Sktk'wk

GOALS AS OF NOW: -Make more words. -Make more sentences.

This language has no verbs, pronouns, or vowels.

Pages with links to this page: Ɯð̼ɤn̼̊ɤð̼ɤʋɯɱ (alternate name) Asonobov (alternate name) Гышфту (alternate name) Gishfut (Гышфут) (alternate name) LAteral-Heavy Language (I didn't make any other languages) Asonobov Counterpart (placeholder name for other language)

As the many names imply, this language has a long, convoluted history.

IPA Chart/Orthography
NOTE: All IPA values are approximations obtained through asking the ksts'w which sound they thought best approximated the sounds used.

Phonotactics
In this language, all consonants are syllabic and they cannot be non-syllabic. This means that there are 22 possible syllables and all of them consist of a single consonant.

When there are multiple occurrences of the same letter consecutively, they are all said with clear onsets as separate syllables. For example, ⟨gg⟩ would be pronounced / ʁ̞̊. ʁ̞̊/ instead of, for example, / ʁ̞̊:/.

The alphabet/syllabary consists of symmetrical glyphs, but they aren't here because I don't know how to put them here. The alphabetical order (in Roman transliteration) is: p s t l m w g k 'p 's 't 'l 'm 'w 'g 'k v r q "v "r "q

This consists of the egressive approximants, from front to back of the mouth, then the ingressive approximants, then the non-ejective trills, then their ejective forms.

Numbers
The numbers are bijective base 16. This means there is no zero, and there is a specific number representing sixteen. The sixteen numbers correspond to the sixteen approximant values.

The farther right a digit is, the higher its increment.

When used in a sentence, these are surrounded by number markers (see below).

Grammar
It doesn't have any verbs. Relations between words are created using word modifiers. These are function words, usually six letters long, that function like conjunctions which go around the word so that they mark when the word begins and ends.

The first and fourth letter of the word modifier is a number between one and sixteen which shows which "level" the words modified by the modifiers are on.

Modifiers
Normal

NOTE: H means that it can stand alone (head of a phrase), O means that it cannot (definite), X signifies a number, and N signifies a special kind of word.

Inanimate Locative (both parties are animate) = H: XltX'lt O: XltX'lt plt statue p'lt plt man p'lt = The man and statue are at the same general place.

Definition Change (usually a copula) = H: XwtX'wt O: XwtX'wt pwt causation p'wt pw't happiness p'w't = The happiness which is causing something/Happiness is causation.

Part (other is part of head) = O: XplX'pl H: Xp'lX'p'l ppl man p'pl pp'l hand p'p'l = The man's hand

Allative+Dative(shows T going to H from O) = T: Xkr-X'kr H: XktX'kt O: Xk'tX'k't pkr information p'kr pkt man p'kt pk't book p'k't = The information goes from the book to the man.

Causative/Instrumental (the thing that caused it to happen is the head) = H: XpwX'pw O: Xp'wX'p'w Xpw man X'pw Xp'w hammer X'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.

Non-Word

Name Marker (marks name, which is the only thing it goes around; goes inside other modifiers) = N: ll'll pwt ll Johnny 'll p'wt pw't ppl man p'pl p'w't pp'l hand p'p'l = the hand of the man named Johnny.

Thing Number Marker (for defining the number of nouns; around number N outside modifiers and around O outside modifiers) = N: rr"rr O: r"r"r"r rr 5 "rr r"r pl man 'pl "r"r p'l hand 'p'l = the hands of five men

Words Which Rely on Numbers/ X-Words
Some words rely on numbers for existence, such as pk'kst, the word for a shape, which needs a number of sides as part of its definition. For these, there is a thing number marker inside the modifying brackets which specifies the number of sides. These are called X-words in this language, because the way they are described involves an X.

Actual Language
These words consist of a cluster of 5 letters which can be said in any order. For ease of access, they are normally transcribed alone in alphabetical order, using the letter with the least value as the first syllable. To recap, the order of the alphabet is: p s t l m w g k 'p 's 't 'l 'm 'w 'g 'k v r q "v "r "q

WORDS: field of bacteria, non-evil plot (machinations, but positive), multiplication, division, square root, other ways of making roots, derivatives, exponents, elements

Words

ppppp = forest ppp'lw (p'lpwp, wp'lpp) = path etched into the ground pptwr (pwprt, tpwrp, wprtp) = land pptwv (pvptw, pvtwp) = relative from same individual ppt'tv (ptvp't) = this place and time ppt'lr (ptpr'l, ptrp'l) = death (when someone is no longer warmer than the world) ppll'l (plpl'l, pl'llp) = reckless abandon (positive connotation) pp'tr"r (p"rtrp, rpp"rt) = stomach cavity, inside psst'l (ptss'l) = birth pssl't (psls't, 'tspsl) = leg pssmk (ksmsp) = light-bulb psskv (spkvs, sksvp) = sulfur psttv (tvspt) = phrase with X actors pstlr (trlsp) = desirable thing pst't'l (p'lt'ts) = emotional pain pst'tv (vt'tsp, tvs'tp)= something which can be read psl'lr = function word psll't (pls'tl, lp'tsl) = back (like backbone), top ps'pv"q (p'p"qvs, s"q'ppv)= specialization ps'lvr (pvr'ls)= schadenfreude pttt"r (tpt"rt) = plant pttl'k (t'ktlp)= path put upon the ground ptt'p't (t'ttp'p, pt'tpt, tpt'tp) = language ptl'lv (l'ltpv)= body of liquid (ocean, lake, river, etc.) ptlvr = beauty ptw'lr = metal ptk's'k (pk'k'st) = shape with X sides ptkvq (vqkpt) = underside, underneath pt'pvr (pvt'pr) = relative two family members apart pt'tvr = conversation ptt'sr (tpt"rs, p"rtst) = the act of being adamant ptt'kr = bodily takeover of someone (positive connotation) ptwkr (wkrtp, krwpt)= owner, boss ptgk'g (ktg'gp, k'ggpt)= flying thing pt't'wr (ptr'w't, t'wrp't)= parent with X children plw'wr (wl'wpr, rw'wlp) = container (bag, bowl, etc.) pllvr (rlpvl) = thing which is worried pl'pvr (v'plrp) = physical protector (shell, house, etc.) pmk'kq (pk'kmq) = shape with X dimensions pwwgr (pwgwr) = leader pwgvq (pwgvq) = the people who support the leader pw'prr = person (thinking thing) p'kvv"q (p'kvv"q) = alphabet p'k'g'gv (p'gv'k'g) = many pvvrr = number sstk'w (ksts'w, ts'wsk) = the people who speak this language sttlv (tstlv, vtslt) = useful thing/usefulness sttk'w = change sttrq (qtsrt, tqtrs) = indomitable thing stlkr = fierceness stm'sr = volcanic smoke stwkg (twgsk, gwtsk) = ailment (caused by nonliving thing) stgvr = the happiness of being hurt st'tv"q (s"qt'tv)= hindquarters, behind st'lvr (sr'ltv, svt'lr)= separation/otherness st'krq (s'kqtr, trsq'k) = volcanic dust slkkr = species of indigenous bacteria swkrr (krwrs) = government sgvr"q = schadenfreude skg'k'k = species of indigenous bacteria skk"q"q ("qkk"qs) = eruption ttw'pr = physical form ttllw (tlwtl) = cord ttllr = the connection of one to one's relatives/friends and the land ttlk't = place ttw'tr = image ttgkk (tkgkt, ktktg) = eye ttgvr (tvrgt) = interesting thing ttgr"r (trt"rg) = hard work ttkkv (tvkvt) = answer ttkqr (ttkqr)= a word which must exist to give a sentence meaning ttk'kr = false thing ttkvv = microorganism ttkvr = ground-dweller ttrr"r = speed tllkr = head, front tlmg't = explosion tlwwg (twgwl, glwtw) = rumbling (of a volcano) tlwk"r = something more spread out across the ground tlw'tr = hard substance/plastic tlw'lr = something reaching towards the sky tl'lvr = inequality tlk'tr = non-attachment tmwgr (twgmr, gwtrm) = disease (caused by living thing fighting against another) twwgr = cloud twkg'w = wind twk'tr = rotten thing (positive connotation), bacterial contamination (positive connotation) tw's'lr = shelter tw'lrr = direction tw'gr"q = indigenous species of bacteria tkw'lr = water-dweller tk'pv"r = indigenous species of bacteria t's'lvr = rectitude t'tvvv (vtvv't) = set of things tv'trr (rtvr't)= state of motion llwk'w (kwl'wl, lw'wlk) = action llwkr (wrlkl, klwlr)= edible substance llw'kr (lwrl'k, lwlr'k, wll'kr)= system of tunnels (cave system, vascular system) gg'g'gv (g'gvg'g)= when the sun is near the ground ggrr"r = indigenous species of bacteria k't'wrr (rw'kr't, w'krr't) = audience wwwrr (rwwrw, rwwwr) = great size vvrrr (vrvvr, vrvrv) = imaginary thing

Indigenous Bacteria

slkkr skg'k'k tw'gr"q tk'pv"r ggrr"r

Compound Words

pl pttt"r 'pl p'l ptgk'g 'p'l = seed of a plant pl ttw'kr 'pl p'l sttk'w 'p'l = movie wt ktg'gp 'wt wt pl'pvr 'wt = airplane tl pl sgvr"q 'pl 'tl tl p'l ptt'sr 'p'l 'tl = a feeling of great joy which doesn't translate well pw gg'g'gv 'pw p'w ppt'lr 'p'w = sunset pw gg'g'gv 'pw p'w psst'l 'p'w = sunrise p'l t'ttp'p 'p'l pl ksts'w 'pl = this language

Sample Sentences

pwt ltltr pw't pwt plt ppl p"rtrp p'pl p'lt p'wt pl't tpt"rt p'l't pp'l pvt'pr p'p'l. = The group of directly related family members eat plants together in harmony.

pwt swt tstlv p'wt s'wt swt kwl'wl s'wt swt krwrs sw't. - The government is a useful action.

ppl ppw tstlv p'pw p'pl pp'l vtvv't p'p'l pp'w spl l's'tvr p'p'w s'pl sp'l tkw'lr s'p'l. - Useful things as a whole (the set of "valuable things") made the water dweller morally correct.

pwt plw'wr p'wt pwt plt pp'tr"r p'lt p'wt plt llwkr p'lt. - The edible substance is in the container. / There is an edible substance in the container.

pwt swt ktg'gp s'wt p'wt pwt pl'pvr p'wt swt plt pp'tr"r p'lt s'wt plt slt swt twt tlmg't t'wt s'wt twt pssmk t'wt s'lt. - The light bulb inside the exploding airplane explodes.

pwt pk't trlsp p'k't p'wt pwt pkt ppw pksts'w p'pw p'kt pp'w spw ll wl 'll s'pw sp'w krwrs s'p'w p'wt - The People want John to succeed in forming a government.

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. All languages have rounded sounds. All languages have non-implied verbs. All languages attach some meaning to the order in which the sounds of content words are put. No language has a linguolabial trill. No language has dentolabial sounds. No language conjugates for both the head word and the affected word in every relationship. No language utilizes center-embedding.