| Aeuoi Aē Uo | |||||||||||||
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| Type | Analytic | ||||||||||||
| Alignment | Ergative–accusative (Tripartite) | ||||||||||||
| Head direction | Initial | ||||||||||||
| Tonal | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Declensions | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Conjugations | No | ||||||||||||
| Genders | yes | ||||||||||||
| Nouns decline according to... | |||||||||||||
| Case | Number | ||||||||||||
| Definiteness | Gender | ||||||||||||
| Verbs conjugate according to... | |||||||||||||
| Voice | Mood | ||||||||||||
| Person | Number | ||||||||||||
| Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
| Meta-information | |||||||||||||
| Progress | 0% | ||||||||||||
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| Creator | [[User:|]] | ||||||||||||
Very obviously still a work in progress so I apoligize for current inconsistencies.
Classification and Dialects[]
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | ʡ | ʔ | ||||||||
| Fricative | ɸ/f | ɧ | ʜ/ʢ | |||||||
| Approximant | ʋ | |||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ɬ/ɮ | |||||||||
| Implosive | ɠ/ʛ | |||||||||
Vowels[]
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | ʉ | ||
| Close-mid | e/ɛ | o/oⁿ | |
| Mid | |||
| Open-mid | |||
| Open | ɑ |
Phonotactics[]
Writing System[]
| Letter | a/aa/aaa - å̆ | ĕ/e/ei | u/uu/ů | o/ou/o̊ | ô | f | ff | yw | x | xj | h | hj | kl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | ɑ | e/ɛ | ʉ | o | oⁿ | ɸ | f | ɧ | ɬ | ɮ | ʜ | ʢ | ʡ |
| Letter | k | v | gl | ||||||||||
| Sound | ʔ | ʋ | ɠ/ʛ | ||||||||||
| Letter | |||||||||||||
| Sound |
Grammar[]
Nouns[]
Nouns have 3 primary syntaxical declension patters in Aeuoi. Number is indicated through the use of adjectives. Definiteness, definite or indefinite, is mandatorily expressed along with the case, either accusative, ergative, or absolute, as well as the one of 5 genders, human, animal/plant, stone/non-plant material, dead matter, heavenly/ever present matter.
Articles and Genders[]
Indefinite and Definite[]
The indefinite or definite article is mandatory for any noun always and is placed directly before the noun in almost all cases. It also inflects the gender of the noun as either human, animal/plant, stone/non-plant material, dead matter, heavenly/ever present matter. Definite or indefinite can also be when the noun is plural or singular to indicate the definiteness of one, or a multitude of things.
| Intransitive | Transitive | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutive | Ergative | Accusative | ||||
| Definate | Indefinate | Definate | Indefinate | Definate | Indefinate | |
| Human | ak/akl | fu | ôxj | xju | xe | xu |
| Animal/Plant | ak/akl | fu | ôxjo | xju | xo | xu |
| Mineral/Non-plant | hae | fou | xjae | xjou | xae | xou |
| Dead | hja | fo̊ | xjjo | xjo̊ | ffo | xo̊ |
| Heavenly/Unchanging | ahha | fah | axjja | xjah | affa | xah |
For example: akl hohjô - ARTL(human.def.abs) MAN - incomplete thought
"the man"
Likewise, fo̊ hohjô - ARTL(dead.indef.abs) MAN - incomplete thought
"a dead man"
Verbs[]
Verbs in Aeuoi do not conjugate for any tenses instead, other words are used to syntaxically show position in time. All verbs are regular, though state-of-being verbs as well as a few other verbs maintain completely separate words for animate and inanimate subjects and or agents (if transitive).
Pronouns[]
Pronouns in Aeuoi do not agree with anything and take no article. There is no distinction in plurality. The 1st/2nd person human is used to indicate 2nd person human in formal situations as the 1st person non-human has virtually the same pronunciation as the 2nd person human (and is thus considered rude).
| Singular/Plural | ||
|---|---|---|
| Human | Non-human | |
| 1st/[2nd Person (Formal)] | ao | aao |
| 2nd Person | aao | aaao |
| 3rd Person | eo | eio |
| 4th Person (reflexive) | ae | aae |
For example: Ffå̆klaa ao xu Xjou. - BE(1p.sg/pl) ARTL(human.indef.acc) JOE.
I am Joe.
Syntax[]
The default word order for transitive clauses is VSO or Verb-Agent-Object(Patient). Likewise for intransitive clauses the default is VS or Verb-Subject. Adjectives precede nouns and take a possessive affix in order to effect the noun. Adverbs are adjectives modified syntaxically. Prepositions come immediately following the verb.
Lexicon[]
Example text[]
The man eat/ate/will eat the apple.
Ywĕo ffo gleiå̆f ôxj hohjô.
GLOSS: eat.V.TRANS. DEF.ARTCL.ACC.DEAD apple DE.ARTCL.ERG.HUMAN man.
(Ate the apple, the man did.)