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'''Tyrith''' (''Tyrith jæ̂'' /ˈtyriθ ˈjæː/, from older *Türiŋit) is a divergent descendent of Old Chinese with vowel harmony. It also has loans from [[Siészal]]. Türiit is a co-creation of [[User:IlL]] and [[User:Praimhín]], inspired by [[Medh Chêl]]. | |||
TODO: Revamp to ATR/RTR harmony | |||
Zhengzhang Shangfang = '' | *''remi'' = 'name' | ||
**''remizech'' = 'literal' | |||
*''Beri næ̂b!'' = 'hello' | |||
*''pæriŋ'' = 'pair' | |||
**''pæriŋlæch'' = duality | |||
*''-zech'' = adjectivizer (from 性) | |||
*''nœ̂'' = wisecracker | |||
Zhengzhang Shangfang = ''Derîzcædhri Dæ̂zfæ̂'' | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
*A = ''a/ä'' | *A = ''a/ä'' | ||
*O = ''e/ö/ | *O = ''e/ö/ë/o'' | ||
*U = ''i/ü/ | *U = ''i/ü/ï/u'' | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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| '''ü''' /y/ | | '''ü''' /y/ | ||
| '''üü''' /yː/ | | '''üü''' /yː/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ï''' /ɯ/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ïï''' /ɯː/ | ||
| '''u''' /u/ | | '''u''' /u/ | ||
| '''uu''' /uː/ | | '''uu''' /uː/ | ||
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| '''ö''' /ø/ | | '''ö''' /ø/ | ||
| '''öö''' /øː/ | | '''öö''' /øː/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ë''' /ɤ/ | ||
| ''' | | '''ëë''' /ɤː/ | ||
| '''o''' /o/ | | '''o''' /o/ | ||
| '''oo''' /oː/ | | '''oo''' /oː/ | ||
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*Ablative: 出 -(U)t (''räät'' 'from a fish', ''räälit'' 'from fish') | *Ablative: 出 -(U)t (''räät'' 'from a fish', ''räälit'' 'from fish') | ||
*Dative: 給 -(E)b (''rääb'' 'for a fish', ''rääleb'' 'for fish') | *Dative: 給 -(E)b (''rääb'' 'for a fish', ''rääleb'' 'for fish') | ||
* | *Instrumental | ||
*Locative | |||
*Lative | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
*"I": nom. '' | *"I": nom. ''ja'' /ˈjɑ/; acc. ''jai''; other cases take the stem ''jai-'' | ||
*"you": ''nää'' /ˈnæː/ | *"you": ''nää'' /ˈnæː/ | ||
*"he/she": ''ge'' /ˈge/ | *"he/she": ''ge'' /ˈge/ | ||
*"we": '' | *"we": ''jaimë'' /ˈjɑimɤ/ | ||
*"you guys": ''nääme'' /ˈnæːme/ | *"you guys": ''nääme'' /ˈnæːme/ | ||
*"they" (animate): ''geme'' /ˈgeme/ | *"they" (animate): ''geme'' /ˈgeme/ | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
*'to eat', present tense: '' | *'to eat', present tense: ''melgiæ, melgin, melgi, melgiæm, melginem, melgel'' | ||
*'to eat', present progressive: '' | *'to eat', present progressive: ''melgivæ, melgivin, melgiv, melgivæm, melgivinem, melgivel'' | ||
*'to drink': ''hyrimæ, hyrimin, hyrim, hyrimæn, hyriminem, hyrimel'' | |||
*''Hydhr hyrimivæ'' = I am drinking water | |||
Subject pronouns are required in the third person: ''Ge hydhr hyrim'' = He drinks water | |||
===Adjectives=== | |||
Adjectives only inflect for degree. | |||
*'good, better, best': ''hû, hûvadh, so-hûvadh'' | |||
*Beri tærrith hûvadh = Peace is better than war | |||
===Numerals=== | ===Numerals=== | ||
1: | 1: idh | ||
2: | 2: nîz | ||
3: | 3: sŷr | ||
4: | 4: siliz | ||
5: | 5: paŋ | ||
6: | 6: cydh | ||
7: | 7: sidh | ||
8: | 8: prõdh | ||
9: | 9: cŷ | ||
10: | 10: têb | ||
100: | 100: pâr | ||
1000: | 1000: sõ̂n | ||
10000: | 10000: ræmêz | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:44, 25 March 2021
Tyrith (Tyrith jæ̂ /ˈtyriθ ˈjæː/, from older *Türiŋit) is a divergent descendent of Old Chinese with vowel harmony. It also has loans from Siészal. Türiit is a co-creation of User:IlL and User:Praimhín, inspired by Medh Chêl.
TODO: Revamp to ATR/RTR harmony
- remi = 'name'
- remizech = 'literal'
- Beri næ̂b! = 'hello'
- pæriŋ = 'pair'
- pæriŋlæch = duality
- -zech = adjectivizer (from 性)
- nœ̂ = wisecracker
Zhengzhang Shangfang = Derîzcædhri Dæ̂zfæ̂
Notes
- A = a/ä
- O = e/ö/ë/o
- U = i/ü/ï/u
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | lateral | ||||||||
| Nasal | voiceless | mh /m̥/ | nh /n̥/ | ||||||
| voiced | m /m/ | n /n/ | |||||||
| Plosive | voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ | q /q/ | ||||
| voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | g /ɡ/ | ġ /ɢ/ | |||||
| Affricate | voiceless | ts /ts/ | |||||||
| voiced | dz /dz~z/ | ||||||||
| Fricative | f /f~v/ | th /θ~ð/ | s /s/ | lh /ɬ/ | kh /x~ɣ/ | h /h/ | |||
| Trill | voiceless | rh /r̥/ | |||||||
| voiced | r /r/ | ||||||||
| Approximant | l /l/ | -i /j/ | -u /w/ | ||||||
Vowels
| Front | Back | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | |||||
| short | long | short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i/ | ii /iː/ | ü /y/ | üü /yː/ | ï /ɯ/ | ïï /ɯː/ | u /u/ | uu /uː/ |
| Mid | e /e/ | ee /eː/ | ö /ø/ | öö /øː/ | ë /ɤ/ | ëë /ɤː/ | o /o/ | oo /oː/ |
| Open | ä /æ/ | ää /æː/ | a /ɑ/ | aa /ɑː/ | ||||
glides: -i -u /-j -w/
Stress
Stress is always on the first syllable.
Morphology
Nouns
The plural suffix is -El: rää 'fish', rääl 'fish, fishes'.
- Nominative/Accusative: -0 (rää 'a fish', rääl 'fish (plural)')
- Genitive: 之 -(E)d (rääd 'of a fish', rääled 'of fish')
- Ablative: 出 -(U)t (räät 'from a fish', räälit 'from fish')
- Dative: 給 -(E)b (rääb 'for a fish', rääleb 'for fish')
- Instrumental
- Locative
- Lative
Pronouns
- "I": nom. ja /ˈjɑ/; acc. jai; other cases take the stem jai-
- "you": nää /ˈnæː/
- "he/she": ge /ˈge/
- "we": jaimë /ˈjɑimɤ/
- "you guys": nääme /ˈnæːme/
- "they" (animate): geme /ˈgeme/
Verbs
- 'to eat', present tense: melgiæ, melgin, melgi, melgiæm, melginem, melgel
- 'to eat', present progressive: melgivæ, melgivin, melgiv, melgivæm, melgivinem, melgivel
- 'to drink': hyrimæ, hyrimin, hyrim, hyrimæn, hyriminem, hyrimel
- Hydhr hyrimivæ = I am drinking water
Subject pronouns are required in the third person: Ge hydhr hyrim = He drinks water
Adjectives
Adjectives only inflect for degree.
- 'good, better, best': hû, hûvadh, so-hûvadh
- Beri tærrith hûvadh = Peace is better than war
Numerals
1: idh 2: nîz 3: sŷr 4: siliz 5: paŋ 6: cydh 7: sidh 8: prõdh 9: cŷ 10: têb 100: pâr 1000: sõ̂n 10000: ræmêz