Trollish nereQasik | |||||||||||||
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Type | Fusional | ||||||||||||
Alignment | Left-to-right | ||||||||||||
Head direction | |||||||||||||
Tonal | No | ||||||||||||
Declensions | No | ||||||||||||
Conjugations | No | ||||||||||||
Genders | |||||||||||||
Nouns decline according to... | |||||||||||||
Case | Number | ||||||||||||
Definiteness | Gender | ||||||||||||
Verbs conjugate according to... | |||||||||||||
Voice | Mood | ||||||||||||
Person | Number | ||||||||||||
Tense | Aspect | ||||||||||||
Meta-information | |||||||||||||
Progress | 19% | ||||||||||||
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Creator | NathanComix |
Trollish is the official language of the Troll Kingdom. The Troll ancestors who created the 6 strings separating the tribes, created the language itself into 6 different dialects.
Classification and Dialects
The 6 dialects are listed below:
- Pop dialect
- Funk dialect
- Classical dialect
- Techno dialect
- Country dialect
- Rock dialcet
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m (m) | n (n) | n (n) | n (n) | ŋ (ñ) | ʔ (') | ||||||
Plosive | p (p), b (b) | t (t), d (d) | t (t), d (d) | t (t), d (d) | k (k), g (g) | |||||||
Fricative | f (f), v (v) | s (s), z (z) | ʃ (x) | h (h) | ||||||||
Affricate | ts (c) | tʃ (j) | ||||||||||
Approximant | w (w) | j (y) | ||||||||||
Trill | r (r) | |||||||||||
Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
Lateral app. | l (l) | |||||||||||
Lateral flap |
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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High | i (i), i: (í), y (ü), y: (ű) | u (u), u: (ú) | |||
Near-high | |||||
High-mid | e (e), e: (é), ø (ó), ø: (ő) | o (o), o: (ó) | |||
Mid | |||||
Low-mid | ɛ (a) | ||||
Near-low | |||||
Low | a: (á) |
Phonotactics
q is pronounced [!]
Writing System
a | á | b | c | ch | d | e | é | f | g | h | i | í | j | jh | k | kh | l | m | |
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Pop dialect | ɛ | a: | b | ts | tsʰ | d | e | e: | f | g | h | i | i: | tʃ | tʃʰ | k | kʰ | l | m |
Funk dialect | a | a: | p | ts | tsʰ | t | e | e: | f | k | x | i | i: | tʃ | tʃʰ | kʰ | kˁ | ɮ | m |
Classical dialect | ə | a: | b | ts | tsʰ | d | e | e: | f | g | x | ɪ | i: | tʃ | tʃʰ | k | x | l | m |
Techno dialect | a | a: | ɓ | ts' | tsʰ | ɗ | ɛ | e: | f | ɠ | h | ɪ | i: | tʃ' | tʃʰ | k' | kʰ | l | m |
Country dialect | ɛ | a: | b | ts | tsʰ | d | e | e: | f | g | h | i | i: | tʃ | tʃʰ | k | kʰ | l | m |
Rock dialect | ɒ | a: | b | ts | tsʰ | d | ɛ | e: | f | g | χ | ɪ | i: | tʃ | tʃʰ | k | kʰ | ɮ | m |
n | ñ | o | ó | ö | ő | p | ph | q | r | s | t | th | u | ú | ü | ű | v | w | |
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Pop dialect | n | ŋ | o | o: | ø | ø: | p | pʰ | ! | r | s | t | tʰ | u | u: | y | y: | v | w |
Funk dialect | n | ŋ | o | o: | ø | ø: | pʰ | pˁ | ! | r | s | tʰ | tˁ | u | u: | y | y: | v | w |
Classical dialect | n | ŋ | o | o: | ø | ø: | p | f | ! | r | s | t | θ | ʊ | u: | ʏ | y: | v | w |
Techno dialect | n | ŋ | ɔ | o: | œ | ø: | p' | pʰ | ! | ɾ | s | t' | tʰ | ʊ | u: | y | y: | v | w |
Country dialect | n | ŋ | o | o: | ø | ø: | p | pʰ | ! | r | s | t | tʰ | u | u: | ʏ | y: | v | w |
Rock dialect | n | ŋ | ɔ | o: | œ | ø: | p | pʰ | ! | ʁ | s | t | tʰ | ʊ | u: | y | y: | v | w |
x | y | z | ' | |
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Pop dialect | ʃ | j | z | ʔ |
Funk dialect | ʃ | j | z | ʔ |
Classical dialect | ʃ | j | z | ʔ |
Techno dialect | ʃ | j | z | ʔ |
Country dialect | ʃ | j | z | ʔ |
Rock dialect | ʃ | j | z | ʔ |
Grammar
Nouns
Verbs
Syntax
Example text
Atíkh on jhösno khrás. Putúji ñaqől achu'er ipányox, soqaj'űnthe, fekül na jhindínog lat'én.
Transliteration: What a deceptive calling. I knew it was a lie the moment I heard it, obviously, but it was intriguing nonetheless.