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| pronunciation = pɐpɐ̃mʷik
| pronunciation = pɐpɐ̃mʷik
| ethnicity = Manti people(Mantis species)
| ethnicity = Manti people(Mantis species)
| state = Gabbabilon
| state = Gabbab
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| created = 2025
| created = 2025
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| fam2 = Mantidien
| fam2 = Mantidien
| notice = ipa
| notice = ipa
| official = Gabbabilon, United Federation
| official = Gabbab, United Federation
| minority = United Federation
| minority = United Federation
| familycolor = Altaic
| familycolor = Altaic
}}
}}
'''Babamwek'''(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ ''papãṃik'' [[Help:IPA|[pɐpɐ̃mʷik]]]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the [[w:European mantis|European mantis]](''Mantis religiosa''). It is written primarily with the [[#Orthography|Babamwikũ]] alphabet, and is an official language of the Gabbabilon communes of the United Federation.
'''Babamwek'''(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ ''papãṃik'' [[Help:IPA|[pɐpɐ̃mʷik]]]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the [[w:European mantis|European mantis]](''Mantis religiosa''). It is written primarily with the [[#Orthography|Babamwikũ]] alphabet, and is an official language of the Gabbab communes of the United Federation.


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Orthography===
The Babamwek script, called ''Babamwikũ''(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ7ʼ ''papãṃikũ'')
====Consonants====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! Babamwikũ
| ⁼ || ⁼⁼ || <nowiki>|</nowiki> || <nowiki>||</nowiki> || Z || ZZ || Ż || ŻŻ || ° || °° || □ || ■ ||○ || ⬤ || ⚇ || ▷ || ▶ || ◁ || ◀ || Y || V || T
|-
! Romanisation
| ''p'' || ''pp'' || ''t'' || ''d'' || ''k'' || ''kk'' || ''g'' || ''gg'' || ''‘'' || ''y'' || ''m'' || ''ṃ'' || ''n''<br>''ng'' || ''ṇ'' || ''ñ'' || ''s'' || ''z'' || ''sh'' || ''zh'' || ''x'' || ''w'' || ''l''
|-
! IPA
| /p/ || /pʲ/ || /t/ || /d/ || /k/ || /c/ || /g/ || /ɟ/ || /ʔ/ || /ʔʲ/<br>/j/ || /m/ || /mʷ/ || /n/<br>/ŋ/ || /nʷ/ || /ɲ/ || /s/ || /z/ || /ɕ/ || /ʑ/ || /x/ || /w/ || /l/
|}
====Vowels====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! Babamwikũ
| ∆<br>∆ʼ || X<br>Xʼ || 7<br>7ʼ || ⛥<br>⛥ʼ
|-
! Romanisation
| ''a''<br>''ã'' || ''i''<br>''ĩ'' || ''u''<br>''ũ'' || ''o''<br>''õ''
|-
! IPA
| /ɐ/<br>/ɐ̃/ || /i~ɨ/<br>/ĩ/ || /u/<br>/ũ/ || /ɔ/<br>/ɔ̃/
|}
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
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! rowspan=2 | Plosive
! rowspan=2 | Plosive
! voiceless
! voiceless
| p pʲ || t || c || k || rowspan=2 | ʔ ʔʲ
| p pʲ || t || c || k || rowspan=2 | ʔ (ʔʲ)
|-
|-
! voiced
! voiced
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|-
|-
! voiced
! voiced
| || || z || ʑ ||
| || z || ʑ || ||
|-
|-
! colspan=2 | Approximant
! colspan=2 | Approximant
| w || l || j || ||
| w || l || j || ||
|}
|}
/ŋ/ is phonemically /ʔn/ and is written as such in Babamwikũ(⟨°○⟩) but is romanised as ''‘ng'' supposedly to fit the phonetic pronunciation, even if the glottal stop is not pronounced phonetically either.
/ʔʲ/ is a phoneme of /j/ pronounced only in "absolute" initial positions, meaning it can revert to /j/ through [[w:Sandhi|liaison]], as in the word ''yagmũn''(°°∆Ż□7ʼ○) "board game, a board game" would be pronounced [ʔʲɐɡmũn], but if liaisoned with particles or other vowel-coda words before, a native speaker would typically pronounce the /ʔʲ/ as /j/, as in ''ti yagmũn''(ǀX °°∆Ż□7ʼ○) would be pronounced [ti͜ jɐɡmũn].
===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;
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| || ɐ ɐ̃ ||  
| || ɐ ɐ̃ ||  
|}
|}
/i/ can be pronounced as far back as /ɨ/, though in general /ĩ/ remains in the area of /ĩ~ɪ̝̃/.
==Grammar==
===Word order===
Babamwek uses an OSV word order, which fits a general Greenhopper language pattern of object-initial word orders(OSV or OVS).
===Pronouns===
====Personal====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;
! colspan=3 | !! Nominative !! Accusative !! Vocative¹
|-
! rowspan=3 | Singular
! colspan=2 | First
| ''ĩṃa''(Xʼ■∆) || ''ĩṃin''(Xʼ■X○) || -
|-
! colspan=2 | Second
| ''moa''(□⛥∆) || ''mõṃa''(□⛥ʼ■∆) || ''mõṃigi''(□⛥ʼ■XŻX)
|-
! colspan=2 | Third
| ''pãwi''(⁼∆ʼVX) || ''padãi''(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼX) || ''padãgi''(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼŻX)
|-
! rowspan=4 | Plural
! rowspan=2 | First
! Inclusive
| ''kãtũ'' (Z∆ʼǀ7ʼ)|| ''gwãyik''(ŻV∆ʼ°°XZ) || rowspan=2 | -
|-
! Exclusive
| ''kõpi''(Z⛥ʼ⁼X) || ''awiõu''(∆VX⛥ʼ7)
|-
! colspan=2 | Second
| ''pwiun''(⁼VX7○) || ''ṇaya''(⬤∆°°∆) || ''ṇaigim''(⬤∆XŻX□)
|-
! colspan=2 | Third
| ''‘ãwa''(°∆ʼV∆) || ''‘uṇũ‘ng''(°7⬤7ʼ°○) || -
|}
¹ The "vocative case" is not an actual vocative case, and is only called so out of convention. It is instead an extension of the accusative case and is more of an "honorific case", used to politely address(if speaking to the object in question) or politely refer to(if not) the object.
====Demonstrative====
Demonstrative pronouns are placed before the word, as in ''ti sagãppi''(ǀX ▷∆Ż∆ʼ⁼⁼X) "this star". However, the plural forms have to be placed before a plurality marker(either ''gũ''(Ż7ʼ) or ''ṇĩ''(⬤Xʼ) based on animacy), as in ''tĩ gũ sagãppi''(ǀXʼ Ż7ʼ ▷∆Ż∆ʼ⁼⁼X) "these stars".
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! !! Singular !! Plural
|-
! Proximal
| ''ti''(ǀX) || ''tĩ''(ǀXʼ)
|-
! Medial
| ''di''(ǀǀX) || ''dĩ''(ǀǀXʼ)
|-
! Distal
| ''du''(ǀǀ7) || ''dũ''(ǀǀ7ʼ)
|}
[[Category:Babamwek]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:A priori]]

Latest revision as of 19:58, 8 January 2025


Babamwek
⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ
papãṃik
Pronunciationpɐpɐ̃mʷik
Created byJukethatbox
Date2025
Native toGabbab
EthnicityManti people(Mantis species)
Greenhopper
  • Mantidien
    • Babamwek
Babamwikũ
Official status
Official language in
Gabbab, United Federation
Recognised minority
language in
United Federation
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Babamwek(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ papãṃik [pɐpɐ̃mʷik]) is a Mantidien Greenhopper language spoken by the sentient Manti people descended from the European mantis(Mantis religiosa). It is written primarily with the Babamwikũ alphabet, and is an official language of the Gabbab communes of the United Federation.

Phonology

Orthography

The Babamwek script, called Babamwikũ(⁼Δ⁼Δʼ■XZ7ʼ papãṃikũ)

Consonants

Babamwikũ ⁼ ⁼⁼ | || Z ZZ Ż ŻŻ ° °° □ ■ ○ ⬤ ⚇ ▷ ▶ ◁ ◀ Y V T
Romanisation p pp t d k kk g gg ‘ y m ṃ n
ng		 ṇ ñ s z sh zh x w l
IPA /p/ /pʲ/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /c/ /g/ /ɟ/ /ʔ/ /ʔʲ/
/j/		 /m/ /mʷ/ /n/
/ŋ/		 /nʷ/ /ɲ/ /s/ /z/ /ɕ/ /ʑ/ /x/ /w/ /l/

Vowels

Babamwikũ ∆
∆ʼ		 X
Xʼ		 7
7ʼ		 ⛥
⛥ʼ
Romanisation a
ã		 i
ĩ		 u
ũ		 o
õ
IPA /ɐ/
/ɐ̃/		 /i~ɨ/
/ĩ/		 /u/
/ũ/		 /ɔ/
/ɔ̃/

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Plosive voiceless p pʲ t c k ʔ (ʔʲ)
voiced d ɟ g
Nasal m mʷ n nʷ ɲ (ŋ)
Fricative voiceless s ɕ x
voiced z ʑ
Approximant w l j

/ŋ/ is phonemically /ʔn/ and is written as such in Babamwikũ(⟨°○⟩) but is romanised as ‘ng supposedly to fit the phonetic pronunciation, even if the glottal stop is not pronounced phonetically either.

/ʔʲ/ is a phoneme of /j/ pronounced only in "absolute" initial positions, meaning it can revert to /j/ through liaison, as in the word yagmũn(°°∆Ż□7ʼ○) "board game, a board game" would be pronounced [ʔʲɐɡmũn], but if liaisoned with particles or other vowel-coda words before, a native speaker would typically pronounce the /ʔʲ/ as /j/, as in ti yagmũn(ǀX °°∆Ż□7ʼ○) would be pronounced [ti͜ jɐɡmũn].

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ĩ u ũ
Open-mid ɔ ɔ̃
Open ɐ ɐ̃

/i/ can be pronounced as far back as /ɨ/, though in general /ĩ/ remains in the area of /ĩ~ɪ̝̃/.

Grammar

Word order

Babamwek uses an OSV word order, which fits a general Greenhopper language pattern of object-initial word orders(OSV or OVS).

Pronouns

Personal

Nominative Accusative Vocative¹
Singular First ĩṃa(Xʼ■∆) ĩṃin(Xʼ■X○) -
Second moa(□⛥∆) mõṃa(□⛥ʼ■∆) mõṃigi(□⛥ʼ■XŻX)
Third pãwi(⁼∆ʼVX) padãi(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼX) padãgi(⁼∆ǁ∆ʼŻX)
Plural First Inclusive kãtũ (Z∆ʼǀ7ʼ) gwãyik(ŻV∆ʼ°°XZ) -
Exclusive kõpi(Z⛥ʼ⁼X) awiõu(∆VX⛥ʼ7)
Second pwiun(⁼VX7○) ṇaya(⬤∆°°∆) ṇaigim(⬤∆XŻX□)
Third ‘ãwa(°∆ʼV∆) ‘uṇũ‘ng(°7⬤7ʼ°○) -

¹ The "vocative case" is not an actual vocative case, and is only called so out of convention. It is instead an extension of the accusative case and is more of an "honorific case", used to politely address(if speaking to the object in question) or politely refer to(if not) the object.

Demonstrative

Demonstrative pronouns are placed before the word, as in ti sagãppi(ǀX ▷∆Ż∆ʼ⁼⁼X) "this star". However, the plural forms have to be placed before a plurality marker(either gũ(Ż7ʼ) or ṇĩ(⬤Xʼ) based on animacy), as in tĩ gũ sagãppi(ǀXʼ Ż7ʼ ▷∆Ż∆ʼ⁼⁼X) "these stars".

Singular Plural
Proximal ti(ǀX) tĩ(ǀXʼ)
Medial di(ǀǀX) dĩ(ǀǀXʼ)
Distal du(ǀǀ7) dũ(ǀǀ7ʼ)
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