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<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. Tanpun itself means "atomic language" or "individual <br /> language". <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> Prefixes, when attached to the first root of the sentence, are understood to modify the <br /> whole word.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when the subject and object are both third person.<br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. Other such relationships are up to specific <br /> deictic prefixes.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> ===UDHR Article 1 first sentence===<br /> '''Watengman raihkorokostaengrouptouh ketensotnom kokesotrokumsek taohpiertouh.'''<br /> ===Gloss===<br /> Wa:teng-man raih-ko:ro:kos-taeng-roup-touh ke:ten-sot-nom ko:ke:sot-ro:kum-sek taoh-pier-touh. <br><br /> TOPIC:all-human free-and:NEG:rank-REL-possess-3 DEF:thing-respect-name and:DEF:respect-NEG:can-cut passive-bear-3.<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=User:BigGayDinosaur&diff=531183 User:BigGayDinosaur 2026-06-26T03:19:34Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: Created page with "Hi I do things. I make weird languages. I don't know. I am iffy with conlanging. Here are they: * Tanpun"</p> <hr /> <div>Hi I do things. I make weird languages. I don't know. I am iffy with conlanging. Here are they: <br /> <br /> * [[Tanpun]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531175 Tanpun 2026-06-26T03:06:03Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Gloss */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. Tanpun itself means "atomic language" or "individual <br /> language". <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> Prefixes, when attached to the first root of the sentence, are understood to modify the <br /> whole word.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. Other such relationships are up to specific <br /> deictic prefixes.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> ===UDHR Article 1 first sentence===<br /> '''Watengman raihkorokostaengrouptouh ketensotnom kokesotrokumsek taohpiertouh.'''<br /> ===Gloss===<br /> Wa:teng-man raih-ko:ro:kos-taeng-roup-touh ke:ten-sot-nom ko:ke:sot-ro:kum-sek taoh-pier-touh. <br><br /> TOPIC:all-human free-and:NEG:rank-REL-possess-3 DEF:thing-respect-name and:DEF:respect-NEG:can-cut passive-bear-3.<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531174 Tanpun 2026-06-26T03:05:36Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. Tanpun itself means "atomic language" or "individual <br /> language". <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> Prefixes, when attached to the first root of the sentence, are understood to modify the <br /> whole word.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. Other such relationships are up to specific <br /> deictic prefixes.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> ===UDHR Article 1 first sentence===<br /> '''Watengman raihkorokostaengrouptouh ketensotnom kokesotrokumsek taohpiertouh.'''<br /> ===Gloss===<br /> Wa:teng-man raih-ko:ro:kos-taeng-roup-touh ke:ten-sot-nom ko:ke:sot-ro:kum-sek taoh-pier-touh.<br /> TOPIC:all-human free-and:NEG:rank-REL-possess-3 DEF:thing-respect-name and:DEF:respect-NEG:can-cut passive-bear-3. <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531171 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:48:52Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. Tanpun itself means "atomic language" or "individual <br /> language". <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> Prefixes, when attached to the first root of the sentence, are understood to modify the <br /> whole word.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. Other such relationships are up to specific <br /> deictic prefixes.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531170 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:46:39Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Subject and object */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. Tanpun itself means "atomic language" or "individual <br /> language". <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. Other such relationships are up to specific <br /> deictic prefixes.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531168 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:44:10Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. Tanpun itself means "atomic language" or "individual <br /> language". <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531167 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:37:46Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ===Subject and object===<br /> There is no singular accusative prefix or accusative expression, this ultimately depends on<br /> the verb. There is no case in Tanpun and generally such a thing is expressed with the object<br /> as a distinct word, followed by the verb phrase with "touh". For example, the above sentence<br /> could be expanded "man tian wustouhmenpen" with "man" meaning human or human being. So this <br /> means "person was good". Dative can be expressed with the prefix "ti-" meaning for, <br /> alternatively "ta" (to, towards) can be used. <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531166 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:27:44Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> Nasals do not phonemically assimilate but this may happen anyway. <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531165 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:25:20Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Verbs */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> With an auxiliary, there can be more variety, such as "wustianmentouh" which is <br /> <nowiki>[PAST-good-COP-3]</nowiki>, which means "it was good". This can also be expressed saying <br /> "Tian wusmentouh," although it is better with pen: "Tian wusmenpen".<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531164 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:22:30Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Verbs */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (Or predicate) (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root <br /> interactions. It also must always be its own word. For example, the earlier sentence <br /> "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and <br /> "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531163 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:21:15Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always, in order: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root interactions. For example, the earlier sentence "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root <br /> "tian" means good, the predicate is always the object so this is where it goes; "men" being the <br /> copula, and "touh" being the third person pronoun. And again means "it is good" but the gloss is <br /> <nowiki>[good-COP-3]</nowiki>. As mentioned, "tian" can be its own word. <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531162 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:16:50Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Grammar==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> The syntax is unusual due to the language itself being so unusual. The word order can be <br /> described as SOV, though this is inaccurate. More accurately, the language follows a topic <br /> comment structure. <br /> ===Pronouns===<br /> There are four pronouns. Pronouns do not distinguish number on their own. Pronouns do not <br /> distinguish animacy and do not imply or necessitate personhood or humanity. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Pronouns<br /> |-<br /> ! Pronoun !! Usage<br /> |-<br /> | Yah || First person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Nak || Second person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Touh || Third person pronoun<br /> |-<br /> | Pen || Prominent third person pronoun; implies the topic or otherwise notable person. For when<br /> the subject and object are both third person. <br /> |}<br /> ===Verbs===<br /> The main verb of the sentence is always last. The main verb is always a verb phrase, and marking<br /> person is required. The sequence is always: <br /> * Auxiliary verb(s) (optional)<br /> * Object (optional)<br /> * Content verb<br /> * Subject (Always a pronoun)<br /> <br /> The verb phrase is the only part of a sentence which breaks the typical rules for root interactions. For example, the earlier sentence "Tianmentouh" is itself a verb phrase. The root <br /> "tian" means good, "men" being the copula, and "touh" being the third person pronoun. <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531161 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:04:30Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature. Syllable-final stops generally are unreleased but this is not itself phonemic. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531160 Tanpun 2026-06-26T02:03:52Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Words */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature.<br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers. As stated, the first root <br /> generally represents the type of object and later roots fill in the details, so a word like "hiatporkap" can be understood as sound-neat-writing, sound-neat is neat sound, or more <br /> specifically song, and writing clarifies that it is written, so with all of this together, this<br /> would represent a poem.<br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531159 Tanpun 2026-06-26T01:59:39Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> When a syllable ends with a particular consonant and the next syllable begins with that same <br /> consonant, gemination is produced. This is not strictly phonemic but instead a contextual <br /> feature.<br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Roots===<br /> The primary atomic element in Tanpun are roots. A root is in essence, a CVC syllable which <br /> represents a semantic concept and does not have an inherent part of speech aside from pronouns, <br /> numbers, and conjunctions. For example, the root "piur" means fire, burning, to burn, flame, and<br /> other such things; that list is not exhaustive. <br /> ===Prefixes===<br /> Roots can take prefixes. Prefixes are inseparable from the root and the prefix modifies the root <br /> in a specific way, such as negation, position, temporal deixis, definiteness, number (singular vs<br /> plural), and honorific. A root with prefixes is analogous to a phrase in Early Middle Japanese.<br /> ===The mechanics of root combinations===<br /> Roots combine in a semantic way, later roots within a word constrain earlier ones, and the first <br /> root of the word is considered the most fundamental. For example, the 'word' teksik decomposes <br /> into tek-sik, whose roots are art/science/skill and soul/mind/intent/brain respectively. The <br /> first root comprises the type of object, and the second root clarifies the domain. This word <br /> would thus mean possibly psychology, mental faculty, or soul technique. To make it more narrow,<br /> more roots would be added, or possibly choosing a different root like lok, which means discourse<br /> or study, instead of tek, but such a thing depends on what is intended.<br /> <br /> Generally, later roots can be understood as constraining the previous roots by domain, i.e. "in <br /> terms of" or "with respect to" or other equivalent phrases. <br /> ===Words===<br /> Words are defined in a strongly atypical way. A word represents a singular grammatical argument,<br /> concept, object, entity, idea, and any such thing. Noun phrases are generally considered to be <br /> within the same word, as well as adjectives and other modifiers.<br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531158 Tanpun 2026-06-26T01:44:41Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Phonotactics */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ===Morphophonology===<br /> ==Morphology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Constituent order===<br /> ===Noun phrase===<br /> ===Verb phrase===<br /> ===Sentence phrase===<br /> ===Dependent clauses===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531157 Tanpun 2026-06-26T01:43:43Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with <br /> ambiguity and a lack of grammar. It is spoken by no one because it is set in the real world <br /> and not set for a fictional people. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> ===Consonants===<br /> Consonants are fairly minimal. This table contains the written letter and the sound it makes. <br /> {| class="wikitable"<br /> |+ Hi<br /> |-<br /> ! Labial !! Alveolar !! Velar<br /> |-<br /> | P /p/ || T /t/ || K /k/<br /> |-<br /> | M /m/ || N /n/ || Ng /ŋ/<br /> |-<br /> | W /w/ || S /s/ || Y /j/<br /> |}<br /> Not found in this table is the glottal stop, which is written with H. <br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> Vowels contain a standard five vowel system generally, viz. A /a/, E /e/, I /i/, O /o/, U <br /> /u/. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> Syllables go in the format of CV(C) (consonant vowel consonant). Consonants can include glides, <br /> but not in coda positions. Vowel slot can include diphthongs, and diphthongs can have all <br /> permutations. Vowel length is not a feature. <br /> <br /> ===Stress===<br /> Stress falls on the last root of the word. <br /> ==Orthography==<br /> Being an engineered language, it has many choices for orthography. By default it is written<br /> in the Latin script, but it can be written in various other scripts, however those such <br /> scripts do not have an official or standardized orthography. Latin however works as <br /> described above.<br /> ===Spaces===<br /> Spaces are somewhat optional, many sentences could go without spaces. For example, is the <br /> sentence '''Tianmentouh''' which means "it is good". This also can be written "Tian mentouh".<br /> Spaces are intended to disambiguate nouns and other things, all different grammatical objects or <br /> entities. Copular sentences are the only sentences which can go wholly without spaces in theory. <br /> Spaces are up to the author. <br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> <br /> ===Morphophonology===<br /> ==Morphology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Constituent order===<br /> ===Noun phrase===<br /> ===Verb phrase===<br /> ===Sentence phrase===<br /> ===Dependent clauses===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531154 Tanpun 2026-06-26T01:30:28Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: /* Introduction */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with ambiguity and a lack of grammar. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Orthography===<br /> ===Consonants===<br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> ===Prosody===<br /> ====Stress====<br /> ====Intonation====<br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> <br /> ===Morphophonology===<br /> ==Morphology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Constituent order===<br /> ===Noun phrase===<br /> ===Verb phrase===<br /> ===Sentence phrase===<br /> ===Dependent clauses===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531153 Tanpun 2026-06-26T01:29:07Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: Testing things</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> This is a highly experimental engineered language, ultimately focused on flirting with ambiguity and a lack of grammar. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Orthography===<br /> ===Consonants===<br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> ===Prosody===<br /> ====Stress====<br /> ====Intonation====<br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> <br /> ===Morphophonology===<br /> ==Morphology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Constituent order===<br /> ===Noun phrase===<br /> ===Verb phrase===<br /> ===Sentence phrase===<br /> ===Dependent clauses===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

BigGayDinosaur https://linguifex.com/w/index.php?title=Tanpun&diff=531152 Tanpun 2026-06-26T01:25:25Z

<p>BigGayDinosaur: Created page with "  ==Introduct..."</p> <hr /> <div><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Introduction==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Phonology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ===Orthography===<br /> ===Consonants===<br /> <br /> ===Vowels===<br /> ===Prosody===<br /> ====Stress====<br /> ====Intonation====<br /> <br /> ===Phonotactics===<br /> <br /> ===Morphophonology===<br /> ==Morphology==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ==Syntax==<br /> ===Constituent order===<br /> ===Noun phrase===<br /> ===Verb phrase===<br /> ===Sentence phrase===<br /> ===Dependent clauses===<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Example texts==<br /> <br /> ==Other resources==<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Tanpun language]]<br /> [[Category:Languages]]<br /> [[Category:Conlangs]]</div>

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