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{{privatelang}}
{{Infobox language
|image            = Kœtetekian_Flag.png
|imagesize        = 185px
|name              = Kœtetekian
|nativename        = Heßřala be Cœteton
|pronunciation    = kœteton
|states            = Djatsacoro, Kuala Nort UN Buffer Zone, Kutetum Archæological Protected Area, Mecißay Military Zone, Neövo Sagaret, Republic of Neövo Papua, Sagaret UN Preservation Zone, Tacalařmos, Tarußay
|setting          = Alternative history of [[w:Vietnam|Vietnam]]
|region            = [[w:Indochina|Indochina]]
|date              = 2025
|created          = ~2018
|familycolor      = Indo-European
|fam2              = Levantine
|fam3              = Djatsacoran
|fam4              =
|creator          = User:LavaSalt402
|stand1            = Standard Djatsacoran Kœtetek
|script1          = Latn
| nation          = [https://wiki.conworld.org/w/K%C5%93tetekia Kœtetekia]
|minority          = Kozelekland
[[w:Vietnam|Vietnam]]
New Kœtetekia (unrecognized)
|agency            = Ministry of Public Affairs, Sub-Ministry of Language
|map              =
|mapsize          =
|mapcaption        =
|notice            = IPA
|ethnicity        = Romans
|ancestor          = Latin
|ancestor2        = Kutetanian
|ancestor3        = Koetetekian
|ancestor4        = Lemekian
|fam1=[[w:Romance languages|Latin]]|majority=Kœtetekia (official language)
|imagecaption=Flag of [https://wiki.conworld.org/w/K%C5%93tetekia Kœtetekia], the country which adapted Kœtetekian as its language}}
Kœtetekian is a language I made back in 2018, then modified and uploaded in 2026. Its main gimmick is having too less words so very normal words are very long combinations. See "cousin" or "Loch Ness Monster" for example. Only me and my patescatesβaβa can speak it; and only I can speak it fluently.
WARNING: I don't know much about conlangs, so it's not that impressive. And all of this is licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en|CC CC BY-SA 4.0 International], I think. Happy creating Kœtetekian content, I guess?


== Alphabet ==
== Alphabet ==
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# Aa = a
# Aa = a
# Bß = b
# Bβ = b
# Db = d
# Db = d
# Ee = e
# Ee = e
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# O: Öö = œ
# O: Öö = œ
# O: Œœ = œ
# O: Œœ = œ
# P: P̌ř= r
# P: P̌ř = r
# S: Šš = ʃ
# S: Šš = ʃ
# U: Üü = y
# U: Üü = y
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# chhh = "t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
# chhh = "t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
# čh (ç̌) = "ch" in "chart"
# čh (ç̌) = "ch" in "chart"
# čhh (ç̌) = "ch" in "chart"
# čhh = ""t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
# ç̌h = "t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
# ç̌h = "t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
# dj = "j" in "jack"
# dz = "j" in "jill"
# fh = cat hissing
# fh = cat hissing
# gh = ğ in "bağlama" (Turkish correspondence)
# gh = ğ in "bağlama" (Turkish correspondence)
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# sh (š) = "sh" in "sheep"
# sh (š) = "sh" in "sheep"
# th = "th" in "the"
# th = "th" in "the"
# ts = "ts" in "mitsotakis"
# vh = whistling
# vh = whistling
# wh = loud whistling
# wh = loud whistling


<nowiki>*</nowiki>You can write č, ç̌ and š as ch, čh and sh.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>You can write č, ç̌ and š as ch, čh and sh.
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==== Digit List ====
==== Digit List ====
0 = Cero / Zer / Noß
0 = Cero / Zer / Noβ


1 = Une / Une / Sigg
1 = Une / Une / Sigg
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8 = Octo / Octen / Otin
8 = Octo / Octen / Otin


9 = Nove / Noßre / Notin / Nyen
9 = Nove / Noβre / Notin / Nyen


=== Usage ===
=== Usage ===


==== Normal ====
==== Normal ====
"Mo termelo '''une''' ronßoloto." -> I have '''one''' apple.
"Mo termelo '''une''' ronβoloto." -> I have '''one''' apple.


==== As Prefix ====
==== As Prefix ====
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10^24 = Sexillint
10^24 = Sexillint


10^27 = Oktillint
10^27 = Octillint


10^30 = Nonillint
10^30 = Nonillint
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10^33 = Desillint
10^33 = Desillint


=== Paranthesis ===
=== Parenthesis ===
The Kœtetekian numerical system is so complicated that it needs paranthesis.
The Kœtetekian numerical system is so complicated that it needs parentheses to operate properly. For example,
 
For example, paranthesis is needed stating the number "12001".
 
It's said as "Une (Dön Toc) Hunt" -> One (Two Ten)-Hundred -> One Twelve-Hundred -> Twelve-Hundred One -> Twelve Hundred and One
 
But without paranthesis, it would be:
 
"Une Dön Toc Hunt -> One Two Ten Hundred -> Hundred Ten One Two -> One-Hundred and Ten and One Two -> One Hundred and Eleven Twelve (There's no single number as "eleven twelve" [it only


exists as 2 numbers] but it's the most accurate translation of "Une Dön" that's a wrong Kœtetekian grammar, only written to create the thesis being that numbers with parts of them written
Une (Dön Toc) Thount = One (Twenty) Thousand = 20,001


in paranthesis not being the same as them not being in paranthesis.)
Une Dön Toc Thount = Twenty One Thousand = 21,000


( = Unen Parateset
( = Unen Parateset
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1 ** 1 = Une berber une
1 ** 1 = Une berber une


1 // 1 = Une carxaberpelnalanoßmobulo (division but no modulus) une
1 // 1 = Une carxaberpelnalanoβmobulo (division but no modulus) une


1 % 1 = Une mobulo une
1 % 1 = Une mobulo une
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^ = exec ot
^ = exec ot


! = noß
! = noβ


==== Ordinal Numbers ====
==== Ordinal Numbers ====
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But if it ends with a consonant, it gets a "yes".
But if it ends with a consonant, it gets a "yes".


ronßoloto = apple
ronβoloto = apple


ronßolotos = apples
ronβolotos = apples


ßayßay = god be with you (goodbye)
βayβay = god be with you (goodbye)


ßayßayyes = goodbyes
βayβayyes = goodbyes


=== Adjectives ===
=== Adjectives ===
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===== Permament =====
===== Permament =====
maßa = woman
maβa = woman


megaturé maßa = big woman (the woman will stay big for a long time)
megaturé maβa = big woman (the woman will stay big for a long time)


===== Temporary =====
===== Temporary =====
maba = girl
maba = girl


maba ßien = happy girl (maybe the girl will not be happy a short time later)
maba βien = happy girl (maybe the girl will not be happy a short time later)


==== Possession ====
==== Possession ====
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===== Indication =====
===== Indication =====


# ßir = this
# βir = this
# ßaź = that
# βaź = that
# ßires = these
# βires = these
# ßaźes = those
# βaźes = those


=== Pronouns ===
=== Pronouns ===
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# Specifıcation: [verb] me = [verb] mu
# Specifıcation: [verb] me = [verb] mu
# Orientation: to me = a mu
# Orientation: to me = a mu
# Presence: in me: ßer mu
# Presence: in me: βer mu
# Presence: with me: trot mu
# Presence: with me: trot mu
# Separation: from me: frim mu
# Separation: from me: frim mu
# Possession: min
# Possession: min


==== Posession (e.g. mine) ====
==== Posession ====


===== Singular =====
===== Singular =====
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3rd Person: ilyesinin (masculine), elyesinin (feminine), alyesinin (androgynous), sanin (non-binary)
3rd Person: ilyesinin (masculine), elyesinin (feminine), alyesinin (androgynous), sanin (non-binary)
==== Other ====
Ursula's = Ursula'i (the apostrophe has the same role as the dash)
I love Ursula and her purse. = Mo termo Ursula et elinin trage. (You can also say Mo termo Ursula et i trage, i meaning Ursula'i but shortened due to already existing mention of her)


==== Indication ====
==== Indication ====
ßir = this
βir = this


ßaź = that
βaź = that


su = it
su = it


ßires = these
βires = these


ßaźes = those
βaźes = those


san = they
san = they
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# I eat = Mo taro
# I eat = Mo taro
# I do not eat = Mo noß taro
# I do not eat = Mo noβ taro
# I can eat = Mo a tarar
# I can eat = Mo a tarar
# I cannot eat = Mo noß a tarar
# I cannot eat = Mo noβ a tarar
# I could eat = Mo a-oce-o tarar
# I could eat = Mo a-oce-o tarar
# I could not eat = Mo noß a-oce-o tarar
# I could not eat = Mo noβ a-oce-o tarar
# I shall eat = Mo neče tarar
# I shall eat = Mo neče tarar
# I shall not eat = Mo noß neče tarar
# I shall not eat = Mo noβ neče tarar
# I should eat = Mo nečoce-o tarar
# I should eat = Mo nečoce-o tarar
# I should not eat = Mo noß nečoce-o tarar
# I should not eat = Mo noβ nečoce-o tarar
# I may eat = Mo zary tarar
# I may eat = Mo zary tarar
# I may not eat = Mo noß zary tarar
# I may not eat = Mo noβ zary tarar
# I might eat = Mo zaroce-o tarar
# I might eat = Mo zaroce-o tarar
# I might not eat = Mo noß zaroce-o tarar
# I might not eat = Mo noβ zaroce-o tarar


=== Unofficial Grammar ===
=== Unofficial Grammar ===


==== A. Feminine Posession (Tarußay Slang) ====
==== A. Feminine Posession (Tarubay Slang) ====


===== Singular =====
===== Singular =====
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==== Question Tense (Northeastern Tacalařmos Accent) ====
==== Question Tense (Northeastern Tacalařmos Accent) ====
work = traßar
work = traβar


You work. = Go traßas.
You work. = Go traβas.


Do you work? = Go bzogor traßi?
Do you work? = Go bzogor traβi?


-i = question tense
-i = question tense
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==== Negativity in Verbs (Product of Kœzeleccian Influence) ====
==== Negativity in Verbs (Product of Kœzeleccian Influence) ====
You work = Go traßas
You work = Go traβas


You do not work = Go non traßas
You do not work = Go non traβas


You cannot work = Go traßas non
You cannot work = Go traβas non


==== Quantification (Unofficial but Widely Used) ====
==== Quantification (Unofficial but Widely Used) ====
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# be = lemer
# be = lemer
# eat = tarar
# eat = tarar
# drink = bißir
# drink = biβir
# live = lyifir
# live = lyifir
# wear = ßasar
# wear = βasar
# sleep = bomar
# sleep = bomar
# have = termeler
# have = termeler
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# human = homen
# human = homen
# man = monřo
# man = monřo
# woman = maßa
# woman = maβa
# boy = mombřo
# boy = mombřo
# girl = maba
# girl = maba
# apple = toloßobřo
# apple = toloβobřo
# bread = ronßoloto
# bread = ronβoloto
# water = aqunmar (actually aqun = water, mar = sea but this is the local use)
# water = aqunmar (actually aqun = water, mar = sea but this is the local use)
# milk = letem
# milk = letem
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# light = lyit
# light = lyit
# forest = taßer (plant thing)
# forest = taβer (plant thing)
# water = aqunmar (not a verb, water sea)
# water = aqunmar (not a verb, water sea)
# fire = fyir
# fire = fyir
# shadow = negrevtaßer (black thing)
# shadow = negrevtaβer (black thing)
# spirit = morthomen (dead human)
# spirit = morthomen (dead human)
# wind = ær
# wind = ær
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# what = ce
# what = ce
# where = noceßas
# where = noceβas
# when = ßotta
# when = βotta
# how = malina
# how = malina
# how many = potta
# how many = potta
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# yes = lei
# yes = lei
# no = noß
# no = noβ
# please = prasnoř
# please = prasnoř
# thank you = ginue
# thank you = ginue
# how are you = malina lemes/lemeses (plural)
# how are you = malina lemes/lemeses (plural)
# I'm fine = lemo ßien
# I'm fine = lemo βien
# I'm bad = lemo malon
# I'm bad = lemo malon
# pardon me = parbon
# pardon me = parbon
# hello = hařlo
# hello = hařlo
# goodbye = ßayßay
# goodbye = βayβay
# good morning/day = ßienes daias
# good morning/day = βienes daias
# good afternoon = ßienes sogonyes
# good afternoon = βienes sogonyes
# good night = ßienes niatyes
# good night = βienes niatyes
# what's your name = ce leme gi yama
# what's your name = ce leme gi yama
# I'm Billy = mi yama leme Billy/mo lemo Billy
# I'm Billy = mi yama leme Billy/mo lemo Billy
# good morning = ßieneé baias
# good morning = βieneé baias
# good afternoon = ßieneé sogonyes
# good afternoon = βieneé sogonyes
# good night = ßieneé ni-atyes
# good night = βieneé ni-atyes


=== Clock ===
=== Clock ===
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# day/month/year = baia/monot/yer
# day/month/year = baia/monot/yer
# century/millenium = huntyer/thountyer
# century/millenium = huntyer/thountyer
# yesterday/today/tomorrow = paẋabaia/ßirbaia/paxaabaia
# yesterday/today/tomorrow = paẋabaia/βirbaia/paxaabaia
# january = jabalenæ
# january = jabalenæ
# february = febalenæ
# february = febalenæ
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# black = no-art
# black = no-art
# grey = grirt
# grey = grirt
# white = ßlart
# white = βlart


=== Place Indicators ===
=== Place Indicators ===


# in = a-er
# in = a-er
# on = ßer
# on = βer
# under = cer
# under = cer
# by = ber
# by = ber
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# since = prigg
# since = prigg
# Communism = Comünon
# Communism = Comünon
# govern = govenuna
# government = govenuna
# cat = cavta
# cat = cavta
# dog = pevta
# dog = pevta
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# octopus = octencalamavta
# octopus = octencalamavta
# unipus = calamavta / unecalamavta
# unipus = calamavta / unecalamavta
# something / object = ßer
# something / object = βer
# and / with = et
# or = ot
# without = carxa-et
# use = tegar
# thing = βer
# go / come = comutar


=== Notable Suffixes ===
=== Notable Suffixes ===


# -ala = Verb to Word e.g. bißar = to drink, bißala = beverage
# -ala = Verb to Word e.g. biβar = to drink, biβala = beverage
# -avta = Animal e.g. piẋar = to swim, piẋavta = fish
# -avta = Animal e.g. piẋar = to swim, piẋavta = fish
# -una = Dœr e.g. spidar = to spide, spiduna = spider
# -una = Dœr e.g. spidar = to spide, spiduna = spider
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# Kœtetekian = Cœteton
# Kœtetekian = Cœteton
# lemekian = Lemeton
# lemekian = Lemeton
# art = faßricala
# art = faβricala
# physical education = academicesportala
# physical education = academicesportala
# social studies = sosyalyes
# social studies = sosyalyes
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# to watch = eger
# to watch = eger
# to listen = erar
# to listen = erar
# to read = carxaẋriber
# to read = carxaẋriβer
# to write = ẋriber
# to write = ẋriβer
# to repeat = patesheßřar
# to repeat = patesheβřar
# to speak = heßřar
# to speak = heβřar
# silence, please = carxaheßřala, prasnoř
# silence, please = carxaheβřala, prasnoř
# how do you write ...? = malina vo ẋribes ...?
# how do you write ...? = malina vo ẋribes ...?
# what dœs ... mean? = ce ... leme en heßřalase-ans?
# what dœs ... mean? = ce ... leme en heβřalase-ans?
# i don't understand = mo no cemepro.
# i don't understand = mo no cemepro.


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# aries = ravta
# aries = ravta
# taurus = tavta
# taurus = tavta
# gemini = ßiyhomen
# gemini = βiyhomen
# cancer = crevta
# cancer = crevta
# leo = reyvta
# leo = reyvta
# virgo = maßa
# virgo = maβa
# libra = lißeala
# libra = liβeala
# scorpia = escovta
# scorpia = escovta
# sagittarius = sentavta
# sagittarius = sentavta
# capricorn = govta
# capricorn = govta
# aquarius = aqunßer
# aquarius = aqunβer
# pisces = ßiypiscavta
# pisces = βiypiscavta


==== Body Parts ====
==== Body Parts ====
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# eye = egala
# eye = egala
# nose = smala
# nose = smala
# mouth = heßřalaßer
# mouth = heβřalaβer
# ear = erala
# ear = erala
# neck = tehnef
# neck = tehnef
# shoulder = hurna
# shoulder = hurna
# elbow = cacret
# elbow = cacret
# hand = ẋribalaßer
# hand = ẋribalaβer
# finger = ẋribalaßerßer
# finger = ẋribalaβerβer
# boob = letemßer
# boob = letemβer
# nipple = letemßerßer
# nipple = letemβerβer
# belly = tagac
# belly = tagac
# penis = momßřotrüf
# penis = momβřotrüf
# vagina = maßatrüf
# vagina = maβatrüf
# butt = carxatrüf
# butt = carxatrüf
# leg = geret
# leg = geret
# knee = geretßer
# knee = geretβer
# foot = tugg
# foot = tugg
# tœ = tuggßer
# tœ = tuggβer


==== Family ====
==== Family ====


# self = mu
# self = mu
# father = ßaßa
# father = βaβa
# mother = mama
# mother = mama
# grandmother = mamamama / ßaßamama
# grandmother = mamamama / βaβamama
# grandfather = mamaßaßa / ßaßaßaßa
# grandfather = mamaβaβa / βaβaβaβa
# son prefix = pates-
# son prefix = pates-
# grandson prefix = patespates-
# grandson prefix = patespates-
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==== Distance ====
==== Distance ====


# here = ceßas
# here = ceβas
# there = ceßase
# there = ceβase
# there (far) = ceßases
# there (far) = ceβases


=== Making New Words ===
=== Making New Words ===
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(This is an example, not an actual word in Kœtetekian)
(This is an example, not an actual word in Kœtetekian)
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 12 June 2026


Kœtetekian
Heßřala be Cœteton
Flag of Kœtetekia, the country which adapted Kœtetekian as its language
Pronunciation[kœteton]
Created byLavaSalt402
Date~2018
SettingAlternative history of Vietnam
Native toDjatsacoro, Kuala Nort UN Buffer Zone, Kutetum Archæological Protected Area, Mecißay Military Zone, Neövo Sagaret, Republic of Neövo Papua, Sagaret UN Preservation Zone, Tacalařmos, Tarußay
EthnicityRomans
Latin
  • Levantine
    • Djatsacoran
      • Kœtetekian
Early forms
Latin
  • Kutetanian
    • Koetetekian
      • Lemekian
Standard form
Standard Djatsacoran Kœtetek
Official status
Official language in
Kœtetekia
Recognised minority
language in
Kozelekland

Vietnam

New Kœtetekia (unrecognized)
Regulated byMinistry of Public Affairs, Sub-Ministry of Language
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Kœtetekian is a language I made back in 2018, then modified and uploaded in 2026. Its main gimmick is having too less words so very normal words are very long combinations. See "cousin" or "Loch Ness Monster" for example. Only me and my patescatesβaβa can speak it; and only I can speak it fluently.

WARNING: I don't know much about conlangs, so it's not that impressive. And all of this is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 International, I think. Happy creating Kœtetekian content, I guess?

Alphabet

Main Letters (Translation to IPA)

  1. Aa = a
  2. Bβ = b
  3. Db = d
  4. Ee = e
  5. Ff = f
  6. Gg = g
  7. Hh = h
  8. Xx = ks
  9. İi = i
  10. Jj = ʒ
  11. Cc = k
  12. Ll = ɫ
  13. Λn = n
  14. Oo = o
  15. Qq = kj
  16. Πp = p
  17. Pr = ɾ
  18. Ss = s
  19. Tt = t
  20. Uu = u
  21. Vv = v
  22. Yy = j
  23. Zz = z

Accents (Translation to IPA)

  1. A: Ää = ɶ
  2. A: Ææ = æ
  3. E: Éé = x
  4. X: Ẋẋ = sk
  5. İ: Iı = ɯ
  6. Λ: Mm = m
  7. C: Čč = d͡ʒ
  8. Č: Ç̌ç̌ = t͡ʃ
  9. O: Öö = œ
  10. O: Œœ = œ
  11. P: P̌ř = r
  12. S: Šš = ʃ
  13. U: Üü = y
  14. U: Ww = w
  15. Z: Źź = tz

Letter Mixtures

Vowels (Kœtetekian correspondence)

  1. aa = between o and a
  2. ae (æ) = between a and ä
  3. äa = between a and ä
  4. äe = between ä and æ
  5. æa = between ä and æ
  6. æe = between æ and e
  7. ea = between æ and e
  8. ee = between e and i
  9. ia = between i and ı
  10. ie = higher pitched i
  11. ıa = between o and ı
  12. ıe = between ı and i
  13. oa = lower pitched o
  14. oe (œ) = between o and ö
  15. öa = between o and ö
  16. öe = between ö and i
  17. œa = between o and œ
  18. œe = between œ and i
  19. ua = between o and u
  20. ue = between u and ü
  21. üa = between u and ü
  22. üe = between ü and i

*ae and oe is written as æ and œ.

Consonats (English correspondence)

  1. ch (č) = "j" in "jackson"
  2. chh (ç̌) = "ch" in "chart"
  3. chhh = "t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
  4. čh (ç̌) = "ch" in "chart"
  5. čhh = ""t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
  6. ç̌h = "t͡ʃʼ" (IPA correspondence)
  7. dj = "j" in "jack"
  8. dz = "j" in "jill"
  9. fh = cat hissing
  10. gh = ğ in "bağlama" (Turkish correspondence)
  11. kh = "kh" in "khufu"
  12. sh (š) = "sh" in "sheep"
  13. th = "th" in "the"
  14. ts = "ts" in "mitsotakis"
  15. vh = whistling
  16. wh = loud whistling


*You can write č, ç̌ and š as ch, čh and sh.

The Dash (-)

The dash is used to separate a letter mix.

"oe" = reads like Kœtetekian "ö"

"o-e" = reads like plain oe

Numbers

Digits

Explanation

n = Normal / As Prefix / Mathematical / Legacy (Optional)

Digit List

0 = Cero / Zer / Noβ

1 = Une / Une / Sigg

2 = Dön / Biy / Doin / Doné

3 = Tritt / Triy / Trin

4 = Qintt / Qadr / Qirin / Quintt

5 = Qit / Pent / Qinin

6 = Cix / Heks / Hekin

7 = Cise / Sepet / Setin / Onto

8 = Octo / Octen / Otin

9 = Nove / Noβre / Notin / Nyen

Usage

Normal

"Mo termelo une ronβoloto." -> I have one apple.

As Prefix

"To termeles biy-muss." -> You have two muscles (biceps).

Mathematical (Optional)

"Sigg et sigg leme doin." -> One and (plus) one is (equals) two.

Legacy

Used when writing ordinal numbers or numbers between 11-19.

For example;

1st, 2nd, 3rd != Unevo, Dönvo, Trittvo;

1st, 2nd, 3rd = Unevo, Donévo, Trittvo;

or;

11, 12, 13 != unter, dönter, trittter;

11, 12, 13 = unter, donéter, trittter;

Bigger Numbers

10 = Toc

11 = Unter

12 = Donter (Officially donéter)

13 = Tritter (Officially trittter)

14 = Quintter (Officially quinttter)

15 = Qiter (Officially qitter)

16 = Toc-Cix

17 = Toc-Onto

18 = Toc-Octo

19 = Toc-Nyen

20 = Dön-Toc

21 = Une Dön-Toc

22 = Dön Dön-Toc

23 = Tritt Dön-Toc

30 = Tritt-Toc

31 = Une Tritt-Toc

100 = Hunt

200 = Dön-Hunt

1000 = Thount

2119 = Toc-Nyen Hunt Dön-Thount

10^6 = Millint

10^9 = Mallint

10^12 = Trillint

10^15 = Qetrillint

10^18 = Qentillint

10^21 = Septillint

10^24 = Sexillint

10^27 = Octillint

10^30 = Nonillint

10^33 = Desillint

Parenthesis

The Kœtetekian numerical system is so complicated that it needs parentheses to operate properly. For example,

Une (Dön Toc) Thount = One (Twenty) Thousand = 20,001

Une Dön Toc Thount = Twenty One Thousand = 21,000

( = Unen Parateset

) = Ceren Parateset

Decimal Numbers

Normal Decimal Numbers

0.54 = Cero Putt Quintt Qit-Toc

Special Decimal Numbers

0.5 = Cero et Qitete

0.25 = Cero et Qinete

0.75 = Cero et Terete

Fractions

½ = Une carxaber dön

Computation

Numerical Operators

1 + 1 = Une et une

1 - 1 = Une carxa-et une

1 * 1 = Une ber une

1 / 1 = Une carxaber une

1 ** 1 = Une berber une

1 // 1 = Une carxaberpelnalanoβmobulo (division but no modulus) une

1 % 1 = Une mobulo une

1 + 1 = 2 = Une et une leme dön

Binary Logical Operators

&& = et

|| = ot

^ = exec ot

! = noβ

Ordinal Numbers

nth = nvo

1st = unevo

2nd = donévo

3rd = trittvo

4th = quinttvo

7th = ontovo

9th = nienvo

First = primervo

Last = lasinvo

Grammar

Addressing

Married Single Kid
Male Illo Ille Ilito
Female Ella Elle Elita
Non-Binary Alle Alli Aliti

Autograph = Trecca

Name = Yama primervo

Surname = Süryama / Yama lasinvo

Articles

Definite Articles

Single Plural
Male Il Lis
Female El Les
Non-Binary Al Las

Indefinite Articles

  1. a = un
  2. an = un
  3. some = unyes

Plural

If a word ends with a vowel, it gets an "s" to make it plural.

But if it ends with a consonant, it gets a "yes".

ronβoloto = apple

ronβolotos = apples

βayβay = god be with you (goodbye)

βayβayyes = goodbyes

Adjectives

Qualification

Permament

maβa = woman

megaturé maβa = big woman (the woman will stay big for a long time)

Temporary

maba = girl

maba βien = happy girl (maybe the girl will not be happy a short time later)

Possession

Singular

1st Person: mi, ni (respect)

2nd Person: gi, ti (respect)

3rd Person: ilin (masculine), elin (feminine), alin (androgynous), si (non-binary)

Plural

1st Person: mani, ni (respect)

2nd Person: gani, vi (respect)

3rd Person: ilyesin (masculine), elyesin (feminine), alyesin (androgynous), sani (non-binary)

Indication
  1. βir = this
  2. βaź = that
  3. βires = these
  4. βaźes = those

Pronouns

Personal

Singular

1st Person: mo (ordinary), no (respect)

2nd Person: go (ordinary), to (respect)

3rd Person: il (masculine), el (feminine), al (androgynous), so (non-binary)

Plural

1st Person: man (ordinary), no (respect)

2nd Person: gan (ordinary), vo (respect)

3rd Person: ilyes (masculine), elyes (feminine), alyes (androgynous), san (non-binary)

Variations (for mo)
  1. Normal: I = mo
  2. Plain: me = mu
  3. Specifıcation: [verb] me = [verb] mu
  4. Orientation: to me = a mu
  5. Presence: in me: βer mu
  6. Presence: with me: trot mu
  7. Separation: from me: frim mu
  8. Possession: min

Posession

Singular

1st Person: min (ordinary), nin (respect)

2nd Person: gin (ordinary), tin (respect)

3rd Person: ilinin (masculine), elinin (feminine), alinin (androgynous), sin (non-binary)

Plural

1st Person: manin (ordinary), nin (respect)

2nd Person: ganin (ordinary), vin (respect)

3rd Person: ilyesinin (masculine), elyesinin (feminine), alyesinin (androgynous), sanin (non-binary)

Other

Ursula's = Ursula'i (the apostrophe has the same role as the dash)

I love Ursula and her purse. = Mo termo Ursula et elinin trage. (You can also say Mo termo Ursula et i trage, i meaning Ursula'i but shortened due to already existing mention of her)

Indication

βir = this

βaź = that

su = it

βires = these

βaźes = those

san = they

Verbs (all verbs end with -ar, or -er)

Verb "to be" (lemer)

Singular

1st Person: lemo

2nd Person: lemes

3rd Person: leme

Plural

1st Person: lemos

2nd Person: lemeses

3rd Person: lemese

Past Perfect (ate, tarar)

1st Singular Person: taroce-o

2nd Singular Person: taroce-es

3rd Singular Person: taroce-e

1st Plural Person: taroce-os

2nd Plural Person: taroce-eses

3rd Plural Person: taroce-ese

Past Imperfect (would eat)

1st Singular Person: taroca-o

2nd Singular Person: taroca-as

3rd Singular Person: taroca-a

1st Plural Person: taroca-os

2nd Plural Person: taroca-asas

3rd Plural Person: taroca-asa

Past Indefinite (was eating)

I was eating = Mo can tarar

Future Tense (will eat)

I will eat = Mo a taru

Imperative

Eat! = Taren!

Gerund

eating = tarar

Comparative

more = sanaturé

less = sinituré

big = megaturé

bigger = sanaturé megaturé

Superlative

most = secaturé

least = sicituré

small = minituré

smallest = secaturé minituré

Interrogation

  1. I eat = Mo taro
  2. I do not eat = Mo noβ taro
  3. I can eat = Mo a tarar
  4. I cannot eat = Mo noβ a tarar
  5. I could eat = Mo a-oce-o tarar
  6. I could not eat = Mo noβ a-oce-o tarar
  7. I shall eat = Mo neče tarar
  8. I shall not eat = Mo noβ neče tarar
  9. I should eat = Mo nečoce-o tarar
  10. I should not eat = Mo noβ nečoce-o tarar
  11. I may eat = Mo zary tarar
  12. I may not eat = Mo noβ zary tarar
  13. I might eat = Mo zaroce-o tarar
  14. I might not eat = Mo noβ zaroce-o tarar

Unofficial Grammar

A. Feminine Posession (Tarubay Slang)

Singular

1st Person: mon, næ (respect)

2nd Person: gon, tæ (respect)

3rd Person: illost (masculine), elost (feminine), alost (androgynous), son (non-binary)

Plural

1st Person: mæ, non (respect)

2nd Person: gæ, von (respect)

3rd Person: ilosta (masculine), elosta (feminine), alosta (androgynous), sæ (non-binary)

Question Tense (Northeastern Tacalařmos Accent)

work = traβar

You work. = Go traβas.

Do you work? = Go bzogor traβi?

-i = question tense

bzogor = question word

Negativity in Verbs (Product of Kœzeleccian Influence)

You work = Go traβas

You do not work = Go non traβas

You cannot work = Go traβas non

Quantification (Unofficial but Widely Used)

  1. star = stert
  2. no stars = carxastert
  3. some stars = carẋastert
  4. any star = patsstert
  5. all stars = parxastert
  6. next star = patesstert
  7. previous star = catesstert

Speaking

Verbs

  1. be = lemer
  2. eat = tarar
  3. drink = biβir
  4. live = lyifir
  5. wear = βasar
  6. sleep = bomar
  7. have = termeler
  8. need = nečesitir
  9. want = quillingir
  10. love = termar
  11. hate = tarmar
  12. open = uner
  13. close = cerer

Basic Words

  1. human = homen
  2. man = monřo
  3. woman = maβa
  4. boy = mombřo
  5. girl = maba
  6. apple = toloβobřo
  7. bread = ronβoloto
  8. water = aqunmar (actually aqun = water, mar = sea but this is the local use)
  9. milk = letem

Less Basic Words

  1. light = lyit
  2. forest = taβer (plant thing)
  3. water = aqunmar (not a verb, water sea)
  4. fire = fyir
  5. shadow = negrevtaβer (black thing)
  6. spirit = morthomen (dead human)
  7. wind = ær
  8. thunder = megaturé-electro-sunt (big electro-sound)
  9. lightning = ær-electro (air electricity)
  10. time = tyim
  11. stamina = stemane
  12. health = lyif
  13. cold = miniturétemer (small temprature)
  14. hot = megaturétemer (big temprature)
  15. shock = electromort (electrical death)
  16. speed = spid
  17. attack = ataç̌e
  18. defense = defeše
  19. stealth = minituré-sunt (small sound)

Question

  1. what = ce
  2. where = noceβas
  3. when = βotta
  4. how = malina
  5. how many = potta
  6. why = pelno
  7. who = tros
  8. whose = tros'i

Basic Expressions

  1. yes = lei
  2. no = noβ
  3. please = prasnoř
  4. thank you = ginue
  5. how are you = malina lemes/lemeses (plural)
  6. I'm fine = lemo βien
  7. I'm bad = lemo malon
  8. pardon me = parbon
  9. hello = hařlo
  10. goodbye = βayβay
  11. good morning/day = βienes daias
  12. good afternoon = βienes sogonyes
  13. good night = βienes niatyes
  14. what's your name = ce leme gi yama
  15. I'm Billy = mi yama leme Billy/mo lemo Billy
  16. good morning = βieneé baias
  17. good afternoon = βieneé sogonyes
  18. good night = βieneé ni-atyes

Clock

  1. what time is it = ce leme el noci
  2. it is thirteen past four = leme qintt et toc-tritt
  3. it is quarter past four = leme qintt et qinete
  4. it is half past four = leme qintt et qitete
  5. it is quarter to five = leme qintt et terete
  6. second/minute/hour = secen/minen/ur

Date

  1. day/month/year = baia/monot/yer
  2. century/millenium = huntyer/thountyer
  3. yesterday/today/tomorrow = paẋabaia/βirbaia/paxaabaia
  4. january = jabalenæ
  5. february = febalenæ
  6. march = marc
  7. april = arpa
  8. may = marpa
  9. june = jarpa
  10. july = quintisset
  11. august = sextiset
  12. september = serpset
  13. october = octorpset
  14. november = nienset
  15. december = desset

Colours

  1. red = rurt
  2. orange = narart
  3. yellow = jart
  4. green = vert
  5. blue = aqurt
  6. purple = vilirt
  7. pink = rort
  8. black = no-art
  9. grey = grirt
  10. white = βlart

Place Indicators

  1. in = a-er
  2. on = βer
  3. under = cer
  4. by = ber
  5. in front of = e-er
  6. behind = fer
  7. between = ger

(I know, sometimes I myself think how creative I really am)

Swearing

Some notable bad words include: trüfü, crit, and efügg.

Notable Words

  1. because = pelnala
  2. but = pelno
  3. since = prigg
  4. Communism = Comünon
  5. government = govenuna
  6. cat = cavta
  7. dog = pevta
  8. bird = libetva
  9. octopus = octencalamavta
  10. unipus = calamavta / unecalamavta
  11. something / object = βer
  12. and / with = et
  13. or = ot
  14. without = carxa-et
  15. use = tegar
  16. thing = βer
  17. go / come = comutar

Notable Suffixes

  1. -ala = Verb to Word e.g. biβar = to drink, biβala = beverage
  2. -avta = Animal e.g. piẋar = to swim, piẋavta = fish
  3. -una = Dœr e.g. spidar = to spide, spiduna = spider
  4. -ya = Country e.g. Cœtetya = Kœtetekia
  5. -on = Language / Ideology e.g. Cœteton = Kœtetekian

(Cœtet- = Kœtetekian racial suffix)

Notable Vocabulary

Lessons

  1. english = Ingřon
  2. Kœtetekian = Cœteton
  3. lemekian = Lemeton
  4. art = faβricala
  5. physical education = academicesportala
  6. social studies = sosyalyes
  7. mathematics = matyes
  8. science = se-ansyes

Class Behaviour

  1. to enter = entrer
  2. to sit = senter
  3. to stand up = carxasenter
  4. to watch = eger
  5. to listen = erar
  6. to read = carxaẋriβer
  7. to write = ẋriβer
  8. to repeat = patesheβřar
  9. to speak = heβřar
  10. silence, please = carxaheβřala, prasnoř
  11. how do you write ...? = malina vo ẋribes ...?
  12. what dœs ... mean? = ce ... leme en heβřalase-ans?
  13. i don't understand = mo no cemepro.

Zodiac Signs

  1. aries = ravta
  2. taurus = tavta
  3. gemini = βiyhomen
  4. cancer = crevta
  5. leo = reyvta
  6. virgo = maβa
  7. libra = liβeala
  8. scorpia = escovta
  9. sagittarius = sentavta
  10. capricorn = govta
  11. aquarius = aqunβer
  12. pisces = βiypiscavta

Body Parts

  1. head = trac
  2. hair = hete
  3. eye = egala
  4. nose = smala
  5. mouth = heβřalaβer
  6. ear = erala
  7. neck = tehnef
  8. shoulder = hurna
  9. elbow = cacret
  10. hand = ẋribalaβer
  11. finger = ẋribalaβerβer
  12. boob = letemβer
  13. nipple = letemβerβer
  14. belly = tagac
  15. penis = momβřotrüf
  16. vagina = maβatrüf
  17. butt = carxatrüf
  18. leg = geret
  19. knee = geretβer
  20. foot = tugg
  21. tœ = tuggβer

Family

  1. self = mu
  2. father = βaβa
  3. mother = mama
  4. grandmother = mamamama / βaβamama
  5. grandfather = mamaβaβa / βaβaβaβa
  6. son prefix = pates-
  7. grandson prefix = patespates-
  8. older sibling prefix = carxacates-
  9. younger sibling prefix = cates-
  10. cousin = e.g. patescarxacatesmama

Directions

  1. north = nort
  2. south = sort
  3. east = solnacala (birth of sun)
  4. west = solmort (death of sun)
  5. southeast = sortsolnacala

Distance

  1. here = ceβas
  2. there = ceβase
  3. there (far) = ceβases

Making New Words

Since Kœtetekian is a small language, there should be a way to create new words. There's actually 2 ways:

By Existing Words

pond = minituréaqunmar (small water sea)

dinosaur = dinovta

Loch Ness Monster = minituréaqunmardinovta

By Non-Existing Words

1. Get a word from a Latin (French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Moldavian etc.) language -> universidad ("university" in Spanish)

2. Modify it a bit -> universtad

3. Make it satisfying for Kœtetekian grammar -> universtar

4. Congrats, new word! (go to a school with high importance -> universtar)

(This is an example, not an actual word in Kœtetekian)

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