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In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Wyacker''' (natively ''wi:akkarung | In [[Verse:Angai|Angai]], '''Wyacker''' (natively ''wi:akkarung'') is a head-final language inspired by Tamil, Pama-Nyungan languages, Polynesian languages, Danish, Arabic, and German. It belongs to the Pulchric (natively ''puLKarar yaDorLai'') family. It is spoken in the Wyacker Confederacy (''wi:akkar ngauëNTung''). Many languages in the area are Wyacker-xenic. | ||
Wyacker was the eighth-most spoken language worldwide in 2025, with 290 million L1 and L2 speakers. Wyacker is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations. | |||
== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||
* ''ya:D'' - treble harp brought by | * ''ya:D'' - treble harp brought by Theic (chiefly Shei²¹ A¹¹Mi³⁵)-speaking immigrants | ||
* ''uppe:'' - all, every | * ''uppe:'' - all, every | ||
* ''yungkarL'' - human | * ''yungkarL'' - human | ||
* ''i-'' / ''ingk-'' - (copula) | |||
* ''i:pu'' 'I, me' | |||
* ''oKKu'' 'name' | |||
** ''i:pung oKKu intta:r (ingkad).'' 'My name is Inthar.' | |||
* ''poe, toe, koe, oe?'' are pronominal demonstratives | |||
* ''wataL'' (from Thackish ''wụttle'' 'speech') 'talk, prattling; nonsense' | |||
** ''poe wataL oe ingkad?'' 'What nonsense is this?' | |||
* ''arKa'' 'crow' | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
=== Consonants === | === Consonants === | ||
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Initial | Initial liquids are prohibited. | ||
=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
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Head-final like Tamil | Head-final like Tamil | ||
=== Nouns === | === Nouns === | ||
Cases, plural marker | Cases, plural marker | ||
Gen. -ung | |||
=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
Closed class, adjectives are verbs | Closed class, adjectives are verbs | ||
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Lots of converbs (Korean-style) | Lots of converbs (Korean-style) | ||
Wi:äkkar ingk-aD-a:n (Wyacker_person be-3-PL) | |||
-d could be the 3rd person suffix, -a:n the plural suffix | |||
=== Particles === | |||
Complementizer ''=nga'' or ''=NGa'' (depending on the C it attaches to) (like Korean 고) | |||
=== Numerals === | === Numerals === | ||
nga:yu '1' | nga:yu '1' | ||
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Initial emphatics are allowed in ideophones; emphatic-nonemphatic alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony | Initial emphatics are allowed in ideophones; emphatic-nonemphatic alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony | ||
* | * ''tattutattu'' 'in regular rhythm, with smaller motions'; ''TaTTuTaTTu'' 'in regular rhythm, with bigger motions' | ||
* | * ''pikkupikku'' / ''PiKKuPiKKu'' 'with mischief' | ||
* arangka 'flagrantly (doing wrong); in public view' | * ''arangka'' 'flagrantly (doing wrong); (something embarrassing) in public view' | ||
* | * ''mukkumukku'' / ''MuKKuMuKKu'' 'wolfing down food' | ||
* | * ''wangkuluwangkulu'' 'periodically' | ||
* | * ''yenguyengu'' 'slippery' | ||
* | * ''mingimingi'' 'watery, bland' | ||
Predicate ideophones are used with the 'be' verb ''i-'': ''enpangku TaTTuTaTTu i-rr-a:'' '[Someone's] heart beat heavily' | |||
''intta:R wangkuluwangkulu pongngu:rad'' 'Inthar comes here periodically' | |||
[[Category:Pulchric languages]] | [[Category:Pulchric languages]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:36, 24 June 2025
In Angai, Wyacker (natively wi:akkarung) is a head-final language inspired by Tamil, Pama-Nyungan languages, Polynesian languages, Danish, Arabic, and German. It belongs to the Pulchric (natively puLKarar yaDorLai) family. It is spoken in the Wyacker Confederacy (wi:akkar ngauëNTung). Many languages in the area are Wyacker-xenic.
Wyacker was the eighth-most spoken language worldwide in 2025, with 290 million L1 and L2 speakers. Wyacker is one of the six official languages of the Angaian United Nations.
Lexicon
- ya:D - treble harp brought by Theic (chiefly Shei²¹ A¹¹Mi³⁵)-speaking immigrants
- uppe: - all, every
- yungkarL - human
- i- / ingk- - (copula)
- i:pu 'I, me'
- oKKu 'name'
- i:pung oKKu intta:r (ingkad). 'My name is Inthar.'
- poe, toe, koe, oe? are pronominal demonstratives
- wataL (from Thackish wụttle 'speech') 'talk, prattling; nonsense'
- poe wataL oe ingkad? 'What nonsense is this?'
- arKa 'crow'
Phonology
Consonants
Wyacker has 18 phonemic consonants. It lacks fricatives.
| Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Dorsal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | emph. | plain | emph. | plain | emph. | |||
| Nasal | m /m/ | M /mˤ/ | n /n/ | N /n̪ˤ/ | ng /ŋ/ | NG /ɴ/ | ||
| Stop | p /p/ | P /pˤ/ | t /t/ | T /t̪ˤ/ | k /k/ | K /q/ | ||
| Trill/Tap | (rr /ʀː/) | |||||||
| Approximant | central | w /ʋ/ | D /ð̞ˤ/ | y /j/ | r /ʕ/ | |||
| lateral | l /l/ | L /l̪ˤ/ | ||||||
Initial liquids are prohibited.
Vowels
i /i/ i: /iː/ e /e/ e: /eː/ a /a/ a: /aː/ o /o/ o: /oː/ u /u/ u: /uː/ ai /aj/ au /aw/
By default, these vowels sound like [i e æ o u ɛj ɛw]; in RTR environments, [ɪ ɛ ɑ ɔ ʊ ɑj ɑw]. An RTR envionment is any vowel adjacent to an emphatic consonant.
Hiatus is always indicated with a diaeresis over the second vowel.
Grammar
Head-final like Tamil
Nouns
Cases, plural marker
Gen. -ung
Verbs
Closed class, adjectives are verbs
Past and nonpast
Lots of converbs (Korean-style)
Wi:äkkar ingk-aD-a:n (Wyacker_person be-3-PL)
-d could be the 3rd person suffix, -a:n the plural suffix
Particles
Complementizer =nga or =NGa (depending on the C it attaches to) (like Korean 고)
Numerals
nga:yu '1'
oLaNu '2'
we:NGu '3'
ingkutu '4'
ye:npu '5'
ka:Lu '6'
puDaTu '7'
yo:ku '8'
aimu '9'
ngaNTu '10'
Ideophones
Initial emphatics are allowed in ideophones; emphatic-nonemphatic alternation functions like Korean ideophone vowel harmony
- tattutattu 'in regular rhythm, with smaller motions'; TaTTuTaTTu 'in regular rhythm, with bigger motions'
- pikkupikku / PiKKuPiKKu 'with mischief'
- arangka 'flagrantly (doing wrong); (something embarrassing) in public view'
- mukkumukku / MuKKuMuKKu 'wolfing down food'
- wangkuluwangkulu 'periodically'
- yenguyengu 'slippery'
- mingimingi 'watery, bland'
Predicate ideophones are used with the 'be' verb i-: enpangku TaTTuTaTTu i-rr-a: '[Someone's] heart beat heavily'
intta:R wangkuluwangkulu pongngu:rad 'Inthar comes here periodically'