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'''Knench''' /nɛnt͡ʃ/ (natively '' | '''Knench''' /nɛnt͡ʃ/ (natively ''Fithid'' /ˈfi{{long}}t{{asp}}ɪð/ or ''losůnaz Fithi'') is a divergent descendant of Canaanite spoken in Lõis Great Britain. It does not lose Semitic triconsonantal morphology, but it loses older Semitic conjugated verb forms in favor of constructions using the infinitive construct. Knench is the second largest Irta British minority language after Welsh, in fact its syntax is similar to Colloquial Welsh. | ||
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=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
* (lost, not written) from Old Knench /ʔ/ | |||
* /v/ '''v''' from Old Knench /b/ | |||
* | * /ɣ/ '''g''' from Old Knench /g/ | ||
* | * /ð/ '''d''' from Old Knench /d/ | ||
* | * /0/ '''ḧ''' (often lost) from Old Knench /h/ | ||
* | * /w/ '''w''' from Old Knench /w/ | ||
* | * /z/ '''z''' from Old Knench /z/ (from PSem *z and ð) | ||
* | * /qʰ/ '''qh''' from Old Knench /χ/ (from PSem *x and *ħ) | ||
* | * /t˭/ '''t''' from Old Knench /t{{phar}}/ | ||
* | * /j/ '''j''' from Old Knench /j/ | ||
* | * /kʰ/ '''ch''' from Old Knench /k/ | ||
* | * /l/ '''l''' from Old Knench /l/ | ||
* | * /m/ '''m''' from Old Knench /m/ | ||
* | * /n/ '''n''' from Old Knench /n/ | ||
* | * /s/ '''x''' from Old Knench /ts/ (from PSem *s) | ||
* | * /ʁ{{tilde}}/ '''ɣ''' from Old Knench /ʁ̃/ (from PSem *ɣ and *ʕ) | ||
* | * /f/ '''f''' from Old Knench /p/ | ||
* | * /p˭/ '''p''' from Latin/Romance /p/ | ||
* | * /t{{tiebar}}s˭| '''ç''' from Old Knench /tsˁ/ (from PSem *s{{cdb}}, *ś{{cdb}}, and *θ{{cdb}}) | ||
* | * /k˭/ '''c''' from Old Knench /q/ | ||
* | * /ɾ/ '''r''' from Old Knench /r/ | ||
* | * /s{{ret}}/ '''s''' from Old Knench /s{{ret}}/ (from PSem *š, *ś, and *θ) | ||
* | * /tʰ/ '''th''' from Old Knench /t/ | ||
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'''qh''' is | '''qh''' is shifting to /x~h/ in Modern Knench. | ||
=== Mutation === | === Mutation === | ||
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* 2sg.m: ''tho''; ''-cho tho'' (after prepositions) | * 2sg.m: ''tho''; ''-cho tho'' (after prepositions) | ||
* 2sg.f: ''thy''; ''-chyth'' (after prepositions) | * 2sg.f: ''thy''; ''-chyth'' (after prepositions) | ||
* 3sg.m: ''ůj'' (< -ů + ḧi) | * 3sg.m: ''ůj'' (< -ů + ḧi), ''-u/-ů'' | ||
* 3sg.f: ''oj'' (< -o/-oh/-ho + ḧi) | * 3sg.f: ''oj'' (< -o/-oh/-ho + ḧi) | ||
* 1pl: ''nu'' | * 1pl: ''nu'' | ||
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=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
The | The lexical verb is usually in the infinitive form in Knench: | ||
: ''Re ni by | : ''Re ni byl chilo laqhm.'' (PRES 1SG PROG eat bread) 'I eat/am eating bread.' | ||
: '' | : ''Re ni by chilo i tha laqhm.'' (PRES 1SG PROG eat 1SG FA bread) '(archaic) I eat/am eating bread.' | ||
: ''Chilo laqhmaz!'' 'Eat the bread! (both sg and pl)' | |||
Knench verbs can be from inherited binyanim | Knench verbs can be from inherited infinitive construct forms (the binyanim are fɣul, yfeɣyl, ythfeɣyl, feɣyl, efɣyl, ysthefɣyl) or from noun patterns. | ||
==Sample texts== | ==Sample texts==<!-- | ||
=== Schleicher === | === Schleicher === | ||
''Yn kavš w' yn frasi'' | ''Yn kavš w' yn frasi'' | ||
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We measure the nucleating eukaryotic folding of the TSP3 gene in ''Bruchorium sponercii''. TSP3 encodes a protezine-binding receptor kinase located at the cytotubular microsporellata of the quanticular ribosome, and malfunction of TSP3 is commonly believed to be the source of cybothrotic cancer. In this paper we prove using a Rɪᴇᴛᴢᴇʀ-Yᴀʟɪɴꜱᴋʏ double-blind test that TSP3 binding to the phyllochrypsinase inhibitor occurs (p = 0.04) in the hypotrellome of a healthy ''Bruchorium'' cell when adenotoxin concentrations are low. This research will have significant implications for the study of symbrychous descloroma. | We measure the nucleating eukaryotic folding of the TSP3 gene in ''Bruchorium sponercii''. TSP3 encodes a protezine-binding receptor kinase located at the cytotubular microsporellata of the quanticular ribosome, and malfunction of TSP3 is commonly believed to be the source of cybothrotic cancer. In this paper we prove using a Rɪᴇᴛᴢᴇʀ-Yᴀʟɪɴꜱᴋʏ double-blind test that TSP3 binding to the phyllochrypsinase inhibitor occurs (p = 0.04) in the hypotrellome of a healthy ''Bruchorium'' cell when adenotoxin concentrations are low. This research will have significant implications for the study of symbrychous descloroma. | ||
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===Newton's laws of motion=== | ===Newton's laws of motion=== | ||
''I: | ''I: Re gif byl sbuth by demi, ylů by qhufuz bal-mystheny, chim força b acço ɣaju.'' | ||
I: An object stays at rest, or at a constant speed, unless a force acts on it. | I: An object stays at rest, or at a constant speed, unless a force acts on it. | ||
''II: | ''II: Re senůdaz ly momentaz ly gif by mathcini lid forçazů by ɣbur feçyr ɣaj gifaz; u re senůdaz by crůd darchom cůaz thecin as forçazů by ɣbur feçyr ɣaju.'' | ||
II: The change in the momentum of a body is proportional to the force applied to the body; and the change occurs along the straight line on which that force is applied. | II: The change in the momentum of a body is proportional to the force applied to the body; and the change occurs along the straight line on which that force is applied. | ||
''III: | ''III: Jes ly chul acço tha reacço sowo u nyh{{umlaut}}focho.'' | ||
III: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. | III: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. | ||
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===O how quickly the sculpture of life=== | ===O how quickly the sculpture of life=== | ||
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''Køl nės mewølað rur w' is in akšobrebja wy žykawi. Høm møtyhanan by ložegi wy syniðisi wy høvu barkus lið hajðuð vyn ruh l'ahwut.'' | ''Køl nės mewølað rur w' is in akšobrebja wy žykawi. Høm møtyhanan by ložegi wy syniðisi wy høvu barkus lið hajðuð vyn ruh l'ahwut.'' | ||
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[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Semitic languages]] | [[Category:Semitic languages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:49, 17 May 2026
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Talk:
Knench /nɛnt͡ʃ/ (natively Fithid /ˈfiːtʰɪð/ or losůnaz Fithi) is a divergent descendant of Canaanite spoken in Lõis Great Britain. It does not lose Semitic triconsonantal morphology, but it loses older Semitic conjugated verb forms in favor of constructions using the infinitive construct. Knench is the second largest Irta British minority language after Welsh, in fact its syntax is similar to Colloquial Welsh.
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- dobor [ˈðoːvʌɾ] "(literary) a thing"
- doboraz [ðʌˈvoːɾaz] "the thing"
- deberi [ðɛˈveːɾi] "things" (affection; plural -īm -> -i)
- deberimel [ðɛvɛˈɾiːmɛl] "the things"
- qhymůr [ˈqʰəmʉɾ] "donkey"
- jůno [ˈjyːnʌ] "a pigeon"
- jůnozů [jʉˈnoːzʉ] "the pigeon"
- jůnůd [ˈjyːnʉð] "pigeons" (Hebrew has yōnīm but let's use the f. pl. ending)
- jůnůdel [jʉˈnyːðɛl] "the pigeons"
Phonology
Knench phonology is complex, with underlying phonemes resulting in multiple phones depending on the phonetic environment (most importantly, stressed versus unstressed syllables; prevocalic or non-prevocalic for certain laryngeals)
Vowels
a e y i o u ů /a~aː ɛ~eː ə~ɨː ɪ~iː ʌ~o̝ː ʊ~u̟ː ʉ~yː/
Consonants
- (lost, not written) from Old Knench /ʔ/
- /v/ v from Old Knench /b/
- /ɣ/ g from Old Knench /g/
- /ð/ d from Old Knench /d/
- /0/ ḧ (often lost) from Old Knench /h/
- /w/ w from Old Knench /w/
- /z/ z from Old Knench /z/ (from PSem *z and ð)
- /qʰ/ qh from Old Knench /χ/ (from PSem *x and *ħ)
- /t˭/ t from Old Knench /tˁ/
- /j/ j from Old Knench /j/
- /kʰ/ ch from Old Knench /k/
- /l/ l from Old Knench /l/
- /m/ m from Old Knench /m/
- /n/ n from Old Knench /n/
- /s/ x from Old Knench /ts/ (from PSem *s)
- /ʁ̃/ ɣ from Old Knench /ʁ̃/ (from PSem *ɣ and *ʕ)
- /f/ f from Old Knench /p/
- /p˭/ p from Latin/Romance /p/
- /t͡s˭| ç from Old Knench /tsˁ/ (from PSem *ṣ, *ṣ́, and *θ̣)
- /k˭/ c from Old Knench /q/
- /ɾ/ r from Old Knench /r/
- /s̠/ s from Old Knench /s̠/ (from PSem *š, *ś, and *θ)
- /tʰ/ th from Old Knench /t/
qh is shifting to /x~h/ in Modern Knench.
Mutation
Morphology
Pronouns
- 1sg: i (after consonant), ni (after vowel)
- 2sg.m: tho; -cho tho (after prepositions)
- 2sg.f: thy; -chyth (after prepositions)
- 3sg.m: ůj (< -ů + ḧi), -u/-ů
- 3sg.f: oj (< -o/-oh/-ho + ḧi)
- 1pl: nu
- 2pl: thym; -chym thym, -chythym (after prepositions)
- 3pl: 'm
Verbs
The lexical verb is usually in the infinitive form in Knench:
- Re ni byl chilo laqhm. (PRES 1SG PROG eat bread) 'I eat/am eating bread.'
- Re ni by chilo i tha laqhm. (PRES 1SG PROG eat 1SG FA bread) '(archaic) I eat/am eating bread.'
- Chilo laqhmaz! 'Eat the bread! (both sg and pl)'
Knench verbs can be from inherited infinitive construct forms (the binyanim are fɣul, yfeɣyl, ythfeɣyl, feɣyl, efɣyl, ysthefɣyl) or from noun patterns.
Sample texts
Newton's laws of motion
I: Re gif byl sbuth by demi, ylů by qhufuz bal-mystheny, chim força b acço ɣaju.
I: An object stays at rest, or at a constant speed, unless a force acts on it.
II: Re senůdaz ly momentaz ly gif by mathcini lid forçazů by ɣbur feçyr ɣaj gifaz; u re senůdaz by crůd darchom cůaz thecin as forçazů by ɣbur feçyr ɣaju.
II: The change in the momentum of a body is proportional to the force applied to the body; and the change occurs along the straight line on which that force is applied.
III: Jes ly chul acço tha reacço sowo u nyḧfocho.
III: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.