Lalakhmet

General Information
Lalakhmet (also known as Proto-Lalakhi) is an a priori lang. Its descendents will speak in (constate for Nomidian) where Nomidian is spoken.

Vowels
Orthography
 * A, Ā  : /a/, /a:/
 * AI, AU, ĀE  : /aɪ̯/, /aʊ̯/, /a:ɛ̯/
 * B : /b/
 * C, Č : /t͡s/, /t͡ʃ~c/
 * D  : /d/
 * E, Ē  : /e/, /e:/
 * EI, EU, ĒA  : /eɪ̯/, /eʊ̯/, /e:ɐ/
 * G, Ġ  : /g/, /ɣ~ʁ/
 * H : /h/
 * I, Ī  : /i/, /i:/
 * J  : /d͡ʒ~ɟ/
 * K, Ḳ  : /k/, /x~χ/
 * L, Ľ  : /l/, /ʎ/
 * M  : /m/
 * N, Ñ  : /n/, /ɲ/
 * O, Ō  : /o/, /o:/
 * OI, ŌE  : /oɪ̯/, /o:e̯/
 * P  : /p/
 * R  : /r/
 * S, Š  : /s/, /ʃ/
 * T  : /t/
 * U, Ū  : /u/, /u:/
 * W  : /w/
 * Y, Ȳ  : /ɨ/, /ɨ:/
 * Z, Ž, Ẓ  : /z/, /ʒ/, /d͡z/

Phonotactics
CVCC
 * Liquids cannot go after a consonant
 * [ŋ] only exists as an allophone of N before velar consonants
 * Consonant clusters can only be fricative/liquid + plosive, fricative/liquid + nasal, [ŋ] + velar consonant, affricate + plosive

Roots
The grammar is based on certain roots being inflected on. Take the root, lalakh- which means people, Lalakhi, calm, tranquil. As a noun, it means Lalakhi, people, a calm person, tranquility depending on declension and context. As an adjective, it means calm, Lalakhi. As a verb, it means, it means to be calm.

Declensions
Cases There are six declensions: nominative, accusative, genitive, dative, insturmental, and ablative. The nominative is for when the noun is the subject and the agent of a transitive verb. The accusative is for for when the noun is the object of a transitive verb. In prepositional phrases, it represents a movement. The genitive is used for possession and relation therebetween. The dative is used, in prepositional phrases, to represent for, to, or by; essentially, when the dative is receiving the action of the accusative. The insturmental is used to represent with, using, involving; it is when the action of the accusative noun is because or accompanied with the insturmental. The ablative is to create adverbs out of nouns. In prepositional phrases, it is used to show stationariness.

Genders

Four genders exist: masculine, feminine, agender, and inanimate. Masculine, MAS , nouns are of the male gender and sometimes are objects with a great masculine connotation. Feminine, FEM, nouns are of the female gender and sometimes are objects with a great feminine masculine connotation. Abstract, ABS, nouns are those which are "alive" but cannot be observed or seen such as ideas, culture, language, dieties, gods, etc. Neuter, NEU, nouns are inanimate, static objects such as rocks or brooms.

Lexical Entries


 * Nominative noun, -plural gender. [IPA] part of speech


 * definition 1
 * definition 2

Class I
Class I nouns, characterized with e/ai, are of every gender; its nouns are typically very general in their definitions. Examples


 * Lalaḳmet, -ait [laˈlaχm-] mas.  noun


 * the Lalakhmet language
 * (plural/mass) the Lalakhi people
 * Ȳstet, -ait [ɨ:st-] fem. noun


 * water
 * (plural) bodies of water
 * abl. smoothly, cleanly, lucidly
 * Kysnet, -ait [kɨsn-] mas. noun


 * a crop
 * crops
 * abl. moody-ly, bipolar-ly, unexpentantly
 * Dacet, -ait [da:c-] mas. noun


 * man
 * male human being
 * abl. viril-ly, manly, righteously

Class II
Class II, characterized by y/ei, are generally feminine and abstract representing feminine ideas. Examples


 * Jauñyt [ɟaʊ̯ɲ-] mas.  noun


 * woman
 * female human being
 * abl. delicately, carefully, discretely

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Ideas:
 * Adjectives with degrees of connotativeness (heinous, bad, neutral, good, glorious) and voice (positive/negative, active/passive) with comparativeness made with another specifically declining adjective
 * Roots be at the base with verbs, noun, and adjectives being formed therefrom
 * Strong emphasis on reflexive/passive
 * Make some cool nominal forms of verbs