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== Grammatical Rules ==
Verb-Object-Subject, Noun-Adjective, Preposition, Alphabet writing system


== Pronouns and Derivational Morphology ==
== Pronouns and Derivational Morphology ==
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== Verb Tenses and Genders ==
== 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

Consonant Phonology
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal M N Ng
Stop B D G -
Fricative V Z Zh Kh
Approximant W R L Y
Click ] ' (, [
Vowel Phonology
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

Pronouns
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)


Derivational Morphology
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