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Language created Dec 2019.
Irkhilakhu Irkhilakhu | |||||||||||||
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Type | Fusional | ||||||||||||
Alignment | Nominative-Accusative | ||||||||||||
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 |
Classification and Dialects
Classification
Fusional
VSO
Nominative-Accusative
Special features:
- Obviative nouns
- Phonetically-accurate abjad
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. It is the dialect described here.
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.
(to be made - describe changes)
Desvaril - The variant of Irkhilakhu spoken by the people of the desert. It is a good deal closer to Common than all other dialects.
(to be made - describe changes)
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 | |
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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)"
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 |
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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 | -ŋisim | -s | -simb | -sisimb |
Accusative | -k | -kim | -kisim | -ç | -ça | -çisb |
Dative | -kud | -kum | -kisud | -sud | -çudumb | -çudismb |
Equative | -gɜb | -gɜmim | -gɜmizm | -gzɜm | -gɜmb | -gɜsimb |
Addessive | -ʃɜŋ | -ʃɜŋim | -ʃɜŋsim | -sɜŋ | -ʃɜmb | -simb |
Inessive | -kuŋ | -kuŋim | -kuŋsim | -çuŋ | -çumb | -çisumb |
((I don't know why, but this chart keeps breaking. If it's all jumbled up, just ignore it I guess.))
Class I declines as follows:
I | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Indef. | Def. | Indef. | Def. | |
Nominative | - | -t | - | -t͡ʃ |
Accusative | -a | -at | -as | -at͡ʃ |
Dative | -i+um* | -tum | -um | -t͡ʃum |
Equative | -ɮuk | -ɮut | -ɮuk | -ɮut͡ʃ |
Addessive | -dɜm | -tɜm | -dɜm | -t͡ʃim |
Inessive | -dam | -tam | -dam | -t͡ʃam |
*Drop the /i/ and replace it with /um/
Due to differences in the historical development of these two classes, i-class has no Def. 2 forms.
Class A declines as follows:
A | Singular | Plural | ||||
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Indef. | Def.1 | Def.2 | Indef. | Def.1 | Def.2 | |
Nominative | -g | -d | -dis | -ʀ | -d͡ʒ | -it͡ʃ |
Accusative | -kas | -das | -dais | -kʀ | -kad͡ʒ | -kit͡ʃ |
Dative | -gau | -daud | -daudis | -gauʀ | -gad͡ʒ | -gait͡ʃ |
Equative | -gɜb | -gɜbd | -gɜbdis | -gɜʀ | -d͡ʒɜb | -it͡ʃɜb |
Addessive | -ʃɜŋ | -ʃɜŋd | -ʃɜŋdis | -ʃɜŋʀ | -d͡ʒɜŋ | -it͡ʃɜŋ |
Inessive | -guŋ | -guŋd | -guŋdis | -guʀ | -d͡ʒuŋ | -it͡ʃuŋ |
A word is always definite before determiners such as "this" or "that."
Genitivity
The genitive is formed by adding a dative pronoun after the noun that possesses the object. This differs from the syntax for actual datives, as the dative is in that case placed before whatever it receives.
For example:
He gave me his coffee = give.NFUT PRO.3.NOM.SING PRO.1.DAT.SING coffee.ACC PRO.3.DAT.SING
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives are always attached to the beginning of a noun, and adverbs to the beginning of verbs.
Verbs
Syntax
Denoting questions -
Formulated like statement but verb is interrogative (for boolean questions)
Questions that need an answer are just the same way but also with a question word in place of whatever the answer is.
Maybe change away from VSO since so many English speakers interperet everything as questions in that. SOV could work, maybe... or standard SVO like English.
Lexicon
Number System
Dictionaries
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 | no | ras | int. |
O | |||
P | place | walhu | n. |
Q | |||
R | |||
S | |||
T | |||
U | |||
V | |||
W | west | uzada | n. |
X | |||
Y | yes | 'e | int. |
Z | |||
==== Irkhilakhu to English Abjadical
====
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
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
Navigating this chart:
p. = person; u,i,a = noun classes / genders
IRKHILAKHU | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Equative | Addessive | Inessive | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sing. | 1p. | am | ma | da | amgelh | ameng | amkheng |
2p. | suz | suzu | suda | sugem | sung | sukheng | |
3p. u | kusk | kuskus | kudask | kusgem | kuskang | kukheng | |
4p. u | kusisk | kusiskus | kusisdu | gusim | kusing | kusikhm | |
3p. i | isuk | isukuk | idsuk | iskum | iskeng | ikheng | |
3p. a | amkung | amkungung | amudakng | amgung | amkung | amkhung | |
4p. a | amukhkang | amukhkangang | amukhangda | gungamukhang | amakung | amakhunga | |
Pl. | 1p. | amu | mau | admu | agem | ameng | amkhengu |
2p. | sauz | suzau | sudaz | saugelh | sungez | sungkhez | |
3p. u/a | kusku | kuskaus | kudasku | kusgulh | kuwang | kuwang | |
4p. u/a | kisku | kiskuku | kadsku | kisgulh | kiskung | kikhung | |
3p. i | isku | iskuku | idsku | idsgum | iskung | ikheng |
Additional Notes:
- The 4th person is akin to that of the Algonquian languages, meaning it is used for another person with the same "gender" of pronoun who is either less important to a topic or is introduced later. i-class nouns do not have it, as they developed separately from a- and u-class nouns.
- Genetivity is denoted in the following manner: "[possessed] [possessor.DAT]," or, directly translated, "the blank to/of blank"
ENGLISH | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Equative | Addessive | Inessive | |
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Sing. | 1p. | I | Me | (to) me | like me / (me-like) | (on/at/next to) me | in me |
2p. | You | You | (to) you | like you | (on/at/next to) you | in you | |
3p. u | He/she/it | Him/her/it | (to) him/her/it | like him/her/it | (on/at/next to) him/her/it | in him/her/it | |
4p. u | He/she/it (other) | Him/her/it (other) | (to) him/her/it (other) | like him/her/it (other) | (on/at/next to) him/her/it (other) | in him/her/it (other) | |
3p. i | it | it | (to) it | like it | (on/at/next to) | in it | |
3p. a | He/she/it | Him/her/it | (to) him/her/it | like him/her/it | (on/at/next to) him/her/it | in him/her/it | |
4p. a | He/she/it (other) | Him/her/it (other) | (to) him/her/it (other) | like him/her/it (other) | (on/at/next to) him/her/it (other) | in him/her/it (other) | |
Pl. | 1p. | We | Us | (to) us | like us | (on/at/next to) us | in us |
2p. | Y'all | Y'all | (to) y'all | like y'all | (on/at/next to) y'all | in y'all | |
3p. u/a | They | Them | (to) them | like them | (on/at/next to) them | in them | |
4p. u/a | They (other) | Them (other) | (to) them (other) | like them (other) | (on/at/next to) them (other) | in them (other) | |
3p. i | They (inanimate) | Them (inanimate) | (to) them (inanimate) | like them (inanimate) | (on/at/next to) them (inanimate) | in them (inanimate) |
Additional Notes:
- When a pronoun is used for someone whose name is not Irkhilakhu in origin, the pronoun assigned to them will be moved to the closest counterpart of an animate vowel. If their name does not end with a vowel, then the last vowel in their name will be used. (For declension of names, any consonants after the final vowel will be dropped before adding Irkhilakhu inflections.)
- Under the circumstance that the person being referred to's name is not known, one should generally default to the u-class, though defaulting to the a-class is not seen as unacceptable, merely less frequent.
- Addessive denotes nearby proximity, inessive denotes that something is directly within. Thereby, it is used considerably less than addessive for anything aside from inanimate nouns. If something is far, it is denoted with a phrase akin to "distant of ___."
Interjection
yes - 'e
no - ras
Example text
IRKHILAKHU SCRIPT
TRANSLITERATION
Lhat kusku da kubhi kudask.
IPA
[ɮat̪ˈkʰus.ku.daːˈkʰu.βiˈku.daskʰ]
GLOSS
give.NFUT PRO.3.NOM.SING PRO.1.DAT.SING coffee.ACC PRO.3.DAT.SING
ENGLISH
"He gave me his coffee."