Yolon (natively iolon [ˈjoʟ̠ɤn]) is an intergalactic language used by many civilizations in the Local Group. It was created in a planet called Yanizz ([ʝanyʑ]), approximately in the year 3700 B.C., as an easy-to-learn language, so that civilizations could communicate easily, on the same language.
Yolon is used by 143 civilizations in the Andromeda galaxy, 73 civilizations in the Milky Way, 52 civilizations in the Triangulum galaxy, 12 civilizations in the LMC, and 5 civilizations in the SMC.
Some of its vocabulary was inspired by Lapizyol, which was, and is, the most used language in Yanizz.
Writing[]
Yolon follows SOV (Subject Object Verb). In formal Yolon, uppercase letters are used to denote proper nouns or words that don't exist in the language (actually they're just normal letters with a bar over it, and I'm too lazy to put macrons over them)
Putting a dot over a consonant voices or unvoices them.
Rules[]
"C" cannot be at the start of a word. It also can't be used twice in a row.
Syllables[]
The syllable structure is C(K)(Y)V(Y)(D)(N).
K is either Z, V, R or N; Y is either I or U (making a [j] or [ɰ̠ʷ] respectively); D is any consonant except R, and N is an additional n at the end of a syllable, making the code nasalized, or making it a nasal stop, in the case of plosives.
It is needed to use either C, V or both.
Proper nouns don't need to follow these rules.
Stress[]
The stress of a word is in the longest syllable of it's root syllable/word.
Pronunciation[]
Yolon does not have very complex pronunciation. The pronunciation is very different among dialects. The language is usually written, not pronounced, so it remains consistent among civilizations because the writing is very consistent.
Chart[]
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Uvular | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | [n] | [ɲ] | ||
Plosive | [p] | [d] | [c] | [q] |
Affricate | [t͡ʃ] | [t͡ɕ] | ||
Fricative | [β] | [ç] | [χ] | |
Approximant | [j] | [ɰ̠ʷ]* | ||
Trill | [ʀʲ] | [ʀ] | ||
Lateral Approximant | [ʎ] | [ʟ̠] |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | [i] | [y] | [ɯ] | [u] | |
Close-Mid | [e] | [ø] | [ɘ] | [ɵ] | [ɤ] | [o] |
Open | [a] | [ɶ] |
*will be [w̠] in most ipa sections because annoying
Table[]
This table indicates the sound(s) of each letter.
Letter | Sound |
---|---|
Vowels | |
A | [a] when stressed
[ɶ] when not stressed |
E | [e] when stressed
[ø] when not stressed |
I | [i] when stressed
[y] when not stressed [j] when used before a vowel |
O | [o] when stressed
[ɤ] when not stressed |
U | [u] when stressed
[ɯ] when not stressed [w̠] when used before a vowel |
Ə | [ɘ] when stressed
[ɵ] when not stressed |
Consonants | |
C | [t͡ʃ]
[t͡ɕ] when used before [j] |
D | [d] |
H | [χ]
[ç] when used before [j] |
K | [q]
[c] when used before [j] |
L | [ʟ̠]
[ʎ] when used before [j] |
N | [n]
[ɲ] when used before [j] |
P | [p] |
R | [ʀ]
[ʀʲ] (voiced palatal trill) when used before [j] |
V | [β] |
Z | [z]
[ʑ] when used before [j] |
- | No |
Dialects[]
Yolon split into dialects early into it's history. Dialects can mostly be understood by other dialects, and usually change how words work.
Iulun: Old Yolon, used by 6 civilizations in the Andromeda Galaxy. It's unevolving nature was intentional.
Yolon-Kez: Yolon-Kezz makes it so that word grouping always has a dash. It is used by 62% of civilizations in the Milky Way, and also includes the letter "y".
- Yolono(-Kezo): Yolon, but coda consonants are not allowed. Only 8 civilizations use this.
Dictionary[]
Math[]
Yolon uses base 12. Numbers are mostly written in their short form (like 12 intead of twelve). However, numbers still have a pronunciation.
Pzak = number, Vupzak = negative number, Pzaknil = Infinity
0 = Pui, 1 = Pi, 2 = Pzi, 3 = Pza, 4 = Pa, 5 = Pzu, 6 = Pu, 7 = Pze, 8 = Pe, 9 = Po, 10/A = Pə, 11/B = Pzo
Pzal = equation
Pipzal = addition, Vupipzal = subtraction
Pzipzal = multiplication, Vupzipzal = division
Pzapzal = exponentiation, Vupzapzal = root, Vzopupzal = logarithm
2763 = 1723
2147482648 = 4BB2301B4
Prefixes[]
vu- = not, vo- not as in "not attack", vuo- = combination of vu- and vo-
niz- = strengthen a word (like turning bright to brighter)
nic- = strengthen a word to its max (like turning bright to brightest)
Suffixes[]
-ze = ownership
-he = from a place (example: "I am Bulgarian[1]" would be "di BƏUKEHIƏhe ie")
-ro = do -er of (agentive case)
-ni = more, -no = less
-nil = more, but in a different way, -nol = less, but in a different way
-(l)up = past, -(l)ep = present, -(l)ip = future
-(a)p = plural
-iuz = transform a noun/verb into an adjective
-iaz = transform a noun into a verb
Basic Words[]
Di = me, Do = you, Da = it, Dip = we (but not you), Dop = we (me and you), Dap = they
Uo = you, but with inanimate objects, Ua = it, but with non-living things
Zi = yes, Vu = no
Zinil = of course, Vunil = of course not
Vaco = hi/hello, Vuac = bye
Ue = it, for inanimate objects
Ie = is (for adjectives), Ia = is (for verbs), Li = in
Hekal = what, Hokal = why, Ziokkal = who, Zehkal = when, Hezkal = where
Və = the, Ve = a/an, Vi = this, Vii = that
Ni = and, Ne = or
Li = this, Lii = that
Nal = because
Ki = need, Ka = should, Ko = can
Nok = want, Nokup = wanted
Nan = but
Ra = if
Zon = all/every, Zen = any, Zun = some
Nouns[]
Viak = thing, Zoviak = everything, Vuzoviak = nothing, Zeviak = anything, Zuviak = something
Ziek = life, Ziok = creature, Zopziok = human equivalent to other civilizations, Zopzioknil = civilization
Hez = place, Zohez = everywhere, Vuzohez = nowhere, Zehez = anywhere, Zuhez = somewhere
Zeh = time, Zozeh = always, Vuzozeh = never, Zezeh = anytime, Zuzeh = sometime
Zehup = past, Zehep = present, Zehip = future
Zian = cosmic object/cosmos
Pizian = moon, Kzizian = planet, Kzazian = star, Pazian = galaxy, Nizviak = universe
Zav = atom
Viakiad = tool
Piok = speed
Pioknol = slow, Pioknil = fast
Divpiok = speed of light
Div = light
Liz = inside, Luz = outside
Niaz = size, Niaznil = big, Niaznol = small
Niez = length, Nieznil = long, Nieznol = short
Niuz = distance, Niuznil = far, Niuznol = close
Zop = knowledge
Hok = ranking
Zic = power
Lia = vision, Liaviak = image, Liaviak-ap = video
Kal = question
Hel = temperature, Helnil = hot, Helnol = cold
Pihel = solid, Pzihel = liquid, Pzahel = gas, Pahel = plasma
Vuad = currency
Nod = position
Riәk = force, Zianriәk = gravity
Vod = name
Vuok = existance
Vukap = chaos/complex, Kap = order/simple
Zec = ownership
Zuh = age, Zuhnol = new, Zuhnil = old
Geometry[]
Zekn = shape
(n)-(m)zekn = n-sided m-dimensional shape
Pza-pzizekn = triangle, Pa-pzizekn = square, Pzu-pzizekn = pentagon
Pa-pzazekn = tetrahedron, Pu-pzazekn = cube, pe-pzazekn = octahedron, ...
Pzaknil-pzizekn = circle, Pzaknil-pzazekn = sphere
[]
Iol = language, Iolnol = dialect
Pec = word, Pecnol = letter/character, Pecnil = sentence
Peciak = text/writing (pec-viak = word-thing), Peciaz = write
Verbs/Prepopositions[]
Kien = attack, Vukien = defend
Niə = create, Vuniə = destroy, Pak = change
Iad = use
Nid = go, Vunid = stop
Kaz = like, Vukaz = dislike
Kazni = love, Vukazni = hate
Hiaz = do/action
Diev = give, Vukaz-vudiev = steal
Had = appear/seem (like in "this doesn't seem to be useful")
Kəv = contain, Vukəv = contained by
Pakod = move
Adjectives[]
Kez = good, Vukez = bad
Kaz = good (not evil), Vukaz = evil
Iadiuz = useful, Vuiadiuz = useless
Ziekiuz = living, Vuziekiuz = dead
Ziciuz = powerful/strong, Vuziciuz = weak
Vuokzikzazianiuz = not the 11th least star-like, also probably the longest non-hyphenated non-number word
Units[]
Dazn = unit
Niezn = unit of length, approximately equal to 220 000 light years
Zehn = unit of time, approximately equal to 220 000 years
Piokn = unit of speed, equal to the speed of light
Yolon Unit | Metric Unit |
---|---|
Pziniezn | 9 459 597 312 000 ly |
Piniezn | 4 561 940 000 ly |
Niezn | 220 000 ly |
Vupiniezn | 10.61 ly |
Vupziniezn | 4 840 580 500 km (0.0005 ly) |
Vupzaniezn | 233 438 km |
Vupaniezn | 11.26 km |
Vupzuniezn | 0.543 m |
Yolon Unit | Time Unit |
---|---|
Pzizehn | 9 459 597 312 000 years |
Pizehn | 4 561 940 000 years |
Zehn | 220 000 years |
Vupizehn | 10.61 years |
Vupziniezn | 4.48 hours |
Vupzaniezn | 0.778 seconds |
Alphabet History[]
3753 B.C. | 2414 B.C. | 1051 B.C. | 34 A.C. | 1674 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vowels | I, A, U | I, A, U, E, O | I, Ɪ, A, Ɑ, U, Ʉ, E, Ɛ, O, Ɔ | I, A, U, E, O, Ə | I, A, U, E, O, Ə |
Consonants | P, T, K, H, S, N, L | B, D, G, Z, H, N, L | P, D, K, V, Z, N, L, R | P, D, K, V, Z, H, L, N, R | P, D, K, C, V, Z, H, N, L, R |
Multigraphs | TS, TT | DZ, ZB, DD | DZ | DZ | |
Changes | + E, O
KZ -> X, DKZ -> DX + ZB Everything got voiced |
+ Ɑ, Ɪ, Ʉ, Ɛ, Ɔ
ZB -> V DD -> R |
- Ɑ, Ɪ, Ʉ, Ɛ, Ɔ
+ Ə |
DZ -> C |
Example Text[]
Yolon[]
dav 100ap-zopzioknil vuniəlup.
nan dap vuviciuz ie!
dav dap vuniəlip!
English[]
They have destroyed hundreds of civilizations.
But hey are very weak!
We will destroy them!
IPA[]
dav pynβɶnβɶp zɤpʑjoqnyʟ̠ βɯɲjɘʟ̠ɯp.
nan dap βɯβit͡ɕjɯz je
dav dap βɯɲjɘʟ̠yp]
[1]. I am not from Bulgaria, I'm not even from Europe