Bakol

[THIS IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.]

Bakol /'bɑkol/ is a language spoken by the Búneska /'bɯneskɑ/, which are an underwater alien species, who first started in the middle of the ocean of their planet before separating in 3 main tribes: the Apanu /ɑ'pɑnu/, the Kifdo /'kifdo/ and the Rrasde /'rasde/. Each one has their own expressions, beliefs and own changes to the original phonetic inventory.

Consonants
In the tables below there are some cells with more than one letter in the same spot; those are treated like different consonants. If a letter has a IPA simbol surrounded by backslashes at its right, it means that that's the sound it's supposed to make. Else, the IPA had a "friendly symbol" and should be pronounced as such.

Phonotactics
Syllables may not exceed 2 vowels, which are not pronounced like diphthongs, and consonants cannot come in clusters in a single syllable. Examples:


 * ael is pronounced like /'ɑ.el/, but it's still a single syllable.
 * zúke is pronounced like /'θɯke/
 * zúk eae l is considered incorrect because of the 3 vowels in it.
 * a ks na is considered incorrect becuase of the consonant cluster in it.
 * kifdo is considered correct because the consonants are in different syllables.

The stress goes on the second to last vowel unless á or ú are in the word, in which case it has the stress. Examples:


 * rrene is pronounced like /'rene/
 * abú is pronounced like /a'bɯ/

Due to the similarities between /r/ and /ɾ/, the double r (rr) must be trilled for the difference to be made.

Verbs
Verbs in Bakol are relatively simple, varying using only three tenses —present, past and future— and varying with person, number and gender.

[WORK IN PROGRESS!]

Nouns

 * ael - water
 * arrak - anger/rage/onomatopoeia for screaming
 * asabe - friend/ally
 * á - oh/um
 * bika - algae
 * zúkael - fish
 * zúke - animal
 * zúkepok - mollusk
 * dum - here/there
 * dreka - home/safe
 * drekadum - family
 * ek - yes
 * ekeit - for sure
 * irá - mother (title)
 * iúl - sky
 * gak - where
 * gat - small
 * gena - straight/complete
 * genel - light/Sun
 * git - on/in
 * go - to (someone)
 * gu - to (place)
 * kaek - you're welcome/no problem
 * kai - but
 * kar - great (big)
 * karuku - language
 * kekom - greeting
 * ker - someone/person
 * kerpok - "the rock people"
 * ku - sad/sadness/onomatopoeia for crying
 * mi - "next thing is a number"
 * nak - happy/happiness/onomatopoeia for laughing
 * niuz - bad
 * o - and
 * om - good
 * ora - weird/difficult
 * oskal - thank you/please
 * pael - thirst/drought
 * pá - no
 * páeit - no way
 * pok - rock
 * r - or
 * rreneom - farewell
 * te - who
 * tel - who (plural)
 * tora - sorry (family)
 * torasa - sorry (friends)
 * torasaka - sorry (formal)
 * sea - this/that
 * siu - because
 * siú - why

Verbs

 * abú - to have
 * bae - to talk/speak
 * baegena - to explain
 * fake - to pick
 * giske - to do
 * karae - to be
 * ká - to see
 * kekome - to welcome
 * ketma - to understand
 * nage - to swim
 * paiko - to resemble/seem
 * pistere - to protect
 * rrene - to go
 * sile - to give
 * uku - to like/wish/cherish

Syntax

 * SVO order
 * Noun-Adjective
 * Noun becomes plural with "l" at the end
 * Possesion-Possesee
 * Auxiliar-verb