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Classification and Dialects
Phonology
Consonants
F/H/J/K/L/M/N/P/R/S/T/V/NG
Vowels
A/E/I/O/U/Ai/Ei
Pronunciation Changes
If a "j" starts a word, it is a hard "j" like the word "jump". if a "j" is in the middle or end of a word, it is a soft "j" like the word "miraj".
An "i" following an "ei" "ai" or "i" makes a "y" sound like "young".
Two "r"s in a row make a rolling sound as seen in spanish.
A "T" "P" or "K" with an apostrophe after it and then a vowel become exremely explosive and almost pop like as seen Na'vi.
Excluding the rule above, when two letters have an aposstrophe in between them, there is a slight break, like the phrase "uh-oh" in english.
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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Vowels
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Phonotactics
Writing System
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Grammar
Nouns
Nouns are as seen (for the most part) in the lexicon section.
For a noun to become plural, an "uo" or "n" is to be added to the end of the noun depending on if it ends with a cononant or vowel, respectivly.
Verbs
[Time/Tense] + [verb] + [Pronoun Root]
Eg: the verb "kaputoro" meaning to live, in the present perfect tense, said by a person talking about themselves.
I have lived> [Sesi]+[kaputoro]+[koa]> Sesikaputorokoa
| Spanish verions | yo | tu | el | ella | NB | ellos/ellas | nosotros | usstedes |
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| Subject | Koa | Nai | Ran | Pet | Rre | Sain | Pani | Feiku |
| Object | Kokoa | Punai | Nuran | Teipet | Prerre | Jasain | Lepani | Jafeiku |
If a verb ends in a consonant, the pronoun root or word will become separate from the verb but remain after it.
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | Perfect Continuous | |
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| Past | Rar(o) | Haj(o) | Nam(o) | Fer(o) |
| Present | Nges(i) | Seis(i) | Pav(i) | |
| Future | Teij(u) | Mij(u) | Leis(u) | Var(u) |
The Present Simple tene does not exist because when talking in this tense, it I implied that the tense I the present simple. For the other tenses, if the verb begin with a vowel, the second vowel is not included. If the verb starts with a consonant, the second vowel is included.
Syntax
Object-Verb-Subject
Adjectives go before the noun they are applied to.
Emotions go after the noun they are applied to.
Adverbs go before the verb they are applied to.
Lexicon
Kokoa - I
Punai- you
Nuran- he
Teipet- she
Prerre- non binary (singular)
Jasain- they (male/female/nonbinary)
Lepani- we
Jafeiku- you all