Sktk'wk

(Note: Both verb conjugations and noun declensions are noun declensions.)

I tried to contradict multiple linguistic universals and make strange sounds, while also making a language with an artificial history. Eventually, I ended up not contradicting all that many, honestly.

Phonotactics
In this language, all consonants are syllabic and they cannot be non-syllabic. This means that there are 14 possible syllables and all of them consist of a single consonant.

The alphabet/syllabary consists of symmetrical glyphs. The alphabetical order (in Roman transliteration) is: p s t l w k 'p 's 't 'l 'w 'k v r 'v 'r j

Grammar
It doesn't have any verbs. Relations between words are created using word modifiers, most (but not all) of which are cases and most (but not all) of which come before the word proper and are written separately. Both the head word and the word to which the action applies are declined, but in different ways. If there is an equal relationship, both are declined in the same way.

Numbers
The numbers are base 16.

Normal Modifiers
Animate Locative (both parties are animate) = H: tr O: tr dd statue dd dd death dd = The statue and death happened at the same general place.

IDK Case (both parties are separate) = H: tl O: tl dl dog dl dl man dl = The man and the dog are connected. (The implication is that they know each other.)

Inanimate Locative (one or more parties are inanimate [head]) = H: tt O: t't dt statue dt d't man d't = The man was at/near the statue.

Partitive (head is part of other) = H: pl O: p'l pl man pl p'l hand p'l = The man's hand

Comparative (compares two things (using X))= H:vt O:v't X: vv vv courage vv vt man vt v't person v't = The man has less courage than the person.

Modified/Modifier (modified is head)= H: wt O: w't wt causation wt w't happiness w't = The causation of happiness.

Allative+Dative(shows X going to H from O)= X: rr H: rt O: r't rr information rr rt man rt r't book r't = The information goes from the book to the man.

Causative/Instrumental (the thing that caused it to happen is the head)= H:pw O:p'w pw man pw p'w hammer p'w = There was a hammer because of the man OR The man causes something to happen using the hammer OR The man uses the hammer to do something.

Words
rwptp = land t'ttp'p = language hrtrrt = speed/fast thing rtvlp = beautiful thing/beauty plp'll = reckless abandon lt'tkr = non-attachment tlw'tl = valuable thing/value rwpr'p = person (thinking thing) rpvrv = number ptvp't = this state pvl'lt = body of liquid (ocean, lake, river, etc.) tvr'tp = conversation wp'lrt = metal rwwrw = great size t'ptrw = physical form r'ltrt = inside r'ltr't = outside r'lvrt = direction rtvr't = in motion* vrvrr = imaginary thing vtvr't = inequality rwsrk = government wd'trl = hard substance/plastic vtvv't = sameness* srvt't = physical separation/otherness (NOTE: This is not the opposite of sameness.) dlft't = place vtlts = useful thing/usefulness pr'plv = protector (parent, guardian, army, shell, etc.) ltlrt = spiritual connection pstv't = something which can be read tk'ksp = shape

*Words I Don't Know How To Translate

I don't know how to translate these, so I may not even actually know what they mean.

rtvr't could be thought of as "between from and to". vtvv't could be thought of as a great mass of people, or as "nothing (differentiating people)".

Sample Sentences
pw plp'll 'pw p'w tl tvr'tp tl 'tl wt rwpr'p wt w't rpvrv w't 'tl 'p'w. = The conversation about the number of people was/is a thing of reckless abandon.

rt ptvp't 'rt r't tl lt'tkr 'tl tl wt t'ptrw 'wt w't wp'lrt 'w't 'tl 'r't. = The thing which is made of metal will eventually use/understand the principle of non-attachment (and become a person, etc.).

All beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

w't wt wt tlw'tl 'wt w't rtvr't 'w't 'wt w't tvrt'p 'w't 'w't wt pl vtvv't 'pl 'wt r't p'l rwpr'p 'p'l 'r't pl rwpr'p 'pl rt wt rwpr'p 'wt w't srvl't 'w't 'rt rr wt tlw'tl 'wt w't tvr'tp 'w't 'rr.

LITERAL TRANSLATION: Beings are the same pertaining to their valuably being in motion of conversations (dignity) and lack of inequality. They are beings that can think, and thinking beings that are foreign to them should have valuable conversations with them.

UNIVERSALS CONTRASTED SO FAR:
All languages have stops. All languages have either bilabials, fricatives or nasals. All languages have some non-syllabic consonants. All languages have voiced sounds. No language has a linguolabial trill. All languages have non-implied verbs. No language conjugates for both the head word and the affected word in every relationship. No language has cases that work like brackets.