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
qâ lijâ jâlà [kʷɑ liɟɑ ɟɑlɐ̆] was the oldest form of polidish, it was completely isolating.

Vowels
there are no diphthongs

Example Sentences
Romanisation: lajáchá qha bukâ sábuky gá nɿ tákánà sába ka kɿchâná.

IPA: [lɐɟacʰa kʷʰɐ ᵐbukɑ saᵐbukɣ̩ ga nɿ takanɐ̆ saᵐbɐ kɐ kɿcʰɑna]

Gloss: slow group behind ABL NOM 1sg.masc tree ALL 2 bird

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: sw gìsá gá nɿ xá na titâsá, ninyká gá xá sw na gìná.

IPA: [sβ̩ gĭsa ga nɿ xa nɐ titɑsa, ninɣ̩ka ga xa sβ̩ nɐ gĭna]

Gloss: PL like NOM 1sg DEM ACC food, COP NOM DEM PL ACC good.

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

Classical Polijole
Polijolè [pˠɒliɟɒlə̆]

Phonology
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Romanisation
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Example Sentences
Romanisation: pholejacha zamukanamùci takanèsaka kaçhonakasa

IPA: [pˠʰɒləɟat͡sʰa zamukanamŭt͡si takanə̆saka kat͡ʃʰɒnakasa]

Gloss: ADV-slow ABL-1sg-masc-PST.PERF tree-ABL bird-du.ALL

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: sugìsana xa titoşzanè, ni xaga sugìnanè

IPA: [sugĭsana xa titɒʒanə̆, ni xaga sugĭnanə̆,]

Gloss: pl-like-1sg.masc DEM food.ACC, COP DEM-NOM pl-good-ACC

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

AIP
AIP or "Average Imperial Polidish", [pəlit͡ʃəl], is the most commonly spoken form of polidish in modern times

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /iu/ /ui/ /ua/ /əi/ /əu/ /eə/ /eu/ /oi/ /oə/

Example Sentences
Romanisation: təŋnit ki kəşənask lyçac samukani

IPA: [təŋnit ki kəʃənask lɨt͡ʃat͡s samukani]

Gloss: tree-LOC 2 bird-LOC.pl slow ABL.1sg.PST.PFV

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: hə çeteşan ho çicam, hə ho çinan

IPA: [hə t͡ʃetəʃan ho t͡ʃit͡sam, hə ho t͡ʃinan]

Gloss: DEM.NOM food.ACC pl like.1sg, DEM.NOM PL good-ACC

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

Kikhahi
Kikhahi [kiçeçit͡ʃolə]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /iø/ ie/ /ui/ /ua/ /ue/ /oi/ /ou/ /oa/ /oe/ /ai/ /ay/ /au/

Bozaje
Bozaje [py˩saje wyle]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /ie/ /iy/ /iu/ /ui/ uɤ/ /ua/ /ei/ /ey/ /eu/ /ea/ /ai/ /au/ /ae/ /ie/ /ue/ /ĩã/ /ĩẽ/ /ĩõ/ /ũĩ/ /õẽ/ /õã/ /ẽĩ/ /ẽõ/ /ẽã/ /ãĩ/ /ãõ/ /ãẽ/

Example Sentences
Romanisation: lejasa sãŋkà ã þaxã sa lejasa sã xaçĩ́ xe

IPA: [lɤjasa sãŋka˨ ã θaxã sa lɤjasa sã xat͡ʃĩ˦ xe]

Gloss: slow ABL PST.PERF tree 1sg slow ALL bird du

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds

Cakine
Cakine [t͡sakinjol]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /io/ /iu/ /ui/ /uo/ /oi/ /ou/ /ai/ /au/ /ao/ /ɚɔ/ /ɚu/ /ɚi/ /ɔi/ /ɔu/ /ɑi/ /ɑʊ/ /ɑɔ/

Nagaku
Nagaku [ⁿdaᵑgaku t͡ʃulɯ]

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

Gekhe
Gekhe poldish [ʃeːt͡ʃʰɛ poːlijoːlɛ] 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
Romanisation: pholéjácha sámukamɛmu takanéka káçhónoşesa

IPA: [pʰoleːjaːt͡sʰa saːmukamɛmu takaneːka kaːt͡ʃʰoːnɔʃɛsa]

Gloss: ADV-slow ABL-1sg.masc-PST tree-ABL bird.du.ALL

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: sujesáme xatitóşone, ni xa sujenone

IPA: [sujɛsaːmɛ xatitoːʃɔnɛ, ni xa sujɛnɔnɛ]

Gloss: pl-like-1sg DEM-food.ACC, COP 3sg.NOM pl-good

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