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|nativename = ''Wiob-Nkahn''
|nativename = ''Wiob-Nkahn''
|pronunciation=  /wiob ᵑgaːn/
|pronunciation=  /wiob ᵑgaːn/
|setting = [[Verse:Tricin]]
|region = Bjeheond
|familycolor=wb
|familycolor=wb
|fam1= Wiobic
|fam1= [[Wiobic languages|Wiobic]]
|script={{PAGENAME}} script
|script={{PAGENAME}} script
|iso3=
|iso3=
|notice=IPA
|notice=IPA
}}
}}
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''Wiobem-Nkahn'' or colloquially ''Wiob-Nkahn'') is one of the major languages of [[Bjeheond]]. It is loosely inspired by Old High German, Old English and Khmer. It's a relative of [[Tsjoen]].
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (''wee-OH-bee-ən''; ''Wiobem-Nkahn'' or colloquially ''Wiob-Nkahn'') is a conlang loosely inspired by Old High German, Old English and Khmer.


Numbers: ßozz, klie, ska, moj, fah, ies, nteht, nuot, ngaht, ziu
Numbers: ßoz, klie, skah, moj, fah, ies, nteht, nuot, ngaht, ziu


''ma'' = negative
''ma'' = negative


''nkelei Piontels tur Bojels.'' = I speak of love and hate.
''nkelei Piontels je Bojels.'' = I speak of love and hate.


''Plünkßne'' = feather
==Idea==
==Idea==
A "Sinospheric Finnish", or "Chinese with cases"
A "Sinospheric Finnish", or "Chinese with cases"
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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Orthography===
only Nouns are capitalized; first Words in Sentences are not.
Wiobian is written in an orthography created by King Kait Niumer (modern Wiobian: ''Houger Niumer Kait''; ''Kait'' is the family name).


capital ɟ is Ɉ
in wiobian Orthography, only Nouns are capitalized; first Words in Sentences are not capitalized unless they are Nouns.


===Consonants===
===Consonants===
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| '''m''' /m/
| '''m''' /m/
| '''n''' /n/
| '''n''' /n/
| '''ń''' /ɲ/
| '''nj''' /ɲ/
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
| '''ng''' /ŋ/
|  
|  
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| '''mp''' /ᵐb/
| '''mp''' /ᵐb/
| '''nt''' /ⁿd/
| '''nt''' /ⁿd/
| '''ńz''' /ᶮɟ/
| '''nz''' /ᶮɟ/
| '''nk''' /ᵑg/
| '''nk''' /ᵑg/
| '''nqu''' /ᵑgʷ/
| '''nqu''' /ᵑgʷ/
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| '''b''' /b/
| '''b''' /b/
| '''d''' /d/
| '''d''' /d/
| '''ɟ''' /ɟ/
| '''dj''' /ɟ/
|  
|  
|  
|  
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! | <small>plain</small>
! | <small>plain</small>
| '''f''' /f~v/
| '''f''' /f~v/
| '''ß''' /s~z/<br/>'''þ''' /θ~ð/
| '''ß''' /s~z/<br/>'''th''' /θ~ð/
| '''s''' /ç~ʝ/
| '''s''' /ç~ʝ/
| '''g''' /x~ɣ/
| '''g''' /x~ɣ/
| '''ƕ''' /ʍ/
| '''hw''' /ʍ/
| '''h''' /h/
| '''h''' /h/
|-
|-
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! colspan="2" |Liquid
! colspan="2" |Liquid
|
|
| '''r''' /r/; '''l''' /l/
| '''l''' /l/
| '''ŕ''' /ɹ/
| '''r''' /ɹ/
|  
|  
|  
|  
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*/b d ɟ/ are often realized as implosives.
*/b d ɟ/ are often realized as implosives.
*The fricatives ''ß s g'' are voiced intervocalically.
*The fricatives ''ß s g'' are voiced intervocalically.
*In Modern Wiobian, '''s''' in '''sC-''' inital clusters are pronounced /x/.
*In Old Wiobian, '''r''' was [r], an alveolar trill.


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{{PAGENAME}} has short and long versions of the following monophthongs (except for /ə/ which only occurs in unstressed syllables). Long vowels can be marked with a following ''h'', and short vowels are marked with a following geminate consonant or double consonant.
{{PAGENAME}} has short and long versions of the following monophthongs (except for /ə/ which only occurs in unstressed syllables). Long vowels can be marked with a following ''h''. Word-finally, vowels (except schwa) are long even without a following ''h''.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
! | &nbsp;
! | &nbsp;
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===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===


The syllable structure is (C)(C)V(C)s, where V can be a vowel or a diphthong.
The syllable structure is usually (C)(C)V(C)s, where V can be a vowel or a diphthong.


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
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|-
|-
!scope="row"|Essive
!scope="row"|Essive
|colspan="2"|''Nßähtezz''
|colspan="2"|''Nßähtez''
|-
|-
!scope="row"|Translative
!scope="row"|Translative
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The equivalent of the definite article in {{PAGENAME}} is a classifier (as in Hmong), but it's placed after the noun and carries the case marker. The noun before a classifier is prescriptively in the genitive case, but it's often dropped.
The equivalent of the definite article in {{PAGENAME}} is a classifier (as in Hmong), but it's placed after the noun and carries the case marker. The noun before a classifier is prescriptively in the genitive case, but it's often dropped.


* ''Nßäht koþem'' (presc. and in older {{PAGENAME}} ''Nßähtem koþem'') 'of the tree'
* ''Nßäht kothem'' (presc. and in older {{PAGENAME}} ''Nßähtem kothem'') 'of the tree'
* ''Nßähtem'' 'of a tree'
* ''Nßähtem'' 'of a tree'


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|-
|-
!|3
!|3
|colspan="2"|''mpa'' (animate), ''mpi'' (inanimate)
|''mpa'' (animate), ''mpi'' (inanimate)
|''ntompa'' (animate), ''ntompi'' (inanimate)
|}
|}
Case suffixes attach to ''nkuo-, tah-, mei-,'' and ''wäh-'' respectively:
Case suffixes attach to ''si-, tah-, mei-,'' and ''wäh-'' respectively:
''nkuom Mpahng'' = my hand
''sim Mpahng'' = my hand;
''nkuols'' = from me; about me
''sils'' = from me; about me


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
====Subject affixes====
Verbs don't inflect.
 
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style="width: 350px; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan="4" | Subject affixes
|-
!style="width: 50px; "|
!style="width: 100px; "|Singular
!style="width: 100px; "|Plural
|-
!|1
|''nke-''
|''te-''
|-
!|2
|''en-''
|''le-''
|-
!|3
|colspan="2"|''-''
|}
 
These are really clitic forms of pronouns. So for example ''nkelei'' has the same connotation as ''nkohz lei'', but ''nkohz nkelei'' is emphatic, like saying "Myself, I speak".
 
Verbs otherwise don't inflect.


Action nouns are formed with the suffix ''-(e)me'', from the genitive clitic followed by an eroded form of ''ion'' (to do). For example: ''Leime'' = speaking
Action nouns are formed with the suffix ''-(e)me'', from the genitive clitic followed by an eroded form of ''ion'' (to do). For example: ''Leime'' = speaking
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*''behdgehd'' 'of slow and reluctant action'
*''behdgehd'' 'of slow and reluctant action'
*''ntåkpdåk'' 'hustle and bustle; of hurrying'
*''ntåkpdåk'' 'hustle and bustle; of hurrying'
*''ngollmoll'' 'of boiling liquid'
*''ngolmol'' 'of boiling liquid'
*''quoŕquäŕ'' 'of anxiety'
*''quorquär'' 'of anxiety'
*''klah'' 'ta-da!'
*''klah'' 'ta-da!'
*''jazz'' 'of tightness and security; of exactness'
*''jaz'' 'of tightness and security; of exactness'
**e.g. ''jazz ska'' 'exactly three; just three'
**e.g. ''jaz skahb'' 'exactly three; just three'
*''nquä'' 'vaguely, without much effort; approximately'
*''nquäh'' 'vaguely, without much effort; approximately'
*''ɟring'' 'zoom, of an engine noise'
*''djring'' 'zoom, of an engine noise'
*''ziekziok'' 'in small steps'


Ideophones are often used as adjectives or adverbs. Example:
Ideophones are often used as adjectives or adverbs. Example:
:''Mpai tei quoŕquäŕ.''
:''Mpeid tei quorquär.''
:this COP ~ANXIETY
:this COP ~ANXIETY
:This makes me feel uneasy.
:This makes me feel uneasy.
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===Derivational morphology===
===Derivational morphology===
*''-ed'' = agentive
*''-ed'' = agentive
*''be-'' = applicative
*''en-'' = passive/reflexive
*''deß-'' = causative


==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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[[Category:Pseudo-Germanic]]
[[Category:Pseudo-Germanic]]
[[Category:Languages]]

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Wiob-Nkahn
Pronunciation[/wiob ᵑgaːn/]
Created byIlL
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IlL/Spare pages 1/45 (wee-OH-bee-ən; Wiobem-Nkahn or colloquially Wiob-Nkahn) is a conlang loosely inspired by Old High German, Old English and Khmer.

Numbers: ßoz, klie, skah, moj, fah, ies, nteht, nuot, ngaht, ziu

ma = negative

nkelei Piontels je Bojels. = I speak of love and hate.

Plünkßne = feather

Idea

A "Sinospheric Finnish", or "Chinese with cases"

Phonology

Orthography

Wiobian is written in an orthography created by King Kait Niumer (modern Wiobian: Houger Niumer Kait; Kait is the family name).

in wiobian Orthography, only Nouns are capitalized; first Words in Sentences are not capitalized unless they are Nouns.

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Medial Velar Lab.vel. Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ nj /ɲ/ ng /ŋ/
Plosive voiceless p /p/ t /t/ z /c/ k /k/ qu /kʷ/
prenasalized mp /ᵐb/ nt /ⁿd/ nz /ᶮɟ/ nk /ᵑg/ nqu /ᵑgʷ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ dj /ɟ/
Fricative plain f /f~v/ ß /s~z/
th /θ~ð/ 		s /ç~ʝ/ g /x~ɣ/ hw /ʍ/ h /h/
prenasalized mf /ᵐv/ nß /ⁿz/
Liquid l /l/ r /ɹ/
Approximant j /j/ w /w/
Notes
  • Voiceless plosives are not aspirated.
  • /ᵐb ⁿd ᶮɟ ᵑg/ devoice to [ᵐp ⁿt ᶮc ᵑk] word-finally.
  • /b d ɟ/ are often realized as implosives.
  • The fricatives ß s g are voiced intervocalically.
  • In Modern Wiobian, s in sC- inital clusters are pronounced /x/.
  • In Old Wiobian, r was [r], an alveolar trill.

Vowels

IlL/Spare pages 1/45 has short and long versions of the following monophthongs (except for /ə/ which only occurs in unstressed syllables). Long vowels can be marked with a following h. Word-finally, vowels (except schwa) are long even without a following h.

  Front Central Back
Close i /i/ ü /y/ u /u/
Close-mid e /e/ ö /ø/ o /o/
Mid (e /ə/)
Open-mid ä /ɛ/ å /ɔ/
Open a /a/

Diphthongs: ai au ei öü ou ie io iu üö uo

Prosody

Stress

Most of the time, the stress falls on the first syllable. Exceptions are verb prefixes and sesquisyllables.

Intonation

Phonotactics

The syllable structure is usually (C)(C)V(C)s, where V can be a vowel or a diphthong.

Morphology

Nouns

Nßäht 'tree'
Nominative Nßäht
Genitive Nßähtem
Illative Nßähter
Inessive Nßähtel
Elative Nßähtels
Allative/Dative Nßähtene
Adessive Nßähten
Ablative Nßähtens
Instrumental/Comitative Nßähtemp
Essive Nßähtez
Translative Nßähtenk
Abessive Nßähtmakk

Plurals are formed with nto, so: nto Nßäht (trees), nto Nßähtem (of trees), ...

Old IlL/Spare pages 1/45 used -er as an accusative and -el for both the illative and inessive.

Article

The equivalent of the definite article in IlL/Spare pages 1/45 is a classifier (as in Hmong), but it's placed after the noun and carries the case marker. The noun before a classifier is prescriptively in the genitive case, but it's often dropped.

  • Nßäht kothem (presc. and in older IlL/Spare pages 1/45 Nßähtem kothem) 'of the tree'
  • Nßähtem 'of a tree'

Pronouns

Pronouns
Singular Plural
1 si tahs
2 mei wäll
3 mpa (animate), mpi (inanimate) ntompa (animate), ntompi (inanimate)

Case suffixes attach to si-, tah-, mei-, and wäh- respectively: sim Mpahng = my hand; sils = from me; about me

Verbs

Verbs don't inflect.

Action nouns are formed with the suffix -(e)me, from the genitive clitic followed by an eroded form of ion (to do). For example: Leime = speaking

Ideophones

Like Japanese and Korean, Wiobian uses ideophones. Ideophones may be used both informally and formally.

  • nungnung 'enormous'
  • behdgehd 'of slow and reluctant action'
  • ntåkpdåk 'hustle and bustle; of hurrying'
  • ngolmol 'of boiling liquid'
  • quorquär 'of anxiety'
  • klah 'ta-da!'
  • jaz 'of tightness and security; of exactness'
    • e.g. jaz skahb 'exactly three; just three'
  • nquäh 'vaguely, without much effort; approximately'
  • djring 'zoom, of an engine noise'
  • ziekziok 'in small steps'

Ideophones are often used as adjectives or adverbs. Example:

Mpeid tei quorquär.
this COP ~ANXIETY
This makes me feel uneasy.

Derivational morphology

  • -ed = agentive
  • be- = applicative
  • en- = passive/reflexive
  • deß- = causative

Syntax

The unmarked word order in IlL/Spare pages 1/45 is SVO. Due to the influence of Tsjoen, Modern IlL/Spare pages 1/45 is quite strict about it (though objects could be fronted for emphasis).

Serial verbs are also common in IlL/Spare pages 1/45; all verbs but the last in a serial verb chain are in the ablative.

mpa fiuntens lei. = He came and spoke.

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