User:Luzset Zari/Kanpos
The Kanpos language is an a priori conlang based on a simplified phonology and polysynthesis.
Phonology
Kanpos allows a wide range of allophony for most of its phonemes.
Consonants
Front | Mid | Back | |
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Nasal | n /n/ | ||
Stop | p /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ |
Fricative | v /w/ | j /ʝ/ | s /ʃ/ |
Liquid | r /ɹ/ |
Vowels
Up | u /ü/ |
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In | o /ɔ/ |
Down | a /ä/ |
Accent
A sequence of two identical vowels gives a stressed vowel.
Grammar
Verbs
Verbs only conjugate for their mood.
Modality | Mood | |
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Realis -on- | Declarative -ta- | Indicative -s |
Energetic -r | ||
Mirative -tu | ||
Gnomic -jo- | Gnomic -j | |
Epistemic irrealis -apa- | Hyperthetical -pnu- | Epistemic -tas |
Assumptive -kol | ||
Deductive -vap | ||
Renarrative -saso | ||
Tentative -kuvu | ||
Isothetical -jan- | Dubitative -os | |
Potential -ar | ||
Interrogative -ka | ||
Isothetical conjunctive -sur | ||
Hypothetical -tuvo- | Hypothetical -ro | |
Counterfactual conjunctive -sta | ||
Deontic irrealis -uva- | Volitive -taj- | Optative -atn |
Desiderative -oj | ||
Alethic -rut- | Alethic -o | |
Assertive directive -vuns- | Hortative -ar | |
Jussive -un | ||
Passive directive -tov- | Deliberative -onko | |
Precative -otn | ||
Propositive -anku |