Ajujan

Ajujan is the language spoken by the people of Ajuja, which is a continent on a distant planet called Egonathia. The following is an overview of the Yudoga dialect of Ajujan.

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Name: Ajujan Type: Alignment: Head Direction: Number of genders: none Declensions: No Conjugations: No Nouns declined according to Case Number Definitiveness Gender Verbs conjugated according to Voice Mood Person Number Tense Aspect

	Gender	Cases	Numbers	Tenses	Persons	Moods	Voices	Aspects
Verb	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Nouns	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Adjectives	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Numbers	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Participles	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Adverb	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Pronouns	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Adpositions	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Article	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Particle	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No

Phonology

Consonants

I'm not really familiar with the IPA stuff...so I'll just guess where these letters go on this chart thing.

The consonants are: n, p, ch, sh, k, t, y, l, m, h, w--all pronounced like in English

The vowels are: a, e, i, o, u--pronounced like in Sindarin, but the e is pronounced like in 'bed'

		Bilabial		Labiode.		Dental		Alveol.		Postalve.		Retrofl.		Palatal		Velar		Uvular		Pharyn.		Epiglot.		Glottal
Plosives
Affricates
Fricatives
Lateral Fricatives
Lateral Affricates
Nasals
Trills
Flaps / taps
Glides	Approxim.
	Lateral Appr.
	Co-art. approx.

Vowels

	Front		Near front		Central		Near back		Back
Close
Near-close
Close-mid
Mid			e				u
Open-mid
Near-open
Open

Phonotactics

Vowel clusters: ae, ai, ea, ia, ie, io, oa, ua, ue, uo. When vowels are clustered, never pronounce them as one sound; the sounds are always distinct. Ex: ae would not be pronounced as English 'hey', but as ah-eh. There are tiny glottal stops between vowels.

Consonants are almost always attached to a vowel. The sounds are na, ne, ni, no, nu, pa, pe, pi, cha, che, sha, she, shi, ka, ke, ki, ko, ku, ta, te, ti, to, tu, ya, ye, yo, yu, la, le, ma, me, mi, mo, mu, ha, he, hi, ho, hu, wa, we, wi, wo.

There are also a few cases where consonants cluster: shta, ly, kt, chni

Basic Grammar

Ajujan is "grammar-coded"--you can tell what part each words plays in a sentence from the particles (little words that don't mean anything).

SUBJECT--kte OBJECT--ke

To make a word plural in Ajujan, add -sh or -a to the end of the noun, depending on if the word ends in a vowel or not.

To show when the action takes place, the verb tense (time) is changed by putting these endings on the verb roots:

    Present tense: -a'ie

    Past Tense: -e

    Future Tense: -o

Birds caught insects: Kahash kte mate isha ke.

A bird is catching an insect: Kaha kte mata'ie ish ke.

In Ajujan, things have no gender. There is only one word for "the", no matter of the word is singular or plural, object or subject: Ne. There is no indefinite article in Ajujan.

Word order is flexible because of particles. So "Man catches fish" could be "Yashe kte mata'ie shta'e ke" "Shta'e ke mata'ie yashe kte" etc...

To change a word that infers a male to a word that infers a female, add -ena to the end of the word.

    boy-->girl        yake-->yakena

    father-->mother        yande-->yandena

    son-->daughter        yashe-->yashena

    brother-->sister        yame-->yamena

Numbers:

1-shi

2-ya

3-to

4-han

5-tae

6-kahe

7-duma

8-dume

9-ki

10-lo

11-loshi

20-yalo

21-yaloshi

100-sha

1000-she

once--shica

twice--yaca

thrice--toca

ni- prefixed to a word means "the opposite of". Ex: beautiful--omena---->ugly--ni'omena

shnie'elo (a separate word) makes the sentence negative--it didn't happen, it isn't happening, or it won't happen.

    mata'ie shnie'elo--isn't catching

PRONOUNS

I--ni we--nish

you--ia you (plural)--iash

he/she/it--ae they--yae

All conjugations of the verb "to be" are the same for all pronouns: a.

Ni a--I am

Nish a--we are

Ae a--he/she/it is

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

my--niye our--nishe

your--iya'e

his/hers/its--ua'e their--uya'e

To make an adjective an adverb, add the suffix -ke.

Dictionary

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No.	English	Ajujan
1	I	ni
2	you (singular)	ia
3	he	ae
4	we	nish
5	you (plural)	iash
6	they	yae
7	this	le
8	that	tuwa
9	here	—
10	there	—
11	who	—
12	what	—
13	where	—
14	when	—
15	how	—
16	not	shnie'elo
17	all	kiwa
18	many	ke'ya
19	some	akiwa
20	few	—
21	other	—
22	one	shi
23	two	ya
24	three	to
25	four	han
26	five	tae
27	big	—
28	long	—
29	wide	—
30	thick	—
31	heavy	—
32	small	—
33	short	—
34	narrow	—
35	thin	—
36	woman	yashena
37	man (adult male)	yashe
38	man (human being)	—
39	child	yasheche
40	wife	—
41	husband	—
42	mother	yandena
43	father	yande
44	animal	—
45	fish	shta'e
46	bird	kaha
47	cat	—
48	dog	—
49	louse	—
50	snake	—
51	worm	—
52	tree	—
53	forest	—
54	stick	—
55	fruit	—
56	seed	—
57	leaf	—
58	root	—
59	bark	—
60	flower	—
61	grass	—
62	rope	—
63	skin	—
64	meat	—
65	blood	—
66	bone	—
67	fat	—
68	egg	—
69	horn	—
70	tail	—
71	feather	—
72	hair	—
73	head	—
74	ear	—
75	eye	—
76	nose	—
77	mouth	—
78	tooth	—
79	tongue	—
80	fingernail	—
81	foot	—
82	leg	—
83	knee	—
84	hand	—
85	wing	—
86	belly	—
87	guts	—
88	neck	—
89	back	—
90	breast	—
91	heart	—
92	liver	—
93	drink	—
94	eat	—
95	bite	—
96	suck	—
97	spit	—
98	vomit	—
99	blow	—
100	breathe	—
101	laugh	—
102	see	—
103	hear	—
104	know	—
105	think	—
106	smell	—
107	fear	—
108	sleep	—
109	live	—
110	die	—
111	kill	—
112	fight	—
113	hunt	—
114	hit	—
115	cut	—
116	split	—
117	stab	—
118	scratch	—
119	dig	—
120	swim	—
121	fly	—
122	walk	—
123	come	—
124	lie	—
125	sit	—
126	stand	—
127	turn	—
128	fall	—
129	give	—
130	hold	—
131	squeeze	—
132	rub	—
133	wash	—
134	wipe	—
135	pull	—
136	push	—
137	throw	—
138	tie	—
139	sew	—
140	count	—
141	say	—
142	sing	—
143	play	—
144	float	—
145	flow	—
146	freeze	—
147	swell	—
148	sun	kashte'ya
149	moon	nikashte'ya
150	star	—
151	water	—
151	rain	—
152	river	—
153	lake	—
154	sea	—
155	salt	—
156	stone	—
157	sand	—
158	dust	—
160	earth	—
161	cloud	—
162	fog	—
163	sky	—
164	wind	—
165	snow	—
166	ice	—
167	smoke	—
168	fire	—
169	ash	—
170	burn	—
171	road	—
172	mountain	—
173	red	—
174	green	—
175	yellow	—
176	white	—
177	black	—
178	night	—
179	day	—
180	year	—
181	warm	—
182	cold	—
183	full	—
184	new	—
185	old	—
186	good	—
187	bad	—
188	rotten	—
189	dirty	—
190	straight	—
191	round	—
192	sharp	—
193	dull	—
194	smooth	—
195	wet	—
196	dry	—
197	correct	—
198	near	—
199	far	—
200	right	—
201	left	—
202	at	—
203	in	eksha
204	with	shi
205	and	ya
206	if	—
207	because	—
208	name	—

Example text

The sun shines. Ne kashte’ya chata’ie.

The sun shone. Ne kashte’ya chate.

The sun is shining again. Ne kashte’ya chata’ie kacha’e.

The sun will shine tomorrow. Ne kashte’ya chato mashi.

The sun shines brightly. Ne kashte’ya chata’ie o’yateke.

The bright sun shines. Ne o’yate kashte’ya chata’ie.

The sun is rising now. Ne kashte’ya mecha’ie washte.

The sun is not shining. Ne kashte’ya chata’ie shnie’elo.

The sun did not shine. Ne kashte’ya chate shnie’elo.

The sun is not shining again. Ne kashte’ya chata’ie kacha’e shnie’elo.

The sun will not shine tomorrow. Ne kashte’ya chato mashi shnie’elo.

The sun does not shine brightly. Ne kashte’ya chata’ie o’yateke shnie’elo.

The bright sun does not shine. Ne o’yate kashte’ya chata’ie shnie’elo.

The sun is setting now. Ne kashte’ya mecha’ie washte.

The dark sun does not shine. Ne ni’o’yate kashte’ya chata’ie shnie’elo.

All of the people shouted. Kiwa che ne kadesh shinte.

Some of the people shouted. Akiwa che ne kadesh shinte.

Many of the people shouted twice. Ke’ya che ne kadesh shinte yaca.

Happy people often shout. Maka kadesh kasha shinta’ie.

The kitten jumped up. Ne kihache chashe ma.

The kitten jumped onto the table. Ne kihache chashe akanekta ne keshta.

My little kitten walked away. Niye goho kihache deshe yuche. &nbsp

No.	English
1	I	—
2	you (singular)	—
3	he	—
4	we	—
5	you (plural)	—
6	they	—
7	this	—
8	that	—
9	here	—
10	there	—
11	who	—
12	what	—
13	where	—
14	when	—
15	how	—
16	not	—
17	all	—
18	many	—
19	some	—
20	few	—
21	other	—
22	one	—
23	two	—
24	three	—
25	four	—
26	five	—
27	big	—
28	long	—
29	wide	—
30	thick	—
31	heavy	—
32	small	—
33	short	—
34	narrow	—
35	thin	—
36	woman	—
37	man (adult male)	—
38	man (human being)	—
39	child	—
40	wife	—
41	husband	—
42	mother	—
43	father	—
44	animal	—
45	fish	—
46	bird	—
47	cat	—
48	dog	—
49	louse	—
50	snake	—
51	worm	—
52	tree	—
53	forest	—
54	stick	—
55	fruit	—
56	seed	—
57	leaf	—
58	root	—
59	bark	—
60	flower	—
61	grass	—
62	rope	—
63	skin	—
64	meat	—
65	blood	—
66	bone	—
67	fat	—
68	egg	—
69	horn	—
70	tail	—
71	feather	—
72	hair	—
73	head	—
74	ear	—
75	eye	—
76	nose	—
77	mouth	—
78	tooth	—
79	tongue	—
80	fingernail	—
81	foot	—
82	leg	—
83	knee	—
84	hand	—
85	wing	—
86	belly	—
87	guts	—
88	neck	—
89	back	—
90	breast	—
91	heart	—
92	liver	—
93	drink	—
94	eat	—
95	bite	—
96	suck	—
97	spit	—
98	vomit	—
99	blow	—
100	breathe	—
101	laugh	—
102	see	—
103	hear	—
104	know	—
105	think	—
106	smell	—
107	fear	—
108	sleep	—
109	live	—
110	die	—
111	kill	—
112	fight	—
113	hunt	—
114	hit	—
115	cut	—
116	split	—
117	stab	—
118	scratch	—
119	dig	—
120	swim	—
121	fly	—
122	walk	—
123	come	—
124	lie	—
125	sit	—
126	stand	—
127	turn	—
128	fall	—
129	give	—
130	hold	—
131	squeeze	—
132	rub	—
133	wash	—
134	wipe	—
135	pull	—
136	push	—
137	throw	—
138	tie	—
139	sew	—
140	count	—
141	say	—
142	sing	—
143	play	—
144	float	—
145	flow	—
146	freeze	—
147	swell	—
148	sun	—
149	moon	—
150	star	—
151	water	—
151	rain	—
152	river	—
153	lake	—
154	sea	—
155	salt	—
156	stone	—
157	sand	—
158	dust	—
160	earth	—
161	cloud	—
162	fog	—
163	sky	—
164	wind	—
165	snow	—
166	ice	—
167	smoke	—
168	fire	—
169	ash	—
170	burn	—
171	road	—
172	mountain	—
173	red	—
174	green	—
175	yellow	—
176	white	—
177	black	—
178	night	—
179	day	—
180	year	—
181	warm	—
182	cold	—
183	full	—
184	new	—
185	old	—
186	good	—
187	bad	—
188	rotten	—
189	dirty	—
190	straight	—
191	round	—
192	sharp	—
193	dull	—
194	smooth	—
195	wet	—
196	dry	—
197	correct	—
198	near	—
199	far	—
200	right	—
201	left	—
202	at	—
203	in	—
204	with	—
205	and	—
206	if	—
207	because	—
208	name	—