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{{Infobox language | {{Infobox language | ||
|name = Calusto | |name = Calusto | ||
|altname = | |altname = Kalust | ||
|nativename = | |nativename = 𐌊𐌀𐌋𐌞𐌔𐌕 | ||
|pronunciation = ka'lu:sto | |pronunciation = ka'lu:sto | ||
|familycolor = Conlang | |familycolor = Conlang | ||
|script1 = Ital | |script1 = Ital | ||
|script2 = Latn | |script2 = Copt | ||
|script3 = Latn | |||
|creator = User:Fox Saint-Just | |creator = User:Fox Saint-Just | ||
|created = 2017 | |created = 2017 | ||
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==Introduction== | ==Introduction== | ||
Calusto was created for a literary project, as an Indo-European language that was lost during the Roman expansion and later artificially reconstructed. Thus, despite having an alphabet derived from Old Italic script and a grammar influenced by Latin, Calusto's vocabulary includes a large amount of words common to the languages of the Silk Road, including Chinese. | Calusto was created for a literary project, as an Indo-European language that was lost during the Roman expansion and later artificially reconstructed. Thus, despite having an alphabet derived from Old Italic script and a grammar influenced by Latin, Calusto's vocabulary includes a large amount of words common to the languages of the Silk Road, including Chinese. It can be also written with Coptic alphabet. | ||
Its name derives from the word | Its name derives from the word 𐌊𐌀𐌋𐌞 for "mist", making the meaning of Calusto close to "misty". | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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! ''Accusative'' | ! ''Accusative'' | ||
| 𐌔𐌖𐌍'''𐌏𐌍''' <br> syn'''on''' || 𐌔𐌖𐌍''' | | 𐌔𐌖𐌍'''𐌏𐌍''' <br> syn'''on''' || 𐌔𐌖𐌍'''𐌏𐌞𐌔''' <br> syn'''ous''' | ||
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! ''Genitive'' | ! ''Genitive'' | ||
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The '''- | The '''-u''' declension includes neuter nouns and can be considered the descendant of the Indo-European u-stem. The paradigm is given for the word 𐌌𐌀𐌍𐌞 ("human being"). | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
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! ''Nominative'' | ! ''Nominative'' | ||
| 𐌌𐌀𐌍''' | | 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞''' <br> man'''u''' || 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌔''' <br> man'''us''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! ''Accusative'' | ! ''Accusative'' | ||
| 𐌌𐌀𐌍''' | | 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌍''' <br> man'''un''' || 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌔''' <br> man'''us''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! ''Genitive'' | ! ''Genitive'' | ||
| 𐌌𐌀𐌍''' | | 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌅''' <br> man'''uv''' || 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌌''' <br> man'''um''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! ''Dative'' | ! ''Dative'' | ||
| 𐌌𐌀𐌍''' | | 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌉''' <br> man'''ui''' || 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌉𐌔''' <br> man'''uis''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! ''Ablative'' | ! ''Ablative'' | ||
| 𐌌𐌀𐌍''' | | 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌉''' <br> man'''oui''' || 𐌌𐌀𐌍'''𐌞𐌉𐌔''' <br> man'''uis''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||