at least a vowel;
 * The rules for Consonant clusters and vowels clusters don't apply to Radical formed words; Nossa-nu k-b i, (to follow an animal verb);
 * When two consonants are together they are read as follows: Tesnafek: Te(sna)fek instead of Tes(na)fek;

Grammar
The Tesnafek Kuna-lia grammar divides itself in 8 categories, each having some special restrictions and Class, they are disposed in hierarchy:
 * Open Class:
 * Verb;
 * Noun
 * Verbal Form;
 * Closed Class:
 * Sentence Identifier;
 * Open Class(cont.):
 * Adjective;
 * Linker;
 * Radical;
 * Suffix;

Verbs
Verbs are a very special type of word that are only used as verbs inside of the Taik sentence part, outside of it they may have different meanings.

Each verb can be formed by two ways: Examples: There are 6 forms for each verb depending on the tense and function of the word, theses forms change in the presence of different vowels at the end.
 * -bi extension verb: An action verb that is formed by one or more radicals;
 * Natural verbs: verbs that are formed only by a word and nothing else, they normally represent a notion or a basic speech verb;
 * Lat-bi: to sound/ sound + bi;
 * Etana-inake-bi: to mirror/ replicate + image + bi;
 * Ta-ki-bi: to chop/ Axe + bi;(could also be written as Ta-ki-ki-bi: Axe + tree + bi but the word becomes very hard to say)
 * Notalo: to see;
 * Lokna: to eat;
 * Kako: to want;
 * Nossa: to walk;
 * Na: to be;

Rules: Table of declensions: (+ or - are used to identify adding letters and erasing letters)
 * A verb must end in either A,I or O and it is called the Root of the verb;
 * Non-declined verbs are in the infinitive;
 * A verb is a word that can differ in meaning when used outside of the verb sentence part;
 * The Substantive or Participle can be used as an adjective of the verb;

Nouns
Nouns are normally formed by two or more radicals, they sometimes form from Verbal forms that aren't inside the Verb sentence part, the default type of all words is the Noun, this includes numbers, prepositions, adverbs and others.

Examples:
 * Tsa-anata(Nose: Body part + to breathe);
 * Ska-tsa-ukie(Minute: Time + heart);
 * Tsa-ukie(Heart: Body part + blood);
 * Flan(7);
 * Ki-fan(Saturn: Tree + planet);
 * Nat: Both Letter(as in an alphabet) and Letter(Mail);

Verbal Form
This class normally is formed by Conjugated Verbs that serve other purposes in a sentence like a noun or an adjective.
 * Fina -> Fina(verb to use in Past continuous) Fina(User noun);

Sentence Identifier
This type is the only Closed Class, it contains all reserved words that mark certain parts of a sentence or alter the meaning of words.

Sentence part: a part of a sentence like Subject, Verb, Object

The position in sentence part is divided in three parts, Begin, Middle and End, these are relative to the words that compose that sentence part.

There is also a linkage part that is to see if the reserved word gains a "-" when it is used.

Adjective
An adjective must be followed by the Sentence Identifier Aka-(adjective) except when the Adjective is the Participle of the Verb, Example: Aka-lia (Empty), Tesnafek (Participle equivalent to Singing).

Linker
As the name suggests this type of word links and relates the various words, Fieb is both a Sentence Identifier and a Linker of Possession.

They normally end with a "E" with some exceptions: They have various sub-types like Possession, Condition, Ability.
 * Fieb (of);
 * Titia (part of);
 * Nasfe-kno(Without);
 * Fiti (Equivalent to Can/ to be able to);

Radical
The most basic building block of this language, it can have various forms depending on where it is on the composite word.

The most basic examples are:
 * Tsa: Part of Body;
 * Sa: Foreign; Saef and Sal/Sale use this word and a suffix;
 * Fan: Planet;
 * Nuk/Nu: Animal;

Suffix
Alone it doesn't have any meaning so it has to join a radical in order to gain a complete meaning.

Example: Nuknat (Animal);

Curiosity: Nuknat and Nuk-nat exist but they all have different meanings: Nuknat -> Animal, Nuk-nat -> Animal Mail Service.

Syntax
The sentence identifiers give this language a mostly free syntax but the normal is SVO.

The negative is formed by the Sentence identifier Kno meaning not/no after the verb in any tense.

The interrogative is formed in two ways: Sentence(Telau) Examples:
 * V not V formation for Yes/No questions, the response is either No(Kno) or Yes(Nola);
 * Special question words like Where, How What that are put alone without a sentence marker, the Subject marker is substituted by the question marker in the function of the sentence;
 * Negative(Telau-kno):
 * Pluto isn't a Planet in the English language.
 * Tel Abat-fan Taik Nal-kno Keik Fan Kuate Saef Enükülis Sal Fif
 * Tel(Subject) Abat-fan(Pluto) Taik(Verb) Nal-kno( to be + present tense + negative) Keik(Object) Fan(Planet) Kuate(in/inside) Saef Enükülis Sal(Foreign word English) Fif(Language)
 * Affirmative(Telau-nola):
 * Pluto is a Planet in this Language.
 * Tel Abat-fan Taik Nal Keik Fan Kuate Tut-obe Fif
 * Tel(Subject) Abat-fan(Pluto) Taik(Verb) Nal( to be + present tense) Keik(Object) Fan(Planet) Kuate(in/inside) Tut-obe(this close to no one) Fif(Language)
 * Question(Laota):
 * 1st Interrogative(Telau-laota-nola-kno):
 * Do you want this car?
 * Tel Basna Taik Kakil Keik Teo-obe Saef Cal Sal
 * Tel(Subject) Basna(You singular) Taik(Verb) Kakil(to want + Present tense) Keik(Object) Teo-obe(This close to the speaker) Saef Cal Sal(Foreign word Car)
 * 2nd Interrogative(Tealu-laota):
 * What are you?
 * Uena Basna Taik Nal
 * Uena(What + Subject) Basna(You singular) Taik(Verb) Nal( to be + present tense)

Example text
Tongue-twister:
 * Tel Aka-ki-ta-ki Ta-ki Taik Ta-ki-biel Keik Ki. Tel Ki-ta-ki Taik Fina Kita Keik Kane Ta-ki.
 * The wooden axe chops the tree. The wood is used to make more axes.