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Language created Dec 2019.
Irkhilakhu Irkhilakhu | |||||||||||||
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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% | ||||||||||||
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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 | |
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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. | l̪ | |||||||||||
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)"
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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 | -ç | |||
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 | -ç | |||||
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 | -ʀ | ||||
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 | |
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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and | u |
Coordinating: And, but, for, nor, or, so, yet