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| name = Lortho | |||
| nativename = Lortho | |||
| pronunciation = ˈloɾ.tʰo | |||
| image = Lortho.JPG | |||
| image_size = 100px | |||
| setting = Dhamashi, a [[w:Circumbinary_planet|circumbinary planet]] | |||
| region = Lamona continent | |||
| speakers = ~ 60,000,000 | |||
| date = na | |||
| familycolor = conlang | |||
| ancestor1 = Proto-Lamona | |||
| | | ancestor2 = Old Lortho | ||
| | | clcr = qlt | ||
| | | creator = [[User:Bbbourq|Brian Bourque]] | ||
| created = 2003, 2016 | |||
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'''Lortho''' <!--([[Guide:IPA|IPA]]:[ˈloɾ·tʰo])-->is an [[A_priori_language|a priori]] constructed language created by [[user:bbbourq|Brian Bourque]] in the beginning of 2003. It originally started as a prop for a strategy board game where only the [[wikipedia:writing system|script]] was created for aesthetics. It is an [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] language with some minor [[w:fusional_language|fusional]] aspects. | '''Lortho''' <!--([[Guide:IPA|IPA]]:[ˈloɾ·tʰo])-->is an [[A_priori_language|a priori]] constructed language created by [[user:bbbourq|Brian Bourque]] in the beginning of 2003. It originally started as a prop for a strategy board game where only the [[wikipedia:writing system|script]] was created for aesthetics. It is an [[w:agglutinative language|agglutinating]] language with some minor [[w:fusional_language|fusional]] aspects. | ||
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The people ('''Kalanune''') who speak Lortho live on | The people ('''Kalanune''') who speak Lortho live on Dhamashi,<ref>Bourque, B. (2017, September 6). ''The language of Lortho and the world of Dhamashi''. Retrieved from http://aveneca.com/cbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6334</ref> a [[w:Circumbinary_planet|circumbinary planet]] which is itself one of the habitable moons orbiting the [[w:Gas_giant|gas giant]] '''Kus'''<!-- in an alternate universe-->. The planet's surface has many similarities to Earth where it has oceans, mountains, deserts, and forests. The planet has three major continents: '''Mashonu''', '''Kashti''', and '''Lamona'''. The Kalanune live on Lamona.<br /> | ||
<!--Even though there are two stars, neither one can be seen separate from one another during daylight hours. At dawn and dusk, however, both can bee seen due to light refraction through the world's atmosphere.--> | <!--Even though there are two stars, neither one can be seen separate from one another during daylight hours. At dawn and dusk, however, both can bee seen due to light refraction through the world's atmosphere.--> | ||
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==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
A friend was creating a board game similar to [[wikipedia:risk_(game)|Risk]]; however, instead of taking place on Earth, this new game was to take place on an inter-planetary scale. The game creator wanted to develop an extraterrestrial theme and requested a fictional script. The name of the race on this game is "Lortho" and thus the seed was planted. Brian was unable to work on this piece for quite sometime until he joined the | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
A friend was creating a board game similar to [[wikipedia:risk_(game)|Risk]]; however, instead of taking place on Earth, this new game was to take place on an inter-planetary scale. The game creator wanted to develop an extraterrestrial theme and requested a fictional script. The name of the race on this game is "Lortho" and thus the seed was planted. Brian was unable to work on this piece for quite sometime until he joined the Conlang Mailing List <ref>''Conlang Mailing List''. (n.d.). Retrieved from Brown University: http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/conlang.html</ref> and observed both seasoned and novice conlangers discussing all aspects of linguistics. Since then he decided to move forward and bring Lortho into fruition. The language itself was not invented until the spring of 2016. | |||
Another | Much of the language stems from the languages that Brian knows, namely Persian, French, and Korean. Although the language is a priori, much of its construction resembles that of an Indo-European flavor; albeit unintentionally. The phonology is largely inspired by Persian (Farsi) in that each letter is strictly pronounced regardless of their position in the the syllable/word. The agglutinating aspect of the language was largely influence by both Hungarian and Finnish. The orthography was inspired by Central/East Asian orthographies which is further expounded [[#Writing_System|below]]. | ||
Another source of inspiration is Brian's daughter. Through her development of learning how to make speech sounds leading to coherent speech and communication, she "created" words to communicate her wants and needs. Some of these words found their way into the Lortho lexicon. | |||
NOTE: The map below is not 100% scientifically accurate and needs improvement. | |||
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| colspan="3" | [[file:Dhamashi.jpg|500px|Dhamashi]] | | colspan="3" | [[file:Dhamashi.jpg|500px|Dhamashi]] | ||
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| Kashti || Lamona || Mashonu | | Kashti || Lamona || Mashonu | ||
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| colspan="3" | Dhamashi | | colspan="3" | Dhamashi | ||
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==Etymology of Lortho== | ==Etymology of Lortho== | ||
Lortho is a combination of ''Lor'', the god from which their story of life stems, and ''-tho'', the | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
Lortho is a combination of ''Lor'', the god from which their story of life stems, and ''-tho'', the inalienable form for the genitive case. It has since become a noun and can take other case endings (e.g. ''konpharin lorthome'' - I speak Lortho-ACC). | |||
The mountain whence Lor is said to originate is called ''Malhi Dharakhi'', "Great Mountain," and is located in the coastal mountain range on the west coast of Lamona. | The mountain whence Lor is said to originate is called ''Malhi Dharakhi'', "Great Mountain," and is located in the coastal mountain range on the west coast of Lamona. | ||
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==Goals== | ==Goals== | ||
The goal is to create the gradual progression of Lortho which will lead to the development of daughter languages and, eventually, create sister languages which have developed on different parts of the planet. | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
<del>The goal is to create the gradual progression of Lortho which will lead to the development of daughter languages and, eventually, create sister languages which have developed on different parts of the planet</del>. <ins>The aforementioned goal is a little outdated and no longer is appropriate. The long term goal is to see this language develop to a fully usable language. To the point where people from the general public wish to learn it. It is ambitious, but I think Lortho and it's world might take off. In the words of Jim Hopkins (Itláni): "Lortho exists in 'Realms-Somewhere-Real.'"</ins> | |||
A secondary goal is to see this language come to life on the screen either in a series or feature film. | |||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
There are 18 [[wikipedia:consonant|consonants]] in Lortho and all are strictly pronounced the same regardless of placement. | There are 18 [[wikipedia:consonant|consonants]]<ref>''International Phonetic Alphabet''. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org</ref><ref name="IPA">''Guide:IPA''. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://linguifex.com/wiki/Guide:IPA</ref> in Lortho and all are strictly pronounced the same regardless of placement. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
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! style="background-color:#ffffff;" | | ! style="background-color:#ffffff;" | | ||
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| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" | | ||
| style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | t tʰ | | style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | t tʰ | ||
| style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | d | | style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | d dʱ | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" | | ||
| style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | k kʰ | | style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | k kʰ | ||
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| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" | | ||
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | l | | colspan="2" style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | l ʰl | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" | | ||
| colspan="2" | | | colspan="2" | | ||
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===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
'''Monophthongs''' | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
'''Monophthongs'''<ref name="IPA" /> | |||
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'''Diphthongs''' | '''Diphthongs''' | ||
[[File:LorthoDiphthongs Chart.png]] | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
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<!-- 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. --> | <!-- 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. --> | ||
'''Syllable Structure''' | '''Syllable Structure''' | ||
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The [[wikipedia:syllable|syllable]] structure is (C)V(V)(C). | The [[wikipedia:syllable|syllable]] structure is (C)V(V)(C). | ||
* The syllables can be constructed as: | * The syllables can be constructed as: | ||
** V (at this time only used in 3 person singular) | ** V <!--(at this time only used in 3 person singular)--> | ||
** CV | ** CV | ||
** CVV | ** CVV | ||
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# /nd/ | # /nd/ | ||
# /nk/ ( | # /nk/ (with an allophone of [ŋk]) | ||
# /np/ ( | # /np/ (with an allophone of [mp] e.g. the verb '''konpharo''' ''to speak'') | ||
# /ns/ | # /ns/ | ||
# /pt/ | # /pt/ | ||
# /rt/ | # /rt/ | ||
# /sk/ | # /sk/ | ||
# /pr/ | |||
===Prosody=== | ===Prosody=== | ||
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'''Stress''' | '''Stress''' | ||
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# Stress is neither given to prefixes nor suffixes. | # Stress is neither given to prefixes nor suffixes. | ||
'''Intonation''' | <!--'''Intonation''' | ||
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| style="padding:0 0 0 30px;"| For general information on '''intonation (linguistics)''', please click [[w:Intonation_(linguistics)|here]] | | style="padding:0 0 0 30px;"| For general information on '''intonation (linguistics)''', please click [[w:Intonation_(linguistics)|here]] | ||
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===Morphophonology=== | ===Morphophonology=== | ||
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==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
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===Writing System=== | ===Writing System=== | ||
The Lortho [[w:alphabet|alphabet]] | The writing system of Lortho is called '''Dhadakha''', so named from the first three letters. It is an [[w:alphabet|alphabet]] with some [[w:Featural_writing_system|featural aspects]] in denoting [[w:Aspirated_consonant|aspirated]] vs [[w:Tenuis_consonant|tenuis consonants]]. Dhadakha is comprised of 21 letters, one of which is a vowel. The writing system behaves in a similar manner to an [[w:abugida|abugida]]; however, there are no conjunct consonants and vowels are given equal status as consonants. Ligatures are formed by consonant + vowel with the vowels [i] and [ɛ] being the exceptions. Lortho's script was inspired by the [[w:Devanagari|Devanagari]], [[w:Uchen_script|Uchen]], and [[w:Tengwar|Tengwar]] writing systems. | ||
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| '''''UPDATE:''''' | |||
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| ''This script has been revised to include a "common" script. More to come.'' | |||
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| [[File: | | [[File:Revised_Lortho_Alphabet.svg|700px|Lortho Alphabet]] | ||
|- style="text-align:center;" | |- style="text-align:center;" | ||
| Lortho Alphabet | | Lortho Alphabet | ||
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===Vowels and Vowel Constructs=== | ===Vowels and Vowel Constructs=== | ||
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'''Monophthongs''' | '''Monophthongs''' | ||
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===Word-Initial Vowels and Diphthongs=== | ===Word-Initial Vowels and Diphthongs=== | ||
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For word-initial vowels, the letter [i] will be used as the place holder (unless the [i] is the vowel) and the additional vowel will be added as one would on a consonant-vowel ligature. | For word-initial vowels, the letter [i] will be used as the place holder (unless the [i] is the vowel) and the additional vowel will be added as one would on a consonant-vowel ligature. | ||
===Romanized Text=== | ===Romanized Text=== | ||
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Since Lortho has its own script, a romanized version has been set up to make it easy to read and pronounce as shown in the tables below. | Since Lortho has its own script, a romanized version has been set up to make it easy to read and pronounce as shown in the tables below. | ||
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===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
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#They are one of three [[Guide:Gender|gender]]s: masculine, feminine, or neuter | #They are one of three [[Guide:Gender|gender]]s: masculine, feminine, or neuter | ||
#All nouns | #All nouns can be modified to denote case | ||
#All nouns end in a vowel | #All nouns end in a vowel (with few exceptions) | ||
====Gender==== | ====Gender==== | ||
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====Grammatical Case==== | ====Grammatical Case==== | ||
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Lortho has ten [[wikipedia:grammatical case|cases]]. The vowels in parentheses are added if the word ends in a consonant. The following word will be used for demonstration: | Lortho has ten [[wikipedia:grammatical case|cases]]. The vowels in parentheses are added if the word ends in a consonant. The following word will be used for demonstration: | ||
*'''kansaptha'''<br/>''(n. neut.)'' | |||
:# woods, forest | |||
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! style="background-color:#abcabc;" | Case | ! style="background-color:#abcabc;" | Case | ||
! style="background-color:#abcabc;" | Affix | ! style="background-color:#abcabc;" | Affix | ||
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| [[w:Nominative_case|Nominative]] || - || kansaptha|| woods, forest | | [[w:Nominative_case|Nominative]] || - || kansaptha|| woods, forest | ||
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| [[w:Accusative_case|Accusative]] || -(i)me || kansaptha<u>'''me'''</u>|| forest ''(direct obj.)'' | | [[w:Accusative_case|Accusative]] || -<!--(i)-->me || kansaptha<u>'''me'''</u>|| forest ''(direct obj.)'' | ||
|- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | |- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | ||
| [[w:Dative_case|Dative]] || -(i)mela || kansaptha<u>'''mela'''</u>|| forest ''(indirect obj.)'' | | [[w:Dative_case|Dative]] || -<!--(i)-->mela || kansaptha<u>'''mela'''</u>|| forest ''(indirect obj.)'' | ||
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| [[w:Genitive_case|Genitive]] || -(i) | | [[w:Genitive_case|Genitive]]<sup style="font-size:0.7em;">1</sup> || -<!--(i)-->na<!--lo-->u || kansaptha<u>'''na<!--lo-->u'''</u> || of the forest | ||
|- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | |- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | ||
| [[w: | | [[w:Lative_case|Lative]] || -ina/ena || kansapta<u>'''ina'''</u> || in/into the forest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[w:Ablative_case|Ablative]] || -(e)nat || kansaptha<u>'''nat'''</u> || out of/from the forest | | [[w:Ablative_case|Ablative]] || -<!--(e)-->nat || kansaptha<u>'''nat'''</u> || out of/from the forest | ||
|- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | |- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | ||
| [[w:Allative_case|Allative]] || -(e)dan || kansaptha<u>'''dan'''</u>|| to/towards the forest | | [[w:Allative_case|Allative]] || -<!--(e)-->dan || kansaptha<u>'''dan'''</u>|| to/towards the forest | ||
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| [[w:Prolative_case|Prolative]] || -(e) | | [[w:Prolative_case|Prolative]] || -<!--(e)-->da<!--na-->r || kansaptha<u>'''da<!--na-->r'''</u> || through/via/by way of the forest | ||
|- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | |- style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" | ||
| [[w: | | [[w:Instrumental_case|Instrumental]] || -<!--(i)-->len || kansaptha<u>'''len'''</u> || using the forest | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[w:Vocative_case|Vocative]] || fa(l)- || <u>'''fa'''</u>kansaptha || Hey, Forest! | | [[w:Vocative_case|Vocative]] || fa(l)- || <u>'''fa'''</u>kansaptha || Hey, Forest! | ||
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<p style="font-size:0.8em;"><sup>1</sup> -'''na<!--lo-->u''' is the alienable genitive whereas -'''tho''' is the [[w:Inalienable_possession|inalienable]] genitive as seen in the endonym ''Lor<u>'''tho'''</u>''.</p> | |||
====Possessive==== | ====Possessive==== | ||
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The personal [[w:Possession_(linguistics)|possessive]] is formed using a prefix which is gender and [[w:Grammatical_number|number]] specific. We will use the following word: | The personal [[w:Possession_(linguistics)|possessive]] is formed using a prefix which is gender and [[w:Grammatical_number|number]] specific. We will use the following word: | ||
*'''dhammu'''<br/>''(n. fem.)'' | |||
:#chair, seat | |||
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====Pluralization==== | ====Pluralization==== | ||
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Each noun is [[w:Plural|pluralized]] by adding a suffix: | Each noun is [[w:Plural|pluralized]] by adding a suffix: | ||
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#Feminine (-u) and Neuter (-a) nouns add the plural suffix -'''ne''': | #Feminine (-u) and Neuter (-a) nouns add the plural suffix -'''ne''': | ||
#*Examples: | #*Examples: | ||
##Feminine: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; | ##Feminine: '''kansaphu''' ''(n. fem)'' tree; '''pl''' kansaphu'''ne''' | ||
##Neuter: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; | ##Neuter: '''hadikha''' ''(n. neut)'' land, country; '''pl''' hadikha'''ne''' | ||
#Masculine nouns (-i): | #Masculine nouns (-i): | ||
#*Regular masculine nouns will add the infix -'''en'''- before -'''i''': | #*Regular masculine nouns will add the infix -'''en'''- before -'''i''': | ||
#*Masculine nouns that end in -'''ni''' will add the infix -'''em'''-. | #*Masculine nouns that end in -'''ni''' will add the infix -'''em'''-. | ||
#*Examples: | #*Examples: | ||
##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; | ##'''olakhi''' ''(n. masc)'' boat; '''pl''' olakh'''en'''i | ||
##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; | ##'''phorenni''' ''(n. masc)'' peak, summit; '''pl''' phoɾenn'''em'''i | ||
#*If the noun ends in a consonant, the suffix -'''eni''' will be added: | #*If the noun ends in a consonant, the suffix -'''eni''' will be added: | ||
##Example: '''tapas''' ''(n. masc)'' pasta; ''''' | ##Example: '''tapas''' ''(n. masc)'' pasta; '''pl''' tapas'''eni''' | ||
====Reduplication==== | |||
A recent discovery in Lortho is the use of [[w:Reduplication|reduplication]]. So far, one example has emerged: | |||
;kisha [ˈki.ʃa] | |||
:plural kishane [ki.ˈʃa.ne] | |||
#a repeated design; pattern | |||
#('''kisha kisha''') an overly used pattern which loses its effect over time; a pattern of movements no longer requiring thought (e.g. muscle memory)<br/>plural: '''kisha kishane''' | |||
===Personal Pronouns=== | ===Personal Pronouns=== | ||
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| Feminine || hun || mannu || u || munan || namun || nimu | | Feminine || hun || mannu || u || munan || namun || nimu | ||
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| Neuter || || || a || || naman || nima | | Neuter || || || a || || naman<sup style="font-size:0.7em;">2</sup> || nima | ||
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<p style="font-size:0.8em;"><sup>2</sup> The 2nd person plural neuter, '''naman''', is meant for addressing crowds or general audiences</p> | |||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Introduction==== | ====Introduction==== | ||
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Verbs are [[wikipedia:grammatical conjugation|conjugated]] in gender and in number which are governed by the subject (written or implied). For the most part the conjugations are simple and are formed through agglutination; however, there are slight fusional changes that occur when denoting aspect. | Verbs are [[wikipedia:grammatical conjugation|conjugated]] in gender and in number which are governed by the subject (written or implied). For the most part the conjugations are simple and are formed through agglutination; however, there are slight fusional changes that occur when denoting aspect. | ||
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'''-t verbs''' | '''-t verbs''' | ||
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The root is formed by changing the final "'''t'''" to a "'''d'''." | The root is formed by changing the final "'''t'''" to a "'''d'''." | ||
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'''-n verbs''' | '''-n verbs''' | ||
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The root is the same as the infinitive. | The root is the same as the infinitive. | ||
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'''Irregular Verbs''' | '''Irregular Verbs''' | ||
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Although labelled irregular, the verbs still have a regular feel in that they still use the same personal endings; however, the root is derived slightly differently. One example is the verb '''''harlan'''''. | Although labelled irregular, the verbs still have a regular feel in that they still use the same personal endings; however, the root is derived slightly differently. One example is the verb '''''harlan'''''. | ||
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====Moods==== | ====Moods==== | ||
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'''Indicative''' | |||
The indicative mood is the simplest of the moods and requires no extra suffixes. | |||
'''Imperative''' | '''Imperative''' | ||
The imperative form of the verb is simply the root with the vocative case (which can be either implied or explicit). | The imperative form of the verb is simply the root with the vocative case (which can be either implied or explicit). Currently, this is still in development. I must discover the explanations of the imperative mood in first person plural and second person plural. | ||
Examples: | Examples: | ||
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# '''namin''' ''pronoun'' you (masc. pl.) | # '''namin''' ''pronoun'' you (masc. pl.) | ||
# '''shailan''' (shailan-) ''v.'' to sit<br /> | # '''shailan''' (shailan-) ''v.'' to sit<br /> | ||
'''Subjunctive''' | |||
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The subjunctive mood has many different facets. For now, we will talk about wants/wishes. | |||
In the present tense, the expression of want is done by using the verb '''hankhan''' ''to want'' + infinitive. | |||
Examples: | |||
* <code>'''hankhan-in kilikho kansaptha-me'''</code><br /><code>want -1MSG see.INF forest.N -ACC</code><br /> ''I want to see (the) forest'' | |||
====Passive Voice==== | ====Passive Voice==== | ||
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The [[w:Passive_voice|passive voice]] is formed by adding the suffix -'''im''' after the root before any other additional suffixes. The passive voice does not apply to the present tense at this moment. | The [[w:Passive_voice|passive voice]] is formed by adding the suffix -'''im''' after the root before any other additional suffixes. The passive voice does not apply to the present tense at this moment. | ||
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* '''madhit''' (madhid-) ''v.'' to give | * '''madhit''' (madhid-) ''v.'' to give | ||
*# '''madhid-ikh-i i khanishu-me u-mela'''<br />give-PST-3MSG PN.3MSG book.F-ACC PN.3FSG-DAT<br />''He gave the book to her'' | *# <code>'''madhid-ikh-i i khanishu-me u -mela'''</code><br /><code>give- PST-3MSG PN.3MSG book.F -ACC PN.3FSG-DAT</code><br />''He gave the book to her'' | ||
*#* | *#* The verb agrees with the subject ''he'' (i). | ||
*# '''madhid-<u>im</u>-ikh-u khanishu u-mela'''<br />give-<u>PASS</u>-PST-3FSG book.F PN.3FSG-DAT<br />''The book was given to her'' | *# <code>'''madhid-<u>im</u> -ikh-u khanishu u -mela'''</code><br /><code>give -<u>PASS</u>-PST-3FSG book.F PN.3FSG-DAT</code><br />''The book was given to her'' | ||
*#* | *#* The verb agrees with ''book'' since there is no subject initiating the action; however, ''book'' is still affected by the action, hence the accusative case. | ||
====Negation==== | |||
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Negation is accomplished by adding the prefix '''dha(k)'''-. The phoneme /k/ is added before verbs with either initial vowel or initial /h/, which in turn morphs into /kʰ/. | |||
#'''konpharo''' (konphar-)<br/>''to speak'' | |||
#*konphar'''<u>in</u>'''<br/>''I speak'' | |||
#*'''<u>dha</u>'''konpharin<br/>''I do not speak, I am not speaking'' | |||
#'''hankhan''' (hankhan-)<br/>''to want, wish'' | |||
#*hankhan'''<u>in</u>'''<br/>''I want'' | |||
#*'''<u>dhak</u>'''hankhanin<br/>''I do not want'' | |||
#'''artemit''' (artemid-)<br/>''to continue'' | |||
#*artemid'''<u>in</u>'''<br/>''I continue'' | |||
#*'''<u>dhak</u>'''artemidin<br/>''I do not continue'' | |||
===Adjectives=== | ===Adjectives=== | ||
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[[w:Adjective|Adjectives]] behave a little differently than most natural languages. All adjectives are roots since they must agree in gender with the noun which they modify. For placement, adjectives must be placed in front of the noun which they modify. | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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===Morphosyntactic Alignment=== | ===Morphosyntactic Alignment=== | ||
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===Word Order=== | ===Word Order=== | ||
[[w:Verb-subject-object|Verb-Subject-Object]] (VSO). Lortho contains a lot of information in the verb and the noun or noun phrase. The verb is conjugated by person and gender and thus pronouns are largely unnecessary except for emphasis or clarification. The nouns are altered to denote case, | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
The basic word order is [[w:Verb-subject-object|Verb-Subject-Object]] (VSO). Lortho contains a lot of information in the verb and the noun or noun phrase. The verb is conjugated by person and gender and thus pronouns are largely unnecessary except for emphasis or clarification. The nouns are altered to denote case, greatly diminishing the need for prepositions. In addition, below are the basic syntax rules for word order: | |||
#The word order changes to Subject-Verb-Object only in the vocative case. | |||
#Adjectives are placed '''''before''''' the noun. | |||
#*Ordinal numbers are treated as adjectives (see below regarding [[Lortho#Word_Agreement|word agreement]]) | |||
#Adverbs are placed '''''after''''' the verb. | |||
#Interrogatives (who, what, et al) are placed '''''before''''' the verb. | |||
#The question marker (represented in the Leipzig Glossing Rules as '''Q''') is placed at the '''''beginning''''' of the sentence to denote a question. | |||
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===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
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---> | ---> | ||
<!-- etc. etc. --> | <!-- etc. etc. --> | ||
===Word Agreement=== | ===Word Agreement=== | ||
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In Lortho, the word order is verb, (subject), object. Lortho contains a lot of information in the verb and the noun or noun phrase. The verb is conjugated by person and gender and thus pronouns are unnecessary except for emphasis. The nouns are altered to denote case, removing almost entirely the need for prepositions.--> | In Lortho, the word order is verb, (subject), object. Lortho contains a lot of information in the verb and the noun or noun phrase. The verb is conjugated by person and gender and thus pronouns are unnecessary except for emphasis. The nouns are altered to denote case, removing almost entirely the need for prepositions.--> | ||
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There are four basic rules which govern agreement between words: | There are four basic rules which govern agreement between words: | ||
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# Cardinal numbers do not take case nor gender | # Cardinal numbers do not take case nor gender | ||
#Nouns are not pluralized when counted | #Nouns are not pluralized when counted | ||
#* '''kilikh-in kansaphu-ne-me'''<br />see-1MSG | #* <code>'''kilikh-in kansaphu-ne-me'''</code><br /><code>see -1MSG tree.F -PL-ACC</code><br />''I see trees'' | ||
#* '''kilikh-in bon kansaphu-me'''<br />see-1MSG | #* <code>'''kilikh-in bon kansaphu-me'''</code><br /><code>see -1MSG two tree.F -ACC</code><br />''I see two trees (lit: I see two tree)'' | ||
#Adjectives must agree with the noun which they modify in gender, but not in grammatical case nor number | #[[Lortho#Adjectives|Adjectives]] must agree with the noun which they modify in gender, but not in grammatical case nor number | ||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
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===Writing Samples=== | ===Writing Samples=== | ||
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| The people are known as people of the<br /> lanterns and they lived in that forest. | | The people are known as people of the<br /> lanterns and they lived in that forest. | ||
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| Translation | | Translation | ||
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| '''lharidikhin kansapthanat hana tharnidikhin<br />dharakhime. konpharinin toshanimela hana<br />semanikhin, "hankhanin malhiro<br /> danadanar." remedikhi toshani,<br /> "dhamalhirianni danadanar."''' | | '''lharidikhin kansapthanat hana tharnidikhin<br />dharakhime. konpharinin toshanimela hana<br />semanikhin, "hankhanin malhiro<br /> danadanar<sup style="font-size:0.7em;">1</sup>." remedikhi toshani,<br /> "dhamalhirianni danadanar."''' | ||
| I ran out of the forest and climbed the mountain.<br /> I was speaking to the dragon and said, "I want<br /> to walk through here." The dragon replied,<br /> "You will not walk through here."<br /> | | I ran out of the forest and climbed the mountain.<br /> I was speaking to the dragon and said, "I want<br /> to walk through here." The dragon replied,<br /> "You will not walk through here."<br /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" | ''' | | colspan="2" | This was taken from Brian's Instagram account<ref>Bourque, B. (2017, July 15). ''My newest text in my invented language''. [Instagram post]. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com/p/BWmOEyinpTA/?taken-by=bbbourq</ref> | ||
<p style="font-size:0.8em;"><sup>1</sup>This has been recently changed to ''-dar'' to reduce multi-syllabic affixes.</p> | |||
|} | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
| [[File:Handwriting_lortho.jpg|600px|Handwritten Lortho]] | |||
|- | |||
| The latest version of handwritten Lortho. | |||
|} | |||
===Folklore=== | |||
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{| | |||
| style="font-size:2em;" | '''''The Unlucky Fox''''' | |||
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| [[File:TheUnuckyFox.png]] | |||
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| '''Romanization:'''<br/>shadar lharane dasat dharakhinat harlikhi nuphi.<br/>khabalikhi nuphi dalhotamekhon dhaharlikha halhadar a.<br/>kilikhikhi ikhi molha kansapume.<br/>harlikha dirdhalama lidalhota mokansapoina.<br/>khar khesikhi nuphi kansapume denalikhu kansapu lukhothume hana tushadikhu khashume nuphinalo.<br/>tharikhu bonhan monu saurammu thasame nuphinalo. | |||
|- | |||
| '''IPA:'''<br/>{{IPA|ˈʃɑ.dɑɾ lhɑ.ˈɾɑ.nɛ ˈdɑ.sɑt dʰɑ.ˈɾɑ.kʰi.nɑt ˈhɑɾ.li.kʰi ˈnu.pʰi<br/>kʰɑ.ˈbɑl.ikʰ.i ˈnu.pʰi dɑl.ˈho.tɑ.mɛ.kʰon dʰɑ.ˈhɑɾ.li.kʰɑ ˈhɑl.hɑ.dɑɾ ɑ<br/>ki.ˈli.kʰi.kʰi ˈi.kʰi ˈmol.hɑ kɑn.ˈsɑ.pu.mɛ<br/>ˈhɑɾ.li.kʰɑ diɾ.dʰɑ.ˈlɑ.mɑ li.dɑl.ˈho.tɑ mo.kɑn.ˈsɑ.pɔɪ.nɑ. kʰɑɾ ˈkʰɛ.si.kʰi ˈnu.pʰi kɑn.ˈsɑ.pu.mɛ dɛ<br/>ˈnɑ.li.kʰu kɑn.ˈsɑ.pu lu.ˈkʰo.tʰu.mɛ ˈhɑ.nɑ tu.ˈʃɑ.di.kʰu ˈkʰɑ.ʃu.mɛ ˈnu.pʰi.nɑlo<br/>ˈtʰɑ.ɾi.kʰu ˈbon.hɑn ˈmo.nu saʊ.ˈɾɑm.mu ˈtʰɑ.sɑ.mɛ ˈnu.pʰi.nɑ.lo}} | |||
|- | |||
| '''Leipzig Gloss:''' | |||
shadar lhara-ne dasat dharakhi -nat harl-ikh-i nuphi | |||
'''ago.ADV year -PL beyond.ADV mountain.M-ABL be -PST-3MSG fox.M''' | |||
''Once upon a time, there was the fox'' | |||
khabal-ikh-i nuphi dalhota-me -khon dha-harl-ikh-a halhadar a | |||
'''search-PST-3MSG fox.M food.N -ACC-but NEG-be -PST-3NSG much.ADJ PN.3NSG''' | |||
''The fox searched for food, but there was not much of it'' | |||
kilikh-ikh-i ikhi molha kansapu-me | |||
'''see -PST-3MSG one huge-N tree.N -ACC''' | |||
''It saw a huge tree'' | |||
harl-ikh-a dir -dhalam-a li -dalhota mo -kansapo-ina | |||
'''be -PST-3NSG SUPERL -good -N PN.POSS.3MSG-food.N that -tree.F -SUBL''' | |||
''Its favorite food was in that tree'' | |||
khar khes -ikh-i nuphi kansapu-me denal-ikh-u kansapu lu -khothu-me hana tushad-ikh-u khashu-me nuphi-nalo | |||
'''when scratch-PST-3MSG fox.M tree.F -ACC close-PST-3FSG tree.F PN.POSS.3FSG-wall.F-ACC and bury -PST-3FSG head.F-ACC fox.M-GEN''' | |||
''When the fox scratched the tree, the tree closed its wall (here it means bark) and buried (trapped) the fox's head'' | |||
thar-ikh-u bonhan mon -u saurammu thasa -me nuphi-nalo | |||
'''eat -PST-3FSG twenty other-F animal.F head.N-ACC fox.M-GEN''' | |||
''Twenty other animals ate the fox's body | |||
'' | |||
|- | |||
| I know this story is a little morbid; however, I was compelled to write a backstory as to why in Lorthoan culture calling someone a "fox" is considered derogatory, as in someone who is utterly unlucky or who has amassed misfortune. | |||
|} | |} | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
===Linguistics=== | ===Linguistics=== | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/timbrookesxi Endangered Alphabets] - YouTube channel about 14 of the world's writing systems threatened with extinction | |||
[http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org International Phonetic Alphabet] | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFuOFZ0wFoHK2deKFldaLGA Glossika Phonics] - YouTube channel for IPA pronunciation | |||
[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMk_WSPy3EE16aK5HLzCJzw NativLang] - YouTube channel about the history of written and spoken language | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/timbrookesxi Endangered Alphabets] - YouTube channel about 14 of the world's writing systems threatened with extinction | ||
[http://www.omniglot.com Omniglot] | * [http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org International Phonetic Alphabet] | ||
[http://www.etymonline.com Online Etymology Dictionary (English)] | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFuOFZ0wFoHK2deKFldaLGA Glossika Phonics] - YouTube channel for IPA pronunciation | ||
[https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics Reddit: Linguistics] | * [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMk_WSPy3EE16aK5HLzCJzw NativLang] - YouTube channel about the history of written and spoken language | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/WikiTongues Wikitongues] - A not for profit YouTube project to help preserve the world's living languages | * [http://www.omniglot.com Omniglot] | ||
[http://wals.info World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)] | * [http://www.etymonline.com Online Etymology Dictionary (English)] | ||
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/linguistics Reddit: Linguistics] | |||
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/WikiTongues Wikitongues] - A not for profit YouTube project to help preserve the world's living languages | |||
* [http://wals.info World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)] | |||
===Constructed Languages=== | ===Constructed Languages=== | ||
[http://cals.info Conlang Atlas of Language Structures (CALS)] | |||
[http://www.aveneca.com/cbb Conlang Bulletin Board (CBB)] | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/HBMmaster8472 Conlang Critic] - A YouTube vlogger who offers insight on conlangs | |||
[https://listserv.brown.edu/archives/conlang.html Conlang Mailing List] | * [http://cals.info Conlang Atlas of Language Structures (CALS)] | ||
[http://relaymuseum.cals.info Conlang Relay Museum on CALS] | * [http://www.aveneca.com/cbb Conlang Bulletin Board (CBB)] | ||
[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Conlang Conlanging on Wikibooks] | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/HBMmaster8472 Conlang Critic] - A YouTube vlogger who offers insight on conlangs | ||
[http://conworkshop.info ConWorkShop] - an online one-stop-shop for cataloging your conlang | * [https://listserv.brown.edu/archives/conlang.html Conlang Mailing List] | ||
[http://fiatlingua.org/about Fiat Lingua] - an online archive of conlang articles | * [http://relaymuseum.cals.info Conlang Relay Museum on CALS] | ||
[[Guide:Writing_system|Guide: Writing System]] - A guide on how to develop your own writing system | * [http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Conlang Conlanging on Wikibooks] | ||
[http://conlang.org Language Creation Society (LCS)] | * [http://conworkshop.info ConWorkShop] - an online one-stop-shop for cataloging your conlang | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/user/fiatlingua LCS on YouTube] | * [http://fiatlingua.org/about Fiat Lingua] - an online archive of conlang articles | ||
[https://www.reddit.com/r/conlangs Reddit: Conlangs] | * [[Guide:Writing_system|Guide: Writing System]] - A guide on how to develop your own writing system | ||
[https://www.reddit.com/r/neography Reddit: Neography (Constructed Scripts)] | * [http://conlang.org Language Creation Society (LCS)] | ||
[http://specgram.com Speculative Grammarian] - A satirical periodical on linguistics and conlangery | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/fiatlingua LCS on YouTube] | ||
[http://www.incatena.org Zompist Bulletin Board (ZBB)] | * [https://www.reddit.com/r/conlangs Reddit: Conlangs] | ||
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/neography Reddit: Neography (Constructed Scripts)] | |||
* [http://specgram.com Speculative Grammarian] - A satirical periodical on linguistics and conlangery | |||
* [http://www.incatena.org Zompist Bulletin Board (ZBB)] | |||
===Lortho=== | ===Lortho=== | ||
[http://cals.info/language/lortho Lortho on CALS] | |||
[http://relaymuseum.cals.info/relay/24 Lortho in the 24th Conlang Relay (8th Position)] | <div style="font-weight:normal; float:right;">[[#top|^ top]]</div><br/> | ||
[http://conworkshop.info/view_language.php?l=LTH Lortho on ConWorkShop] | |||
[https://www.frathwiki.com/Lortho Lortho on FrathWiki] | * [http://cals.info/language/lortho Lortho on CALS] | ||
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CzVn9nh9F8sVaF74tK8xgeIEKHY4B9RdYC3svJqG_i0/edit?usp=sharing Lortho Lexicon] | * [http://relaymuseum.cals.info/relay/24 Lortho in the 24th Conlang Relay (8th Position)] | ||
[http:// | * [http://conworkshop.info/view_language.php?l=LTH Lortho on ConWorkShop] | ||
* [https://www.frathwiki.com/Lortho Lortho on FrathWiki] | |||
* [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CzVn9nh9F8sVaF74tK8xgeIEKHY4B9RdYC3svJqG_i0/edit?usp=sharing Lortho Lexicon] | |||
* [http://cbbforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6334 The World of Dhamashi] (CBB) | |||
* [http://conworlds.fun/cwbb/viewtopic.php?t=1490 The World of Dhamashi] (Conworlds.fun) <- Archived and moved to a different site | |||
* [http://lortho.conlang.org Lortho hosted on LCS] | |||
* [http://www.omniglot.com/conscripts/dhadakha.htm Lortho on Omniglot] | |||
* [https://lortho.conlang.org/dictionary/lDict.pdf Lortho – English Dictionary] | |||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
[https://discord.gg/3CWdJ9 Sajem Tan (Common Honey) Collaborative Conlang Discord Server]<br /> | |||
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* [https://discord.gg/3CWdJ9 Sajem Tan (Common Honey) Collaborative Conlang Discord Server]<br/> | |||
* [https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/bbbourq Brian on Instagram]<br/> | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
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[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] |
Latest revision as of 23:42, 24 February 2023
Lortho | |
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Lortho | |
Pronunciation | [ˈloɾ.tʰo] |
Created by | Brian Bourque |
Date | 2003, 2016 |
Setting | Dhamashi, a circumbinary planet |
Native speakers | ~ 60,000,000 |
Early forms | Proto-Lamona
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Language codes | |
CLCR | qlt |
Lortho is an a priori constructed language created by Brian Bourque in the beginning of 2003. It originally started as a prop for a strategy board game where only the script was created for aesthetics. It is an agglutinating language with some minor fusional aspects.
The people (Kalanune) who speak Lortho live on Dhamashi,[1] a circumbinary planet which is itself one of the habitable moons orbiting the gas giant Kus. The planet's surface has many similarities to Earth where it has oceans, mountains, deserts, and forests. The planet has three major continents: Mashonu, Kashti, and Lamona. The Kalanune live on Lamona.
Inspiration
A friend was creating a board game similar to Risk; however, instead of taking place on Earth, this new game was to take place on an inter-planetary scale. The game creator wanted to develop an extraterrestrial theme and requested a fictional script. The name of the race on this game is "Lortho" and thus the seed was planted. Brian was unable to work on this piece for quite sometime until he joined the Conlang Mailing List [2] and observed both seasoned and novice conlangers discussing all aspects of linguistics. Since then he decided to move forward and bring Lortho into fruition. The language itself was not invented until the spring of 2016.
Much of the language stems from the languages that Brian knows, namely Persian, French, and Korean. Although the language is a priori, much of its construction resembles that of an Indo-European flavor; albeit unintentionally. The phonology is largely inspired by Persian (Farsi) in that each letter is strictly pronounced regardless of their position in the the syllable/word. The agglutinating aspect of the language was largely influence by both Hungarian and Finnish. The orthography was inspired by Central/East Asian orthographies which is further expounded below.
Another source of inspiration is Brian's daughter. Through her development of learning how to make speech sounds leading to coherent speech and communication, she "created" words to communicate her wants and needs. Some of these words found their way into the Lortho lexicon.
NOTE: The map below is not 100% scientifically accurate and needs improvement.
Kashti | Lamona | Mashonu |
Dhamashi |
Etymology of Lortho
Lortho is a combination of Lor, the god from which their story of life stems, and -tho, the inalienable form for the genitive case. It has since become a noun and can take other case endings (e.g. konpharin lorthome - I speak Lortho-ACC).
The mountain whence Lor is said to originate is called Malhi Dharakhi, "Great Mountain," and is located in the coastal mountain range on the west coast of Lamona.
Goals
The goal is to create the gradual progression of Lortho which will lead to the development of daughter languages and, eventually, create sister languages which have developed on different parts of the planet. The aforementioned goal is a little outdated and no longer is appropriate. The long term goal is to see this language develop to a fully usable language. To the point where people from the general public wish to learn it. It is ambitious, but I think Lortho and it's world might take off. In the words of Jim Hopkins (Itláni): "Lortho exists in 'Realms-Somewhere-Real.'"
A secondary goal is to see this language come to life on the screen either in a series or feature film.
Phonology
Consonants
There are 18 consonants[3][4] in Lortho and all are strictly pronounced the same regardless of placement.
Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
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Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||
Plosive | p pʰ | b | t tʰ | d dʱ | k kʰ | |||||||
Fricative | f | s | ʃ | h | ||||||||
Lateral Approximant | l ʰl | |||||||||||
Tap or Flap | ɾ |
Vowels
Monophthongs[4]
Front | Near- front | Central | Near- back | Back | ||
Close |
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Near-close | ||||||
Close-mid | ||||||
Mid | ||||||
Open-mid | ||||||
Near-open | ||||||
Open |
Diphthongs
Phonotactics
Syllable Structure
The syllable structure is (C)V(V)(C).
- The syllables can be constructed as:
- V
- CV
- CVV
- VC
- CVC
- CVVC
Consonant Clusters
There are no consonant clusters allowed in onsets or codas; however, clusters formed from adjacent syllables (i.e. coda + onset) are allowed. These clusters are:
- /nd/
- /nk/ (with an allophone of [ŋk])
- /np/ (with an allophone of [mp] e.g. the verb konpharo to speak)
- /ns/
- /pt/
- /rt/
- /sk/
- /pr/
Prosody
Stress
Stress in Lortho is handled as follows:
- Stress is always on the penultimatae syllable of the root or infinitive except:
- -n verbs will always receive stress on the final syllable of the infinitive or root.
- Pluralized nouns will shift the stress to the penultimate syllable.
- If the word is two syllables long, then the stress is on the first syllable.
- Stress is neither given to prefixes nor suffixes.
Orthography
Writing System
The writing system of Lortho is called Dhadakha, so named from the first three letters. It is an alphabet with some featural aspects in denoting aspirated vs tenuis consonants. Dhadakha is comprised of 21 letters, one of which is a vowel. The writing system behaves in a similar manner to an abugida; however, there are no conjunct consonants and vowels are given equal status as consonants. Ligatures are formed by consonant + vowel with the vowels [i] and [ɛ] being the exceptions. Lortho's script was inspired by the Devanagari, Uchen, and Tengwar writing systems.
UPDATE: |
This script has been revised to include a "common" script. More to come. |
Lortho Alphabet |
Vowels and Vowel Constructs
Monophthongs
Vowels (except [i]) are attached to the preceding consonant forming ligatures.
Lortho Vowels |
Diphthongs
The diphthongs are written as seen below.
Lortho diphthongs |
Word-Initial Vowels and Diphthongs
For word-initial vowels, the letter [i] will be used as the place holder (unless the [i] is the vowel) and the additional vowel will be added as one would on a consonant-vowel ligature.
Romanized Text
Since Lortho has its own script, a romanized version has been set up to make it easy to read and pronounce as shown in the tables below.
Consonants | ||||||||||||||||||||
IPA | dʰ | d | kʰ | k | lʰ | l | tʰ | t | pʰ | p | ʃ | s | n | nː | m | mː | h | b | f | ɾ |
Romanization | dh | d | kh | k | lh | l | th | t | ph | p | sh | s | n | nn | m | mm | h | b | f | r |
Monophthongs | |||||
IPA | i | ɑ | ɛ | u | o |
Romanization | i | a | e | u | o |
Diphthongs | ||||
IPA | aɪ | aʊ | ɔɪ | eɪ |
Romanization | ai | au | oi | ei |
Morphology
Nouns
Introduction
Nouns in Lortho have three distinct features:
- They are one of three genders: masculine, feminine, or neuter
- All nouns can be modified to denote case
- All nouns end in a vowel (with few exceptions)
Gender
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|
-i dharakhi mountain |
-u dhammu chair |
-a hadikha country, land |
Exceptions:
There there are a couple nouns that do not follow the above rules for gender (this will increase as Lortho's lexicon grows):
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
---|---|---|
tapas pasta |
dhi water |
Grammatical Case
Lortho has ten cases. The vowels in parentheses are added if the word ends in a consonant. The following word will be used for demonstration:
- kansaptha
(n. neut.)
- woods, forest
Case | Affix | Example | Translation |
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Nominative | - | kansaptha | woods, forest |
Accusative | -me | kansapthame | forest (direct obj.) |
Dative | -mela | kansapthamela | forest (indirect obj.) |
Genitive1 | -nau | kansapthanau | of the forest |
Lative | -ina/ena | kansaptaina | in/into the forest |
Ablative | -nat | kansapthanat | out of/from the forest |
Allative | -dan | kansapthadan | to/towards the forest |
Prolative | -dar | kansapthadar | through/via/by way of the forest |
Instrumental | -len | kansapthalen | using the forest |
Vocative | fa(l)- | fakansaptha | Hey, Forest! |
1 -nau is the alienable genitive whereas -tho is the inalienable genitive as seen in the endonym Lortho.
Possessive
The personal possessive is formed using a prefix which is gender and number specific. We will use the following word:
- dhammu
(n. fem.)
- chair, seat
Person | Singular | Plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
1st person | nidhammu | nudhammu | - | nimadhammu | numadhammu | - |
2nd person | lindhammu | lundhammu | - | nanidhammu | nanudhammu | - |
3rd person | lidhammu | ludhammu | ladhammu | limidhammu | limudhammu | limadhammu |
Pluralization
Each noun is pluralized by adding a suffix:
- Feminine (-u) and Neuter (-a) nouns add the plural suffix -ne:
- Examples:
- Feminine: kansaphu (n. fem) tree; pl kansaphune
- Neuter: hadikha (n. neut) land, country; pl hadikhane
- Masculine nouns (-i):
- Regular masculine nouns will add the infix -en- before -i:
- Masculine nouns that end in -ni will add the infix -em-.
- Examples:
- olakhi (n. masc) boat; pl olakheni
- phorenni (n. masc) peak, summit; pl phoɾennemi
- If the noun ends in a consonant, the suffix -eni will be added:
- Example: tapas (n. masc) pasta; pl tapaseni
Reduplication
A recent discovery in Lortho is the use of reduplication. So far, one example has emerged:
- kisha [ˈki.ʃa]
- plural kishane [ki.ˈʃa.ne]
- a repeated design; pattern
- (kisha kisha) an overly used pattern which loses its effect over time; a pattern of movements no longer requiring thought (e.g. muscle memory)
plural: kisha kishane
Personal Pronouns
1SG | 2SG | 3SG | 1PL | 2PL | 3PL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | hin | manni | i | minan | namin | nimi |
Feminine | hun | mannu | u | munan | namun | nimu |
Neuter | a | naman2 | nima |
2 The 2nd person plural neuter, naman, is meant for addressing crowds or general audiences
Verbs
Introduction
Verbs are conjugated in gender and in number which are governed by the subject (written or implied). For the most part the conjugations are simple and are formed through agglutination; however, there are slight fusional changes that occur when denoting aspect.
Conjugation
Regular Verbs
There are three main verbs in Lortho: -o verbs, -t verbs, and -n verbs. The conjugation tables below show a preview of how the regular verbs conjugate in each category. Conjugation in other tenses includes more fusional aspects.
-o verbs
The root is formed by subtracting the final "o."
Present Tense | ||||||
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konpharo [kon.'pʰɑ.ɾo] to speak root: konphar- | ||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||
masc | fem | neut | masc | fem | neut | |
1st pers | konpharin | konpharun | - | konpharinan | konpharunan | - |
2nd pers | konpharanni | konpharannu | - | konpharamin | konpharamun | - |
3rd pers | konphari | konpharu | konphara | konpharimi | konpharimu | konpharima |
-t verbs
The root is formed by changing the final "t" to a "d."
Present Tense | ||||||
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phramit ['pʰɾɑ.mit] to push root: phramid- | ||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||
masc | fem | neut | masc | fem | neut | |
1st pers | phramidin | phramidun | - | phramidinan | phramidunan | - |
2nd pers | phramidanni | phramidannu | - | phramidamin | phramidamun | - |
3rd pers | phramidi | phramidu | phramida | phramidimi | phramidimu | phramidima |
-n verbs
The root is the same as the infinitive.
Present Tense | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
shailan [ʃaɪ.'lɑn] to sit root: shailan- | ||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||
masc | fem | neut | masc | fem | neut | |
1st pers | shailanin | shailanun | - | shailaninan | shailanunan | - |
2nd pers | shailananni | shailanannu | - | shailanamin | shailanamun | - |
3rd pers | shailani | shailanu | shailana | shailanimi | shailanimu | shailanima |
Irregular Verbs
Although labelled irregular, the verbs still have a regular feel in that they still use the same personal endings; however, the root is derived slightly differently. One example is the verb harlan.
Present Tense | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
harlan [hɑɾ.'lɑn] to be root: harl- | ||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||
masc | fem | neut | masc | fem | neut | |
1st pers | harlin | harlun | - | harlinan | harlunan | - |
2nd pers | harlanni | harlannu | - | harlamin | harlamun | - |
3rd pers | harli | harlu | harla | harlimi | harlimu | harlima |
Moods
Indicative
The indicative mood is the simplest of the moods and requires no extra suffixes.
Imperative
The imperative form of the verb is simply the root with the vocative case (which can be either implied or explicit). Currently, this is still in development. I must discover the explanations of the imperative mood in first person plural and second person plural.
Examples:
- famannu, konphar!
- Hey you, speak!
- fanamin, nathar namineme!
- Hey you, be quiet! (lit. quiet yourselves)
- fabrian, shailan!
- Brian, sit!
Vocabulary:
- konpharo (konphar-) v. to speak
- natharo (nathar-) v. to quell, pacify
- mannu pronoun you (fem. sing.)
- namin pronoun you (masc. pl.)
- shailan (shailan-) v. to sit
Subjunctive
The subjunctive mood has many different facets. For now, we will talk about wants/wishes.
In the present tense, the expression of want is done by using the verb hankhan to want + infinitive.
Examples:
hankhan-in kilikho kansaptha-me
want -1MSG see.INF forest.N -ACC
I want to see (the) forest
Passive Voice
The passive voice is formed by adding the suffix -im after the root before any other additional suffixes. The passive voice does not apply to the present tense at this moment.
Example:
- madhit (madhid-) v. to give
madhid-ikh-i i khanishu-me u -mela
give- PST-3MSG PN.3MSG book.F -ACC PN.3FSG-DAT
He gave the book to her- The verb agrees with the subject he (i).
madhid-im -ikh-u khanishu u -mela
give -PASS-PST-3FSG book.F PN.3FSG-DAT
The book was given to her- The verb agrees with book since there is no subject initiating the action; however, book is still affected by the action, hence the accusative case.
Negation
Negation is accomplished by adding the prefix dha(k)-. The phoneme /k/ is added before verbs with either initial vowel or initial /h/, which in turn morphs into /kʰ/.
- konpharo (konphar-)
to speak- konpharin
I speak - dhakonpharin
I do not speak, I am not speaking
- konpharin
- hankhan (hankhan-)
to want, wish- hankhanin
I want - dhakhankhanin
I do not want
- hankhanin
- artemit (artemid-)
to continue- artemidin
I continue - dhakartemidin
I do not continue
- artemidin
Adjectives
Adjectives behave a little differently than most natural languages. All adjectives are roots since they must agree in gender with the noun which they modify. For placement, adjectives must be placed in front of the noun which they modify.
Syntax
Morphosyntactic Alignment
The morphosyntactic alignment of Lortho is Nominative - Accusative.
Word Order
The basic word order is Verb-Subject-Object (VSO). Lortho contains a lot of information in the verb and the noun or noun phrase. The verb is conjugated by person and gender and thus pronouns are largely unnecessary except for emphasis or clarification. The nouns are altered to denote case, greatly diminishing the need for prepositions. In addition, below are the basic syntax rules for word order:
- The word order changes to Subject-Verb-Object only in the vocative case.
- Adjectives are placed before the noun.
- Ordinal numbers are treated as adjectives (see below regarding word agreement)
- Adverbs are placed after the verb.
- Interrogatives (who, what, et al) are placed before the verb.
- The question marker (represented in the Leipzig Glossing Rules as Q) is placed at the beginning of the sentence to denote a question.
Word Agreement
There are four basic rules which govern agreement between words:
- Verbs must agree in gender and number with the subject (explicit or implied)
- Cardinal numbers do not take case nor gender
- Nouns are not pluralized when counted
kilikh-in kansaphu-ne-me
see -1MSG tree.F -PL-ACC
I see treeskilikh-in bon kansaphu-me
see -1MSG two tree.F -ACC
I see two trees (lit: I see two tree)
- Adjectives must agree with the noun which they modify in gender, but not in grammatical case nor number
Example texts
Grammar Samples |
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Examples of grammatical case, verb conjugation, and word order. Nominative Case
Accusative Case
Dative Case
Genitive Case
Sublative Case
Ablative Case
Allative Case
Prolative Case
Instructive
Vocative
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Writing Samples
Text | Translation |
konpharin lorthome | I speak Lortho |
Text | Translation |
kalanune denimanimu kalanune khonaminalo hana tomidikhimu ma kansapthaina |
The people are known as people of the lanterns and they lived in that forest. |
Text | Translation |
lharidikhin kansapthanat hana tharnidikhin dharakhime. konpharinin toshanimela hana semanikhin, "hankhanin malhiro danadanar1." remedikhi toshani, "dhamalhirianni danadanar." |
I ran out of the forest and climbed the mountain. I was speaking to the dragon and said, "I want to walk through here." The dragon replied, "You will not walk through here." |
This was taken from Brian's Instagram account[5]
1This has been recently changed to -dar to reduce multi-syllabic affixes. |
The latest version of handwritten Lortho. |
Folklore
Resources
Linguistics
- Endangered Alphabets - YouTube channel about 14 of the world's writing systems threatened with extinction
- International Phonetic Alphabet
- Glossika Phonics - YouTube channel for IPA pronunciation
- NativLang - YouTube channel about the history of written and spoken language
- Omniglot
- Online Etymology Dictionary (English)
- Reddit: Linguistics
- Wikitongues - A not for profit YouTube project to help preserve the world's living languages
- World Atlas of Language Structures (WALS)
Constructed Languages
- Conlang Atlas of Language Structures (CALS)
- Conlang Bulletin Board (CBB)
- Conlang Critic - A YouTube vlogger who offers insight on conlangs
- Conlang Mailing List
- Conlang Relay Museum on CALS
- Conlanging on Wikibooks
- ConWorkShop - an online one-stop-shop for cataloging your conlang
- Fiat Lingua - an online archive of conlang articles
- Guide: Writing System - A guide on how to develop your own writing system
- Language Creation Society (LCS)
- LCS on YouTube
- Reddit: Conlangs
- Reddit: Neography (Constructed Scripts)
- Speculative Grammarian - A satirical periodical on linguistics and conlangery
- Zompist Bulletin Board (ZBB)
Lortho
- Lortho on CALS
- Lortho in the 24th Conlang Relay (8th Position)
- Lortho on ConWorkShop
- Lortho on FrathWiki
- Lortho Lexicon
- The World of Dhamashi (CBB)
- The World of Dhamashi (Conworlds.fun) <- Archived and moved to a different site
- Lortho hosted on LCS
- Lortho on Omniglot
- Lortho – English Dictionary
Miscellaneous
References
- ^ Bourque, B. (2017, September 6). The language of Lortho and the world of Dhamashi. Retrieved from http://aveneca.com/cbb/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=6334
- ^ Conlang Mailing List. (n.d.). Retrieved from Brown University: http://listserv.brown.edu/archives/conlang.html
- ^ International Phonetic Alphabet. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org
- ^ a b Guide:IPA. (n.d.) Retrieved from https://linguifex.com/wiki/Guide:IPA
- ^ Bourque, B. (2017, July 15). My newest text in my invented language. [Instagram post]. Retrieved from https://www.instagram.com/p/BWmOEyinpTA/?taken-by=bbbourq