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Joyfully: Ng<br>
Joyfully: Ng<br>
Sadly: Zh
Sadly: Zh
== Phonotactics ==
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-, 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

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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

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 three foundations, Gender, Time, and Emotion, to create a syllable at the end of a word.

Gender is encoded via the onset, the starting consonant
Predator: [
Prey: ]
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

Phonotactics

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-, 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