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==Classification and Dialects==
 
==Classification and Dialects==
   
It is one of the many rich and vibrant languages of the planet Jaalvar, which is known by the Aqali tribe as Fonesa. Aqala is believed to be a language isolate.
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It is one of the many rich and vibrant languages of the planet Jaalvar, which is known by the Akali tribe as Fonesa. Akala is believed to be a language isolate.
   
   
   
 
==Mythology==
 
==Mythology==
Legend has it that the language descended down from the heavens on Creation Day. It was gifted to mortals from Nalaqila, the god of languages.
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Legend has it that the language descended down from the heavens on Creation Day. It was gifted to mortals from Nalakila, the god of languages.
 
==Phonology==
 
==Phonology==
 
===Consonants===
 
===Consonants===
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! style="width: 68px; " |Labial*
 
! style="width: 68px; " |Labial*
 
!Alveolar
 
!Alveolar
!Palatal
 
 
!Velar
 
!Velar
 
|-
 
|-
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|m
 
|m
 
|n
 
|n
|ɲ
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|ŋ
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="2" |Stop
 
! colspan="2" |Stop
|b p
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|p b
 
|t d
 
|t d
  +
|k g
| colspan="2" |c ~ k
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="2" |Fricative
 
! colspan="2" |Fricative
|f v
+
|ɸ β
 
|s z
 
|s z
  +
|x ɣ
| colspan="2" |ç ~ x**
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
! rowspan="2" |Approximant
 
! rowspan="2" |Approximant
 
!Medial
 
!Medial
|
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|w**
***
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|ɹ**
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
 
!Lateral
 
!Lateral
 
|
 
|
|l
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|l**
|
 
 
|
 
|
 
|}
 
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Includes Bilabial and Labio-Dental
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Includes Bilabial and Labio-Velar consonants
 
<nowiki>**</nowiki>Includes everything in between
 
   
<nowiki>***</nowiki>Allophonic with all rhotic consonants
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<nowiki>**</nowiki>Allophonic with similar sounding phonemes
   
 
===Vowels===
 
===Vowels===
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|a
 
|a
 
|a
 
|a
 
|-
 
|B
 
|b
  +
|b
  +
|bi
 
|-
 
|-
 
|D
 
|D
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|f
 
|f
 
|f
 
|f
  +
|e̞ɸ
|e̞f
 
  +
|-
  +
|G
  +
|g
  +
|g
  +
|gi
 
|-
 
|-
 
|H
 
|H
 
|h
 
|h
  +
|x
|ç ~ χ**
 
  +
|e̞ix
|e̞iç
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|I
 
|I
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|i
 
|i
 
|i
 
|i
  +
|-
  +
|J
  +
|j
  +
  +
|ɣe̞i
  +
|-
  +
|K
  +
|k
  +
|k
  +
|kei
 
|-
 
|-
 
|L
 
|L
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|m
 
|m
 
|m
 
|m
  +
|e̞m
|e̞me̞
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|N
 
|N
 
|n
 
|n
 
|n
 
|n
  +
|e̞n
|e̞ne̞
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
 
 
 
|ɲ
+
|ŋ
  +
|e̞ŋ
|e̞ɲe̞
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|O
 
|O
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|o
 
|o
 
|-
 
|-
|Q
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|P
|q
+
|p
|k
+
|p
|kai
+
|pi
 
|-
 
|-
 
|R
 
|R
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|s
 
|s
 
|e̞s
 
|e̞s
  +
|-
  +
|T
  +
|t
  +
|t
  +
|ti
 
|-
 
|-
 
|U
 
|U
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|u
 
|u
 
|ju
 
|ju
  +
|-
  +
|V
  +
|v
  +
  +
|βi
  +
|-
  +
|Y
  +
|y
  +
|j
  +
|jad
  +
|-
  +
|Z
  +
|z
  +
|z
  +
|zi
 
|}
 
|}
   
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===Syntax===
 
===Syntax===
Aqala word order is SVO (Subject Verb Object).
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Akala word order is SVO (Subject Verb Object).
   
 
==Lexicon==
 
==Lexicon==
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 660px; text-align:center|
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 660px; text-align:center|
! style="text-align:left;" |Aqala Word
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! style="text-align:left;" |Akala Word
 
!
 
!
 
'''English Word'''
 
'''English Word'''
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!sound changes
 
!sound changes
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |qeu
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |keu
 
| style="text-align:center;"|
 
| style="text-align:center;"|
 
light, pale; solar; yellow, white
 
light, pale; solar; yellow, white
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| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |qesa
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |kesa
 
|
 
|
 
<p style="text-align:center;">water, beverage</p>
 
<p style="text-align:center;">water, beverage</p>
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| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |sida
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| style="text-align:center;" |sija
 
| style="text-align:center;"|time
 
| style="text-align:center;"|time
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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| style="text-align:center;"|Adjective
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Adjective
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |qeulei
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| style="text-align:center;" |keulei
 
| style="text-align:center;"|solar eclipse
 
| style="text-align:center;"|solar eclipse
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |quha
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| style="text-align:center;" |kuha
 
| style="text-align:center;"|to feed
 
| style="text-align:center;"|to feed
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |qesani
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| style="text-align:center;" |kesani
 
| style="text-align:center;"|to drink
 
| style="text-align:center;"|to drink
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |odo
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |ojo
 
|to smell, stink
 
|to smell, stink
 
|Verb
 
|Verb
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |seqesa
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| style="text-align:center;" |sekesa
 
| style="text-align:center;"|thirst
 
| style="text-align:center;"|thirst
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |fasa
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| colspan="1" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" |vaza
 
|
 
|
 
<p style="text-align:center;">speed</p>
 
<p style="text-align:center;">speed</p>
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|Verb
 
|Verb
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |dene
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| colspan="1" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |kano
 
|
 
|
 
<p style="text-align:center;">speech</p>
 
<p style="text-align:center;">speech</p>
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|
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |qa
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |ka
 
| style="text-align:center;"|mind, head
 
| style="text-align:center;"|mind, head
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Verb
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |oqo
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| colspan="1" rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" |oko
 
| style="text-align:center;"|eyes
 
| style="text-align:center;"|eyes
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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| style="text-align:center;"|Adjective
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Adjective
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |hiqalo
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| style="text-align:center;" |hikalo
 
| style="text-align:center;"|any part of a plant that is edible
 
| style="text-align:center;"|any part of a plant that is edible
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |lohiqa
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| style="text-align:center;" |lohika
 
| style="text-align:center;"|fertilizer, anything a plant needs to live
 
| style="text-align:center;"|fertilizer, anything a plant needs to live
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
 
| style="text-align:center;"|Noun
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==Example text==
 
==Example text==
   
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Akala:
Aqala:
 
   
Hele hani ha. Hele qesani qesa.
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Hele hani ha. Hele kesani kesa.
   
   

Revision as of 18:47, 19 February 2020




Progress 4%
Aqala
Type Analytical
Alignment Direct Alignment
Head direction
Tonal No
Declensions No
Conjugations No
Genders None
Nouns decline according to...
Case Number
Definiteness Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice Mood
Person Number
Tense Aspect
Meta-information
Progress 5%
Statistics
Nouns 0%
Verbs 0%
Adjectives 0%
Syntax 17%
Words 40 of 250
Creator Sgt Haleakala

Classification and Dialects

It is one of the many rich and vibrant languages of the planet Jaalvar, which is known by the Akali tribe as Fonesa. Akala is believed to be a language isolate.


Mythology

Legend has it that the language descended down from the heavens on Creation Day. It was gifted to mortals from Nalakila, the god of languages.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial* Alveolar Velar

Nasal

m n ŋ
Stop p b t d k g
Fricative ɸ β s z x ɣ
Approximant Medial w** ɹ**
Lateral l**

*Includes Bilabial and Labio-Velar consonants

**Allophonic with similar sounding phonemes

Vowels

Front Back
Close i u
Mid
Open a

Phonotactics

Two consonants in a row should be avoided. Words always end in a vowel.


Writing System

Uppercase Letter Lowercase Letter IPA value Pronunciation of the letter (IPA
A a a a
B b b bi
D d d di
E e
F f f e̞ɸ
G g g gi
H h x e̞ix
I i i i
J j ɣ ɣe̞i
K k k kei
L l

l

e̞l
M m m e̞m
N n n e̞n
Ñ ñ ŋ e̞ŋ
O o o
P p p pi
R r ɹ
S s s e̞s
T t t ti
U u u ju
V v β βi
Y y j jad
Z z z zi

Grammar

Nouns

Nouns don't have cases.

Verbs

Verbs aren't conjugated.

Syntax

Akala word order is SVO (Subject Verb Object).

Lexicon

Akala Word

English Word

Part of Speech sound changes
keu

light, pale; solar; yellow, white

Adjective
day, sun, light, sunlight Noun
to brighten, turn pale, shine Verb
si sky Noun
blue, gray Adjective
lo

plant, vegetation

Noun

to plant

Verb
green, brown Adjective
ni in Preposition
le

house, home, habitat, a dwelling

Noun
to dwell Verb
lole treehouse Noun plant + house
akau

song

Noun
To sing Verb
du to give, gift Verb
gift Noun
kesa

water, beverage

Noun
to water (a plant) Verb
lei

dark, black

Adjective
night, darkness Noun
to darken Verb
sija time Noun
luna

star, nightlight, moon, constellation

Noun dark + light
lunar, stellar Adjective
keulei solar eclipse Noun light+dark
firaluna lunar eclipse Noun fire+moon
ha

food

Noun
kuha to feed Verb give + food d → k
hani to eat Verb

food + in

kesani to drink Verb beverage + in
ojo to smell, stink Verb
smelly Adjective
stench, odor, nose Noun
se to need Verb
a need Noun
seha hunger Noun need + food
sekesa thirst Noun need + water
vaza

speed

Noun
quick, fast Adjective
quickly Adverb
to hurry Verb
simai ear Noun
To listen, hear Verb
kano

speech

Noun

to talk, converse, have a conversation

Verb
amo

love

Noun

to love Verb
ci permission Noun

to allow, let, enable, give permission

Verb
adi non-cute animal Noun
loli cute animal Noun
cute Adjective
miu cute animal noise (meow, woof) Particle
ka mind, head Noun

main, leading

Adjective
to control, steer, rule, lead Verb
oko eyes Noun
to look, see Verb
ocular Adjective
fira flame Noun
to light (on fire) Verb
red, orange; flammable Adjective
hikalo any part of a plant that is edible Noun food + plant
lohika fertilizer, anything a plant needs to live Noun plant + food
hiero hatred Noun
to hate, despise Verb
osi object, thing Noun
raha bad, evil, foul, terrible, dirty, corrupt, toxic, crazy, drunk Adjective
to dirty, turn evil, corrupt, intoxicate Verb
evil, devil, demon, dirt, filth, pollution, disease, poison, lunatic Noun
makes a word derogatory Particle
seda good, just Adjective

good, angel

Noun
firasi sunrise, sunset Noun fire + sky
heño toe, foot, leg; a walk Noun
to walk Verb
añe finger, hand, arm Noun

Example text

Akala:

Hele hani ha. Hele kesani kesa.


Transliteration:

I food in food. I water in water.


Translation:

I eat food. I drink water.