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| posteriori = [[w:Romance languages|Romance languages]], [[w:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]], [[Germanic languages|Germanic languages]], [[w:Japanese language|Japanese]], [[w:Chinese language|Chinese]], [[w:Arabic language|Arabic]], [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[w:Zulu language|Zulu]] | | posteriori = [[w:Romance languages|Romance languages]], [[w:Slavic languages|Slavic languages]], [[Germanic languages|Germanic languages]], [[w:Japanese language|Japanese]], [[w:Chinese language|Chinese]], [[w:Arabic language|Arabic]], [[w:Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[w:Zulu language|Zulu]] | ||
| familycolor = Constructed language | | familycolor = Constructed language | ||
| | | script1 = Latn | ||
| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer|Nick Farmer]] | | agency = [[w:Nick Farmer|Nick Farmer]] | ||
| notice = IPA | | notice = IPA | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Although all of Belter Creole's appearances have been written in the [[w:Latin script|Latin script]], Farmer claims that the language can be written in other writing systems as well. | Although all of Belter Creole's appearances(both in and out of the series) have been written in the [[w:Latin script|Latin script]], Farmer claims that the language can be written in other writing systems as well. | ||
====Alphabet==== | ====Alphabet==== | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | {|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align=center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align=center;" | ||
|+ Nasalised | |+ Nasalised vowels | ||
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====Stress==== | ====Stress==== | ||
In Belter, different than usual stress is indicated with an acute accent on a vowel, e.g. ''ámolof''([ˈamolof]), meaning "love". Vowels that can appear with acute accents are ⟨á⟩, ⟨é⟩, ⟨ó⟩ and ⟨ú⟩, although in general stress is placed on the [[w:Stress (linguistics)|penultimate]] syllable of a word. | In Belter, different than usual stress is indicated with an acute accent on a vowel, e.g. ''ámolof''([ˈamolof]), meaning "love". Vowels that can appear with acute accents are ⟨á⟩, ⟨é⟩, ⟨ó⟩ and ⟨ú⟩, although in general stress is placed on the [[w:Stress (linguistics)|penultimate]] syllable of a word. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
<small>''See also: [[Belter Creole/Swadesh list]].''</small> | <small>''See also: [[Belter Creole/Swadesh list]].''</small> | ||
===Particles=== | |||
There are two Belter particles: indefinite ''wa'' and definite ''da.'' | |||
===Pronouns=== | |||
====Personal pronouns==== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Singular !! Plural | |||
|- | |||
! First | |||
| ''mi'' || ''milowda'' | |||
|- | |||
! Second | |||
| ''to'' || ''tolowda'' | |||
|- | |||
! Third | |||
| ''im'' || ''imalowda/imim'' | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
In Belter, questions are formed by adding ''ke'' at the end of a statement, e.g. ''To showxa lang belta''(You speak Belter) and ''To showxa lang belta, ke?''(Do you speak Belter?). Additionally, ''keyá'' means "isn't it", so if one wanted to say "You speak Belter, right?" it would be ''To showxa lang belta, keyá?'' | In Belter, questions are formed by adding ''ke'' at the end of a statement, e.g. ''To showxa lang belta''(You speak Belter) and ''To showxa lang belta, ke?''(Do you speak Belter?). Additionally, ''keyá'' means "isn't it", so if one wanted to say "You speak Belter, right?" it would be ''To showxa lang belta, keyá?'' | ||