| Kuelgon Feh Kuelgonnek | |||||||||||||
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| Type | Fusional | ||||||||||||
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| Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
| Declensions | No | ||||||||||||
| Conjugations | No | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | HorsesDrivingCans | ||||||||||||
Classification and Dialects[]
In-universe history[]
Kuelgon is the native language of the Kuelgons, a race of mutants from the northern part of the Galaxy. Long ago, the Kuelgons were banished from the planet of Gausari. Mutated by the toxic waste of their next homeworld, the Kuelgons developed superpowers, from shapeshifting to pyrokinesis.
Angered by their banishment from Gausari, the Kuelgons became a warlike empire bent on revenge against the Igarin Empire.
External history[]
HorsesDrivingVans developed the Kuelgon language at around 2017. He based it on Adunaic, Black Speech, Russian, and English, and he wanted it to sound as ugly as possible.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | |||||||
| Plosive | Voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ | |||||
| Voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | g /g/ | q /q/ | |||||
| Fricative | Voiceless | f /f/ | s /s/ | (š) /ʃ/ | h /x/ | ||||
| Voiced | v /v/ | z /z/ | |||||||
| Affricate | |||||||||
| Approximant | l /l/ | j /j/ | |||||||
| Trill | r /r/ |
Vowels[]
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | i /i/ | y /y/ | u /u/ | ||
| High-mid | ŷ /ø/ | o /o/ | |||
| Mid | e /e/ | ||||
| Low | a /a/ |
Phonotactics[]
Writing System[]
| Letter | V | N | K | M | J | G | L | F | T | D | P | B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sound | /v/ | /n/ | /k/ | /m/ | /j/ | /g/ | /l/ | /f/ | /t/ | /d/ | /p/ | /b/ |
| Letter | Q | R | A | I | O | E | Z | (Š) | Y | Ŷ | H | U |
| Sound | /q/ | /r/ | /a/ | /i/ | /o/ | /e/ | /z/ | /ʃ/ | /y/ | /ø/ | /x/ | /u/ |
| Letter | Gl | (Ž) | ||||||||||
| Sound | /gl~gɫ/ | /ʒ/ |
v, n, k, m, j, g, l, f, t, d, p, b, q, r, a, i, o, e, s, z, (š), y, ŷ, h, u
vasyo/vala, nakka, kallo, mondo, josurra, glariska, lafon, fonska, tubavi, doiqar, pagravo, barabob, qrulog, rurrago, auga, irmyan, omag, esmi/yosmag, sogmar, zolond, (šolond), yoqrut, ŷrong, hâzel, urna
Meanings: victory/fate or rune, fire, age, honour or temple or strength, spear or sun, shield, horn, dolphin, root, wall, lantern, bowl, hills, arm, lord, hunger, warrior, scholar, rabbit, mace or history, hatred, dawn
Some Kuelgons proposed several letters, most of which were used to transcribe foreign sounds: gloqor (gl, "completion"), žuros (ž, "change")
- â - (long vowel except in y)
- gl - [gɫ]
- h - [x]
- j - [j]
- l - [l], [ɫ] after g, h, q, t
- o - [ɔ] when stressed, [o]
- q - [q]
- y - [y]
- long y is written as ý
- ŷ - [ø]
- long ŷ is written as ỹ
- may be pronounced [-a] at the ends of words
Grammar[]
Pronouns[]
male - female - drone - carer - neutral - it
- I: âr - êr - lôr/tôr - ven/ten - bur - brod
- me: bar - ber - blor/têdu - vlen/tendu - mur - vrod
- my: âau - êou - lôu/tôuu - vleu/temvu - meau - vrou
- The latter set of drone and carer pronouns are considered more respectful and polite.
- By superiors: jâr/jâzar (I, 2nd for higher ranks) - jor (me) - jarau (my)
- By gods: jezar/zjâr (I) - zor (me) - zrau (my)
- we: tye
- us: far
- our: fyeu
- thou: nu - ne - nor - nen - nur - nod
- To superiors: tok/tor (thou, the latter for higher ranks) - tekor (thee) - takau (thy)
- To gods: tjar (thou) - tjor (thee) - tjau (thy)
- thee: duu/dou - due - duor - duer - dur - dod
- thy: nau - neu - nou - nejeu - njod
- you: nule
- ye: nolar
- your: nelau
- To multiple gods: nilzor (you) - nilzôr (ye) - nilzau (your)
- "Nilzor" or "Niloz" also refers to all the Kuelgon gods as a pantheon. It is derived from an archaic Kuelgon word for "you all".
- he: kad - ked - tôr - ten - kod
- him: kadu - kedu - tôdu - tedu - kodu
- his: kâvu - kêvu - tôvu - tevu - kovu
- To superiors: kado (he) - kadro (him) - kadvyo (his)
- To gods: kjâu/krau (he) - kror (him) - krau/krauvo (his)
- To goddesses: kjê/krei (she) - krejor (her) - krauva/krauve (her)
- they: tue
- them: zuar
- their: dvau
The Kuelgon language has a different set of pronouns used in ceremonies to address deities, such as Frinqar. Many Kuelgons also use these pronouns to address foreign deities such as Naeloros, Pjosaroz], and even Odin].
Suffixes[]
- Doer: -(k)on/-ond - -(j)an/-ae - -lôr/-tôr - -vyen
Others[]
-(k)eo - plural
-(n)ek - genitive
-(n)es - dignified genitive (e.g. for deities and heroes)
-zei - disliked genitive
Verbs[]
Past: lu(r)-/umb-
Present: (none)/-nîr
Future: -(n)ero ueg/-ueg
Continuous: -sse/-zze
Future conditional: -(n)eri
Passive: sub-
Syntax[]
Location[]
- mor- - from
- -bag - towards
- keti ... - towards (archaic, ceremonial)
- ti- - to
- -byn - on, above
- -by - on
- duo(k)- - below
- -yn - in
- nod-/duo- - under
- sqob - out of
- jun - behind
- rulq - around, among
- abak - here
- tubak - there
- qon - north
- hâr - east
- bletar - south
- dainoq - west
Amount[]
- glâ - all
- eb(u)- , ep(u)- - small, little
- moy- - -er, more
- moyor-, droz(d) ... - -est, most
- -nep - -est
- -lep - est
- drô - greatest
- lek, leks - lesser
Time[]
- sbul - before
- nâs - now
- sbjar - after
- gat- - in the middle of, mid-
- -azok - ever, always
Question[]
- âbko - who
- âbuno - what
- âbunori - what is going on?
- hala(g/k) - why
Miscellaneous[]
- ... hos - this
- ... hâs - that
- sa - as, per, according to
- darutag - in return
States of being[]
- -klep - doer, -er (comparative)
- -ug - occupant, doer of
- -ond - doer
- -loh - a being (sometimes derogatory, usually a non-Kuelgon sentient)
- -kel - being, person (sometimes derogatory)
- -rok - man, person (derogatory)
- -plavo, plau - place of
- -rri - month of
Numbers[]
- 0; 1-10 - dose; bâqol, leiqol, maquol, vyequol, zuerol, daiquol, ryequol, pailquol, brynequol, zâjoquol
- 11-20 - zâjubaq, zâjoleiq, zâjomaq, zâjovyeq, zâjozueq, zâjodaiq, zâjoryeq, zâjoplaq, zâjabryq, lêzaq/lezqa
- 30-100 - mazeq, olezqa, olezzaq, malezqa, malezzaq, velezqa, velezzaq, som
- mazeq (3x10), olezzaq (40+10), malezzaq (60+10), velezzaq (80+10)
- olezqa (2x20), malezqa (3x20), velezqa (4x20)
- 1000 - baim
- 10000 - fanq
- 100000 - snâq
- 1 million - flôriq
To turn a number ordinal, replace the -(qu)ol, -(za)q, and -zqa suffixes with -(s)qyn. For example: daiquol > daisqyn (6th); olezzaq > olezqyn (50th); baim > baimsqyn (1000th); and flôriq > flôrisqyn (millionth).
Lexicon[]
Verbs[]
- rezqan - to require
- roq - to have, to possess
Greetings[]
- vasyo - hail to
- irfulen - greetings
- Kroplavos ... - Long live
- Vitplavos ... - Short life to ... / Death to ...
- Vairanni ... - ... will win
Others[]
- bâh - yes
- ok-, oq - no, not
- ogtur - without
- lab, ha - and
- lab is used in more formal settings
- noi, nov - or
- plet - for
- alge - well done
- nag - need, should
- ir- - (respectful prefix)
- sîr- - (disrespectful prefix)
Example text[]
Vasyo Frinqar, ir-Zveqrezq-ond! Mahna ti-tagâs-keo krau: Vastanom lab Varenom, ir-Bûri-keo Varero-nes!
[vaˈsɥo ˈfriŋqar irˈzvɛqrɛzqond maxˈna titagaːskɛˈo krau vastaˈnom lab vareˈnom ir-buːrikɛo ˈvarɛronɛs]
Hail Frinqar, sir-Transformation-lord! Glory to-son-PLU his: Vastanom and Varenom, sir-Lord-PLU Victory-GEN!
Hail, Frinqar, Lord of Transformation! Glory to his sons Vastanom and Varenom, the Lords of Victory!
Fuezejud Irsirra-zei. Nâs Fasar jenvejud Qozroi myarqa Zarue!
[ˈfwezɛjud irsiˈr˦˥azɛi naːs ˈfasar jɛnvɛˈjud qozˈroi ˈmɥarqa ˈzarwɛ]
End-age Sun-GEN. Now Age-start start-age Mutant rule Galaxy!
The Age of the Dark Sun is over. Now comes the age when the Mutant shall rule the Galaxy!