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*nom: tingka | *nom: ''tingka'' 'mother', ''ääny'' 'son' | ||
*gen: tingka'''ko''' | *gen: tingka'''ko''', ''ääny'''kö''''' | ||
*ade: tingkav'''uur''' | *ade: tingkav'''uur''', ''äänyj'''yyr''''' | ||
*abl: tingka'''va''' | *abl: tingka'''va''', ''ääny'''vä''''' | ||
*all: tingka'''rru''' | *all: tingka'''rru''', ''ääny'''rry''''' | ||
*ine: tingka'''nta''' | *ine: tingka'''nta''', ''ääny'''ntä''''' | ||
*ela: tingka'''ḷpa''' | *ela: tingka'''ḷpa''', ''äänyḷ'''pä''''' | ||
*ill: tingka'''tan''' | *ill: tingka'''tan''', ''ääny'''tän'''' | ||
*com: tingka'''nen''' | *com: tingka'''nen''', ''ääny'''nen''''' | ||
*ins: tingka'''ttu''' | *ins: tingka'''ttu''', ''ääny'''tty''''' | ||
*ess: tingka'''val''' | *ess: tingka'''val''', ''äány'''väl''''' | ||
The plural is formed with ''-ṇṭO''. | The plural is formed with ''-ṇṭO'': ''tingkaṇṭo'', ''äänyṇṭö''. | ||
*''ääny'' 'son': ''äänykö'', ''äänyjyyr'', ''äänyvä'', ''äänyrry'', ''äänyntä'', ... | *''ääny'' 'son': ''äänykö'', ''äänyjyyr'', ''äänyvä'', ''äänyrry'', ''äänyntä'', ... | ||
Revision as of 23:38, 31 January 2017
Todo
Ypyḷḷityyn = a place name?
aikataaḷ = a vagrant
Iki aikamainta kyy = the man is wandering
Introduction
A priori language ([tiŋkaʈkiramai] 'mother language') is a language inspired aesthetically by Finnish and Tamil. It is spoken by a tribe of dwarves in the Tolkienian fantasy world of Rotunu.
Numbers: 0: riemy 1: aintu 2: lyönty 3: vaṭṭu 4: jäämy 5: kuovu 6: töḷḷy 7: naamu 8: ympy 9: marru 10: iiky
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n̪/ | ṇ /ɳ/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |
| Plosive | p /p~b/ | t /t̪~d̪/ | ṭ /ʈ~ɖ/ | tj /c/ | k /k~g~x/ | |
| Trill/Flap | r /ɾ~r/ | ṛ /ɻ/ | ||||
| Approximant | v /ʋ/ | l /l̪/ | ḷ /ɭ/ | j /j/ | ||
/p t̪ ʈ k/ are voiceless word-initially, as geminates and before consonants, and voiced otherwise.
Vowels
/ɑ e i o u æ ø y/ ⟨a e i o u ä ö ü⟩
There is vowel harmony in roots and suffixes: e i are neutral, a o u are back vowels, and ä ö y are the front counterparts of a o u. A word with only neutral vowels is considered to be a front-vowel word.
Prosody
Stress
A priori language has no phonemic stress.
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
- nom: tingka 'mother', ääny 'son'
- gen: tingkako, äänykö
- ade: tingkavuur, äänyjyyr
- abl: tingkava, äänyvä
- all: tingkarru, äänyrry
- ine: tingkanta, äänyntä
- ela: tingkaḷpa, äänyḷpä
- ill: tingkatan, äänytän'
- com: tingkanen, äänynen
- ins: tingkattu, äänytty
- ess: tingkaval, äányväl
The plural is formed with -ṇṭO: tingkaṇṭo, äänyṇṭö.
- ääny 'son': äänykö, äänyjyyr, äänyvä, äänyrry, äänyntä, ...
Pronouns
- tai, ymy, äḷä, taiṇṭo, ymyṇṭö, äḷäṇṭö
- taijuur ain nyömäi = I have a dream
Verbs
puu = to do
kyy = to be
Derivational morphology
- -mAi: deverbal noun
- kiramai "language"; nyömäi "dream"
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
A priori language uses an indefinite article ain. There is no definite marker.