Endqwo

Endqwo
ëq̀eꞌīꞌc
Pronunciation	[ø.qʷe.ʔiːʔc]
Created by	wfesøra
Date	10/31/24 (M/D/Y)
Writing system	Latin

Endqwo (endonym: ëq̀eꞌīꞌc; Endqwo: ø.qʷe.ʔiːʔc) is the experimental version of its sister, Endeqwo, it works like, and takes large inspiration from, Ithkuil.

Etymology

ëq̀eꞌīꞌc is from the root -q̀ꞌꞌ- (Our language), it literally means "A made up system of sounds and rules coming together to form a language"

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes

		Labial		alveolar			post -alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Uvular
		plain	lab.	plain	lab.	lat.	plain	lab.	plain	lab.	plain	lab.	plain	lab.
Nasal		m	mʷ	n	nʷ				ɲ	ɲʷ	ŋ	ŋʷ	ɴ	ɴʷ
Stop	voiceless	p	pʷ	t	tʷ				c	cʷ	k	kʷ	q	qʷ
	voiced	b	bʷ	d	dʷ				ɟ	ɟʷ	g	gʷ	ɢ	ɢʷ
	ejective	pʼ	pʷʼ	tʼ	tʷʼ				cʼ	cʷʼ	kʼ	kʷʼ	qʼ	qʷʼ
affricate	voiceless	p͡f	p͡fʷ	t͡s	t͡sʷ	t͡ɬ	t͡ʃ	t͡ʃʷ	c͡ç	c͡çʷ	k͡x	k͡xʷ	q͡χ	q͡χʷ
	voiced	b͡v	b͡vʷ	d͡z	d͡zʷ	d͡ɮ	d͡ʒ	d͡ʒʷ	ɟ͡ʝ	ɟ͡ʝʷ	g͡ɣ	g͡ɣʷ	ɢ͡ʁ	ɢ͡ʁʷ
	ejective	p͡fʼ	p͡fʷʼ	t͡sʼ	t͡sʷʼ	t͡ɬʼ	t͡ʃʼ	t͡ʃʷʼ	c͡çʼ	c͡çʷʼ	k͡xʼ	k͡xʷʼ	q͡χʼ	q͡χʷʼ
fricative	voiceless	f	fʷ	s	sʷ	ɬ	ʃ	ʃʷ	ç	çʷ	x	xʷ	χ	χʷ
	voiced	v	vʷ	z	zʷ	ɮ	ʒ	ʒʷ	ʝ	ʝʷ	ɣ	ɣʷ	ʁ	ʁʷ
	ejective	fʼ	fʷʼ	sʼ	sʷʼ	ɬʼ	ʃʼ	ʃʷʼ	çʼ	çʷʼ	xʼ	xʷʼ	χʼ	χʷʼ
Approximant						l			j			w
Trill				r

• /ʔ/ (written <ꞌ>) is also a phoneme, but it only occurs to fill roots to the three consonant requirement, like in <q̀ꞌꞌ>

Vowels

Vowel phonemes

	front		back
Close	i	y	ɯ	u
Mid	e	ø	ɤ	o
open	a

Grammar

Credit to John Quijada and Ithkuil, it provided significant inspiration

Morphology

This language has a complex and expansive grammar system, just as Ithkuil, this system is arguably more complex because it has all the distinctions of Ithkuil, plus some.

Roots

Stems

-ə-	Stem 0 (S0)	Deceiving name, uses the neutral vowel: conveys base info
-i-	Stem 1 (S1)	Forms basic verbs meaning "to (be) [root]"
-a-	Stem 2 (S2)	Forms verbs meaning "to experience" (life>to be alive (as in 'I feel so alive!')
-e-	Stem 3 (S3)	Forms verbs meaning "to cause"
-o-	Stem 4 (S4)	conveys agency
-ö-	Stem 5 (S5)	Forms 'if' like verbs

Stem Tones

◌	Tone 1 (T1)	Mid tone, first meaning
◌̀	Tone 2 (T2)	High tone, second meaning
◌́	Tone 3 (T3)	Low tone, third meaning
◌̂	Tone 4 (T4)	Low-rising, fourth meaning
◌̌	Tone 5 (T5)	High-falling, fifth meaning
◌̏	Tone 6 (T6)	high-mid, sixth meaning
◌̋	Tone 7 (T7)	low-mid, seventh meaning

Specifications

ə-	basic, BSC	conveys basic info
u-	contential, CTE	Conveys the content of something (the thing depicted by a painting)
ë-	constitutive, CSV	Conveys the things making up the thing, also used to convey materials
ö-	objective, OBJ	Conveys the goal/use/purpose of the thing
ï-	Instrumentive, ISV	Conveys the thing used to make/cause the thing/event

-m object d̀- adverbial ĉ adjectival

-(ə)- stemless conveys base info; nf́ (life) -i- stem one "alters to basic verbs meaning ""to be [root]""" nf́ (life) - inf́ (to be living) -a- stem two "Alters to verbs meaning ""to experience"" (life>to be alive (as in 'I feel so alive!')" -e- stem three "Alters meaning to ""to cause""" -o- stem four conveys agency -ö- stem five (nouns) conveys 'if' like verbs

-e nom dat -s Possessive alienable physical -ṣ́ alienable non-physical -s̀ inalienable physical -ṣ̀ inalienable nonphysical -ŝ possessed

essence-tense-specifications-C1-stem-C2-person/acc-C3-plural-aspect-mood-valency

ḱəkîpīp

ẓnəʒiʒā' ənigoṣ əxísīl

ə 1st s ə̄ 2nd s ī 3rd s ï̄ 1st o ȫ 2nd o ǖ 3rd o/acc a 1st so ā 1st s 2nd o o 1st s 3rd o ō 2nd so ö 2nd s 1st o i 2nd s 3rd o ï 3rd so u 3rd s 1st o ü 3rd s 2nd o

person tone Low tone Marks that the speaker is in a state of distress or poor health

o plural s ö plural o ō plural so

q́- past (normal) x- past (mirative) - present ṫ- future (definite) ṫ̂- future (generic) ḱ- Past perfect ŋ̀- Perfect ł́- Future perfect

ṡ́o habitual ri iterative kse potential

əq́ìħə' valency -(i) monoactive separately, not necessarily the same Two children are playing on the floor.’ [the implication being that the two children are not playing with each other nor are they necessarily playing the same game] -ï parallel Two children are playing on the floor.’ [they are playing the same kind of game but separately from each other] -u corollary Two children are playing on the floor.’ [they are playing at the same time, but each is playing a different game] -ü Reciprocal Two children are playing on the floor.’ [they are playing with another, unnamed party, presumably other children] -e Complementary an activity different from that of the first party, but necessary to complete the whole of the joint activity Two children are playing on the floor.’ [they are playing a coplementary game/activity with each other, where one performs one half/side of the activity and the other performs the other half] -ë Duplicative Two children are playing on the floor.’ [where one child performs a play activity and the second child then copies/duplicates the same activity] -o Demonstrative Two children are on the floor and one is showing the other how to play (a game).’ -ö Participative Two children are on the floor taking part in the play activity

mood - Factual For fully objective statements -ṡ imperative Commands -b subjunctive For subjective facts -v Subjunctive 2 For wishes and the like -r Assumptive (conditional) indicates that factuality depends upon the happening or existance of something else -s Speculative Subjectivity and Factuality are unknown Counterfactive The presumption is false but the factuality is otherwise true -g Hypothetical Regardless of the presumption, the factuality would be uncertain -c Imaginative Indicates the factuality is false in reality but refers to a hypotgetical non-reality also used for made up things like conlangs

əṡí'ï' əfə̏tǖ' əfə̏tǖ'

bəsàsus

Degree of Consent deliberately against the expressed wishes/will of the affected party without the affected party’s knowledge and against their implied/presumed wishes/will without the consent or knowledge of the affected party [their expressed or implied wishes/will being unknown or undetermined] -q̇̀ with the affected party’s knowledge but without their consent with the affected party’s consent obtained under pressure, threat, coercion -t with the affected party’s reluctant consent - with the affected party’s full consent; willingly with the affected party’s enthusiastic approval and support by request of the affected party

əfìlək̇q̇̀

Reason for an Emotional State or Motivation for an Action for no reason for foolish or naïve reason out of curiosity/to see what happens in defense/for protection to provoke/elicit reaction to entice to show appreciation for appropriate reasons / for good reason for virtuous, healthy/beneficial reasons

Degree of Deliberateness/Agency accidental(ly) / inadvertent(ly) and unaware of consequences unintended / unintentional(ly) / without meaning to and unaware of consequences accidental(ly) / inadvertent(ly) but now aware of consequences unintended / unintentional(ly) / without meaning to but now aware of consequences unforeseeable / unpredictable; unforeseeably / unpredictably without realizing or considering potential consequences thinking one can get away without reaping consequences / furtive(ly) realizing potential risks or consequences / cognizant of potential risks or consequences intentional(ly) / deliberate(ly) / on purpose / by choice; choose to

Expectation of Outcome shockingly unexpected; without precedent or rumour surprise X / unexpected X; completely by surprise/ completely unexpected(ly) manage to X despite inadequacy of preparation or effort; harder than thought to be due to poor planning and/or execution manage to X despite underestimating hindrances or obstacles; harder than initially thought to be managed to X despite hindrance(s) or obstacles; hard-won manage to X due to hindrances or obstacles being overestimated; easier than thought to be manage to X due to excellent preparation / planning / execution completely as expected / totally as anticipated / as predicted pat; outcome pre-ordained or predetermined

Means of Enablement 1 by inadvertent gesture/word/sign taken as order or permission 2 by granting of permission 3 by cajoling or persuasion 4 by direct request or imploring 5 by direct order based on one’s real or perceived authority 6 by inadvertent removal of hindrance 7 by inadvertent action that initiates a chain of events 8 by deliberate removal of hindrance 9 by deliberate action that initiates a chain of events

Degree of Impact on Patient/Target or Enablement of Outcome 1 target can do nothing - utterly inevitable 2 target chooses to do nothing - resigned to fate 3 target tries to prevent/avoid but fails 4 target tries to prevent/avoid and does so partially or mitigates impact somewhat 5 target tries to prevent/avoid and succeeds 6 target helps/enables outcome inadvertently 7 target helps/enables outcome against own interest (i.e., without thinking) 8 target helps/enables outcome intentionally despite negative consequences 9 target helps/enables outcome intentionally for own benefit

Degree of Agency, Intent or Effectiveness 1 with the anticipated max. resulting effect possible 2 with the anticipated resulting effect to a high degree 3 with the anticipated resulting effect to a moderate degree 4 with the anticipated resulting effect but only to a marginal, superficial or barely noticeable degree 5 with no noticeable effect or resulting change 6 with only marginal, superficial, or barely noticeable effect or resulting change unanticipated 7 with moderate effect or resulting change — unanticipated 8 with the resulting effect to a high degree — unanticipated 9 with the max. resulting effect possible — unanticipated

Status of Inferred Arguments 1 Only explicitly stated arguments are implied; no unstated arguments should be inferred 2 Only logically required arguments are implied or should be inferred (e.g., a STIMULUS for a state of external sensory input, a RECIPIENT for an act of transferring possession); unstated arguments that are logically unnecessary but possible should not be inferred 3 Logically required arguments should be inferred; logically unnecessary but possible arguments (e.g., INSTRUMENTAL, SITUATIVE, DEPENDENT, or Temporal) may be inferred 4 Logically unnecessary but possible arguments may be inferred; logically required arguments are ONLY those explicitly stated 5 OK to infer an affective STIMULUS only; no other unstated arguments implied 6 OK to infer an ERG or EFF agent only; no other unstated arguments implied 7 OK to infer a temporal context/argument plus any logically required arguments 8 OK to infer an INSTRUMENTAL argument plus any logically required arguments 9 OK to infer a SITUATIVE or a DEPENDENT argument (i.e., a context describable via the SITUATIVE or DEPENDENT case or case-frame) plus any logically required arguments

essence The morphological category of Essence explicitly distinguishes real-world actualities from their alternative, imagined or potential counterparts. The two essences are termed NORMAL and REPRESENTATIVE, the former being the default essence denoting real-world nouns and verbs, the latter denoting alternative counterparts. By marking such counterparts explicitly, a speaker can express any noun or verb as referring to a real-world versus alternative manifestation, without having the listener infer such from an explanatory context. - normal ü- representative

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