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 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
lajáċá q̇a bukâ sábuky gá nɿ tákánà sába 'a kɿċâná.

[lɐɟacʰa kʷʰɐ ᵐbukɑ saᵐbukɣ̩ ga nɿ takanɐ̆ saᵐbɐ ʔɐ kɿcʰɑna]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

sû gìsá gá nɿ xá na titâsá, ninyká gá xá sû na gìná.

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

PL like NOM 1SG DEM ACC food, COP NOM DEM PL ACC 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
On the main page

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/ /ui/ /ua/ /əi/ /əu/ /eə/ /eu/ /oi/ /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.

Kikha'i
Kikha'i, or modernly kixjexjiçolə [ciçeçit͡ʃole]

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

Example Sentences
me känesakə kaçonakasə leşasə zawukäwi

[me cenesakə kat͡ʃonakasə leʃasə zawucewi]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Bozaje
Bozaje, or modernly, pỳsaje jyle [py˩saje jyle], it is fairly isolating

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

/i/ and /e/ become [ɯ] and [ɤ] when not at the end of a word

Example Sentences
lejasa sãha'ã þahã sa sã'ã haçĩ́ xe

[lɤjasa sãŋhaʔã θahã sa sãʔã hat͡ʃĩ˦ xe]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds

Cakine
Cakine, or modernly, Cakinjol [t͡ʃakinjol]

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

Example Sentences
lejaç ramukamem takanes kaçoŋaks

[lejat͡ʃ ramukamem takanes kat͡ʃoŋaks]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Nagaku
Nagaku, or modernly ṕhunagaku julu [pʶʰunaᵑgaku julu]

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

Example Sentences
da takanıgatu kaçhunukıtu sapukapì ṕhulıjacha

[ⁿda takanɯsaka kat͡ʃʰunukɯtu sapukapĭ pʶʰulɯjat͡sʰa]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Gekhe
Gekhe poldish, or phéşeçhe pólijóla [pʰeːʃɛt͡ʃʰɛ 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
phólejácha sámukamemu takanéka káçhónoésa

[pʰoːlɛjaːt͡sʰa saːmukamɛmu takaneːka kaːt͡ʃʰoːnɔ.eːsa]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

sujesáme xatitóşone, ni sujenone

[sujɛsaːmɛ xatitoːʃɔnɛ, ni sujɛnɔnɛ]

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

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