Nomidian

General Informaiton
This is a romlang …

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Allophony

 * {d g} > {ð ɣ} / V_V, V_(j, l, r, w)V
 * {ɲ ʎ} > {j̃ j} / _V̀
 * ʎ > ɟ / _V́
 * n > ŋ / _{k g}
 * dʒ > ʒ / r_
 * a > ɐ / _V̀
 * {e i}w > ɪw / Ò

Writing System
Alphabet A, B , C , D , E , F , G , H , I , J , K , L , M , N , O , P , QU , R , S , T , U , V , W , X , Y , Z [ a/ɐ , b , k/tʃ , d~ð , e, f , g~ɣ , ∅ , i/j , dʒ , k , l , m , n , o , p , kw , r , s~s̱ , t , u/w , v , w , ks , i/j , ts } (*) Note: /I i/ is used as a full vowel or as [j] before/after vowels. /Y y/ is used in between vowels as [j].
 * Lli lli - [ʎ~ɟ~j]
 * Ñi ñi - [ɲ~j̃]
 * Ĉi ĉi - [ʃ]
 * Ch ch - [k]
 * Gh gh - [g]
 * Rh rh - [x]
 * iV / Vi / yV / Vy- [j]
 * uV / uV - [w]
 * Pl pl, Tl tl, Cl cl  - [pɬ, tɬ, ɬ]
 * acute accent - changed stress
 * Vn, Vm - nasal

(*) Note: /K k/ and /W w/ are used only in loans

(*) Note: /Qu qu/ and /Gu gu/ are used before /I, E, Y/

Noun
The original noun declension was quickly simplified. All nouns have their genders distinguished with the developed articles along with their definateness. (*) chi'´ means that the following vowel takes an acute (if it's stressed) or an umlaut if it's not
 * -u : masculine, singular
 * -a : feminine, plural
 * -∅ : masculine/feminine, singular
 * -i : masculine/feminine, plural

Verb
Verb paradigms experienced the greatest shift from Classic Latin. In modern Nomidian, the is no more conjugation to person, number, or voice. The current forms come from the third person singular forms (although, there are some defective verbs which conjugate only to  one  pronoun or come from another person/number/etc). Although the past remained intact, the future tense was replaced in favor of a paraphrastic construction (by which with other grammatical constructions, various other future and conditional tenses). The imperative form was merged with the indicative present.

Nominal forms of verbs were all but removed, being slimmed until only the past participle and gerund (aka, the present participle). The past participle is called such as it functions as an adjective and a participle; the gerund, however, can only act as a gerund. The infinitive form, however, is formed differently than simply taking the old Latin infinitive. Instead, by analogy, the present subjunctive form has a -r, -ár, -ér, or -ír added to its end (though, this may be irregular).

Paraphrastic Phrases

 * Future
 * baér, baci [present] + infinitive = future
 * baér, baci [future] + infinitive = far future (literary)
 * baér, baci [present] + past participle = future anterior
 * Conditional
 * baér, baci [perfect] + infinitive = conditional
 * baér, baci [pluperfect] + infinitive = conditional perfect
 * Passive
 * seir, fuéi [desired tense] + past participle = passive
 * Miscellaneous
 * etár, etiéi [desired tense] + gerund = progressive aspect
 * faciér, feici [desired tense] + infinitive = causative

Auxiliaries

 * seir, fuéi [sejr, fwej] - to be (aux.)


 * Infinitive: seir
 * Past Participle: sau
 * Gerund: sanu
 * etár, etiéi [eˈtar, eˈtjej] - to be, to feel (aux.)


 * Infinitive: etár
 * Past Participle: etáu
 * Gerund: etanu
 * baér, baci [baˈer, batʃi] - to go (aux.)


 * Infinitive: baér
 * Past Participle: ju
 * Gerund: bagiendu
 * faciér, feici [fatʃjˈer, fejtʃi] - to do, to make (aux.)


 * Infinitive: faciér
 * Past Participle: fayu
 * Gerund: facienu

Classes

 * -ár, -àu [-ar, -ɐʊ̯] : clama, clamàu; gherrha, gherrhàu; lúa, lúàu


 * Infinitive: -ár, -r
 * Past Participle: llamáu
 * Gerund: llamanu
 * -ér, -óe [-er, -oe] : monér, monóe; ponér, pozóe; timér, timóe


 * Infinitive: -ér
 * Past Participle: -tu, -du
 * Gerund: -enu
 * -ír, -i/-èu [-ir, -i/-ɪw] : venír, veni; sendír, senzi; oír, oí

(*) there are many irregular forms of the perfect in this conjugation
 * Infinitive: -ír
 * Past Participle: -tu, -du / -íu
 * Gerund: -ienu

Word List

 * Google Spreadsheet : Voilà

Swadesh List
(*) PS = part of speech

Sound Changes
Nasal vowels are not affected by vowel changes unless otherwise marked by the sign "+ã" {aɪ̯ aʊ̯ oɪ̯} > {ɛ: ɔ: e:} {pʰ tʰ kʰ} > {f ts x} wj > j w > b / #_ ; {b w} > v / V_(L)V {t s m} > ∅ / _# V: > V {e ɪ o ʊ} > {e e o o} [ɛ́ ɔ́} > {je wo} VN > Ṽ s > z / V_V {k g} > {tʃ dʒ} / _I {t d} > {tʃ dʒ} / _jV {p t k} > {b d g} / V_(L)V {b d g} > {v ð ɣ} / V_(L)V [penult stress] > [final stress] / $r#, $n# {b d g} wo > wɔ Vr > rV ! $́ {k g}C > jC {k g} > ŋ / _{r l n} oj > jo j > dʒ / #_ {k g}w > {k g} j{n l}, {n l}j , ŋ{n l} , i{n l}V > {ɲ ʎ} {p t k} > {b d g} / V_(L)V {b d g} > {v ð ɣ} / V_(L)V {v ð ɣ} > ∅ / V_(L)V rr > rʒ / _I ; rr > rx / _{U a} sk > ʃ / _I C̬: > C̬ˠ: l: > x: n: > ŋg d: > g: z: > x: r > x / #_ {ɛ ɔ} > {e o} e > ej / Ó wɔ > wa l > r / V_V r > l / C_, _C* , _#  (*only in the same syllable) C: > C {p t k}l > {p t k}ɬ kɬ > ɬ {s l b} > {h x w} / _C {a e o} > {ɐ i u} / Ò h > ∅ z > ts ɲ > j̃ / V_V̀ ʎ > j / V_V̀ ; ʎ > ɟ / V_V́ s̱ / _C, _# Key:  O  - open syllable |  Ɵ  - closed syllable |  ´  - stressed |  `  - unstressed |  ˆ  - secondary stressed / near-stress |  $  - syllable  |  I  - front vowels |  U  - back vowel |  P  - plosive |  Ob.  - obstruent |  L  - liquid |  N  - nasal consonant

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