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| pronunciation = pɐpɐ̃mʷik | | pronunciation = pɐpɐ̃mʷik | ||
| ethnicity = Manti people(Mantis species) | | ethnicity = Manti people(Mantis species) | ||
| state = | | state = Gabbab | ||
| creator = User:Jukethatbox | | creator = User:Jukethatbox | ||
| created = 2025 | | created = 2025 | ||
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| fam2 = Mantidien | | fam2 = Mantidien | ||
| notice = ipa | | notice = ipa | ||
| official = | | official = Gabbab, United Federation | ||
| minority = United Federation | | minority = United Federation | ||
| familycolor = Altaic | | familycolor = Altaic | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Babamwek'''(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ ''papãṃik'' [[Help:IPA|[pɐpɐ̃mʷik]]]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the [[w:European mantis|European mantis]](''Mantis religiosa''). It is written primarily with the [[#Orthography|Babamwikũ]] alphabet, and is an official language of the | '''Babamwek'''(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ ''papãṃik'' [[Help:IPA|[pɐpɐ̃mʷik]]]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the [[w:European mantis|European mantis]](''Mantis religiosa''). It is written primarily with the [[#Orthography|Babamwikũ]] alphabet, and is an official language of the Gabbab communes of the United Federation. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Orthography=== | |||
The Babamwek script, called ''Babamwikũ''(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ7ʼ ''papãṃikũ'') | |||
====Consonants==== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! Babamwikũ | |||
| ⁼ || ⁼⁼ || <nowiki>|</nowiki> || <nowiki>||</nowiki> || Z || ZZ || Ż || ŻŻ || ° || °° || □ || ■ ||○ || ⬤ || ⚇ || ▷ || ▶ || ◁ || ◀ || Y || V || T | |||
|- | |||
! Romanisation | |||
| ''p'' || ''pp'' || ''t'' || ''d'' || ''k'' || ''kk'' || ''g'' || ''gg'' || ''‘'' || ''y'' || ''m'' || ''ṃ'' || ''n''<br>''ng'' || ''ṇ'' || ''ñ'' || ''s'' || ''z'' || ''sh'' || ''zh'' || ''x'' || ''w'' || ''l'' | |||
|- | |||
! IPA | |||
| /p/ || /pʲ/ || /t/ || /d/ || /k/ || /c/ || /g/ || /ɟ/ || /ʔ/ || /ʔʲ/<br>/j/ || /m/ || /mʷ/ || /n/<br>/ŋ/ || /nʷ/ || /ɲ/ || /s/ || /z/ || /ɕ/ || /ʑ/ || /x/ || /w/ || /l/ | |||
|} | |||
====Vowels==== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | |||
! Babamwikũ | |||
| ∆<br>∆ʼ || X<br>Xʼ || 7<br>7ʼ || ⛥<br>⛥ʼ | |||
|- | |||
! Romanisation | |||
| ''a''<br>''ã'' || ''i''<br>''ĩ'' || ''u''<br>''ũ'' || ''o''<br>''õ'' | |||
|- | |||
! IPA | |||
| /ɐ/<br>/ɐ̃/ || /i~ɨ/<br>/ĩ/ || /u/<br>/ũ/ || /ɔ/<br>/ɔ̃/ | |||
|} | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" | ||
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! colspan=2 | Approximant | ! colspan=2 | Approximant | ||
| w || l || j || || | | w || l || j || || | ||
|} | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; | |||
! !! Front !! Central !! Back | |||
|- | |||
! Close | |||
| colspan=2 | i ĩ || u ũ | |||
|- | |||
! Open-mid | |||
| || || ɔ ɔ̃ | |||
|- | |||
! Open | |||
| || ɐ ɐ̃ || | |||
|} | |||
/i/ can be pronounced as far back as /ɨ/, though in general /ĩ/ remains in the area of /ĩ~ɪ̝̃/. | |||
==Grammar== | |||
===Word order=== | |||
Babamwek uses an OSV word order, which fits a general Greenhopper language pattern of object-initial word orders(OSV or OVS). | |||
===Pronouns=== | |||
====Personal==== | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center; | |||
! colspan=3 | !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Vocative¹ | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=3 | Singular | |||
! colspan=2 | First | |||
| ''ĩṃa''(Xʼ■∆) || ''ĩṃin''(Xʼ■X○) || - | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Second | |||
| ''moa''(□⛥∆) || ''mõṃa''(□⛥ʼ■∆) || ''mõṃigi''(□⛥ʼ■XŻX) | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Third | |||
| ''pãwi''(⁼∆ʼVX) || ''padãi''(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼX) || ''padãgi''(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼŻX) | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=4 | Plural | |||
! rowspan=2 | First | |||
! Inclusive | |||
| ''kãtũ'' (Z∆ʼǀ7ʼ)|| ''gwãyik''(ŻV∆ʼ°°XZ) || rowspan=2 | - | |||
|- | |||
! Exclusive | |||
| ''kõpi''(Z⛥ʼ⁼X) || ''awiõu''(∆VX⛥ʼ7) | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Second | |||
| ''pwiun''(⁼VX7○) || ''ṇaya''(⬤∆°°∆) || ''ṇaigim''(⬤∆XŻX□) | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 | Third | |||
| ''‘ãwa''(°∆ʼV∆) || ''‘uṇũ‘ng''(°7⬤7ʼ°○) || - | |||
|} | |||
¹ The "vocative case" is not an actual vocative case, and is only called so out of convention. It is instead an extension of the accusative case and is more of an "honorific case", used to politely address(if speaking to the object in question) or politely refer to(if not) the object. | |||
====Demonstrative==== | |||
Demonstrative pronouns are placed before the word. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
! !! Singular !! Plural | |||
|- | |||
! Proximal | |||
| ''ti''(ǀX) || ''tĩ''(ǀXʼ) | |||
|- | |||
! Medial | |||
| ''di''(ǀǀX) || ''dĩ''(ǀǀXʼ) | |||
|- | |||
! Distal | |||
| ''du''(ǀǀ7) || ''dũ''(ǀǀ7ʼ) | |||
|} | |} |
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Babamwek | |
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⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ papãṃik | |
Pronunciation | pɐpɐ̃mʷik |
Created by | Jukethatbox |
Date | 2025 |
Native to | Gabbab |
Ethnicity | Manti people(Mantis species) |
Greenhopper
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Babamwikũ | |
Official status | |
Official language in | Gabbab, United Federation |
Recognised minority language in | United Federation |
Babamwek(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ papãṃik [pɐpɐ̃mʷik]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the European mantis(Mantis religiosa). It is written primarily with the Babamwikũ alphabet, and is an official language of the Gabbab communes of the United Federation.
Phonology
Orthography
The Babamwek script, called Babamwikũ(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ7ʼ papãṃikũ)
Consonants
Babamwikũ | ⁼ | ⁼⁼ | | | || | Z | ZZ | Ż | ŻŻ | ° | °° | □ | ■ | ○ | ⬤ | ⚇ | ▷ | ▶ | ◁ | ◀ | Y | V | T |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Romanisation | p | pp | t | d | k | kk | g | gg | ‘ | y | m | ṃ | n ng |
ṇ | ñ | s | z | sh | zh | x | w | l |
IPA | /p/ | /pʲ/ | /t/ | /d/ | /k/ | /c/ | /g/ | /ɟ/ | /ʔ/ | /ʔʲ/ /j/ |
/m/ | /mʷ/ | /n/ /ŋ/ |
/nʷ/ | /ɲ/ | /s/ | /z/ | /ɕ/ | /ʑ/ | /x/ | /w/ | /l/ |
Vowels
Babamwikũ | ∆ ∆ʼ |
X Xʼ |
7 7ʼ |
⛥ ⛥ʼ |
---|---|---|---|---|
Romanisation | a ã |
i ĩ |
u ũ |
o õ |
IPA | /ɐ/ /ɐ̃/ |
/i~ɨ/ /ĩ/ |
/u/ /ũ/ |
/ɔ/ /ɔ̃/ |
Consonants
Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Plosive | voiceless | p pʲ | t | c | k | ʔ ʔʲ |
voiced | d | ɟ | g | |||
Nasal | m mʷ | n nʷ | ɲ | (ŋ) | ||
Fricative | voiceless | s | ɕ | x | ||
voiced | z | ʑ | ||||
Approximant | w | l | j |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i ĩ | u ũ | |
Open-mid | ɔ ɔ̃ | ||
Open | ɐ ɐ̃ |
/i/ can be pronounced as far back as /ɨ/, though in general /ĩ/ remains in the area of /ĩ~ɪ̝̃/.
Grammar
Word order
Babamwek uses an OSV word order, which fits a general Greenhopper language pattern of object-initial word orders(OSV or OVS).
Pronouns
Personal
Nominative | Accusative | Vocative¹ | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | First | ĩṃa(Xʼ■∆) | ĩṃin(Xʼ■X○) | - | |
Second | moa(□⛥∆) | mõṃa(□⛥ʼ■∆) | mõṃigi(□⛥ʼ■XŻX) | ||
Third | pãwi(⁼∆ʼVX) | padãi(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼX) | padãgi(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼŻX) | ||
Plural | First | Inclusive | kãtũ (Z∆ʼǀ7ʼ) | gwãyik(ŻV∆ʼ°°XZ) | - |
Exclusive | kõpi(Z⛥ʼ⁼X) | awiõu(∆VX⛥ʼ7) | |||
Second | pwiun(⁼VX7○) | ṇaya(⬤∆°°∆) | ṇaigim(⬤∆XŻX□) | ||
Third | ‘ãwa(°∆ʼV∆) | ‘uṇũ‘ng(°7⬤7ʼ°○) | - |
¹ The "vocative case" is not an actual vocative case, and is only called so out of convention. It is instead an extension of the accusative case and is more of an "honorific case", used to politely address(if speaking to the object in question) or politely refer to(if not) the object.
Demonstrative
Demonstrative pronouns are placed before the word.
Singular | Plural | |
---|---|---|
Proximal | ti(ǀX) | tĩ(ǀXʼ) |
Medial | di(ǀǀX) | dĩ(ǀǀXʼ) |
Distal | du(ǀǀ7) | dũ(ǀǀ7ʼ) |