Polijole/Dialects

note: most of the modern dialects' names are based off of their etymological-original classical polidish word, so the names may differ slightly

Proto-Polijole
qâ lijâ jâlà [kʷɑ liɟɑ ɟɑlɐ̆] was the oldest form of polidish, it was almost completely isolating.

Vowels
there are no diphthongs

Example Sentences
Romanisation: lajáċá q̇a bukâ sábuky gá nɿ tákánà sába 'a kɿċâná.

IPA: [lɐɟacʰa kʷʰɐ ᵐbukɑ saᵐbukɣ̩ ga nɿ takanɐ̆ saᵐbɐ ʔɐ kɿcʰɑna]

Gloss: slow ADJ behind ABL NOM 1sg.masc tree ALL DU bird

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: sû gìsá gá nɿ xá na titâsá, ninyká gá xá sû na gìná.

IPA: [sβ̩ gĭsa ga nɿ xa nɐ titɑsa, nin ka ga xa sβ̩ nɐ gĭna]

Gloss: PL like NOM 1sg DEM ACC food, COP NOM DEM PL ACC good.

Meaning: I like this food a lot, it is very good.

Classical Polijole
Polijolè [pˠɒliɟɒlə̆]

Phonology
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Romanisation
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Example Sentences
Romanisation: pholejacha zamukanamùci takanèsaka kaçhona'esa

IPA: [pˠʰɒləɟat͡sʰa zamukanamŭt͡si takanə̆saka kat͡ʃʰɒnaʔəsa]

Gloss: ADV-slow ABL-1sg-masc-PST.PERF tree-ABL bird-du.ALL

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: sugìsana xa titoşzanè, ni xaga sugìnanè

IPA: [sugĭsana xa titɒʒanə̆, ni xaga sugĭnanə̆]

Gloss: pl-like-1sg.masc DEM food.ACC, COP DEM-NOM pl-good-ACC

Translation: I like this food a lot, it is very good.

AIP
AIP aka "Average Imperial Polidish", or pəliçəu [pəlit͡ʃəu], is the most commonly spoken form of polidish in modern times

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /iu/ /ui/ /ua/ /əi/ /əu/ /eə/ /eu/ /oi/ /oə/

Example Sentences
Romanisation: təŋnət ki kəşənask samukani lıçac

IPA: [təŋnət ki kəʃənask samukani lɨt͡ʃat͡s]

Gloss: tree-LOC 2 bird-LOC.pl slow ABL.1sg.PST.PFV

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: çetəşan hə ho çisam, hə ho çinan

IPA: [t͡ʃetəʃan hə ho t͡ʃisam, hə ho t͡ʃinan]

Gloss: food.ACC DEM.NOM PL like.1sg, DEM.NOM PL good-ACC

Translation: I like this food a lot, it is very good.

Kikha'i
Kikha'i, or modernly kixjexjiçolə [kiçeçit͡ʃole]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /iø/ ie/ /ui/ /ua/ /ue/ /oi/ /ou/ /oa/ /oe/ /ai/ /ay/ /au/

Example Sentences
Romanisation: me takanesakə kaçonakasə leşasə zamükewi

IPA: [me takanesakə kat͡ʃonakasə leʃasə zamykewi]

Gloss: 1sg.NOM tree-ABL bird-du.ALL slow ABL.PST.PERF

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Bozaje
Bozaje, or modernly, pỳsaje wyle [py˩saje wyle], it is fairly isolating

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /ie/ /iy/ /iu/ /ui/ /ue/ /ua/ /ei/ /ey/ /eu/ /ea/ /ai/ /au/ /ae/ /ie/ /ue/ /ĩã/ /ĩẽ/ /ĩõ/ /ũĩ/ /õẽ/ /õã/ /ẽĩ/ /ẽõ/ /ẽã/ /ãĩ/ /ãõ/ /ãẽ/

/i/ and /e/ become [ɯ] and [ɤ] when not at the end of a word

Example Sentences
Romanisation: lejasa sãŋkàã þaxã sa sãã xaçĩ́ xe

IPA: [lɤjasa sãŋka˨.ã˨ θaxã sa sã.ã xat͡ʃĩ˦ xe]

Gloss: slow ABL-PST.PERF tree 1sg ALL-PST.PERF bird du

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds

Cakine
Cakine, or modernly, Cakinjol [t͡ʃakinjol]

Vowels
Diphthongs: /io/ /iu/ /ui/ /uo/ /oi/ /ou/ /ai/ /au/ /ao/ /ɚɔ/ /ɚu/ /ɚi/ /ɔi/ /ɔu/ /ɑi/ /ɑʊ/ /ɑɔ/

Example Sentences
Romanisation: lejac ramukamam takanes kacoŋaks

IPA: [lejat͡ʃ ramukamam takanes kat͡ʃoŋaks]

Gloss: slow ABL-1sg-PST.PERF tree-ABL bird-du.ALL

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Nagaku
Nagaku, or modernly dagaku çulı [ⁿdaᵑgaku t͡ʃulɯ]

Vowels
diphthongs: /ia/ /iu/ /ɯi/ /ɯa/ /ui/ /ua/ /ai/ /au/

Gekhe
Gekhe poldish, or phaşéçhe pólijóle [pʰaʃeːt͡ʃʰɛ poːlijoːlɛ] is the Polijole spoken by the highest elites of the polidians. It is considered the most similar to classical Polidish in grammar of all dialects.

Vowels
Diphthongs: /ia/ /iɛ/ /iɔ/ /iu/

Example Sentences
Romanisation: phólejácha sámukamɛmu takanéka káçhónoésa

IPA: [pʰoːlɛjaːt͡sʰa saːmukamɛmu takaneːka kaːt͡ʃʰoːnɔ.eːsa]

Gloss: ADV-slow ABL-1sg.masc-PST tree-ABL bird.du.ALL

Meaning: I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.

Romanisation: sujesáme xatitóşone, ni xa sujenone

IPA: [sujɛsaːmɛ xatitoːʃɔnɛ, ni xa sujɛnɔnɛ]

Gloss: pl-like-1sg DEM-food.ACC, COP 3sg.NOM pl-good

Translation: I like this food a lot, it is very good.