Clofabosin
Clofabinylin (clofabinyl lorin or simply clofabinylin) is a clitic-complex language spoken in Clofabinosin in Ħérestem.
Phonology
Consonants
Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
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Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | n [ŋ] | ||||
Plosive | voiceless | p /p/ | t /t/ | c /k/ | k /q/ | ||
voiced | b /b/ | d /d/ | g /g/ | ||||
Fricative | voiceless | f, ph /f/ | th /θ/ | s /s/ | ch /x/ | h /h~ɦ/ | |
voiced | v /v/ | z /z/ | |||||
Lat. fric. | ll /ɬ/ | ||||||
Trill | voiceless | rh /r̥/ | |||||
voiced | r /r/ | ||||||
Lat. app. | l /l/ |
The letter x is used for /ks/.
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i /i/ | u /ʉ/ | o /o~ʊ/ |
Mid | e /e/ | y /ə/ | |
Open | a /a/ |
Grammar
Nouns
1st declension
Nom. bzw. acc. have -in bzw. -ine; other cases drop these suffixes.
ephathastin - drug | ||||
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Number→ Case↓ |
Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | ephathastin | ephathastazin | ||
Accusative | ephathastine | ephathastazine | ||
Vocative | ephathastoin | ephathastazoin | ||
Genitive | ephathastyl | ephathastazyl | ||
Preessive | ephathastitol | ephathastazitol | ||
Postessive | ephathastemab | ephathastazemab | ||
Instrumental | ephathastox | ephathastazox | ||
Comitative | ephathastone | ephathastazone | ||
Semblative | ephathastole | ephathastazole | ||
Essive | ephathastyne | ephathastazyne | ||
Separative | ephathastynol | ephathastazynol | ||
Lative | ephathastynal | ephathastazynal | ||
Adessive | ephathastane | ephathastazane | ||
Ablative | ephathastanol | ephathastazanol | ||
Allative | ephathastanal | ephathastazanal | ||
Inessive | ephathastene | ephathastazene | ||
Elative | ephathastenol | ephathastazenol | ||
Illative | ephathastenal | ephathastazenal | ||
Benefactive | ephathastoic | ephathastazoic | ||
Terminative | ephathastile | ephathastazile |
Other suffixes:
-ide (and/also, after the case suffix like Latin -que)
-yl ester (about)
-ein: or
-phan: xor
2nd declension
Nom. bzw. acc. ends in -n bzw. -ne; other cases add their suffixes onto the -n-.
thoraphen - poet | ||||
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Number→ Case↓ |
Singular | Plural | ||
Nominative | thoraphen | thoraphenazin | ||
Accusative | thoraphene | thoraphenazine | ||
Vocative | thoraphenoin | thoraphenazoin | ||
Genitive | thoraphenyl | thoraphenazyl | ||
Preessive | thoraphenitol | thoraphenazitol | ||
Postessive | thoraphenemab | thoraphenazemab | ||
Instrumental | thoraphenox | thoraphenazox | ||
Comitative | thoraphenone | thoraphenazone | ||
Semblative | thoraphenole | thoraphenazole | ||
Essive | thoraphenyne | thoraphenazyne | ||
Separative | thoraphenynol | thoraphenazynol | ||
Lative | thoraphenynal | thoraphenazynal | ||
Adessive | thoraphenane | thoraphenazane | ||
Ablative | thoraphenanol | thoraphenazanol | ||
Allative | thoraphenanal | thoraphenazanal | ||
Inessive | thoraphenene | thoraphenazene | ||
Elative | thoraphenenol | thoraphenazenol | ||
Illative | thoraphenenal | thoraphenazenal | ||
Benefactive | thoraphenoic | thoraphenazoic | ||
Terminative | thoraphenile | thoraphenazile |
Clitic complex
Verbs
Verbs conjugate for truth value and connectives. Verbs do not encode agreement or tense.
Methevir phormam. = 'I learn.' (affirmative)
Methevir phormax? = 'Do I learn?' (interrogative)
Methevir phormamer. = 'Yes, I do learn.' (focused affirmative)
Methevir phormem. = 'I do not learn.' (negative)
Methevir phormex? = 'Do I not learn?' (negative interrogative)
Methevir phormemer. = 'No, I do not learn.' (focused negative)
Relative clauses are indicated by the suffix -yl:
Pefamyl amphin = the person in hiding
Propevir pefamyl amphin = the person now in hiding
Numerals
- 1: esin
- 2: rhein
- 3: hallin
- 4: thyzin
- 5: orphin
- 6: cybin
- 7: xolin
- 8: thicin
- 9: adin
- 10: phemin
- 11: phemesin
- 12: pherhein
- 20: rhemin
- 21: rhesin
- 30: hallemin
- 100: psurin
- 1000: ichin
Derivational morphology
Phrases
- Furine! (health.acc) - Hello!/Goodbye!
- Ethynalide furine! (to one person)/Ethoxynalide furine! (to many people) - Hello!/Goodbye! (reply to Furine!)
- Chalcam! (thank.aff.decl) - Thank you!