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
Qo liɟo'y jolà [kʷɑ liɟɑʔɣ̩ ɟɑlă], or often just shortened to Qolijolà [kʷɑliɟɑlă] 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
qhò lòɟacha tu sabuky ga nɿ takanà tu sabò kɿchonatò'ò

[kʷʰɑ̆ lɑ̆ɟacʰa tu saᵐbukɣ̩ ga nɿ takană tu saᵐbɑ̆ kɿcʰɑnatɑ̆ʔɑ̆]

ADJ slow PERF ABL NOM 1SG.MASC tree PERF ALL bird-LOC-DU

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

su gìsa ga nɿ xa nò titosa, ninyka ga xa nò su gìna

[su gĭsa ga nɿ xa nɑ̆ titɑsa, ninɣ̩ka ga xa nɑ̆ su gĭna]

very like NOM 1SG DEM ACC food, COP NOM DEM ACC very 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
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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: /ɪa/ /ɪu/ /ʊi/ /ʊa/ /əɪ/ /əʊ/ /eə/ /eʊ/ /oɪ/ /oə/

[ç] is an allophone of /h/ before /i/

Example Sentences
təŋnət çi kəşənask lıçac samukani

[təŋnət t͡ʃi kəʃənask lɨt͡ʃat͡s samukani]

tree-LOC 2 bird-LOC.PL slow ABL.1SG.PST.PFV

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.

Kikhahi
Kikhahi, or modernly Kixähi [c̠ixehi]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /aɪ/ /eɪ/ /oɪ/

Example Sentences
me käneþ kaçonok reşasə zapukäpi

[me keɲeθ kat͡ʃonok ɾeʃasə zapukepi]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Bozaje
Bozaje, or modernly, Pə̀sàje [pə˨sa˨je], it is fairly isolating

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

Example Sentences
loşasá sàmuhàmi þáhą́ nà sàmomi háçę́ hó

[lɤʃasa˦ sa˨muha˨mi θa˦hã˦ na˨ sa˨mɤmi ha˦t͡ʃẽ˦ hɤ˦]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds

Cakine
Cakine, or modernly, Cakine [t͡ʃɑkine]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /ie/ /io/ /iu/ /ɑʊ/

Example Sentences
lejaç rabukanam nas takänis kaçoŋaks

[lejɑt͡ʃ rɑbukɑnɑm nɑs tɑkænis kɑt͡ʃoŋɑks]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Nagaku
Nagaku, or modernly Dagaku [ⁿdaᵑgaku]

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

Example Sentences
das rakanıgatu kaçhənakıtu sapukaci ṕhırıjacha

[ⁿdas ɾakanɯgatu kat͡ʃʰənakɯtu sapukat͡si pʶʰɯɾɯjat͡sʰa]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Gekhe
Gekhe polidish, or şéçhépa pólijóla [ʃeːt͡ʃʰeːpa 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
pélejácha sámukánámu sakanéká káçhónóésá

[peːlɛjɑːt͡sʰa sɑːmukɑːnɑːmu sakaneːkɑ kɑːt͡ʃʰono.eːsɑ]

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

I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

sujesáná xá şitóşóna, ni sujenone

[sujɛsɑːnɑ xɑ ʃitoːʃoːna, ni sujɛnɔnɛ]

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

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

Xiophoniol
Xiophoniol, or modernly Xöfonöl /çɵfoɲɵl/ is spoken in the Xöfon country of Poligea.