Tripian

The Tripian language was made as the language for the race of Tripe living on planet Korr on the Solar System Creator Wiki. I don't know much about languages, and Tripian is based on English, but is not "just a code". Words can be combined to mean similar things, and verbs are only conjugated according to tense.

Overview
Tripian is a lightly inflected, and thus, quite simple language. No words in Tripian decline for numerical values, moods, or genders. The only numerical declension is of the noun declarative ent/epit.

I think Adjectives have declensions. They can have positive or negative prefixes (e.g. kradevviqon, which means "not interesting").

Sounds
There are 25 characters in the Latinized Tripian alphabet, 7 of which are vowels. There are also 5 distinct double characters which act like single chracters. Each character has only one sound, and is never changed. Greek "alpha" was added for "eɪ" in the Latinized version because of lack of round vowel like characters.

Common
ivilkqo - ɪvɪlkoʊ - greeting

krarr - krɑːr - negative response

zevib - zɛvɪb - positive response

ip - ɪp - relating to something (literally: is/are)

shim - ʃɪm - showing the last of a set of items, also

xy - zaɪ - with; or by way of (literally: with/through/in)

kolkαt - kʊlkeɪt - apart; seperate

a - ɑː - all/most; general (it can mean that)

ent - ɛnt - singular subject declarative

epit - ɛpɪt - plural subject declarative

Common Pronouns
Aiduu - aɪduː - A specific person (aka You)

Ifur - aɪfʊr - me, I

Hiri - hɪrɪ - him

Hara - hɑːrɑː - her

Dyim - daɪ'ɪm - them

Woqej - woʊkɛdʒ - us

Possesive Pronouns
Add "ek" (ɛk) to indicate possesion.

Examples:

Aiduek - yours

Ifurek - mine

Complex Nouns
sytmiti - Si2TMi2TE - system, group, arrangment

frishuvv - FRE1sb@V - metal or metallic

xar - Zdr - atmosphere or what it contains

xartap - ZdrTa2P - watery substance or water

kraxartap - dry

frishuqik - FRE1sYbKEK - power or wires; to flow

kyklonq - KiiKLo~K - a tropical disturbance, low pressure system.

fiklvi - weather; rain

untin - planet

kipouui - fire; burn

kipouuntin - star (literally: fire planet)

tivvpiikoiia - ground, dirt, soil

parkuuv - plants; tree

fiklviikoiia - flood

okonek - time

xartapikoiia - beach; coastline

ter - direction

ykorin - number, value

sytmitifrishuvv - computer or electronical equipment

xartapfiklvi - clouds (means "rain" when used with a tense) kabzatak - canyon, rift, break

kasenik - a container iod - square, box kinkatar - knowledge fiirnaopin - spectrum; rainbow

Numbers
intolo - one

ditolo - two

ketola - three

pitena - four

kidena - five

untun - six

bunto - seven

ketno - eight

piiqon - nine

kipit - ten

End "tens" in "it" based on the root number.

Example:

ditoloit - twenty

ketnoit - eighty

add the "ones" place to the tens place to create more specific numbers.

Example:

kipituntun - sixteen

ketolaitditolo - thirty-two

To get a hundeds place number, add the prefix "ki".

Adjectives
devviqon - interesting

kymewpl -KIMehPhul - simple

biok - big/all

losol - small

giiquv - quick

Prepositions
ivineti - area/section

kuter - left

kater - right

niit - north

siit - south

viit - east

koor - west

tikvviit - near; close

Colors
Fotukuvl - red

Verbs
komplovv - to create/form/make

daaqin - to change location

opiquun - to expect or predict

kekiir - to collide

komplovvykorin - to name

ekiiloqun - to excel, to be better than expected, to be good foerkit - to fly

Senses
vert - hear

eig - see

lop - feel

kont - smell

kiirsi - taste

Combination Rules
Combine options...

sytmiti+xy = group + with

sytmitixy = join to

In the Tripian Language, you can combine two nouns, or make a noun+verb combo, this is usually only used in Traditional Tripian. The Modern Tripian usually only combined two nouns to make a new one.

Examples:

xarsytmiti > atmospheric system (noun+noun)

frishuqixartap > flowing water (noun+verb)

Kra can be added to any word to mean the opposite, causing some opposites to not even have words.

Examples:

kra+kymewpl > krakymewpl > not simple

Just as Ze (Sze) can be added to mean "yes" or they want that, or want to do it.

Examples:

zexartap > yes water

zefrishuqik > it flows/i have electricity

When adding a suffix or combining a word...

...ending in double vowels:

Take off one of the vowels of the double.

Example:

Aiduu > Aiduek

...containing double vowels:

Take off all letters back to just ONE of the double vowels.

Example:

Chiirk (cut) > Chiding (cutting)

When adding a prefix to a word containing double vowels, take off all letters up to the second vowel of the double vowel.

Example:

Chiirk (cut) > Iaqirk (will cut)

Suffixes
ek - possesive suffix ekav - property

diaq - past tense verb din - present tense verb

Examples: Aiduu + ek (You + possesive) -> Aiduek (Yours/you own it) Ulkana + ekav (Volcano + property) -> Ulkanaekav (volcanic/having the properties of a volcano) komplovv + diaq (to create + past tense) -> komplovvdiaq (created) ekiiloqun + din (to name + present tense) -> ekidin (naming)

Prefixes
iaq - future tense

Example: iaqirk - will cut

Word Structures
Tripian words often contain double vowels. Rarely will double vowels be found that are not similar. The most common time two dissimilar vowels will be combined is in possesive words, like "aiduek" (the "ue"). Double vowels also NEVER start Tripian words.

Double Vowels
Double vowels are almost always i's or u's, though often times double a's can be found. Usually double vowels are pronounced different from their single counterparts. "Ii" is pronounced: "eye-eh", "uu": "oo", and "aa": "ey-oo".

Double i's tend to be paired with k's and r's as well (iik and iir), double a's are usually found preceding an n or a q (aan and aaq).

Sentence Structure
Sentence structure is somewhat like English, except for one important aspect: fragments. Fragments do not exist in Tripian. There is no word without a singular meaning in the Tripian language. Sentences in Tripian are thus very simple, every word can be translated into one or more words in English. Sentences tend to start off with the noun section, then the verb section follows. Any noun-addons are always are before the noun:

English: "How many cyclones exist?" Tripian: "Ykorin epit kyklonq?"

Verbs are always after.

You'll usually find the structure of most sentences follow this pattern:

[noun additions] [article+noun] [verb]

For example,

English: "I used the big pen." Tripian: "Biok ikerairsi ent ifur kudijdiaq." Literal: "Big writing utenisil the me used."

Examples/Lessons
So you want to learn Tripian, eh? You must know alot of conlangs already to be looking at mine. We'll start off with some simple, everyday phrases, and then we will get into harder translations.

Section 1: Simple Phrases
So, to start off, we'll translate the most common phrase you will probably ever say in any language. This is a simple greeting.

English: "Hello, how are you?"

Tripian: "Ivilkqo, ent aiduu zevib?"

Literal: "Hello, the you good?"

Note that the subject declarative is translated to article "the". Now we'll translate some simple weather phrases, these are common in Tripian, as the Tripe culture is known for studying weather.

English: "Where is the cyclone located?" or more casually "What is the cyclone's location?"

Tripian: "Ivineti ent kyklonq?"

Literal: "Location the cyclone?"

Again note "ent" is translated to "the". Now, let's use "epit". Epit is a plural declarative.

English: "How many cyclones exist?"

Tripian: "Ykorin epit kyklonq?"

Literal: "Value the cyclones?"

Technically, the alternative translation can add the cluttery fragments that English uses. Aren't you tired of those words that don't make sense unless used with other words? Tripian is the language for you. This translation would be "Value of the cyclones?" Though this makes less sense as cyclones do not have values. Noting this translation, you might think "Number the cyclones" will come out the same.

English: "Number the cyclones."

Tripian: "Epit kyklonq komplovvykorin."

Literal: "Cyclones name."

This is the end of Lesson 1. I may expand it later in okonek (time).

Section 2: Real text
Below is part of a summary of a rain event written in the "pre-noun declarative" version of Tripian.

"ZEOKONEK BIOK XY 87.8-87.9 KYKANTA IVINETI KYKLONQ

Kyklonq komplovvdiaq kratikviit xartapikoiia shim giiquv daaqin krater kyklonq opiqqun. "Fujiwhara" zeokonek komplovvdiaq kyklonq komplovvdiaq xartapikoikekiir zevib New Kykanta Xartapikoiia Ivineti 1 xy 87.8."

Literal: "Event around 87.8-87.9 Kykanta Region Cyclone

Cyclone formed away from the coast and quickly moved back direction cyclone was expected to do. "Fujiwhara" event caused the cyclone to make coast collide over New Kykanta Coast region 1 on 87.8."

Italics are English fragments not used with Tripian

To be continued...

"This language was once featured."

"Ent lonkon ekiiloqundiaq."