TOO WIP, so WIP that-
Natively Obzamkupik
Phonology[]
Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||||
Fricative | f v | θ ð | s z | ʃ ʒ | h | ||||
Affricate | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ (d͡ʒ is represented with j) | ||||||||
Approximant | ɹ | j (represented with y) | |||||||
Lateral Approximant | l |
Front | Near-front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Close | u: 'u: | |||
Near-close | ɪ (represented with i) ɪ: | |||
Close-mid | e: 'e: | |||
Mid | ə | |||
Open-mid | ɛ | ʌ ʌ: ɔ | ||
Near-open | æ | |||
Open | ɑ: (represented with o) 'ɑ: |
Notes[]
- Vowels change like they would in English (unless noted otherwise)
- æ and ɛ sometimes replace a and e when they already say /æ/ and /ɛ/, and sometimes don't.
- ar = /ʌ:ɹ/
- er = /'e:ɹ/
- ir = /ɪ:ɹ/
- or = /'ɑ:ɹ/
- ur = /'u:ɹ/
Syllable structure[]
(CCC)V(CCCCCCC)
Articles[]
The | A/an | Partitive | Negative | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I (masculine) | vɔʒ | væʒ | vuʒ | viʒ |
I (feminine) | zɔʒ | zæʒ | zuʒ | ziʒ |
Formal (masculine) | vɔð | væð | vuð | við |
Formal (feminine) | zɔð | zæð | zuð | zið |
Informal (masculine) | vɔm | væm | vum | vim |
Informal (feminine) | zɔm | zæm | zum | zim |
Masculine | ɔv | æv | uv | iv |
Feminine | ɔz | æz | uz | iz |
Neuter | ɔj | æj | uj | ij |
Epicene | ɔd | æd | ud | id |
Common | ɔr | ær | ur | ir |
Animate | ɔk | æk | uk | ik |
Inanimate | ɔg | æg | ug | ig |
Alienable | ɔp | æp | up | ip |
Inalienable | ɔb | æb | ub | ib |
Nominative | Accusative | Possessive | Instrumental | |
---|---|---|---|---|
I (masculine) | ʒɔv | ʒæv | ʒuv | ʒiv |
I (feminine) | ʒɔz | ʒæz | ʒuz | ʒiz |
Formal (masculine) | ðɔv | ðæv | ðuv | ðiv |
Formal (feminine) | ðɔz | ðæz | ðuz | ðiz |
Informal (masculine) | mɔv | mæv | muv | miv |
Informal (feminine) | mɔz | mæz | muz | miz |
Masculine | vɔ | væ | vu | vi |
Feminine | zɔ | zæ | zu | zi |
Neuter | jɔ | jæ | ju | ji |
Epicene | dɔ | dæ | du | di |
Common | rɔ | ræ | ru | ri |
Animate | kɔ | kæ | ku | ki |
Inanimate | gɔ | gæ | gu | gi |
Alienable | pɔ | pæ | pu | pi |
Inalienable | bɔ | bæ | bu | bi |
1st/2nd/3rd Person Suffixes[]
-ǝʃ = 1st, -ɛθ = 2nd, -on = 3rd
Number[]
You can add suffixes to the end of articles for number. -az = 0, -am = 1, -ad = 2, -at = 3, -aɛ = 4, -ap = 5, -as = 6, -æh = 7, -æo = 8, -an = 9, -ak = 10, -æu = 11, -al = 12
Tense[]
-ark = past, -isk = present, -uyf = future, -ijav = doesn't have tense, -opuj = unknown tense
Aspect[]
-ej = Perfective
-en = imperfective
-ok = continuous
-usk = habitual
Auxiliary[]
ep- = to
Syntax[]
VOS
Example: My eye chewed on the puke = Chewed on the puke my eye
Adjectives[]
Always prepositional
-omz = comparative, -ilk = superlative, -opæ = -ly
Adverbs[]
(WIP) tikɛ = here, tado = there, dimbev = definitely, andimbev = not sure if, elmnopt = always, nikropt = never
Adjectival Order[]
Purpose - origin - age - mass - size - shape - color - velocity - alive or dead - other properties - opinion
More Stuff[]
vi- = -y
Lexicon[]
Stuff to help make lexicon[]
-(a)t = plural
nes- = ab-
zɛ- = a-
-ibɛʒ = -ance
-ep = -er
-elf = -ate
-elfo = -ation
-yʒ = -ed
-ɔb = -ly
-il = -ee
-aven = -ment
-ɔŋɛb = -um
-æk = -on
-ðupɔ = -is
-unj = -or
-unjrip = -toir
-ɛlmreg = -ture
-ɛmun = -voix
-æbz = -ial
-æ = -a
ɔæk- = -acy
-ɔyɔ = -ical
-ɔyɔj = -tical
-om = -y
-umbz = -ship
-unjæ = -ory
-ɔə = -al
-ɔəg = -ical
-əpf = -ic as in -icable
-ilj = -able
-ɔdj = -ant
-ko- = -it-
-ivo = -ology
-ez = -ous
-if = -er
-iv = -est
Lexicon[]
abatelf = abacinate
wakont = aback
voʒnad = abaction
vosnunj = abactor
komtot = abaculus
toningudu = abada
galas = abaft
abamuo = abaist
losaerenelf = abalienate
gruptaga = aband
unizjosi = abase
dimbah = abate
æbatsi = abatis
abaksɔ = abaxial
ratenk = abbrev-
abderas = abderian
moiketsi = abdicant
abdorio = abditory
rovikot = abduce
odmɔjɛ = abduct
unpat = abed
abet = abet
drætu = ability
æbijinzæ = abiogenesis
odbun = abject
abvid = abjure
ʃinta = ablaqueate
blaðlasi = ablastemic
ablat = ablat-
mæf = able
abmekelf = abligate
undga = ablude
abluvion = abluvion
vazgelf = abnegate
t͡ʃɛtguelf = abnodate
rendarana = abnormal
lavuk = aboard
abolfɛ = abolish
abomazum = abomasum
kejin-= abomin-
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