| Alpharian Sävòpăc | |||||||||||||
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| Type | Fusional | ||||||||||||
| Alignment | Direct | ||||||||||||
| Head direction | Initial | ||||||||||||
| Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
| Declensions | No | ||||||||||||
| Conjugations | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Genders | no | ||||||||||||
| 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 | JEMCDLX Alpha | ||||||||||||
Alpharian /ælˈfæɹiən/ is a secret language used by high-level SKA agents. It was created by and named after JEMCDLX Alpha. Unlike Skarelan, it is not used by low-level agents.
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Classification and Dialects[edit | edit source]
As Alpharian was not created to resemble any other language, it can be considered a language isolate.
Alpharian is a highly standardized language and does not have significant dialects. Most speakers of Alpharian speak the same way regardless of their native language.
Phonology[edit | edit source]
Consonants[edit | edit source]
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɴ | ||||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | c | k g | |||||
| Fricative | f | θ | s z | ʒ | ɕ | x | ħ | ||
| Approximant | ʋ | ɹ | j | ||||||
| Lateral app. | l |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Near-high | ɪ ʏ | |
| High-mid | e | o |
| Low-mid | ɛ | |
| Near-low | æ | |
| Low | a | ɑ |
Phonotactics[edit | edit source]
Certain vowels and consonants can appear in long and short versions. Most vowels are pure, and the only diphthong is /ai̯/.
Writing System[edit | edit source]
Alpharian has its own writing system, an alphabet known as Alpharian script. However, when typed, it is written with the Latin (or occasionally Cyrillic) alphabet.
Alpharian[edit | edit source]
Latin[edit | edit source]
| Letter | a | ä | ă | b | c | č | d | e | è | f | g | h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | /a/ | /ɑ/ | /æ/ | /b/ | /c/ | /ɕ/ | /d/ | /e/ | /ɛ/ | /f/ | /g/ | /ħ/ |
| Letter | i | ì | k | l | m | n | ń | o | ò | p | r | s |
| Sound | /i/ | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ɴ/ | /o/ | /ɔ/ | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /s/ |
| Letter | t | u | v | x | y | ÿ | z | ž | ||||
| Sound | /t/ | /u/ | /ʋ/ | /x/ | /j/ | /ʏ/ | /z/ | /ʒ/ |
The consonant /θ/ is represented by the digraph ⟨th⟩. An apostrophe is also used to mark syllabic consonants.
Cyrillic[edit | edit source]
| Letter | а | ӓ | б | в | г | д | е | ә | ж | з | и | і |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | /a/ | /ɑ/ | /b/ | /ʋ/ | /g/ | /d/ | /e/ | /æ/ | /ʒ/ | /z/ | /i/ | /ɪ/ |
| Letter | й | к | ќ | л | м | н | ң | о | ө | п | р | с |
| Sound | /j/ | /k/ | /c/ | /l/ | /m/ | /n/ | /ɴ/ | /ɔ/ | /o/ | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /s/ |
| Letter | ҫ | т | у | ү | ф | х | ҳ | щ | ъ | э | ||
| Sound | /θ/ | /t/ | /u/ | /ʏ/ | /f/ | /x/ | /ħ/ | /ɕ/ | - | /ɛ/ |
The hard sign ⟨ъ⟩ is used in the same way as an apostrophe in the Latin orthography.
Grammar[edit | edit source]
Nouns[edit | edit source]
Nouns are inflected for two grammatical numbers: singular and plural. To make a noun plural, the suffix -'r can be added. For example:
- ulžnin čith (the person)
- ulžnin'r čith (the people)
Ordinal numbers can be made by adding the suffix -'i to cardinal numbers.
Verbs[edit | edit source]
Verbs are inflected for person, number, tense, and voice.
Number and Person[edit | edit source]
Number only affects verb conjugation in third person:
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | -'b | -'b |
| 2nd | -'d | -'d |
| 3rd | -'k | -'ž |
For example:
- Kai ÿp tuyk'b (You see the fish)
- Vo ÿp tuyk'd (You see the fish)
- Räm ÿp tuyk'k (He/she sees the fish)
- Kril ÿp tuyk'ž (They see the fish)
Tense[edit | edit source]
For past tense, the suffix -ìl is added. For future tense, the suffix -il is added.
Voice[edit | edit source]
Passive voice verbs are formed by making the last consonant of the verb ending long. Subject stays the same.
- Kai pell'bìl (I created)
- Kai pell'bìll (I was created)
Syntax[edit | edit source]
Alpharian has subject-object-verb word order for statements and verb-object-subject for questions. However, the verb pèll 'to be,' is placed before the subject.
- Vo sävòpăc ikur'd (You speak Alpharian)
- Ikur'd sävòpăc vo? (Do you speak Alpharian?)
Adverbs, adjectives, and determiners are all placed after the words they modify.
Lexicon[edit | edit source]
- A: and
- Aa: light
- Äkt: family
- Älsìf: SKA
- Bok: smooth
- Ca: then
- Defik: from
- Dev: to (non-spatial)
- Devot: to (spatial)
- Dièm: where
- Dìvasan: eagle
- Dlÿp: fire (noun)
- Erlu: Irish (language)
- Èdžyep: long live
- Èèt: should
- Èkfer: hello
- Èt: must
- Fìd: facility
- Flir: what
- Furkÿp: monster
- Gvìm: common
- Huut: of
- Ikur: speak
- Irś: not
- Ìd: be able to
- Ìkx: dream (noun)
- Ìp: with
- Kai: I
- Kril: they
- Krut: at
- Kruut: in
- Kxal: Russian (language)
- Lă: while
- Lex: transform
- Liń: Latin
- Lvìt: how
- Ńyol: horse
- Òtò: free (adjective)
- Òtòmx: freedom
- Pèll: be
- Pikdäs: portal
- Poheg: return
- Pÿleòb: universe
- Raim: it
- Räm: he/she
- Recin: threat
- Rras: magic
- Sävòp: language
- Sävòpăc: Alpharian
- Skyum: agent
- Srep: English (language)
- Surfìp: Rekethan
- Svèkit: glory
- Svìth: Swahili
- Svuyÿp: Skarelan
- Śah: other
- Śiþ: the
- Śuryim: leader
- Svaz: write
- Svazamx: book
- Thèd: a
- Tuyk: see
- Þarc: equal
- Ulś: emotion
- Ulž: mind
- Ulžac: intelligence
- Ulžin: human
- Uyed: know
- Vaf: give
- Važ: have
- Vätä: dignity
- Ve: yes
- Vo: you (singular)
- Vol: you (plural)
- Xa: beginning
- Xru: lift (verb)
- Yäčo: Greek (language)
- Yet: darkness
- Yeter: great
- Yihhg: King of Rekethans
- Ylx: storm
- Ÿp: fish (noun)
- Ÿg: all
- Yuk: who
- Yust: teach
- Zast: create
- Zièr: planet
- Zìl: that
- Zìläh: that (over there)
- Zìll: this
- Žep: alive
- Žom: only
- Žyìd: no
See the Alpharian page of the JEMCDLX website to suggest new words.
