Diluvian Code
Diluvian is a philosophical ab interiori language.
Introduction
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In Diluvian, vocabulary can be common, social, onomatopoeic, or mimetic
- the mimetic interpretation describes physical characteristics
pa *used to describe what flaps ta *used to describe what closes or is rigid ka *used to describe what crashes ra *used to describe what is fluid or maleable sa *used to describe what is alive
- the onomatopoeic interpretation
mu cow si snake acin "sneezing" vs gur "drinking" i "outward" a "human cry" u "inwards"
Syllabaries
880 (44 particles x 5 vowels x 4) + 150(40 particles x 4 -10) = 1030 for the same reason syllables such as ri /ɾi/ are allowed but riaçi /ɾʲəd͡zi/ is not a nucleus cannot have more than two sound effects for this reason, the negative and positive versions of ya wa sa za ra ca and ça cannot suffer nasalization [t͡sə > ⁿt͡sə, but t͡sʲə > *ⁿt͡sʲə] Diluvian triggers sound changes t͡si [t͡ʃi] t͡sʲi [ɕːi]~[t͡ʃɨ]
Essential Syllabary
40 stacking syllables that determine the discourse.
40 | I | E | A | O | U |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
X | xi | xe | xa | xo | xu |
Q | qi | qe | qa | qo | qu |
H | hi | he | ha | ho | hu |
Y | yi | ye | ya | yo | yu |
W | wi | we | wa | wo | wu |
' | 'i | 'e | 'a | 'o | 'u |
A | ai | ae | aa | ao | au |
∅ | i | e | a | o | u |
Elementary Syllbary
60 | - | 0 | + |
---|---|---|---|
K | kpa | ka | kta |
G | gba | ga | gda |
P | pta | pa | pka |
B | bda | ba | bga |
T | tka | ta | tpa |
D | dga | da | dba |
S | sia | sa | sua |
Z | zia | za | zua |
M | dma | ma | gma |
Ṃ | dṃa | ṃa | gṃa |
N | kna | na | pna |
Ṇ | kṇa | ṇa | pṇa |
Y | pia | ya | tia |
W | tua | wa | kua |
KH | khpa | kha | khta |
PH | phta | pha | phka |
TH | thka | tha | thpa |
R | ria | ra | rua |
C | cia | ca | cua |
Ç | çia | ça | çua |
Complete Syllabary
1030 syllables are allowed within Diluvian.
1030 | -∅ | -r | -n | -' |
---|---|---|---|---|
xi- | xi | xir | xin | xi' |
xe- | qi | qe | qa | qo |
xa- | hi | he | ha | ho |
xo- | yi | ye | ya | yo |
xu- | wi | we | wa | wo |
qi- | 'i | 'e | 'a | 'o |
qe- | ai | ae | aa | ao |
qa- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
qo- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
qu- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
hi- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
he- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
ha- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
ho- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
hu- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
yi- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
ye- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
ya- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
yo- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
yu- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
wi- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
we- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
wa- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
wo- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
wu- | wu | wur | wun | wu' |
'i- | 'i | 'ir | 'in | ∅ |
'e- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
'a- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
'o- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
'u- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
ai- | ai | air | ain | ∅ |
ae- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
aa- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
ao- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
au- | Ci | Ce | Ca | ∅ |
i- | i | ir | in | i' |
e- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
a- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
o- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
u- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
(x44)Ci- | Ci | Cir | Cin | Ci' |
(x44)Ce- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
(x44)Ca- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
(x44)Co- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
(x44)Cu- | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co |
Phonology
Consonants
Diluvian has 24 basic consonants, but 50 consonants in total considering the positive, negative, and nasal forms.
p b k g t d
m m n n w j
s z ʔ h q χ
ɾ ts dz pʼ tʼ kʼ
The n-series: mp mb ŋk ŋg nt nd ɲ nts ndz ns nz nq
The dz-series are either some form of -dz- themselves or trigger it: t͡sʲ t͡sʷ d͡zʲ d͡zʷ sʲ sʷ zʲ zʷ pʲ tʲ tʷ kʷ ɾʲ ɾʷ