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'''Zēsti'''(''Ζήστι'', pronounced [ˈzɛːˌsti]), a.k.a '''Rizzish'''(''Ρίζι'') is a Romance '''jokelang''' made to be as zesty as possible.
'''Zēsti'''(''Ζήστι'' or ''Zḗsti'', <small>Zēsti:</small> [[Help:IPA|<nowiki>[ˈzɛːˌsti]</nowiki>]]), a.k.a '''Rizzish'''(''Ρίζι'') is a Romance '''jokelang''' made to be as zesty as possible.
It uses the Greek alphabet, which I personally consider the zestiest script of all time.
It uses the Greek alphabet, which I personally consider the zestiest script of all time.


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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Orthography===
The Zēsti alphabet is identical to the Greek alphabet, although pronunciation differs. For example, 〈Χχ〉(chi) is pronounced [ˈt͡ʃi], although the modern Greek pronunciation would be [ˈxi].
The Zēsti alphabet is identical to the Greek alphabet, although pronunciation differs. For example, ⟨Χχ⟩(chi) is pronounced [ˈt͡ʃi], although the modern Greek pronunciation would be [ˈxi].
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Zēsti alphabet
|+ Zēsti alphabet
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|-
|-
! Romanisation
! Romanisation
| Aa || Bb || Gg || Dd || Ee || Zz || Ēē || Ðð || Ii || Kk || Ll || Mm || Nn || Xx || Oo || Pp || Rr || Ss || Tt || Yy || Çç || Ff || Psps || Õõ
| Aa || Bb || Gg || Dd || Ee || Zz || Ēē || Ðð || Ii || Kk || Ll || Mm || Nn || Xx || Oo || Pp || Rr || Ss || Tt || Uu || Çç || Ff || Psps || Õõ
|-
|-
! IPA
! IPA
| a || bʱ || gʱ || dʱ || ε || z || e || θ || i || k || l || m || n || t͡s || ɔ || p || r || s || tʰ || u || t͡ʃ || f || ps || o
| a || bʱ || gʱ || dʱ || ε || z || e || θ || i || kʰ || l || m || n || t͡s || ɔ || p || r || s || tʰ || u || t͡ʃ || f || ps || o
|}
|}


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! colspan="2" | [[w:Postalveolar consonant|Post-<br>alveolar]]/<br>[[w:Palatal consonant|palatal]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Postalveolar consonant|Post-<br>alveolar]]/<br>[[w:Palatal consonant|palatal]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Velar consonant|Velar]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Velar consonant|Velar]]
! colspan="2" | [[w:Glottal consonant|Glottal]]
|-
|-
! [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
! [[w:Nasal consonant|Nasal]]
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| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ([[w:Voiced palatal nasal|ɲ]])
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ([[w:Voiced palatal nasal|ɲ]])
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ([[w:Voiced velar nasal|ŋ]])
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ([[w:Voiced velar nasal|ŋ]])
| colspan="2" |
|-
|-
! [[w:stop consonant|Stop]]
! [[w:stop consonant|Stop]]
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| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | &nbsp;[[w:Voiceless velar stop|kʰ]] || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Voiced velar stop|ɡʱ]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | &nbsp;[[w:Voiceless velar stop|kʰ]] || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Voiced velar stop|ɡʱ]]
| colspan="2" |
|-
|-
! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
! [[w:Affricate consonant|Affricate]]
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| style="border-right: 0;" | [[w:Voiceless alveolar sibilant affricate|t͡s]] || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | [[w:Voiceless alveolar sibilant affricate|t͡s]] || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | [[w:Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate|t͡ʃ]] || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | [[w:Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate|t͡ʃ]] || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
|-
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| style="border-right: 0;" | ([[w:Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative|ʃ]]) || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | ([[w:Voiceless palato-alveolar fricative|ʃ]]) || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ([[w:Voiced glottal fricative|ɦ]])
|-
|-
! [[w:Lateral consonant|Lateral]]
! [[w:Lateral consonant|Lateral]]
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| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Voiced alveolar lateral approximant|l]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Voiced alveolar lateral approximant|l]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Voiced alveolar trill|r]]
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Voiced alveolar trill|r]]
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|}
|}
/ʃ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨σς⟩, /ɲ/ is only pronounced in the digraphs ⟨νι⟩or ⟨νη⟩and /ŋ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨γγ⟩. /ɦ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨χς⟩(çs). Another digraph is ⟨μλ⟩(ml).
===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]
! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]]
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" | [[w:Mid central vowel|ə]]
| colspan="2" | ([[w:Mid central vowel|ə]])
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
|-
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| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|}
|}
===Prosody===
===Prosody===
====Stress====
====Stress====
Like in Greek, the ''tonos''(´) is used to indicate where stress is placed, although by default stress is paroxytonic, meaning stress is placed on the penultimate syllable of a word.
Like in Greek, the ''tonos''(´) is used to indicate where stress is placed, although by default stress is paroxytonic, meaning stress is placed on the penultimate syllable of a word.
===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
Most consonant clusters in Zēsti are identical to those in Greek, such as 〈γγ〉(transliterated as 〈gg〉in Latin) would be pronounced [ˈŋg], as well as 〈σς〉(transliterated as 〈ss〉) being pronounced /ʃ/. An example of this would be ''τέγγο''(teggo), meaning "I have".
Most consonant clusters in Zēsti are identical to those in Greek, such as ⟨γγ⟩(transliterated as ⟨gg⟩in Latin) would be pronounced [ˈŋg], as well as ⟨σς⟩(transliterated as ⟨ss⟩) being pronounced /ʃ/. An example of this would be ''τέγγο''(teggo), meaning "I have".


Vowel clusters are more unique, for example 〈αο〉or 〈αω〉(transliterated as 〈ao〉and 〈aõ〉respectively) are both pronounced [ə].
Vowel clusters are more unique, for example ⟨αο⟩or ⟨αω⟩(transliterated as ⟨ao⟩and ⟨aõ⟩respectively) are both pronounced [ə].
===Morphophonology===
===Morphophonology===
Zēsti does not have a /h/ or /x/ sound, so often times it gets converted into a /t͡ʃ/(χ). Even basic words, like "man", turns from French ''homme'' to Zēsti ''[[Contionary:χώμο|χώμο]]''(chõmo).


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
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|-
|-
! Definite  
! Definite  
| ''ελήρ''(''λήρε'') || ''λαζε''
| ''ελήρ''(''λήρε'') || ''λάζε''
|-
|-
! Indefinite  
! Indefinite  
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|}
|}
The alternate masculine definite article ''λη''(''lē'') is used only as a direct object pronoun.<br>
The alternate masculine definite article ''λη''(''lē'') is used only as a direct object pronoun.<br>
'''Example:'''<br>
'''Examples:'''<br>
''Τέγγο ασσέτερ ύν τελέ.''(''Téggo asséter ún telé'', I bought a TV.)<br>
''Τέγγο ασσέτερ ύν τελέ.''(''Téggo asséter ún telé'', I bought a TV.)<br>
''Τέγγο '''λη''' ασσέτερ.''(''Téggo '''lē''' asséter'', I bought '''it'''.)
''Τέγγο '''λη''' ασσέτερ.''(''Téggo '''lē''' asséter'', I bought '''it'''.)<br>
''Νω γύστο Λάυρα.''(''Nõ gústo Láura'', I don't like Laura.)<br>
''Νω '''λα''' γύστο.''(''Nõ '''la''' gústo'', I don't like '''her'''.)
 
===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Zēsti is a null pronoun language, and instead pronouns are inferred through the inflection of the verb in a sentence, which itself can be deduced by the suffix of the inflected verb. Inflection also varies depending on the ending of the infinitive, e.g. ''τένερ'' has a different inflection than ''φίνιρ''.
Zēsti is a null pronoun language, and instead pronouns are inferred through the inflection of the verb in a sentence, which itself can be deduced by the suffix of the inflected verb. Inflection also varies depending on the ending of the infinitive, e.g. ''τένερ'' has a different inflection than ''φίνιρ''.
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| ''-ενς''
| ''-ενς''
|}
|}
====Irregular verbs====
The two main irregular verbs are ''σηρ''(''sēr'', to be) and ''τένερ''(''téner'', to have).
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Conjugation of [[Contionary:σηρ|sēr]]
|-
! !! Suffix
|-
! ''έχο''(I)
| ''σω''
|-
! ''τυ''(you singular)
| ''ες''
|-
! ''ιλ''/''ίλα''(he/she singular)
| ''ηζε''
|-
! ''νοσώδο''(we)
| ''σώμος''
|-
! ''φοσώδο''(you plural)
| ''ητίς''
|-
! ''ίλες''/''ιλάες''(they(m)/they(f))
| ''σώντε''
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Conjugation of [[Contionary:τένερ|téner]]
|-
! !! Suffix
|-
! ''έχο''(I)
| ''τέγγο''
|-
! ''τυ''(you singular)
| ''τήνες''
|-
! ''ιλ''/''ίλα''(he/she singular)
| ''τίνε''
|-
! ''νοσώδο''(we)
| ''τηνύμος''
|-
! ''φοσώδο''(you plural)
| ''τινείσε''
|-
! ''ίλες''/''ιλάες''(they(m)/they(f))
| ''τηνσε''
|}
=====Examples=====
'''[[Contionary:σηρ|σηρ]]''' - '''''Σω''' υν χώμο''.('''''Sõ''' un çõmo'', I am a man)<br>
'''[[Contionary:τένερ|τένερ]]''' - ''Ελ τόσολτω '''τίνε''' υν χύρο.''(''El tósoltõ '''tíne''' un çúro'', The firefighter has a churro.)
==Syntax==
==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
===Constituent order===
Zēsti is generally an SVO(subject-verb-object) language, but when a direct object pronoun takes the place of a regular object, it is placed before the verb, such that it becomes an SOV sentence.
===Noun phrase===
===Noun phrase===
===Verb phrase===
===Verb phrase===
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 3 June 2024

Zēsti
Rizzish
Ζήστι
Zesti-speaker.jpeg
A native Zēsti speaker.
Pronunciation[ˈzɛːˌsti]
Created byJukethatbox
Native toChad
Indo-European
  • Italic
    • Latino-Faliscan
      • Romance
        • Italo-Western
          • Western Romance
            • Zēsti
Early forms
Proto-Indo-European
  • Proto-Rizzish
Greek alphabet
SourcesSpanish, French, Italian, Greek
Official status
Official language in
Chad
Recognised minority
language in
Rizziconi Municipality in Italy
Regulated byRizzlers International
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Zēsti(Ζήστι or Zḗsti, Zēsti: [ˈzɛːˌsti]), a.k.a Rizzish(Ρίζι) is a Romance jokelang made to be as zesty as possible. It uses the Greek alphabet, which I personally consider the zestiest script of all time.

A signed version of Zēsti also exists, called Unspoken Rizz(ρίζιε τασίτε).

Phonology

Orthography

The Zēsti alphabet is identical to the Greek alphabet, although pronunciation differs. For example, ⟨Χχ⟩(chi) is pronounced [ˈt͡ʃi], although the modern Greek pronunciation would be [ˈxi].

Zēsti alphabet
Alphabet Aα Ββ Γγ Δδ Εε Ζζ Ηη Θθ Ιι Κκ Λλ Μμ Νν Ξξ Οο Ππ Ρρ Σσς Ττ Υυ Χχ Φφ Ψψ Ωω
Romanisation Aa Bb Gg Dd Ee Zz Ēē Ðð Ii Kk Ll Mm Nn Xx Oo Pp Rr Ss Tt Uu Çç Ff Psps Õõ
IPA a bʱ gʱ dʱ ε z e θ i kʰ l m n t͡s ɔ p r s tʰ u t͡ʃ f ps o

Consonants

All plosives in Zēsti are aspirated depending on whether they are voiced or not, e.g. /tʰ/(unvoiced) or /dʱ/(voiced).

Labial Dental Alveolar Post-
alveolar/
palatal 		Velar Glottal
Nasal m n (ɲ) (ŋ)
Stop pʰ bʱ tʰ dʱ  kʰ ɡʱ
Affricate t͡s t͡ʃ
Fricative f θ s z (ʃ) (ɦ)
Lateral l
Trill r

/ʃ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨σς⟩, /ɲ/ is only pronounced in the digraphs ⟨νι⟩or ⟨νη⟩and /ŋ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨γγ⟩. /ɦ/ is only pronounced in the digraph ⟨χς⟩(çs). Another digraph is ⟨μλ⟩(ml).

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i u
Close-mid e o
Mid (ə)
Open-mid ε ɔ
Open a

Prosody

Stress

Like in Greek, the tonos(´) is used to indicate where stress is placed, although by default stress is paroxytonic, meaning stress is placed on the penultimate syllable of a word.

Phonotactics

Most consonant clusters in Zēsti are identical to those in Greek, such as ⟨γγ⟩(transliterated as ⟨gg⟩in Latin) would be pronounced [ˈŋg], as well as ⟨σς⟩(transliterated as ⟨ss⟩) being pronounced /ʃ/. An example of this would be τέγγο(teggo), meaning "I have".

Vowel clusters are more unique, for example ⟨αο⟩or ⟨αω⟩(transliterated as ⟨ao⟩and ⟨aõ⟩respectively) are both pronounced [ə].

Morphophonology

Zēsti does not have a /h/ or /x/ sound, so often times it gets converted into a /t͡ʃ/(χ). Even basic words, like "man", turns from French homme to Zēsti χώμο(chõmo).

Morphology

Nouns

Grammatical gender

All nouns in Zēsti have a grammatical gender - either masculine or feminine[1]. Masculine nouns tend to end in -o/-ω, while feminine nouns tend to end in -α, although they can be concretely identified by the article behind it, as seen in this table:

Singular articles
Masculine Feminine
Definite ελ(λη) λα
Indefinite υν ύνα
Plural articles
Masculine Feminine
Definite ελήρ(λήρε) λάζε
Indefinite ύνες ύνας

The alternate masculine definite article λη(lē) is used only as a direct object pronoun.
Examples:
Τέγγο ασσέτερ ύν τελέ.(Téggo asséter ún telé, I bought a TV.)
Τέγγο λη ασσέτερ.(Téggo lē asséter, I bought it.)
Νω γύστο Λάυρα.(Nõ gústo Láura, I don't like Laura.)
Νω λα γύστο.(Nõ la gústo, I don't like her.)

Verbs

Zēsti is a null pronoun language, and instead pronouns are inferred through the inflection of the verb in a sentence, which itself can be deduced by the suffix of the inflected verb. Inflection also varies depending on the ending of the infinitive, e.g. τένερ has a different inflection than φίνιρ.

Verbs ending in -er
Suffix
έχο(I) -o
τυ(you singular) -ες
ιλ/ίλα(he/she singular) -ε
νοσώδο(we) -έσος
φοσώδο(you plural) -έις
ίλες/ιλάες(they(m)/they(f)) -ενς
Verbs ending in -ir
Suffix
έχο(I) -ι
τυ(you singular) -ις
ιλ/ίλα(he/she singular) -ιμ
νοσώδο(we) -ος
φοσώδο(you plural) -έις
ίλες/ιλάες(they(m)/they(f)) -σενς
Verbs ending in -ēr
Suffix
έχο(I) -ω
τυ(you singular) -ης
ιλ/ίλα(he/she singular) -ημ
νοσώδο(we) -ημος
φοσώδο(you plural) -έις
ίλες/ιλάες(they(m)/they(f)) -ενς

Irregular verbs

The two main irregular verbs are σηρ(sēr, to be) and τένερ(téner, to have).

Conjugation of sēr
Suffix
έχο(I) σω
τυ(you singular) ες
ιλ/ίλα(he/she singular) ηζε
νοσώδο(we) σώμος
φοσώδο(you plural) ητίς
ίλες/ιλάες(they(m)/they(f)) σώντε
Conjugation of téner
Suffix
έχο(I) τέγγο
τυ(you singular) τήνες
ιλ/ίλα(he/she singular) τίνε
νοσώδο(we) τηνύμος
φοσώδο(you plural) τινείσε
ίλες/ιλάες(they(m)/they(f)) τηνσε
Examples

σηρ - Σω υν χώμο.(Sõ un çõmo, I am a man)
τένερ - Ελ τόσολτω τίνε υν χύρο.(El tósoltõ tíne un çúro, The firefighter has a churro.)

Syntax

Constituent order

Zēsti is generally an SVO(subject-verb-object) language, but when a direct object pronoun takes the place of a regular object, it is placed before the verb, such that it becomes an SOV sentence.

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

  1. ^ sorry guys, but this is a romance language. gotta have grammatical gender ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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