Benian

= Phonetics = Consonants Vowels

= Syllable Structure = (V)C(C)VC(C)(V)

= Phonotactics =


 * Two consonant combinations can consist of /r/, /t/, /p/, /l/ or /k/

= Orthography = i - /I/i/

ɛ - /E/e/

æ - /A/a/

a - /Æ/æ/

ʊ - /Û/û/

ʌ - /U/u/

o - /O/o/

ʃ - /Ş/ş/

ʒ - /Ź/ź/

d͡ʒ - /G/g/

p - /P/p/

m - /M/m/

b - /B/b/

t - /T/t/

n - /N/n/

r - /R/r/

l - /L/l/

s - /Ç/ç/

d - /D/d/

g - /Ğ/ğ/

q - /C/c/

z - /Z/z/

f - /F/f/

v - /V/v/

j - /J/j/

k - /K/k/

= Grammar =

= Number = Plural suffix: ki

= Syntax = Word order: SVO

= Where do adjectives and adverbs go? = Adjectives go after the noun

Adverbs go before the noun

= Suffixes = -ing suffix: çor

-s suffix (non plural) - çeç

-ly suffix: ær

Possessive -‘s ending: ‘ça

-ed (past) ending: jaj

= Gender = Masculine word ending: o

Feminine word ending: a

Object word ending: e

Masculine Articles

the - ğog

A/an - jæn

Feminine Articles

The - gag

A/an - gun

Object Articles

The - geg

A/an - nen

None gender articles

The - şoğ

a/an - ğûğ

= Number system = There are 11 ground numbers.

0 - źero

1 - kal

2 - tal

3 - çal

4 - źal

5 - kega

6 - tega

7 - çega

8 - źega

9 - jega

10 - kila

If it needs a number past 10, add the words together with a dash and put -pik at the end.

Example 1: 12 = kal-talpik

Example 2: 201 = tal-źero-kalpik

Lexicon
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