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|name = {{PAGENAME}} | |name = {{PAGENAME}} | ||
|nativename = ''bris | |nativename = ''bris Eevo'' | ||
|pronunciation=[bris ɛivɔ] | |pronunciation=[bris ɛivɔ] | ||
|region = Talma | |region = Talma | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from [[Old | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from [[Old Eevo]]. It's inspired by Icelandic, Welsh and Hmong. | ||
==Todo== | ==Todo== | ||
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*car = person | *car = person | ||
*søuv = dog | *søuv = dog | ||
*Old | *Old Eevo prefixes remain productive. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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/a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/ | /a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/ | ||
''a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw | ''a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw ee øø oo ia wa wi'' | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Eevo has no grammatical gender and no mutation. | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
*''naw'' = I | *''naw'' = I | ||
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===Copula=== | ===Copula=== | ||
Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted. | |||
''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping. | ''D'iant ci duvwŋ.'' = The teacher is sleeping. | ||
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====Future==== | ====Future==== | ||
The future tense is derived from the Old | The future tense is derived from the Old Eevo future tense. | ||
*''mol'' > ''molta'' | *''mol'' > ''molta'' | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Eevo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted. | |||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||
''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements. | ''ci'' and ''to'' are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner ''to'' is used when asking question or in negative statements. | ||
Revision as of 18:12, 26 July 2017
Scellan-English lexicon
Swadesh list
| Scellan | |
|---|---|
| bris Eevo | |
| Pronunciation | [[Help:IPA|bris ɛivɔ]] |
| Created by | IlL |
| Setting | Verse:Tricin |
| Extinct | 220 v.T. |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | qth |
Scellan is the dominant modern Talmic language; it descends from Old Eevo. It's inspired by Icelandic, Welsh and Hmong.
Todo
- in reócht > rewtt /rɛwht/
- in már > mawr /mawl/ "tree"
- á > aw
- ae > ai
- ai > e
- aei, ái > ei
- e > y /ə/
- éi > oi > ua
- ó > ow
- u > w
- ú > u /y/
- bris = language (Netagin)
- jawþ = throat; (literary) language
- ows = even
- sos = man
- cavra = woman
- tytt = child
- car = person
- søuv = dog
- Old Eevo prefixes remain productive.
Background
- See also: Proto-Talmic.
Phonology
Consonants
m n ŋ pm tn kŋ m̥ n̥ ŋ̊ (m n ŋ mm nn ŋŋ hm hn hŋ)
ʁ r~l χ r̥~ɬ (l r ll rr)
ph th kh (p t c)
hp ht hk (pp tt cc)
p t k (b d g)
f θ s x h (f þ s ch h)
v ð z j (v ð z j)
Vowels
/a ɛ i ɔ u œ y ə ai au eu iu ei øy ou iə uə ui/
a e i o w ø u y ai aw ew iw ee øø oo ia wa wi
Orthography
Morphology
- Main article: Thensarian/Morphology
Morphology
Eevo has no grammatical gender and no mutation.
Pronouns
- naw = I
- fiar = you
- hav = he
- hi = she
- ce = it
- cawv = we (exc.)
- gwad = we (inc.)
- swad = youse
- hawr = they
Adjectives
Adjectives do not inflect at all.
Copula
Eevo has no copula. Instead, the "predicate" or the focused constituent is fronted.
D'iant ci duvwŋ. = The teacher is sleeping.
Verbs
Present
The present uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject: Ex. Mol naw ci duvwŋ means "I thank the teacher".
Progressive
The particle dy is used before the verb.
Past
The past tense is marked by the particle go or g' which is used before the verb. This comes from a construction that translates to "it was the case that ...", which was used in pre-modern Bhadhagha.
Future
The future tense is derived from the Old Eevo future tense.
- mol > molta
- iant > ianta
Syntax
Eevo is head-initial (with exceptions in poetry). It usually uses VSO word order; the focused constituent is fronted.
Noun phrase
ci and to are used as determiners before the noun. The "unspecified"/"irrealis" determiner to is used when asking question or in negative statements.