Lapizyol ([ˈʟapyzʝɔʟ]) is a language used in Lapiz, a country in Yanizz.
It uses SVO and is head-initial.
Pronunciation
| Letter | Sound |
|---|---|
| Vowels | |
| A | /a/ |
| Á | /ɑ/ |
| E | /e/ normally
/ɛ/ if stressed |
| I | /y/ normally
/i/ if stressed |
| O | /o/ normally
/ɔ/ if stressed |
| U | /u/ |
| Consonants | |
| D | /d/ |
| G | /g/ normally
/ɣ/ when at the end of a word |
| H | /x/ |
| K | /k/ |
| L | /ʟ/ normally
/ʎ/ if doubled (ll) |
| N | /n/ |
| P | /p/ |
| R | /ɾ/ normally
/r/ if on a stressed syllable |
| Ŕ | /rʲ/ (voiced palatal trill) |
| T | /t/ |
| V | /v/ |
| W | /ʍ/ normally
/w/ if on a stressed syllable |
| Y | /ʝ/ normally
/j/ if doubled (yy) or before a consonant |
| Z | /z/ normally
/ʑ/ if doubled (zz) |
| Digraphs | |
| WZ | /x̝/ (voiceless velar sibilant fricative) normally
/ɣ̝/ (voiced velar sibilant fricative) if on a stressed syllable |
Note: "if stressed" and "if on a stressed syllable" rules don't apply on words with a single syllable.
Lexicon
Prefixes
win- = COMP (transforms good into better)
won- = SUP (transforms good into best)
Suffixes
-ŕi = past
-ra = present
-ruz = future
-ha = noun to adjective
-wze = noun to verb
-(p)izz = possessive
-(k)ow = dual, -(g)aw = plural
Basic Words
Ti = I/me, To = you, Tak = it, Tir = we
Zu = no, Zi = yes
Zavo = hi/greeting, Fuzz = bye
Vau = it, for nonliving things
Yev = the, En = a/an
Ye = is, Ya = is, for verbs
Vall = and, Yval = or
Vat = this, Vyat = that
Az = that (like in the sentence "thing that moves")
Lin = in/inside
Nouns
Yotek = thing, Yotekzu = nothing
Ŕizz = place
Vyeg = time
Ŕi = path/road
Yo = Yanizzian, Yozu = alien
Noyk = life, Noyg = death
Noyni = creature
Lag = communication
Wzewn = action
Voyna = always, Voynaz = never
Voyn = text
Wagap = pencil, Wekuz = eraser
Nature
Ŕan = nature
Piŕyin = grass, Powŕan = tree
Oy = stone
Tivoy = ore
Wo = star
Nag = sky
Won = cosmos
Yan = planet
Woŕi = galaxy
Verbs
Kye = attack
Zuyk = defend
Nya = create
Nyazu = destroy
Gow = use
Lawze = talk/communicate
Adjectives
Pal = good, Palzu = bad
Kaz = good (not evil), Kazu = evil
Tipal = like, Tipalzu = dislike
Example Text
English: Yanizzians created Yolon, a language that will be used on other galaxies.
Lapizyol: Yogaw nyaŕi Yolon, en Yol az gowaruz lin hevto-Woŕigaw.
IPA: /ʝɔgaw njarʲy ʝɔʟon, en ʝoʟ az gɔʍaɾuz ʟin xɛvto wɔrʲigaw/
Gloss: Yanizzian-PL create-PAST Yolon, UNDEF language ? use-FUT in other-galaxy-PL