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| nativename = bërbëzg
| nativename = bërbëzg
| pronunciation = bæʁbæzg
| pronunciation = bæʁbæzg
| pronunciation_key = IPA for Barbuz
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| created = 2021
| created = 2021
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| fam3 = West Ossic
| fam3 = West Ossic
| fam4 = Barbuzic
| fam4 = Barbuzic
| agency = Bërbëzggik Azgufsa
| agency = Bërbëzgdal Azgufsage
| minority = Moshurian Empire
| minority = Moshurian Empire
| notice = IPA
| notice = IPA
}}
}}
'''Barbuz'''(''bërbëzg'', <small>Barbuz:</small> [[IPA for Barbuz|<nowiki>[bæʁbæzg]</nowiki>]]) is a Barbuzic language spoken in central Talkoch. It is one of the most spoken non-Moshurian languages in the Moshurian Empire, being spoken by about 5 million people natively, and one of the only agglutinative [[Yeldhic languages|Yeldhic]] languages, aside from other languages in the Barbuzic language family.
'''Barbuz'''(''bërbëzg'', <small>Barbuz:</small> [[Help:IPA|<nowiki>[bæʁbæzg]</nowiki>]]) is a Barbuzic language spoken in central Talkoch. It is one of the most spoken non-Moshurian languages in the Moshurian Empire, being spoken by about 5 million people natively, and one of the only agglutinative [[Yeldhic languages|Yeldhic]] languages, aside from other languages in the Barbuzic language family.


Their exonym, "Barbuz", comes from Middle [[Moshurian]] ''Barbüze''(<small>Moshurian:</small> [[IPA for Moshurian|<nowiki>[bɑɽˈbyːzə]</nowiki>]]), which was a Moshurianised form of their endonym ''bërbëzg''. Their exonym in Moshurian may have been based on their exonym in [[Ilda]], which was ''barbusās'', or its [[Maranz]] equivalent, ''balbošas''.
Their exonym, "Barbuz", comes from Middle [[Moshurian]] ''Barbüze''(<small>Moshurian:</small> [[IPA for Moshurian|<nowiki>[bɑɽˈbyːzə]</nowiki>]]), which was a Moshurianised form of their endonym ''bërbëzg''. Their exonym in Moshurian may have been based on their exonym in [[Ilda]], which was ''barbusās'', or its [[Maranz]] equivalent, ''balbošas''.
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
 
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! !! Labial/Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Post-alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Uvular
|-
! Plosive
| p b || t d || || || k g || q
|-
! Nasal
| m || n || || (ɲ) || (ŋ) ||
|-
! Fricative
| f v || s z || ʃ ʒ || || || ʁ
|-
! Affricate
| || t͡s d͡z || || || ||
|-
! Semivowel
| || || || j || ||
|-
! Lateral
| || || || || ɫ ||
|}
===Vowels===
===Vowels===
===Prosody===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
====Stress====
! !! Front !! Central !! Back
====Intonation====
|-
 
! Close
===Phonotactics===
| i y || || u
<!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. -->
|-
===Morphophonology===
! Close-mid
==Morphology==
| e || || o
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|-
 
! Near-open
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| æ || ɐ ||
 
|}
Nouns
Vowels are lengthened in coda open syllables(apart from case endings), such as in {{cont|vrala|y}} [[Help:IPA|[vʁɐɫɐː]]]
Adjectives
==Grammar==
Verbs
Adverbs
Particles
Derivational morphology
 
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==Syntax==
===Constituent order===
===Constituent order===
===Noun phrase===
The basic word order in Barbuz is SOV, although some academics, and also in literature to create a feeling of sophistication, the word order of OSV(which is the basic word order in [[Moshurian]]) is used instead.
===Verb phrase===
:: ''minkede zëmanti mnezgalak.''
===Sentence phrase===
:: ''cow-<small>NOM</small> grass-<small>ACC</small> <small>PRES</small>.eat.''
===Dependent clauses===
===Personal pronouns===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 
! !! Singular !! Plural
==Example texts==
|-
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! 1st
==Other resources==
| ''agaz'' || ''guzpa''
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|-
 
! 2nd
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|
 
|}
===Nouns===
====Number====
====Case====
Barbuz has 5 grammatical cases.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!rowspan="2"|Case
!rowspan="2"|Ending
!colspan="2"|Examples
!rowspan="2"|Meaning
|-
!''[[Contionary:dzamal|dzamal]]''
!''[[Contionary:dol|dol]]''
|-
|[[w:Nominative case|Nominative]]
|''-e''
|''dzamale''
|''dole''
|(the) village/tree
|-
|[[w:Accusative case|Accusative]]
|''-i''
|''dzamali''
|''doli''
|the village/tree
|-
|[[w:Genitive case|Genitive]]
|''-dal''
|''dzamaldal''
|''doldal''
|the village's/tree's
|-
|[[Dative case|Dative]]
|''-om''
|''dzamalom''
|''dolom''
|to the village/tree
|-
|[[w:Locative case|Locative]]
|''-jal''
|''dzamaljal''
|''doljal''
|in/on/at the village/tree
|}


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Latest revision as of 11:06, 28 May 2025

Barbuz
bërbëzg
Pronunciation[bæʁbæzg]
Created byJukethatbox
Date2021
SettingRadael
Native toBarbüze Region, Moshurian Empire
Native speakers5 million (400 UH)
Yeldhic
  • Ossic
    • West Ossic
      • Barbuzic
        • Barbuz
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Moshurian Empire
Regulated byBërbëzgdal Azgufsage
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Barbuz(bërbëzg, Barbuz: [bæʁbæzg]) is a Barbuzic language spoken in central Talkoch. It is one of the most spoken non-Moshurian languages in the Moshurian Empire, being spoken by about 5 million people natively, and one of the only agglutinative Yeldhic languages, aside from other languages in the Barbuzic language family.

Their exonym, "Barbuz", comes from Middle Moshurian Barbüze(Moshurian: [bɑɽˈbyːzə]), which was a Moshurianised form of their endonym bërbëzg. Their exonym in Moshurian may have been based on their exonym in Ilda, which was barbusās, or its Maranz equivalent, balbošas.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial/Labiodental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular
Plosive p b t d k g q
Nasal m n (ɲ) (ŋ)
Fricative f v s z ʃ ʒ ʁ
Affricate t͡s d͡z
Semivowel j
Lateral ɫ

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i y u
Close-mid e o
Near-open æ ɐ

Vowels are lengthened in coda open syllables(apart from case endings), such as in vrala [vʁɐɫɐː]

Grammar

Constituent order

The basic word order in Barbuz is SOV, although some academics, and also in literature to create a feeling of sophistication, the word order of OSV(which is the basic word order in Moshurian) is used instead.

minkede zëmanti mnezgalak.
cow-NOM grass-ACC PRES.eat.

Personal pronouns

Singular Plural
1st agaz guzpa
2nd

Nouns

Number

Case

Barbuz has 5 grammatical cases.

Case Ending Examples Meaning
dzamal dol
Nominative -e dzamale dole (the) village/tree
Accusative -i dzamali doli the village/tree
Genitive -dal dzamaldal doldal the village's/tree's
Dative -om dzamalom dolom to the village/tree
Locative -jal dzamaljal doljal in/on/at the village/tree
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