Nomnom

Alternate Names: Nom Nom

Also See: Noomn Nnoomm

Phonology and Restrictions
Consonants

Vowels

/o/ becomes [ɔ] before /m/ and /ɴ/. /ø/ becomes [œ] before /m/.

The syllable structure is (C)CVC(C), so the word has to be surrounded by consonants.

The alphabet goes left to right, consonants before vowels.

Nomnom /nomnom/ is the name of the language.

History
Nomnom has been described as "like a cat meowing".

Imperative
The imperative mood is created by the phrase "nyenp (sentence) qyon dep".

nyenp nmoy nyeq fom dep qyon dep. - The person must have food.

nyenp yoy nyeq fom dep qyon dep. - Have food! (This doesn't mean "eat food"; it means "obtain food". The literal translation is more like "You must have food in your possession.")

Interrogative/Subjunctive
The interrogative and subjunctive mood are both created by the phrase "nmeynom (sentence) qyon dep".

nmeynom nmoy nyeq fom dep qyon dep. - The person might have food.

nmeynom nmoy nyeq fom dep qyon dep. - Does the person have food?

Possessive Structures
The possessive structure for X's Y is "X nep Y nep doy fom dep".

Transative Verbs
All verbs have at least one argument. The most arguments a verb can have are three: subject, direct object, and indirect object.

Vocative w/ compound words
With all compound words, there is a main noun which is modified. To refer to such a noun, one will turn this main noun into the pronoun "you" or yoy.

ndoym nep qom mom yon dep - dog

yoy nep qom mom yon dep - Dog!

Word List
Alphabetical Word List

mfoyn - be apathetic

mom - I/me

fyeg - to give (to)

fom - to have

nmoy - person

nmeynom - possible outcome

ndoym - animal

ndoq - word, meaning

nyem - to signify (to)

nyef - to be afraid of

nyenp - necessity

nyeq - food

nom - moon

noy - FRONT>BACK

nog - to cause

noq - SWAP

nep - DUP

neqg - to hate

nomnom - this language

dnen - to want

dep - END

doy - BACK>FRONT

ynem - be many

yon - to say (to)

yoy - you

gyep - something

gyeg - to kick (to)

qyon - to be/ be like (used when comparing nouns and sentences)

qong - to know

Compound Words
nmoy nep mom nyeq noy fyeg dep - boss; ruler (person to whom I give food)

ndoym nep qom mom yon dep - dog (beast which says "qom" to me)

ndoym nep qom myoq yon dep - cat (beast which says "myoq" to me)

Sentences
mom nep ndon dep dnen dep - I want to dance.

mom feyp yoy yon. - I speak Fith to you.

yoy ndoq ynem dep nyef dep. - You fear many words.

yoy nep mom noq neqg dep nog dep. - I hate you because of you.

nmeynom mom yoy nom gyeg dep qyon dep. - I might kick you to the moon.

nmeynom mom nmoy nep mfoyn dep yoy nyem dep. - I might seem apathetic to you.

Tongue Twisters
HEY, YOU READING THIS. WHY DON'T YOU TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS LANGUAGE AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE ONE? BASICALLY ALL OF THE WORDS SOUND THE SAME TO ANY EARS, SO YOU CAN'T GO WRONG.