Tɤ̘k̟ian

...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...

θʷʊ̹b r̝ɨ̞ g̟ɯ̽v nɤ̘d͡ɮɯ̽ sʊ̹ʒʷ b̪ɨ̞θʷ θʷʊ̹b sʊ̹b sʊ̹ʒʷ ʒʷɯ̽bɔ̝ r̂ɯ̽l θʷɤ̘ ɗ̥ʉ̞ʃʷ twub rdi ggwv nydrhw suzhw pbitw twub sub suzhw zhwwbo llwrh twy ddyyshw

Pronunciation: /θʷʊ̹bʲ r̝ɨ̞ g̟ɯ̽vʲ nʲɤ̘d͡ɮˈɯ̽ sʲʊ̹ʒʷ b̪ɨ̞θʷ θʷʊ̹bʲ sʲʊ̹bʲ sʲʊ̹ʒʷ ʒʷɯ̽ˈbʲɔ̝ ɻɯ̽ɹ θʷɤ̘ ɗ̥ʉ̞ʃʷ/

Tɤ̘k̟ian word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind

Script, Romanization & Phonology
Consonant inventory: bʲ b̪ dʲ d̠ʲ d͡ɮ fʲ g̟ k̟ lʲ l̠ʲ mʲ nʲ n̠ʲ pʲ p̪ rʲ r̝ sʲ tʲ t̠ʲ t͡ɬ vʲ x̟ zʲ ðʷ ɓ̥ ɗ̥ ɠ̊ ɹ ɻ ʀ̠ ʃʲ ʃʷ ʄ̊ ʒʲ ʒʷ ʔ ʛ̊ ʡ ʡʷ θʷ

Click IPA symbols for audio Vowel inventory: ɑ̟ ɔ̝ ɛ̝ ɤ̘ ɨ̞ ɯ̽ ʉ̞ ʊ̹ Syllable structure: (C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C) ?

Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable ?

Word initial consonants: bʲ bʲlʲ b̪ dʲ d̠ʲ d͡ɮ fʲ g̟ k̟ lʲ l̠ʲ nʲ n̠ʲ pʲ p̪ r̝ sʲ tʲ t̠ʲ t͡ɬ vʲ x̟ zʲ ðʷ ɓ̥ ɗ̥ ɠ̊ ɹ ɻ ʀ̠ ʃʲ ʃʷ ʄ̊ ʒʲ ʒʷ ʛ̊ ʡ ʡʷ θʷ

Mid-word consonants: bʲ b̪ dʲ dʲnʲ d̠ʲ d͡ɮ fʲ g̟ k̟ lʲ lʲzʲ l̠ʲ mʲ nʲ nʲdʲ n̠ʲ pʲ p̪ rʲ r̝ sʲ sʲtʲ tʲ t̠ʲ t͡ɬ vʲ x̟ zʲ ðʷ ɓ̥ ɗ̥ ɠ̊ ɹ ɻ ʀ̠ ʃʲ ʃʷ ʄ̊ ʒʲ ʒʷ ʔ ʛ̊ ʡ ʡʷ θʷ

Word final consonants: bʲ b̪ d̠ʲ d͡ɮ fʲ g̟ k̟ l̠ʲ mʲ nʲ nʲtʲ n̠ʲ pʲ p̪ rʲ r̝ sʲ tʲ t̠ʲ t͡ɬ vʲ x̟ zʲ ðʷ ɓ̥ ɗ̥ ɠ̊ ɹ ɻ ʀ̠ ʃʲ ʃʷ ʄ̊ ʒʲ ʒʷ ʛ̊ ʡ ʡʷ θʷ

Spelling rules: Romanization:

ʡ > qh

ʡʷ > qhw

ʃʲ > shy

ʃʷ > shw

p̪ > bp

b̪ > pb

ʒʲ > zhy

ʒʷ > zhw

ɑ̟ > a

ɔ̝ > o

ɛ̝ > e

ɤ̘ > y

ɨ̞  > i

ɯ̽ > w

ʉ̞ > yy

ʊ̹ > u

ɠ̊ > g

ʄ̊ > j

ɗ̥ > dd

ɓ̥ > bb

ʛ̊ > q

t͡ɬ  > tlh

d͡ɮ > drh

ɹ > rh

ɻ > ll

ʲ >

ʀ̠ > rgh

x̟ > kh

g̟ > gg

k̟ > k

ðʷ > dw

θʷ > tw

t̠ʲ > nty

d̠ʲ > ndy

l̠ʲ > nly

r̝ > rd

ʷ > w

n̠ʲ > nny

Grammar
Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.

Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.

Adposition: prepositions ?

Articles
Uses of definite article that differ from English:


 * Used for languages: ‘The English’
 * Used with place names: ‘The London’

Uses of indefinite article that differ from English:


 * Not used for non-specific countable nouns: non-specific means ‘I am looking for a (any) girl in a red dress’, whereas specific means ‘I am looking for a (particular) girl in a red dress’
 * Not used for non-specific mass (uncountable) nouns: non-specific means ‘Would you like some (any) tea?’ whereas specific means ‘Some tea (a specific amount) fell off the truck’

Verbs
Tɤ̘k̟ian uses a standalone particle word for past tense: Tɤ̘k̟ian uses a standalone particle word for future tense:

Numbers
Tɤ̘k̟ian has a base-10 number system:

1 - fʉ̞ fyy

2 - ɨ̞ʒɨ̞p izhyip

3 - g̟ɑ̟ gga

4 - r̝ɔ̝ rdo

5 - n̠ɨ̞f n̠if

6 - ɤ̘b yb

7 - ɓ̥ɔ̝r̂ʊ̹ʃ bbollushy

8 - r̂ɯ̽t͡ɬ llwtlh

9 - k̟ɔ̝ ko

10 - k̟ɑ̟ ka

11 - k̟ɑ̟ ka θʷʊ̹b twub fʉ̞ fyy “ten and one”

100 - fʉ̞ fyy pɔ̝ po “one hundred”

101 - fʉ̞ fyy pɔ̝ po fʉ̞ fyy “one hundred one”

200 - ɨ̞ʒɨ̞p izhyip pɔ̝ po

1000 - fʉ̞ fyy tʉ̞ tyy “one thousand”

Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʃʷ

Else: Suffix -ɛ̝ʃʷ

Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɗ̥

Else: Suffix -ʉ̞ɗ̥

Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ɨ̞

Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -fʲ

Else: Suffix -ɤ̘fʲ

Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʒʲ

Else: Suffix -ɛ̝ʒʲ

Noun to verb = Suffix -ʉ̞bʲ

Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ɑ̟θʷ

Tending to = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʃʷ

Else: Suffix -ʉ̞ʃʷ

Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -d̠ʲ

Else: Suffix -ɑ̟d̠ʲ

Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -bʲ

Else: Suffix -ɛ̝bʲ

One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ɨ̞bʲ

Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -ɯ̽

Diminutive = Suffix -ɨ̞

Augmentative =