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1: aintu | 1: aintu | ||
2: | 2: lüöntü | ||
3: vaṭṭu | 3: vaṭṭu | ||
4: | 4: jäämü | ||
5: kuovu | 5: kuovu | ||
6: | 6: töḷḷü | ||
7: naamu | 7: naamu | ||
8: | 8: ümpü | ||
9: marru | 9: marru | ||
10: | 10: iikü | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
*nom: ''tingka'' 'mother', '' | *nom: ''tingka'' 'mother', ''äänü'' 'son' | ||
*gen: ''tingka'''ko''''', '' | *gen: ''tingka'''ko''''', ''äänü'''kö''''' | ||
*ade: ''tingkav'''uur''''', '' | *ade: ''tingkav'''uur''''', ''äänüj'''üür''''' | ||
*abl: ''tingka'''va''''', '' | *abl: ''tingka'''va''''', ''äänü'''vä''''' | ||
*all: ''tingka'''rru''''', '' | *all: ''tingka'''rru''''', ''äänü'''rrü''''' | ||
*ine: ''tingka'''ntu''''', '' | *ine: ''tingka'''ntu''''', ''äänü'''ntü''''' | ||
*ela: ''tingka'''ḷpa''''', '' | *ela: ''tingka'''ḷpa''''', ''äänü'''ḷpä''''' | ||
*ill: ''tingka'''tan''''', '' | *ill: ''tingka'''tan''''', ''äänü'''tän''''' | ||
*com: ''tingka'''nar''''', '' | *com: ''tingka'''nar''''', ''äänü'''när''''' | ||
*ins: ''tingka'''ttu''''', '' | *ins: ''tingka'''ttu''''', ''äänü'''ttü''''' | ||
*ess: ''tingka'''val''''', '' | *ess: ''tingka'''val''''', ''äänü'''väl''''' | ||
The plural is formed with ''-ṇṭO'': ''tingkaṇṭo'', '' | The plural is formed with ''-ṇṭO'': ''tingkaṇṭo'', ''äänüṇṭö''. | ||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
*''tai, | *''tai, ümü, äḷä, taiṇṭo, ümüṇṭö, äḷäṇṭö'' | ||
**''taijuur ain nyömäi'' = I have a dream | **''taijuur ain nyömäi'' = I have a dream | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
*''puu'' = to do | *''puu'' = to do | ||
*'' | *''küü'' = to be | ||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
*''jäkä'' = good | *''jäkä'' = good | ||
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===Derivational morphology=== | ===Derivational morphology=== | ||
*''-mAi'': deverbal noun | *''-mAi'': deverbal noun | ||
** ''kiramai'' "language"; '' | ** ''kiramai'' "language"; ''nüömäi'' "dream" | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Revision as of 00:58, 9 February 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: riemü 1: aintu 2: lüöntü 3: vaṭṭu 4: jäämü 5: kuovu 6: töḷḷü 7: naamu 8: ümpü 9: marru 10: iikü
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 c 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', äänü 'son'
- gen: tingkako, äänükö
- ade: tingkavuur, äänüjüür
- abl: tingkava, äänüvä
- all: tingkarru, äänürrü
- ine: tingkantu, äänüntü
- ela: tingkaḷpa, äänüḷpä
- ill: tingkatan, äänütän
- com: tingkanar, äänünär
- ins: tingkattu, äänüttü
- ess: tingkaval, äänüväl
The plural is formed with -ṇṭO: tingkaṇṭo, äänüṇṭö.
Pronouns
- tai, ümü, äḷä, taiṇṭo, ümüṇṭö, äḷäṇṭö
- taijuur ain nyömäi = I have a dream
Verbs
- puu = to do
- küü = to be
Adjectives
- jäkä = good
Derivational morphology
- -mAi: deverbal noun
- kiramai "language"; nüömäi "dream"
Syntax
Constituent order
Noun phrase
A priori language uses an indefinite article ain. There is no definite marker.