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'''Varrkkún''' (temporary name; natively ''Varrkkún-ŋó'') is a Sino-Xenic language spoken to the north of the Korean peninsula. It's inspired by Irish, Arabic and Farsi.


Middle Chinese ''-t'' > ''-r/-rr''
Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages, Old Irish


No initial clusters
==Todo==
Proto *f v -> h?


Sino numbers: ''laŋ, ir, njí, ssám, ssí, ŋŋó, lúk, sir, ffér, kú, djif''
''yēni'' = laurel
==Phonology==
[PAGENAME] has 22 consonants:


''Hánkkuk'' = Korea
/p t k p’ t’ k’ b d g m n/ ''p t k ṗ ṭ ḳ b d g m n''


''Tjúŋkkuk'' = China
/s ʃ ɬ ts’ tʃ’ ʔ h l r w j/ ''s š ś ṣ ṣ̌ ʔ h l r w y''


''Njirffun'' = Japan
Verapamil non-ejective stops ''p t k b d g'' become spirants, written ''φ θ χ β δ γ'' respectively, when after a vowel and not geminated. This process is similar to Hebrew begadkefat, and some dialects even lenite ''m n r'' to /w̃ ð̃ ɾ/ in addition.


''Yurnnam'' = Vietnam
The consonants /ʔ h/ and ejectives can't be geminated.


''Lláŋyé'' = Rangya
==Morphology==
==Sample texts==
ttúŋttaŋ or béŋttaŋ = equal
===UDHR===
''Kkúff njínkaná fallayárr bbásjélla djíyúsjarratán ssunŋémitji ginlíxxa tjurdih ttúŋttaŋsjarrah. Njínkaná lisjaŋitji láŋsimé daxxttóbatán, ózzáhigid xéŋdéáyurr saŋzínúl haŋddúŋkadaxs djakkah.''


''Cúf ňínceineá fealaigheár báišéala ďíghiúišearaiteáin suinngéimiťi ginlíocha ťuirdith túngtaingšearath. Ňínceineá lišeangiťi leáingsimé deachtóibeiteáin, ózáithigid chéingdéáighiur seingzíniúil thangdúingceideichs ďacath.''
Nouns in [PAGENAME] come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:
*nominative
*accusative
*lative
*ablative
*locative
*instrumental/comitative


One accent: [ku:ʍ ɳi:ɲcɛnʲæ: fʲɛɫɔja:rˠ ba:ʂə:ɫɑ ɖʐɨ:jʉ:ʂɜɾˠɑ:n sˠʊnɲe:mʲɪʈʂʊ ɟɪnʲlʲi:χ:ɔ ʈʂʊrʲdʲɪh tˠu:ŋtˠɔŋʂɜɾˠɔh]
===Verbs===
 
Verbs don't inflect for person or tense, but they have two forms: absolute and conjunct, used as in Old Irish.
 
==Syntax==
 
[PAGENAME] syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.

Latest revision as of 07:17, 31 August 2018

Inspirations: Mandarin, Semitic languages, Old Irish

Todo

Proto *f v -> h?

yēni = laurel

Phonology

[PAGENAME] has 22 consonants:

/p t k p’ t’ k’ b d g m n/ p t k ṗ ṭ ḳ b d g m n

/s ʃ ɬ ts’ tʃ’ ʔ h l r w j/ s š ś ṣ ṣ̌ ʔ h l r w y

Verapamil non-ejective stops p t k b d g become spirants, written φ θ χ β δ γ respectively, when after a vowel and not geminated. This process is similar to Hebrew begadkefat, and some dialects even lenite m n r to /w̃ ð̃ ɾ/ in addition.

The consonants /ʔ h/ and ejectives can't be geminated.

Morphology

Nouns in [PAGENAME] come in three numbers: singular, dual and plural, and three states: indefinite, definite and construct (marked with suffixes and/or sometimes with vowel changes). Furthermore there are six cases marked with prepositions:

  • nominative
  • accusative
  • lative
  • ablative
  • locative
  • instrumental/comitative

Verbs

Verbs don't inflect for person or tense, but they have two forms: absolute and conjunct, used as in Old Irish.

Syntax

[PAGENAME] syntax is SVO and head-final like Mandarin.

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