Overview[]
Gender | Cases | Numbers | Tenses | Persons | Moods | Voices | Aspects | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Verb | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
Nouns | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Adjectives | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Numbers | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
Participles | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Adverb | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Pronouns | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
Adpositions | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Article | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Particle | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Name: Talger
Type: Agglutinative Alignment: Pronouns are NomAcc Head Direction: Initial Number of genders: None Declensions: Yes Conjugations: Yes
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Phonetics[]
Consonants[]
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |||||
Stop | p b | t d | k g | ||||||
Fricative | β | f v | s z | ʃ Ʒ | ç ʝ | ||||
Affricate | ʦ | ʧ | |||||||
Approximant | ɹ | j | |||||||
Trill | r | ||||||||
Flap or tap | |||||||||
Lateral App. | l | ||||||||
Lateral Fric. |
Vowels[]
Front | Near-front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | ||
Near-close | ɪ | |||
Mid | e | ə | o | |
Near-open | æ | |||
Open | a |
Diphthongs[]
aɪ | oɪ |
Writing System[]
Alphabet[]
Letter | Sound |
Y y | /ɪ/ |
A a | /a/ |
Ai ai | /ai/ |
Ae ae | /æ/ |
B b | /b/ |
C c | /ʦ/ |
Ć ć | /ʧ/ |
D d | /d/ |
E e | /e/ |
F f | /f/ |
W w | /β/ |
G g | /g/ |
Ź ź | /Ʒ/ |
X x | /ç/ |
I i | /i/ |
J j | /j/ |
Jj jj | /ʝ/ |
K k | /k/ |
L l | /l/ |
M m | /m/ |
N n | /n/ |
Ñ ñ | /ɲ/ |
Ń ń | /ŋ/ |
O o | /o/ |
Oi oi | /oi/ |
P p | /p/ |
R r | /r/ |
Ŕ ŕ | /ɹ/ |
S s | /s/ |
Ś ś | /ʃ/ |
T t | /t/ |
U u | /u/ |
V v | /v/ |
` (single backquote) |
/ə/ |
Z z | /z/ |
Stress[]
Stress goes on the second to last syllable unless otherwise specified with an acute accent on a vowel. Acute accents on consonants only change their sound.
Pronouns / Inter-nomines[]
Personal Pronouns[]
Person | Number | |
E | First | Singular |
Em | First | Dual |
En | First | Plural |
Ve | Second | Singular |
Ven | Second | Plural |
Se | Third | Singular |
Sen | Third | Plural |
Object Pronouns[]
Object pronouns are placed after the conjugated verb. This only applies to pronouns. Indirect objects can only be expressed in prepositional phrases.
Pronoun | English Equiv. | Talger Personal Equiv. |
---|---|---|
Ex | Me | E |
Mex | You and Me | Em |
Nex | Us | En |
Vec | You (obj) | Ve |
Sec | Them (S/P) | Se / Sen |
Interrogatives[]
Interrogatory sentences, i.e. "When did you go shopping yesterday?" begin with an inquiry word and end with a question mark. The subject is placed before the verb as usual.
True/False questions, i.e. "Did you go shopping yesterday?" are formed by placing the subject after the verb and adding a question mark '?'
Confirmation questions, i.e. "You went shopping yesterday?" are formed as declarative statements are, with a subject at the beginning of the sentence. These types are preceeded by inverted question mark '¿' and followed by a standard question mark '?'
Inquiry Words:[]
Talger | English |
Kaelai | What (From a Set) |
Kai | What (Open-Ended) |
Kero | How |
Kente | Who |
Kanto | When |
Kondo | Where |
Korto | Why |
Kyntai | Whose |
Adjectives / Meta-nomines[]
Articles[]
Definite ---- Lai
Indefinite -- Ai
Posessives for personal pronouns[]
Adjectival | Nominal | |
First Person | Mai | Maińe |
First Person Plural | Nai | Naińe |
Second Person S/P | Vai | Vaińe |
Third person S/P | Sai | Saińe |
Verbs / Verbes[]
Conjugation[]
Conjugate According To:
- Tense: Past, Present, Future, Conditional
- Mood: Indicative, Imperitive, Subjunctive
Conjugation Table[]
Drop -eŕ and add endings below (Stress then goes the the penultimate syllable, unless otherwise specified):
Past | Present | Future | conditional | |
Indicative | a | e | a | ú |
Imperitive | `z |
Aspects[]
The aspects in Talger are as follows:
- Simple
- Progressive Siteŕ + [Present Participle]
- Perfect Kiseŕ + [Past Participle]
Negation[]
'Ne' is used to negate nearly any part of speech. Negations preceed aspect particles.
Subjunctives[]
The subjunctive clauses are formed as follows
[Main Clause] + Ki + [Infinitive]
Adverbs / Meta-verbes[]
Adverbs in Talger end in -o. Always. Do not pass go, do not collect $200.
Formation[]
Unless completely impossible, adverbs are formed by dropping -ai and adding -o to their respective adjective. Adverbs are placed before the verb, unless it's weird to do so.
Other adverbs are simply used to modify adjectives or other adverbs. These end in -oi but are formed the same way
Prepositions / Meta-pozicones[]
Very simple. They end in -eź. They work exactly how you might expect.
Numbers / Númeres[]
When numbers function as nouns, they end in -e. When adjectives, they end in -ai.
Number | English |
---|---|
One | 1 |
Dakse | 2 |
Tre | 3 |
Kre | 4 |
Ske | 5 |
Sese | 6 |
Sete | 7 |
Vite | 8 |
Nefe | 9 |
Dise | 10 |
Onete | 11 |
Dote |
12 |
Tŕete | 13 |
[number]-tene | 1[number] |
[number]-dinte | [number]0 |
Sente | 100 |
[number]-Sente | [number]00 |
Mile | 1,000 |
[number]-mile | [number]000 |
Milone | 1,000,000 |
Nouns / Nómines[]
Nouns end in -e and are pluralized by adding -n.
Nouns can have the following affixes added which RETAIN THE DASH
Affix | Meaning |
---|---|
Meta- | Regarding, Modifying, Indicating |
Inter- | Between, In place of |
Peza- | Piece of |
Mesa- | Very |
Ne- | Negated |
Infa- | Less of |
Loka- | Place where ____ congregates |
Vocabulary[]
No. | English | indome |
---|---|---|
1 | I | E |
2 | you (singular) | Ve |
3 | he | Se |
4 | we | Ne |
5 | you (plural) | Ven |
6 | they | Sen |
7 | this | Dize |
8 | that | Dase |
9 | here | Ako |
10 | there | Mesako |
11 | who | Kente |
12 | what | Kai |
13 | where | Kondo |
14 | when | Kanto |
15 | how | — |
16 | not | Ne |
17 | all | Tose |
18 | many | Mese |
19 | some | Alese |
20 | few | Minese |
21 | other | Orai |
22 | one | One |
23 | two | Dokse |
24 | three | Tre |
25 | four | Katre |
26 | five | — |
27 | big | Krantai |
28 | long | Largai |
29 | wide | Depai |
30 | thick | Gertai |
31 | heavy | Mazai |
32 | small | Nekrantai |
33 | short | Nelargai |
34 | narrow | Nedepai |
35 | thin | Negertai |
36 | woman | Jome |
37 | man (adult male) | Jome |
38 | man (human being) | Jome |
39 | child | Infajome |
40 | wife | Spoze |
41 | husband | Spoze |
42 | mother | Patre |
43 | father | Patre |
44 | animal | NeJome |
45 | fish | Peze |
46 | bird | Barde |
47 | dog | śire |
48 | louse | Pije |
49 | snake | Seŕpente |
50 | worm | Verme |
51 | tree | Arbore |
52 | forest | Arboretome |
53 | stick | Pezavude |
54 | fruit | Frute |
55 | seed | — |
56 | leaf | — |
57 | root | — |
58 | bark | — |
59 | flower | — |
60 | grass | — |
61 | rope | — |
62 | skin | — |
63 | meat | — |
64 | blood | — |
65 | bone | — |
66 | fat | — |
67 | egg | — |
68 | horn | — |
69 | tail | — |
70 | feather | — |
71 | hair | — |
72 | head | — |
73 | ear | — |
74 | eye | — |
75 | nose | — |
76 | mouth | — |
77 | tooth | — |
78 | tongue | — |
79 | fingernail | — |
80 | foot | — |
81 | leg | — |
82 | knee | — |
83 | hand | — |
84 | wing | — |
85 | belly | — |
86 | guts | — |
87 | neck | — |
88 | back | — |
89 | breast | — |
90 | heart | — |
91 | liver | — |
92 | drink | — |
93 | eat | — |
94 | bite | — |
95 | suck | — |
96 | spit | — |
97 | vomit | — |
98 | blow | — |
99 | breathe | — |
100 | laugh | — |
101 | see | — |
102 | hear | — |
103 | know | — |
104 | think | — |
105 | smell | — |
106 | fear | — |
107 | sleep | — |
108 | live | — |
109 | die | — |
110 | kill | — |
111 | fight | — |
112 | hunt | — |
113 | hit | — |
114 | cut | — |
115 | split | — |
116 | stab | — |
117 | scratch | — |
118 | dig | — |
119 | swim | — |
120 | fly | — |
121 | walk | — |
122 | come | — |
123 | lie | — |
124 | sit | — |
125 | stand | — |
126 | turn | — |
127 | fall | — |
128 | give | — |
129 | hold | — |
130 | squeeze | — |
131 | rub | — |
132 | wash | — |
133 | wipe | — |
134 | pull | — |
135 | push | — |
136 | throw | — |
137 | tie | — |
138 | sew | — |
139 | count | — |
140 | say | — |
141 | sing | — |
142 | play | — |
143 | float | — |
144 | flow | — |
145 | freeze | — |
146 | swell | — |
147 | sun | — |
148 | moon | — |
149 | star | — |
150 | water | — |
151 | rain | — |
152 | river | — |
153 | lake | — |
154 | sea | — |
155 | salt | — |
156 | stone | — |
157 | sand | — |
158 | dust | — |
159 | earth | — |
160 | cloud | — |
161 | fog | — |
162 | sky | — |
163 | wind | — |
164 | snow | — |
165 | ice | — |
166 | smoke | — |
167 | fire | — |
168 | ash | — |
169 | burn | — |
170 | road | — |
171 | mountain | — |
172 | red | — |
173 | green | — |
174 | yellow | — |
175 | white | — |
176 | black | — |
177 | night | — |
178 | day | — |
179 | year | — |
180 | warm | — |
181 | cold | — |
182 | full | — |
183 | new | — |
184 | old | — |
185 | good | — |
186 | bad | — |
187 | rotten | — |
188 | dirty | — |
189 | straight | — |
190 | round | — |
191 | sharp | — |
192 | dull | — |
193 | smooth | — |
194 | wet | — |
195 | dry | — |
196 | correct | — |
197 | near | — |
198 | far | — |
199 | right | — |
200 | left | — |
201 | at | — |
202 | in | — |
203 | with | — |
204 | and | — |
205 | if | — |
206 | because | — |
207 | name | — |