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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
===Derivational morphology=== | |||
*''-mAi'': deverbal noun | |||
** ''kiramai'' "language"; ''nyömäi'' "dream" | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Revision as of 22:18, 25 September 2016
Todo
Ypyḷḷityyn = a place name?
Introduction
A priori language ([tiŋkatkiramai] 'mother language') is a language inspired aesthetically by Finnish and Tamil. It is spoken by a tribe of dwarves in the Tolkienian fantasy world of Rotunu.
Numbers: 1: aintu
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n̪/ | ṇ /ɳ/ | [ŋ] | ||
| Plosive | p /p~b/ | t /t̪~d̪/ | ṭ /ʈ~ɖ/ | k /k~g~x/ | ||
| Trill/Flap | r /ɾ~r/ | |||||
| Approximant | v /ʋ/ | l /l̪/ | ḷ /ɭ/ | j /j/ | ||
Vowels
/a e i o u æ ø y/ ⟨a e i o u ö ü⟩
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Nouns
- tinka
- tinkaku
- tinkavuur
- tinkava
- tinkarru
- tinkanta
- tinkarpa
- tinkatana
- tinkanen
- tinkattu
- tinkavaḷ
Verbs
Derivational morphology
- -mAi: deverbal noun
- kiramai "language"; nyömäi "dream"