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=== History === | === History === | ||
The language was created in school, during biology class. Marvin had an idea to make a Uralic-looking language for quite some while, so he decided to start. The first words created were: "Ikka [ɪka], paalika [pa:lɪka], mõri [mø:ri], tuukaa [tu:ka:]" (I, to speak, with, you), and the first sentence was "Ikka paalikka mõri tuukaa". Because his last language [[Jeïos]] was quite complicated, he tried making this one easier to learn. The name for the language does not have any meaning and was just created. | The language was created in school, during biology class. Marvin had an idea to make a Uralic-looking language for quite some while, so he decided to start. The first words created were: "Ikka [ɪka], paalika [pa:lɪka], mõri [mø:ri], tuukaa [tu:ka:]" (I, to speak, with, you), and the first sentence was "Ikka paalikka mõri tuukaa". Because his last language [[Jeïos]] was quite complicated, he tried making this one easier to learn. The name for the language does not have any meaning and was just created. | ||
== Phonology == | |||
Kõraakii's phonology is influenced by German and Uralic languages. It has a large vowel inventory, but a comparatively small consonant inventory. | Kõraakii's phonology is influenced by German and Uralic languages. It has a large vowel inventory, but a comparatively small consonant inventory. | ||
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== Ortography == | |||
Kõraakii uses the English alphabet, but with a few extra letters added and a few removed. <br/> | |||
a ã ä b c d e f g h i j k l m n o õ ő p r s t u ũ ű ů v w (y) z<br/> | |||
The double letters in words (e.g tuuka) are used to indicate a long vowel, and a double consonant usually represents a short vowel (e.g hitta). Some of the special letters | |||
have their own short or long version. | |||
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! Long !! Short !! Pronunciation | |||
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| Õ || Ő || [ø:]; [œ] | |||
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| Ũ || Ű || [y:]; [ʏ] | |||
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== Grammar == | |||
=== Pronouns === | === Pronouns === |
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