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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
d -- [θ] | d -- [θ] | ||
h -- [h] | h -- [h] | ||
k -- [k] | k -- [k] | ||
l -- [l] | l -- [l] | ||
m -- [m] | m -- [m] | ||
n -- [n] | n -- [n] | ||
p -- [p] | p -- [p] | ||
r -- [r] | r -- [r] | ||
s -- [s] | s -- [s] | ||
t -- [t] | t -- [t] | ||
w -- [w] | w -- [w] | ||
y -- [j] | y -- [j] | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
i -- [ɪ] ii -- [i] | i -- [ɪ] ii -- [i] | ||
e -- [ɛ] ee -- [e] | e -- [ɛ] ee -- [e] | ||
a -- [ə] aa -- [a] | a -- [ə] aa -- [a] | ||
o -- [ɔ] oo -- [o] | o -- [ɔ] oo -- [o] | ||
u -- [ʊ] uu -- [u] | u -- [ʊ] uu -- [u] | ||
ai -- [ai] | ai -- [ai] | ||
aw -- [au] | aw -- [au] | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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Nouns | Nouns | ||
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1s niin 1p niinaw | 1s niin 1p niinaw | ||
2s giin 2p giinaw | 2s giin 2p giinaw | ||
3s wiin 3p wiinaw | 3s wiin 3p wiinaw | ||
Adjectives | Adjectives | ||
rawd -- red | |||
Verbs | Verbs | ||
<root>(y)a | <root>(y)a | ||
lawp -- run -- lawp aw | |||
lawp -- run -- lawp aw wiin -- run of him (his run) | |||
lawpa -- to run -- oiin lawpa i haim -- he runs to home | lawpa -- to run -- oiin lawpa i haim -- he runs to home | ||
wit -- eye | wit -- eye | ||
wita to see -- niin wita giin -- i see you | wita to see -- niin wita giin -- i see you | ||
leta wiin wita haim aw giin -- stop he see home of you | leta wiin wita haim aw giin -- stop he see home of you | ||
Koma wiin wita haim aw giin -- come he see home of you | |||
Adverbs | Adverbs | ||
Particles | Particles | ||
Derivational morphology | Derivational morphology | ||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
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===Verb phrase=== | ===Verb phrase=== | ||
<noun><verb><noun> | |||
wiin saat laupa ii haim -- he quickly runs home | |||
Leta wiin laupa ii haim -- he quickly ran home. | |||
Koma wiin laupa ii haim -- he will quickly run home | |||
===Sentence phrase=== | ===Sentence phrase=== | ||
===Dependent clauses=== | ===Dependent clauses=== | ||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 22 December 2017
Introduction
This is a proposed trade language between the Algonquin and the Norse circa 1000CE.
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
d -- [θ]
h -- [h]
k -- [k]
l -- [l]
m -- [m]
n -- [n]
p -- [p]
r -- [r]
s -- [s]
t -- [t]
w -- [w]
y -- [j]
Vowels
i -- [ɪ] ii -- [i]
e -- [ɛ] ee -- [e]
a -- [ə] aa -- [a]
o -- [ɔ] oo -- [o]
u -- [ʊ] uu -- [u]
ai -- [ai]
aw -- [au]
Prosody
C::{p|t|k|m|n|s|h|d|w|y|r|l}
V::={a|aa|e|ee|i|ii|o|oo|u|uu|aw|ai}
S::= CV(C|-}
<word>::= S{S}
Stress
Stress falls n the ultimate syllable of the root word.
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
word::= S{S}
verb::=<word>a
Morphology
Nouns
Pronouns
1s niin 1p niinaw
2s giin 2p giinaw
3s wiin 3p wiinaw
Adjectives
rawd -- red
Verbs
<root>(y)a
lawp -- run -- lawp aw wiin -- run of him (his run)
lawpa -- to run -- oiin lawpa i haim -- he runs to home
wit -- eye
wita to see -- niin wita giin -- i see you
leta wiin wita haim aw giin -- stop he see home of you
Koma wiin wita haim aw giin -- come he see home of you
Adverbs Particles Derivational morphology
Syntax
Constituent order
adjective subject adverb auxiliary verb adjective object oblique
Noun phrase
<preposition> <adjective> <noun>
ii rawd haim -- to (a/the) red house
aw wiin -- of he/him
Verb phrase
<noun><verb><noun>
wiin saat laupa ii haim -- he quickly runs home
Leta wiin laupa ii haim -- he quickly ran home.
Koma wiin laupa ii haim -- he will quickly run home
Sentence phrase
Dependent clauses
Example texts
Other resources
Adject Subject Adverb Auxiliary Verb Adjective Object {prep} Oblique
Rawd rak saat lawpa ii garen as wiin [[ɹauθ ɹɔk sat lau.pə i win gə.ɹɛn əs win] Red fox quick run to den of he.