This page provides a list and example sentences for all of the historical versions and all of the modern Languages of the Polidish language family.
note: most of the modern langauges' names are based off of their etymological-original classical polidish word, so the names may differ slightly
Proto-Polidish[]
Proto-Polidish, mostly commonly called Tēkʷts [ˈtæːkʷtɿ], but could also be called Kʷʼō līǵōxū ǵāle [kʷʼɑː liːˈɟɑːxuː ˈɟɑːlɛ̞], (often just shortened to Kʼʷōlīǵōle [kʷʼɑːliːˈɟɑːlɛ̞]), was first spoken around ~5820bc and was the oldest form of Polidish, it was very isolating, it had a C(V/F)(P) syllable structure (where P is short for ᵐb, p, t, c, k, kʷ, ʔ and F is a syllabic fricative) It is the ancestor of Classical and Central polidish. It had a preference for a VSO or VOS word order, but because of the marked cases, the word order was allowed to be very free. Except for prepositional verbs, which must go before the object forcing either VOS or SVO.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labiovelar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ŋʷ | |
Plosive | p ᵐb | t tʼ d | c cʼ ɟ | k kʼ g | kʷ kʼʷ gʷ | ʔ |
Fricative | s | ç | x | |||
Liquid | l | j | w |
Vowels[]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i iː | u uː |
Low | ɛ̞ æː | ʌ̞ ɑː |
there are no diphthongs
Syllabic Fricatives[]
Alveolar | Velar | |
---|---|---|
Fricative | ɿ | ɣ̩ |
Romanisation[]
Consonants | Vowels | Syllabic Fricatives | |
---|---|---|---|
IPA | m n ɲ ŋ ŋʷ p ᵐb t tʼ d c cʼ ɟ k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ ʔ s ç x l j w
|
i iː u uː ɛ̞ æː ʌ̞ ɑː
|
ɿ ɣ̩
|
Romanisation | m n ń ŋ ŋʷ p b t tʼ d ḱ ḱʼ ǵ k kʼ g kʷ kʷʼ gʷ ʼ s x́ x l j w
|
i ī u ū e ē o ō
|
s x
|
Example Sentences[]
kʷōk
[kʷɑːk
ADV
loǵēḱḱē
lʌ̞ɟæːcˈcæː
slow
sēbūkʼxbū
sæːˈᵐbuːkʼɣ̩ᵐbū
ABL-PERF
tʼēkʼēnetʼekʷ
tʼæːˈkʼæːnɛ̞tʼɛ̞kʷ
tree-LOC.SG
ns
nɿ
1SG.MASC.NOM
sēboʼbū
ˈsæːᵐbʌ̞ʔᵐbuː
ALL-PERF
kʼsḱōnēkʼētʼekʷ
kʼɿcɑːˈnæːkʼæːtʼɛ̞kʷ]
bird-LOC.DU
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
sū
[suː
very
gisē
giˈsæː
like
ns
nɿ
1SG.MASC.NOM
xō
xɑː
DEM.ACC
tʼītʼōsēb,
tʼiːtʼɑːˈsæːᵐb,
food,
nīnx
ˈniːnɣ̩
COP.PRES.3sg
sū
suː
very
ginē!
giˈnæː]
good.
I love this food, it's great!
Məká[]
Məká /məˈka/ is a Polidish language which has no relation to Classical or Central Polidish. These people split off from the other polidians before the others gained their magic, so they had no magical capability. This language is unique for being the only Polidish language to have phonemic stress, while the others may have only had allaphonic stress.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Dorsal | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ |
Fricative | s | h | ||
Liquid | w | l | j |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i iː | u uː | |
Mid | ɛ ɛː | ə | ɔ ɔː |
Low | ɐ~a aː |
there are no diphthongs
Romanisation[]
Consonants | Vowels | |
---|---|---|
IPA | m n ŋ p t k b d g ʔ s h w l j
|
i iː u uː ɛ ɛː ə ɔ ɔː a aː
|
Romanisation | m n ŋ p t k b d g ʼ s h w l j
|
i ī u ū e ē ə o ō a ā
|
Example Sentences[]
pak
[pak
ADV
logék
lɔˈgɛk
slow
bō
bɔː
COP.PST
sebṓkə
sɛˈbɔːkə
from
tekéni
tɛˈkɛni
tree
mō
mɔː
1sg.NOM
sébō
ˈsɛbɔː
to
ikskanék
ikskɐˈnɛk]
bird
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
sō
[sɔː
very
gisé
giˈsɛ
like
mō
mɔː
1sg.NOM
hā
haː
DEM.ACC
tātaséb,
taːtɐˈsɛb,
food,
nā́nə
ˈnaːnə
COP.PRES.3SG
sō
sɔː
very
giné!
giˈnɛ]
good
I love this food, it's great!
Classical Polidish[]
Classical Polidish, or Polijolè [pˠɒliɟɒlə̆] was spoken at around ~692bc, it had a strict CV word order and was quite agglutinatively polysynthetic. It was the ancestor of CIP, Gekhe and Xiophoniol. It had the same word order syntax as Proto-Polidish.
Phonology[]
Romanisation[]
Example Sentences[]
pholejacha
[pˠʰɒləɟaˈt͡sʰa
ADV-slow
zamukomi
zamuˈkɒmi
ABL-∅-AOR
takanètè
taˈkanə̆tə̆
tree-LOC
na
na
1SG.MASC.NOM
zamemi
ˈzaməmi
ALL-∅-AOR
kaçhonakatè
kat͡ʃʰɒˈnakatə̆]
bird.LOC.DU
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
gìşaşzuna
[gĭˈʃaʒuna
love-1SG.MASC
xa
xa
DEM
titozanè,
titɒˈzanə̆,
food-ACC,
nina
niˈna
COP.PRES.3sg
zugìnanè!
zugĭˈnanə̆]
very-good-ACC
I love this food, it's great!
Central Polidish[]
Central Polidish, also just called Polijolè [pˠɒliɟɒlə̆], was a dialect of Polidish also spoken around ~692bc which was almost identical in grammar to Classical Polidish and is quite polysynthetic (but more fusional), but shows a few phonological, phonotactical and lexical differences. it had a CV(s) syllable structure where a coda -s could appear (in some locations it could only appear word finally). It had front-back vowel harmony. It was the ancestor of Kikhahi, Bozaje, Cakine and Nagaku. It had the same word order syntax as Proto-Polidish.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
Plosive | pˠ pˠʰ bˠ
ᵐb |
t tʰ d | ɟ | k kʰ g | ||
Fricative | s z | ʃ ʒ | x | h | ||
Affricate | t͡s t͡sʰ | t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ | ||||
Lateral app. | l |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i ĭ | u ŭ | |
Mid | ə ə̆ | ||
Low | a | ɒ |
diphthongs: /ĭu/, /ĭə/, /ĭa/, /ĭɒ/
Romanisation[]
Consonants | Vowels | |
---|---|---|
IPA | ᵐb bˠ g d z x tʰ ɟ k l m n ŋ s pˠ t͡s t͡ʃ t͡sʰ t͡ʃʰ kʰ pˠʰ ʃ ʒ t h
|
a ə i ɒ u ĭ ŭ ə̆ ĭu ĭə ĭa ĭɒ
|
Romanisation | mb b g d z x th j k l m n ŋ s p c ç ch çh kh ph ş şz t h
|
a e i o u ì ù è iu ie ia io
|
Example Sentences[]
phelejacha
[pˠʰələɟaˈt͡sʰa
ADJ-slow
zambukombi
zaᵐbuˈkɒᵐbi
ABL-∅-AOR
takanètè
taˈkanə̆tə̆
tree-LOC
nas
nas
1SG.MASC.NOM
zambembi
ˈzaᵐbəᵐbi
ALL-AOR
ka(s)çhonakotè
ka(s)t͡ʃʰɒˈnakɒtə̆]
bird.LOC.DU
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
gìşaşzunas
[gĭˈʃaʒunas
love-1SG.MASC>3SG
xo
xɒ
DEM.ACC
titozonè,
titɒˈzɒnə̆,
food-ACC,
ninos
niˈnɒs
COP.PRES.3SG
zugìnonè!
zugĭˈnɒnə̆]
very-good-ACC
I love this food, it's great!
CIP[]
CIP aka "Common Imperial Polidish", or Pəliçəu [pəlit͡ʃəu], is the most commonly spoken form of Polidish in modern times, the version shown here is spoken around 3012ad, same with all of the other dialects below. The language is very fusional with as many as 9 noun declensions. It had a preference towards an SOV word order. It very interestingly developed the phonemic clicks /ʘ ǃ/ from /mˠ/ and particular consonant clusters.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Palatal | Dorsal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m m̩ | n n̩ | ŋ ŋ̩ | ||
Plosive | p | t | k | ||
Fricative | ɸ~w | s | ʃ | (ç) | h |
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||
Approximate | l ɫ̩ | ʟ ʟ̩ | |||
Click | ʘ | ǃ |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | ɨ | u |
Mid | e | ə | o |
Low | a |
Diphthongs: /i̯a/ /i̯e/ /i̯ʊ/ /uɪ/ /ua/ /əɪ/ /əʊ/
[ç] is an allophone of /h/ before /i/
Romanisation[]
Consonants | Vowels | |
---|---|---|
IPA | h k l ʟ m n s p t͡s t͡ʃ ʃ t f x w ʘ ǃ
|
a e ə i ɨ o u
|
Romanisation | h k l ł m n s p c ç ş t f x w mw q
|
a e ə i ı o u
|
Example Sentences[]
təkanət
[təˈkanət
tree-LOC
lıçaspl
lɨˈt͡ʃaspɫ̩
slow-GEN
samukani
samuˈkani
ABL-1P.AOR
ki
ki
2
kəşənaşot
kəʃəˈnaʃot
bird-LOC.PL
samıni
saˈmɨni]
ALL-1P.AOR
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
cetəsan
[t͡seˈtəsan
food.ACC
hə
hə
DEM.ACC
çeşaşuna,
t͡ʃeʃaˈʃuna,
love-1P,
ha
ha
DEM.NOM
hu
hu
very
çenan!
ˈt͡ʃenan]
good-ACC
I love this food, it's great!
Kikhahi[]
Kikhahi, or modernly Ḱihehi [c̠ihɛhi], it is very fusional and has 6 declensions. It had a strong preference for a SVO word order but VSO and SOV was also allowed. The language shows many similarities in phonology, grammar and syntax to Cakine due to being in close proximity to it.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Retracted Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ̠ | ŋ | |||
Plosive | p~b | θ ð | t~d | c̠~ɟ̠ | k~g | ||
Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | x~ɣ | h | ||
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||||
Lateral | l |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i y | u | |
Mid | ɛ œ | ə | ɔ |
Low | a |
Diphthongs: /ɪa/ /ɪe/ /ɪo/
Consonants | Vowels | |
---|---|---|
IPA | v ɣ ð z x θ k c̠ l m n ŋ s p t͡s t͡ʃ f ʃ t
|
a ɛ ə i ɔ œ u y
|
Romanisation | b g d z x þ k ḱ l m n ŋ s p c ç f ş t
|
a e ə i o ö u ü
|
Example Sentences[]
nas
[nas
1SG.NOM
plecə
plɛt͡sə
ADJ-slow
zapuköpi
zapukœpi
ABL-AOR
takanət
takanət
tree-LOC.SG
zamepi
zamɛpi
ALL-AOR
kaçonokət
kat͡ʃɔnɔkət]
bird.LOC.DU
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
nas
[nas
1SG,NOM
şasu
ʃasu
love
hə
hə
DEM
titoşon,
titɔʃɔn,
food.ACC,
ninos
ninɔs
COP.3P.PRES
su
su
very
nɔn!
nɔn]
good.ACC
I love this food, it's great!
Bozaje[]
Bozaje, or modernly, Pə̀sàşè [pə̀sàʃè], it was both a language isolate and was grammatically fairly isolating. It has 4 tones: High, Mid, Low, and Falling, however, The High and Low tones turn into Rising and Falling tones in diphthongs (so the rising tone is allaphonic). It had a strict VOS word order due to lacking any morphological cases.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Dorsal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n̪ | ŋ | ||
Plosive | p | t̪ | k | ||
Fricative | f | θ | s | ʃ | h |
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||
Lateral | l̪ |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i ĩː | ɯ u | |
Mid | e ɛ̃ː | ə/(ɔ̂ː) | ɤ ɔ̃ː |
Low | a/(ɑ̂ː) | ɑ̃ː |
Diphthongs: /ĭa/ /ĭe/ /ĭo/ /ĭu/ /ĩɑ̃ː/ /ĩɛ̃ː/ /ĩɔ̃ː/
Example Sentences[]
loşàcápə̀
[l̪ɤʃàt͡sápə̀
slow-GEN
sàmuhômu
sàmuhɔ̂ːmu
ABL-PST
þáhą̀
θáhɑ̃̀ː
tree
nâ
n̪ɑ̂ː
1SG
sàmomu
sàmɤmu
ALL-PST
hâçǫ́
hɑ̂ːt͡ʃɔ̃́ː
bird
hó
hɤ́]
two
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds
kìşású
[kìʃású
love
á
á
DEM
tḯtə́sà
t̪ɯ́t̪ə́sà
food
nâ,
n̪ɑ̂ː,
1sg,
ni
n̪i
COP.3P.PRES
sú
sú
very
kį̀
kĩ̀
good
á
á]
DEM
I love this food, it's great!
Cakine[]
Cakine, or modernly, Çekiŋ [t͡ʃɛkiŋ], it has a lot of vowel harmony, it has 2 declensions. It had a strong preference for a SVO word order but VSO and SOV was also allowed. The language shows many similarities in phonology, grammar and syntax to Kikhahi due to being in close proximity to it.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Regular | Lateral | |||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |
Fricative | s ʃ | h | ||
Affricate | t͡ʃ | t͡ɬ | ||
Liquid | w | r | l | j |
Vowels[]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i y | ɯ u |
Low | ɛ œ | ɑ ɔ |
Diphthongs: /iɑ/ /iɛ/ /iɔ/ /iu/ /ɑi/ /ui/ /ɑu/
Example Sentences[]
nas
[nɑs
1SG.NOM
welejaç
wɛlɛˈjɑt͡ʃ
ADV-slow
rabukonap
rɑbuˈkɔnap
ABL-1SG-AOR
takanı
tɑˈkɑnɯ
tree-LOC.SG
rabınap
ˈrɑbɯnɑp
ALL-1SG-AOR
kaçonakı
kɑt͡ʃɔˈnɑkɯ]
bird-LOC.DU
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
giɬarunas
[giˈɬɑrunɑs
love-1SG
ho
ho
DEM.ACC
titoran,
titɔˈrɑn,
food-ACC,
ninös
niˈnœs
COP.PRES.3P
su
su
very
ginen!
giˈnɛn]
good-ACC
I love this food, it's great!
Nagaku[]
Nagaku, or modernly Dagagu [dagagu]. It mainly preffered SOV but other word orders were allowed. The syllable structure is CV(N)(C)
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Dorsal | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | p(ʰ) b | t(ʰ) d~ɾ | k(ʰ) g | |
Fricative | s | ʃ | h | |
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | ||
Approximate | l |
Vowels[]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i | ɯ u |
Mid | e | o |
Low | a |
diphthongs: /ɪa/ /ɪe/ /ɪu/
Example Sentences[]
das
[das
1SG.NOM
taganıt
tʰaganɯt
tree-LOC
pılıçgaça
pʰɯlɯd͡ʒat͡ʃa
ADJ-slow
sabuguci
sabugut͡si
ABL-AOR
kaçunagıt
kʰat͡ʃunagɯt
bird.LOC.DU
sabıci
sabɯt͡si]
ALL-AOR
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
Gekhe[]
Gekhe polidish, or kēkhēpo pōlijōl [kɛːkʰɛːpɔ pɔːlijɔːl] (literally "Polidish of the highly magical") is the Polijole spoken by the highest elites of the polidians. It is considered the most similar to classical Polidish in grammar of all dialects. It only allowed for verb initial word orders, VSO was the main prefered word order but VOS was also allowed.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Alveolar | Post-Alveolar | Dorsal | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
Plosive | p pʰ | t tʰ | k kʰ | |
Fricative | s | ʃ | h | |
Affricate | t͡s t͡sʰ | t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ | ||
Approximate | l | j |
Vowels[]
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i | u |
Low-Mid | ɛ ɛː | ɔ ɔː |
Low | a~æ | ɑ(ː) |
Diphthongs: /ɪa/ /ɪe/ /ɪo/ /ɪu/
Example Sentences[]
pēlejācha
[pɛːlɛjɑːt͡sʰa
ADJ-slow
sāmukāna
sɑːmukɑːna
ABL-1SG>3SG.PERF
sākānat
sɑːkɑːnæt
tree-LOC.SG
sāmena
sɑːmɛna
ALL-1SG>3SG.PERF
kāçhonōkat
kɑːt͡ʃʰɔnɔːkæt]
bird.LOC.DU
I walked from the tree to the 2 birds.
sujeşāşuna
[sujeʃɑːʃuna
love-1SG>3SG
ha
ha
DEM
sitōşōn,
sitɔːʃɔːn,
food.ACC,
nina
nina
COP.3SG.PERF
sujenon
sujenon]
very-good.ACC
I love this food, it's great!
Xiophoniol[]
Xiophoniol, or modernly Xöfonöl /çɵfoɲɵl/ is spoken in the Xöfon country of Poligea, the version shown here was spoken until 973ce when the language went extinct. It mainly preffered SVO but other word orders were allowed.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
Stop | p | t | k | ||
Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | |||
Fricative | f | s θ ð | ʃ | x ɣ | h |
Approximant | ʋ | j | |||
Liquid | l r | rʲ |
Vowels[]
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
High | i | ʉ | u |
Mid | e̞ | ɵ̞ | ɤ̞ o̞ |
Low | æ | ɐ |