Eighth edition lekma
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A conlang, autonym Lekmae /ˈɥexmä/ is a tool to experiment grammatical features, Type (aiming): being low amount of distinct categories, half of the lexicon are adoption of low Germanic languages. As for making this miniature, that is to learn about languages.
content: nouns(nominal of intransitives), adjective nouns(nominal of adjectives), demonstrative nouns, verbal nouns(nominal of monotransitives), coverbal nouns(have characteristics for the category), enclitic nouns.
enclitics have variation for a word, distinguish those kinds, nominal, adjectival, plural, objective, present, habitual, subjunctive, processive, perfective. demontratives have plural forms, characteristics for the category, express those kinds, ergative, objective, subjective, dative, near to the speaker, away from the speaker, first person, second person.
Syntactics Type: SVO-Topic, right branching of a clause. every word is a morpheme. left element modifies that in right. adjectifier, is a zero morpheme. nouns with enclitics or VO phrases, are indicative moods. Word formation: (+coverb) noun (+adjectifier) (+demonstrative) (+enclitic) (+verb) noun (+enclitic) (+adjectifier).
Writings excepting q w p g j y, u is added as /ŋ/. a i u are consonants in certain circumstances.
Grapheme inventory with their corresponding phonemes
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio-dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | mam(m, b) | nan,nan(n~ɲ, l~d) | uâu(ŋ) | |||||
| Plosive | bab(b~p) | dad(d~t) | cac(k~ɡ) | aâe,aâe(ʔ, n/a) | ||||
| Affricate | zae(d͡z~t͡s) | tât(ʈ͡ʂ~t͡ʃ) | ||||||
| Fricative | fâf(f) | sas(s~ɕ) | xax(ʂ~ç) | kak(x~χ, k) | hah(ɦ~n/a) | |||
| Trill | rae(ʀ~r) | |||||||
| Approximant | vàe(ʋ) | iáe(ʝ) | ||||||
| Semivowel | aàe,aaè(u̯) | lal,uàe(ɥ, l) | aáe,aaé(i̯) | aar(ë~ɐ̯~n/a) |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | |
| Close | aie(i) | aüe(y) | aêi,aíe(ëi̯) | aòe(u̯o) | aui,aîe(ɯɨ~ɨ) | aue(u) |
| Mid-open | aee,eäe(e) | aöe,aeû(ø) | aêu,aùe(ëu̯) | aao,aôe(ʌ) | aoe(o) | |
| Open | aae(ä) | |||||
Phonotactics CV(V)C. Tone slightly rises initially of a phrase.
Made text of it is what Närca fui Sêdnan. /ˈne.ëɡä fɯɨ su̯ednän/ nac-har fui sêd-nan 1-be member.of swed-ish
of this is what Famsendocleâ. /fämsendokɥeˈä/ fam sen-doc-leh-har fruits this-place.of-be
Naciorneuse a Lekmae Neidoc. /näkʝonëu̯s(ë) ʔä ɥexmä nëi̯dok/ romlang.be is.it.true.for Lekmae be.not.3 is Lekmae a romlang? no, it's not.
of who does what hainimdaies doc. /--/ kai nim daines doc they eat some-of this
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