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= Primal = | = Primal = | ||
== Phonology == | |||
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! !! Back | ! !! Front !! Back | ||
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| Close || || Oo | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Mid || || Oe | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Mid || | | Open-Mid || || U | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Open || Aa | | Open || A || Aa | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Grammatical Rules == | |||
Verb-Object-Subject, Noun-Adjective, Preposition, Alphabet writing system | |||
== Pronouns and Derivational Morphology == | == Pronouns and Derivational Morphology == | ||
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| Verb to Noun (One who does the Verb) || To Paint to Painter || 'oe | | Verb to Noun (One who does the Verb) || To Paint to Painter || 'oe | ||
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| Noun to Noun (Place of the Noun) || Wine to | | Noun to Noun (Place of the Noun) || Wine to Winery || Blaa | ||
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== Verb Tenses == | |||
Tense is built on four foundations, Person, Gender, Time, and Emotion, to create a syllable at the end of a word. | |||
Person is encoded via the first consonant of an onset, the starting consonant | |||
1st Person, Singular: B<br> | |||
2nd Person, Singular: D<br> | |||
3rd Person, Singular: G<br> | |||
1st Person, Plural: N<br> | |||
2nd Person, Plural: Ng<br> | |||
3rd Person, Plural: M | |||
Gender is encoded via the onset, the starting consonant<br> | |||
Predator: y<br> | |||
Prey: w<br> | |||
Inanimate: ' | |||
Then, Time is encoded via the nucleus, a vowel<br> | |||
Far Past: Oe<br> | |||
Past: Aa<br> | |||
Present: Oo<br> | |||
Future: A<br> | |||
Far: U<br> | |||
Finally, Emotion is encoded via the coda, the ending consonant, note: Emotion is an optional addition<br> | |||
Angrily: Kh<br> | |||
Peacefully: Z<br> | |||
Joyfully: Ng<br> | |||
Sadly: Zh | |||
== Vocabulary == | |||
=== Noun === | |||
== Phonotactics == | |||
C(C)V(C)<br> | |||
Onsets<br> | |||
M, n, ng, b, d, g, -, v, z, zh, kh, w, r, l, y, ], ‘, [, (, mb, md, mg, m-, ml, my, m], m[, nb, nd, n-, ny, n’, ngg, ng-, ngw, ngy, b-, bkh, bw, br, bl, by, d-, dz, dw, dr, dl, dy, g-, gkh, gw, gr, gl, gy, g’, -m, -n, -ng, -b, -d, -g, -v, -z, -zh, -kh, -w, -r, -l, -tl, -y, -], -’, -[, -(, v-, vw, vr, vl, vy, z-, zkh, zw, zl, zy, zhn, zh-, khng, khb, khn, khg, kh-, khy, w-, wl, wy, r-, l-, ly, y-, ]-, ]w, ‘-, ‘w, [-, [w, (-, (w | |||
Nucleus<br> | |||
Oo, Oe, U, A, Aa | |||
Codas<br> | |||
M, n, ng, b, d, g, v, z, zh, kh, w, r, l |
Latest revision as of 17:16, 14 September 2022
Primal
Phonology
Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | M | N | Ng | ||
Stop | B | D | G | - | |
Fricative | V | Z | Zh | Kh | |
Approximant | W | R | L | Y | |
Click | ] | ' | (, [ |
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
Close | Oo | |
Mid | Oe | |
Open-Mid | U | |
Open | A | Aa |
Grammatical Rules
Verb-Object-Subject, Noun-Adjective, Preposition, Alphabet writing system
Pronouns and Derivational Morphology
Nominative | Accusative | Genitive | Dative | Possessive | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st Singular Predator | Roer (I) | Wool (Me) | Gaal (Mine) | Byaav (To Me) | Maal (My) |
1st Singular Prey | Roekh (I) | Loor (Me) | Gloekh (Mine) | [-aazh (To Me) | Lyooz (My) |
1st Singular Inanimate | Gkhaan (I) | R-aal (Me) | Glaazh (Mine) | Y-oen (To Me) | Goozh (My) |
2nd Singular Predator | ‘Aam (You) | Dzaakh (You) | ]oel (Yours) | Byoew (To You) | Dloekh (Your) |
2nd Singular Prey | Khyoov (You) | [oev (You) | ]aazh (Youts) | Dwaakh (To You) | Lyaav (Your) |
2nd Singular Inanimate | Khnaav (You) | ‘aazh (You) | ]oev (Yours) | Zkhoem (To You) | G’aar (Your) |
3rd Singular Predator | Dlaal (They) | Roeb (Them) | Dloen (Theirs) | Glookh (To Them) | Zhaakh (Their) |
3rd Singular Prey | Yaal (They) | Dlaar (Them) | Ngaav (Their) | Ngaad (To Them) | Zhaal (Their) |
3rd Singular Inanimate | Yaam (It) | Zhoem (It) | (ooz (Its) | ]aaw (To It) | Nyoen (Its) |
1st Plural Predator | Mlool (We) | V-oen (Us) | Nyoew (Ours) | Daal (To Us) | Woew (Out) |
1st Plural Prey | Mlaakh (We) | -(oew (Us) | Zlaan (Ours) | Yaakh (To Us) | Woozh (Our) |
1st Plural Inanimate | Vwood (We) | ‘-oeng (Us) | Kh-ool (Ours) | Mloev (To Us) | Waal (Our) |
2nd Plural Predator | Goe (You All) | V-aaw (You All) | ‘oem (Yours) | Raan (To You All) | [ookh (Your) |
2nd Plural Prey | Ngwaakh (You All) | Zhnaal (You All) | Roob (Yours) | Raab (To You All) | Gyoekh (Your) |
2nd Plural Inanimate | -yoen (You All) | Nggookh (You All) | Mgoor (Yours) | Glaakh (To You all) | Zhnoew (Your) |
3rd Plural Predator | V-oozh (They) | [aag (Them) | Daaw (Theirs) | ]oom (To Them) | Gookh (Their) |
3rd Plural Prey | Braab (They) | Waan (Them) | Yaazh (Theirs) | ‘aav (To Them) | Zhaazh (Their) |
3rd Plural Inanimate | Zaal (They) | Woekh (Them) | Vloekh | [aav (To Them) | (oozh (Their) |
Transformation | Example | Prefix |
---|---|---|
Adjective to Adverb | Happy to Happily | Loe |
Adjective to Noun (Quality of being the Adjective) | Joyful to Joy | (aa |
Noun to Adjective (Having the quality of the Noun) | Joy to Joyful | Dzaa |
Adjective to Noun (To make something the Adjective) | Beautiful to Beautify | (oo |
Noun to Adjective (Relating to the Noun) | Economy to Economic | Woe |
Noun to Verb | Talk to To Talk | Boe |
Verb to Adjective (Result of Doing the Verb) | To Die to Dead | Gloe |
Verb to Noun (The act of doing Verb) | To Simulate to Simulation | Yoe |
Verb to Noun (Noun that produces the Verb) | Know to Knowledge | ]aa |
Verb to Noun (One who does the Verb) | To Paint to Painter | 'oe |
Noun to Noun (Place of the Noun) | Wine to Winery | Blaa |
Verb Tenses
Tense is built on four foundations, Person, Gender, Time, and Emotion, to create a syllable at the end of a word.
Person is encoded via the first consonant of an onset, the starting consonant
1st Person, Singular: B
2nd Person, Singular: D
3rd Person, Singular: G
1st Person, Plural: N
2nd Person, Plural: Ng
3rd Person, Plural: M
Gender is encoded via the onset, the starting consonant
Predator: y
Prey: w
Inanimate: '
Then, Time is encoded via the nucleus, a vowel
Far Past: Oe
Past: Aa
Present: Oo
Future: A
Far: U
Finally, Emotion is encoded via the coda, the ending consonant, note: Emotion is an optional addition
Angrily: Kh
Peacefully: Z
Joyfully: Ng
Sadly: Zh
Vocabulary
Noun
Phonotactics
C(C)V(C)
Onsets
M, n, ng, b, d, g, -, v, z, zh, kh, w, r, l, y, ], ‘, [, (, mb, md, mg, m-, ml, my, m], m[, nb, nd, n-, ny, n’, ngg, ng-, ngw, ngy, b-, bkh, bw, br, bl, by, d-, dz, dw, dr, dl, dy, g-, gkh, gw, gr, gl, gy, g’, -m, -n, -ng, -b, -d, -g, -v, -z, -zh, -kh, -w, -r, -l, -tl, -y, -], -’, -[, -(, v-, vw, vr, vl, vy, z-, zkh, zw, zl, zy, zhn, zh-, khng, khb, khn, khg, kh-, khy, w-, wl, wy, r-, l-, ly, y-, ]-, ]w, ‘-, ‘w, [-, [w, (-, (w
Nucleus
Oo, Oe, U, A, Aa
Codas
M, n, ng, b, d, g, v, z, zh, kh, w, r, l