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Jukethatbox at 09:42, 27 May 2025

2025-05-27T09:42:03Z

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	~~{{construction}}~~
	{{Infobox language		{{Infobox language
	\| name = Péla		\| name = Péla
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	[[Category:Péla]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:A posteriori]]		[[Category:Péla]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Creole languages]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:A posteriori]]

Jukethatbox: /* Consonants */

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Consonants

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	! Plosive		! Plosive
	\| p b \|\| t d \|\| k g \|\|		\| p b \|\| t d \|\| \|\| k g \|\|
	\|-		\|-
	! Nasal		! Nasal
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	\| w \|\| l \|\| \|\| \|\| j		\| w \|\| l \|\| \|\| \|\| j
	\|}		\|}

	===Vowels===		===Vowels===
	{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"		{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"

Jukethatbox: /* Personal pronouns */

2025-05-07T16:25:29Z

Personal pronouns

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	''Yon'' is from French ''on'', which though formally is the equivalent of the pronoun "one", commonly acts as the first-person plural pronoun(in place of ''nous'') in colloquial French.		''Yon'' is from French ''on'', which though formally is the equivalent of the pronoun "one", commonly acts as the first-person plural pronoun(in place of ''nous'') in colloquial French.

	''Lis''/''lich'' are interchangeable and are derived from [[w:Portuguese language\|Portuguese]] ''eles'' "they (m)". ''Lich'' is an uncommon variation more closely based on the European Portuguese pronunciation of ''eles'': [[w:Help:IPA/Portuguese\|[ˈe.lɨʃ]]].}}		''Lis''/''lich'' are interchangeable and are derived from [[w:Portuguese language\|Portuguese]] ''eles'' "they (m)". ''Lich'' is an uncommon variation more closely based on the European Portuguese pronunciation of ''eles'': [[w:Help:IPA/Portuguese\|[ˈe.lɨʃ]]].

	===Possession===		===Possession===

Jukethatbox: /* Possession */

2025-01-31T18:24:26Z

Possession

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	: "The man's potato"		: "The man's potato"
	This also applies to personal pronouns, and these are generally uninflected, e.g.:		This also applies to personal pronouns, and these are generally uninflected, e.g.:
	: ''Patat ti ye patat man''		: ''Patat ti ye patat man.''
	: "Your potato and my potato."		: "Your potato and my potato."
	~~However, if~~ the possessor can be inferred from context(usually if a specific personal pronoun was previously used), then ''son'' is used(from French ''son'', the third-person genitive personal pronoun):		If the possessor can be inferred from context(usually if a specific personal pronoun was previously used), then ''son'' is used(from French ''son'', the third-person genitive personal pronoun):
	: ''Yè grène li grèn patat. Man se ~~leman~~ sitè, ka patat '''son''' se ~~bwon~~.''		: ''Yè grène li grèn patat. Man se reman sitè, ka patat '''son''' se bon.''
	: "He was sowing potato seeds yesterday. I am very excited, as '''his''' potatoes are good."		: "He was sowing potato seeds yesterday. I am very excited, as '''his''' potatoes are good."
			However, unlike in French, ''son'' can also be used as a dummy genitive for first and second person:
			: ''Man re keyone, lo keyon '''son''' se reman che.''
			: "I like to draw, so '''my''' pencils are really expensive."
			: ''Ti ya bon, me rezoman '''son''' se biza.''
			: "You're right, but '''your''' reasoning is weird."

	===Word order & tense===		===Word order & tense===
	Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''):		Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''):

Jukethatbox at 18:15, 31 January 2025

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	: ''Patat ti ye patat man''		: ''Patat ti ye patat man''
	: "Your potato and my potato."		: "Your potato and my potato."
			However, if the possessor can be inferred from context(usually if a specific personal pronoun was previously used), then ''son'' is used(from French ''son'', the third-person genitive personal pronoun):
			: ''Yè grène li grèn patat. Man se leman sitè, ka patat '''son''' se bwon.''
			: "He was sowing potato seeds yesterday. I am very excited, as '''his''' potatoes are good."
	===Word order & tense===		===Word order & tense===
	Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''):		Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''):

Jukethatbox: /* Vowels */

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Vowels

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	! Open-mid		! Open-mid
	\| ɛ \|\| (ɔ)~~{{efn\|Though technically a phoneme, it is rare, and even in the few cases it appears it is often in free variation with /o/ for most speakers.}}~~		\| ɛ \|\| (ɔ)
	\|-		\|-
	! Close-mid		! Close-mid
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	\| colspan=2 \| a ã		\| colspan=2 \| a ã
	\|}		\|}
			Though /ɔ/ is technically a phoneme, it is rare, and even in the few cases it appears it is often in free variation with /o/ for most speakers.

	/ɛ/ and /e/ are separate phonemes, and are often the only differentiation between words that in French would be homophones, such as ''peche'' "to fish" and ''pèche'' "to sin". However, in Lankou(sometimes considered a dialect of Péla) /ɛ/ and /e/ have merged(and so has /ɔ/ and /o/, though in this case this phenomenon appears in standard Péla as well), meaning words like ''peche'' and ''pèche'' are homophones, as in its lexifier of French. This feature has, in recent years, seemed to have seeped back into standard Péla, particularly among young speakers.		/ɛ/ and /e/ are separate phonemes, and are often the only differentiation between words that in French would be homophones, such as ''peche'' "to fish" and ''pèche'' "to sin". However, in Lankou(sometimes considered a dialect of Péla) /ɛ/ and /e/ have merged(and so has /ɔ/ and /o/, though in this case this phenomenon appears in standard Péla as well), meaning words like ''peche'' and ''pèche'' are homophones, as in its lexifier of French. This feature has, in recent years, seemed to have seeped back into standard Péla, particularly among young speakers.

Jukethatbox: /* Personal pronouns */

2025-01-30T21:32:48Z

Personal pronouns

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	! First person		! First person
	\| ''man'' \|\| ''yon''~~{{efn\|From French ''on'', which though formally is the equivalent of the pronoun "one", commonly acts as a first-person plural pronoun in colloquial French.}}~~		\| ''man'' \|\| ''yon''
	\|-		\|-
	! Second person		! Second person
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	! Third person		! Third person
	\| ''li'' \|\| ''lis''{{efn\|Derived from [[w:Portuguese language\|Portuguese]] ''eles'' "they (m)". ''Lich'' is an uncommon variation more closely based on the European Portuguese pronunciation of ''eles'': [[w:Help:IPA/Portuguese\|[ˈe.lɨʃ]]].}}<br>''lich''		\| ''li'' \|\| ''lis''<br>''lich''
	\|}		\|}
			''Yon'' is from French ''on'', which though formally is the equivalent of the pronoun "one", commonly acts as the first-person plural pronoun(in place of ''nous'') in colloquial French.

			''Lis''/''lich'' are interchangeable and are derived from [[w:Portuguese language\|Portuguese]] ''eles'' "they (m)". ''Lich'' is an uncommon variation more closely based on the European Portuguese pronunciation of ''eles'': [[w:Help:IPA/Portuguese\|[ˈe.lɨʃ]]].}}

	===Possession===		===Possession===
	Possession is usually indicated by placing the possessor after the head as in [[w:Haitian Creole\|Haitian Creole]], e.g.		Possession is usually indicated by placing the possessor after the head as in [[w:Haitian Creole\|Haitian Creole]], e.g.

Jukethatbox at 21:30, 30 January 2025

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	\| familycolor = Mixed		\| familycolor = Mixed
	\| pronunciation = pela		\| pronunciation = pela
			\| speakers = 20,000
			\| date = 2025
			\| speakers2 = (Including [[Lankou]] speakers): 25,000
	\| fam1 = [[w:Creole language\|Creole]]		\| fam1 = [[w:Creole language\|Creole]]
	\| fam2 = [[w:French-based creole language\|French Creole]]		\| fam2 = [[w:French-based creole language\|French Creole]]

Jukethatbox: /* Word order & tense */

2025-01-30T21:28:40Z

Word order & tense

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	Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''):		Tense in Péla is, peculiarly, primarily indicated by word order. SVO(subject-verb-object) indicates present tense, as so(verbs indicated in '''bold'''):
	: ''Man '''oule''' yan fwi.''		: ''Man '''oule''' yan fwi.''
	: 1.SG want-VB ART.INDEF fruit		: 1.SG want.VB ART.INDEF fruit
	: "I '''want''' a fruit."		: "I '''want''' a fruit."
	Past tense is indicated by a VSO(verb-subject-object) word order:		Past tense is indicated by a VSO(verb-subject-object) word order:
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	And finally, future tense is indicated by an SOV(subject-object-verb) word order:		And finally, future tense is indicated by an SOV(subject-object-verb) word order:
	: ''Apè man fwi yan '''bouche'''.''		: ''Apè man fwi yan '''bouche'''.''
	: later 1.SG fruit ART.DEF ~~eat~~-VB		: later 1.SG fruit ART.DEF mouth-VB
	: "I '''will eat''' the fruit later."		: "I '''will eat''' the fruit later."

	===Word derivation===		===Word derivation===
	Many Péla verbs and nouns alike are derived from each other. Verbs always end in ''-e'' or ''-è'' whereas nouns do not have a fixed ending, allowing for word coinage by simply adding or removing the suffix. For example:		Many Péla verbs and nouns alike are derived from each other. Verbs always end in ''-e'' or ''-è'' whereas nouns do not have a fixed ending, allowing for word coinage by simply adding or removing the suffix. For example:

Jukethatbox: /* Possession */

2025-01-30T21:01:26Z

Possession

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	===Possession===		===Possession===
	Possession is usually indicated by placing the possessor after the head as in [[w:Haitian Creole\|Haitian Creole]], e.g.		Possession is usually indicated by placing the possessor after the head as in [[w:Haitian Creole\|Haitian Creole]], e.g.
	: ''		: ''Patat om yan''
			: "The man's potato"
			This also applies to personal pronouns, and these are generally uninflected, e.g.:
			: ''Patat ti ye patat man''
			: "Your potato and my potato."

	===Word order & tense===		===Word order & tense===