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Language created Dec 2019.

Irkhilakhu
Irkhilakhu
Type Fusional
Alignment (WIP)
Head direction (WIP)
Tonal No
Declensions Yes
Conjugations Yes
Genders 3
Nouns decline according to...
Case Number
Definiteness Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice Mood
Person Number
Tense Aspect
Meta-information
Progress 18%
Statistics
Nouns 70%
Verbs 23%
Adjectives 0%
Syntax 0%
Words 8 of 500
Creator Nondescrypt "InfernalToast"

Classification and Dialects

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

Classification

Fusional

Dialects

Eston Speech (kh'atshwalhu ngbhu il /çʔat͡ʃʍaɮu ŋβu il/) - By far the most common dialect of Irkhilakhu, it is the version spoken in the capital.

Western Speech (uzada ngbu il /uzada ŋbu il/) - The dialect spoken in the west of the continent. It is the second most common, and differs very little from Eston Speech, only having a few different consonants, vowels, and words.

Desvaril - The variant of Irkhilakhu spoken by the people of the desert. It is a good deal closer to Common than all other dialects.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Epiglottal Glottal
Nasal m ŋ
Plosive b t̪      d̪ k g ʔ
Fricative β s̪      z̪ ʃ ç (ɣ) h
Affricate
Approximant ʀ
Trill
Flap or tap
Lateral fric. ɮ
Lateral app.
Lateral flap

Also includes: [ʍ], [t͡ʃ], [d͡ʒ]

  • [ʀ] ~ [ɣ] before front vowels (here, /i/ and /a/)

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i u
Near-high
High-mid
Mid
Low-mid ɜ
Near-low
Low a

Diphthongs: [a͡u], [u͡a], [ɜ͡a], [i͡ɜ], [u͡ɜ], [i͡u]

Phonotactics

  • Penult Stress
  • Max. syllable is (/t/)(f.,n.)(C)V(C)(C)(C-p.,la.)

Writing System

Irkhilakhu Script

"(name in Irkhilakhu)"
Irkhilakhu Script

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Additional notes:
  • The script is written from left to right, and consonants of a single word are connected in a similar manner to cursive.
  • Diphthongs are written as combined versions of normal vowel markers, but from the bottom up.
  • Vowels are placed after the consonant which precedes them, and are not disconnected from the consonant. In the case that a word starts with a vowel rather than a consonant, a circle will be placed in that position in the consonant's stead. The position of the circle in relation to the first consonant is up to the artistic interpretation of the writer, but in most cases it will simply occupy the space directly left of said consonant.

Romanization

Letter b bh m t d s z sh kh lh l w
Sound b β m t d s z ʃ ç ɮ l ʍ
Letter k g ng r ' h a i e u
Sound k g ŋ ʀ ʔ h a i ɜ u

The romanization is written completely phonetically.

Grammar

Nouns

Irkhilakhu nouns can be declined by singular and plural number, definite1, definite2 and indefinite articles, three noun classes, and seven cases.

Definite1 vs Definite2 is defined as if there is a situation in which two of the same object have been introduced and one must differentiate between them. For example, in English, one might say "My uncle was at the party. Then my other uncle came. The first ucle [VP] ... The other uncle [VP] ..." whereas in this language, the first and second are encoded in the definitive article.

The class of the noun is determined by which vowel it ends with. If it ends in a diphthong, the final vowel of the diphthong will determine the class.

Class U declines as follows:

U Singular Plural
Indef. Def.1 Def.2 Indef. Def.1 Def.2
Nominative - -ŋim
Accusative -k -kim -s
Dative -ku -kum -saku
Equative -gɜb -gɜmim -
Addessive -çiβ -çim
Inessive -çiŋ çiŋim

Class I declines as follows:

I Singular Plural
Indef. Def.1 Def.2 Indef. Def.1 Def.2
Nominative - - -i+ad͡ʒ*
Accusative
Dative -çum
Equative - -
Addessive - -
Inessive -

*drop the final /i/ and replace it with /ad͡ʒ/

Class A declines as follows:

A Singular Plural
Indef. Def.1 Def.2 Indef. Def.1 Def.2
Nominative -g
Accusative -kas
Dative -gau
Equative -gɜb -
Addessive - -
Inessive -

A word is always definite before determiners such as "this" or "that."

Genitivity

The genitive is formed by adding a possessive pronoun after the noun that possesses the object. The

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives are always attached to the beginning of a noun, and adverbs to the beginning of verbs.

Verbs

Syntax

Denoting questions - interrogative mood for boolean (do you ____), but what for others?

Lexicon

By Letter

English to Irkhilakhu Alphabetical

Common Irkhilakhu PoS
A
and u
B
C
D
E earth/world irkhikhu n.
east kh'atshu n.
F
G grow bhetang v.
H
I
J
K
L language il n.
long arnga adj.
M
N
O
P place walhu n.
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W west uzada n.
X
Y
Z

==== Irkhilakhu to English Abjadical

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By Part of Speech

Noun

Common Irkhilakhu
A
B
C
D
E earth/world irkhikhu
east kh'atshu
F
G
H
I
J
K
L language il
M
N
O
P place walhu
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W west uzada
X
Y
Z

Verb

Common Irkhilakhu
A
B
C
D
E
F
G grow bhetang
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Adjective

Common Irkhilakhu
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L long aʀŋa
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Adverb

Common Irkhilakhu
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Determiner

Preposition

Conjunction

English Irkhilakhu
and u

Coordinating: And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet

Pronoun

Exclamation

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