Lapizyol (/lápyzjɔl/) is a language used in Lapiz, a country in Yanizz. It was the base for Yolon. It uses SVO and is head-final.
Letters are capitalized like in german, where they are capitalized if they are nouns or names. UNCAPITALIZED LETTERS ARE ABOUT 3/4 THE LETTER'S SIZE, LIKE THIS.
Phonology[]
Stress[]
Stress doesn't actually exist in Lapizyol. Vowels on a "stressed" syllable are marked with a high tone.
Voicing[]
If a consonant is followed by another consonant, the first consonant receives the (de)voicing of the other consonant. If a consonant is at the end of a word, it is devoiced.
Chart[]
Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | ||||
Plosive | /p/ | /t/, /d/ | /k/, /g/ | |||
Sib. fricative | /s/, /z/ | /ʑ/ | /x̝/ | |||
Fricative | /v/ | /θ/ | /ɣ/ | /h/, /ɦ/ | ||
Approximant | /j/ | /ʍ/ | ||||
Trill | /r/ | /rʲ/ | ||||
Lat. Approx. | /l/ | /ʟ/ |
Letter | Sound |
---|---|
Vowels | |
A | /a/ |
E | /e/ normally
/ɛ/ if stressed |
I | /y/ normally
/i/ if stressed |
O | /o/ normally
/ɔ/ if stressed |
U | /u/ |
Consonants | |
D | /d/ normally
/ð/ at the end of a word |
G | /g/ normally
/ɣ/ at the end of a word |
H | /h/ normally
/ɦ/ at the end of a word |
K | /k/ |
Ł | /ʟ/ normally |
L | /l/ normally |
N | /n/ |
M | /m/ |
P | /p/ |
R | /ɾ/ |
Ŕ | /rʲ/ (voiced palatal trill) |
T | /t/ |
V | /v/ |
W | /ʍ/ normally |
X | /x̝/ (voiceless velar sibilant fricative) |
Y | /j/ normally
/iː/ when used as a vowel |
Z | /z/ normally
/ʑ/ if doubled (zz) |
Digraphs | |
AW | /ɐ/ |
EW | /ɜ/ |
IW | /y/ |
OW | /u/ |
Lexicon[]
Cases[]
-(n)on = Nominative
-(w)ek = Accusative
-(n)izz- = Genitive
-dy- = Dative
-ki- = Instrumental
Prefixes[]
win- = COMP
won- = SUP
aw- = AUG, ew- = DIM
pe- = POT (able to/can)
Quantity[]
vi- = all
ze- = some
zi- = any
vy- = none
Suffixes[]
-ha = noun to adjective
-he = noun to verb
-gaw = plural, -xo = (very rarely used) singular
-(n)el = stative ajective (the thing is good, yev keron ye dalel)
Time[]
-ŕi = far past, -ri = short past, -ra = present, -ru = future
-n = imperfective
Basic Words[]
Di = 1sg, Do = 2sg, Da = 3sg
Deg = 1pl, Dogu = 2pl, Dage = 3pl
Zu = no, Zi = yes
Zeden = greeting
Yev = the, e = a/an
Ye = is (singular), Yem = are (dual), Yege = are (plural)
Ve = and, Vo = or
Vat = this, Vyat = that
Az = that (like in the sentence "thing that moves" (keron az yes dexoral))
Lin = in/inside
Nayan = other
Tałko = why, Talen = because
Kal = what/question, Ŕezkal = where, Zyłkal = when, Yokal = who
Ir = if
Nouns[]
Keron = thing
Rez = place
Zyłko = time
Zil = age
Keyen = distance
Non = size
Ŕi = path, Taŕi = road, Rinaw = highway
Yow = yanizzian, Yozu = alien, Neyo = creature
Ŕoz = god, Zwoz = devil
Rodez = heaven, Zworez = hell
Zul = order/simplicity, Ziel = chaos/complex
Kal = question
Tiv = light
Nyen = difficulty
Pyte = name
Zoŕy = knowledge, Zorayo = memory
Texne = movement, Łowez = rotation
Wonlowe = orbit
Hewe = wrong, Hoxno = error
Kyanok = house/shelter
Pekare = action
Yamew = tool
Kavek = measurement
Nuyeli = mass
Zitan = power
Nature[]
Ŕan = green/nature
Piŕyin = grass, Powŕan = tree
Oy = stone
Tivoy = ore
Ner = water/river
Wev = cloud
[]
Wo = star
Nag = sky
Won = cosmos
Yan = planet
Woŕi = galaxy
Owev = nebula
[]
Yol = language, Nuyol = dialect
Wogek = word, Zyevek = sentence, Porek = text
Verbs[]
Kyew = attack/fight, Ket = defend
Kaz = like, Zukaz = dislike
Ny = create, Nu = destroy
Mex = use
Nuko = want
Henyo = learn
Yenu = mine
Dex = walk, Tadex = run, Dezo = move
Nekaw = fix/repair, Zukaw = break
Leno = enter, Lemaw = leave/exit
Gonepex = contact, Kalex = hit/collide
Adjectives[]
Dal = good, Zul = bad
Nekex = good, Gexez = evil
Zuki = safe, Zule = dangerous
Penye = easy, Zunye = hard
Takeyen = far, Tukeyen = near
Other[]
Tazil = old, Tuzil = new
Doyuŕe = swear word, originates from you're stupid (do ye zuzoŕyel)
Example Text[]
English: Yolon is a language that was created by a Yanizzian in Lapiz. Some of its words were taken from Lapizyol.
Lapizyol: Ŷołon ye e Yol ve e Yo lin L̂apiz. Lev Ŷolonizz Wogekaw zudyewŕi lev Lapizyolizz Wogekaw.
IPA: /jɔ́ʟon jé é yɔ́l vé é jɔ́ lín lápyz˥˩ lév jɔ́ʟonyʑ ʍɔ́gäː zudjɛ́ʍrʲy lév lápyzjɔlyʑ ʍɔ́gäː˥˩/
Gloss: Yolon COP UNDEF language and UNDEF Yanizzian in Lapiz. some Yolon-POS word-PL NEG-give-PST some Lapizuyol-POS word-PL.