Adamic Code
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| Adamic | |
| אדםי (ādamya) | |
 Adam naming the animals | |
| Pronunciation | [àːˈdami̯a] |
| Created by | Veno |
| Date | c. 25,000-12,000 BP |
| Setting | Africa (?) |
| Native speakers | - (2024) |
Pangaean Code
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Early form | Paleolithic Creole
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Adamic (Hebrew Abjad: אדמי קפל, Latin Alphabet: Ādamya Qafl, pronounced [àːˈdami̯a ˈqafl]) is a philosophical ab interiori language of the Mesolithic that consists on naming roots and applying patterns through introflection to make them act as a full fledged means of communication. Its creator, Veno, named the Paleolithic Code as such due the similarity with the narrative of Genesis, where Adam was tasked to name the animals of Eden[1].
Introduction
The Adamic Code was created to simulate the hypothesis of an Afroasiatic Paleolithic Code. Chronologically, the language would be a creole of the Pangaean Code[2] and the Diluvian Code[3].
Phonology
Consonants
Adamic has 24 consonants in total, or 18 main consonants without the emphatics. The latter are considered mere extensions, suffering the same phonological effects as their counterparts.
- ^1The sound /ɦ/ ranges from [ɦ], [ʕ], and [ʁ] to [ɣ].
Vowels
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Standard Adamic has 6 vowels and 8 possible diphthongs, but optionally, most diphthongs may be forced into monophthongs, resulting in 12 vowels as a whole. In comparison, the Diluvian Code has 10 vowels.
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- ^3In Adamic, the diphthongs /u̯i/ and /ui̯/ together with /i̯u/ and /iu̯/ are allophones, but in a more poetic register a difference may be made between i-dependent and u-dependent dialects, wherein one of each pair can be chosen in order to arrive at /ɨ/~/ɨː/ or /ʉ/~/ʉː/.
The characters used in the orthography are given below.
- /i/ without relevant stress is written i
- /a/ without relevant stress is written a
- /u/ without relevant stress is written u
- /i/ with relevant stress is written í
- /a/ with relevant stress is written á
- /u/ with relevant stress is written ú
- /iː/ without relevant stress is written ī
- /aː/ without relevant stress is written ā
- /uː/ without relevant stress is written ū
- /iː/ with relevant stress is written î
- /aː/ with relevant stress is written â
- /uː/ with relevant stress is written û
- /e/ without relevant stress is written e
- /ɨ/~/ʉ/ without relevant stress is written y
- /o/ without relevant stress is written o
- /e/ with relevant stress is written é
- /ɨ/~/ʉ/ with relevant stress is written ý
- /o/ with relevant stress is written ó
- /eː/ without relevant stress is written ē
- /ɨː/~/ʉː/ without relevant stress is written ȳ
- /oː/ without relevant stress is written ō
- /eː/ with relevant stress is written ê
- /ɨː/~/ʉː/ with relevant stress is written ŷ
- /oː/ with relevant stress is written ô
Pitch Accent
Although non-morphemic, long vowels tend to carry a rising pitch when stressed, and a falling pitch when unstressed, in order to further distinguish them from plain vowels.
Ortography
Adamic is an unattested language whose nearest connection is with the afroasiatic stock, therefore an alphabetic transcription is is not reproachable.
| Adamic Alphabetic Orthography | |||||||||||||||
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| k k |
g g |
p p |
b b |
t t |
d d | ||||||||||
| k̠ kˀ |
ḡ gˀ |
p̄ pˀ |
b̠ bˀ |
t̠ tˀ |
d̠ dˀ | ||||||||||
| h h |
q ɦ |
n n̥ |
m m |
l l̥ |
r r | ||||||||||
| s s |
z z |
f f |
v v |
c t͡s |
' ʔ | ||||||||||
Morphology
Coloration
| Type I | Type A | Type U |
|---|---|---|
| h ɦ | l̥ r | n̥ m |
| s z | t͡s ʔ | f v |
| k g | t d | p b |
Syntax
Construct State
The so called Construct State plays an important role in adamic syntax, being responsible for distinguishing compositions among themselves in order to make sense of a select class of grammatical cases in the articles. The nominative, oblique, accusative, ergative, dative, and genitive for once, trigger the Construct State below:
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
ר
r
iru
the.NOM
ואל
v'l
valár
person.IDT.CONS
"The philosopher is a person"
סכת
skt
siktí
philosophy.INTORG.DDT.CONS
ר
r
aru
a.OBL
ואל
v'l
avâla
person
"It's a person, the philosopher"
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
ר
r
ira
the.ACC
ואל
v'l
valár
person.IDT.CONS
"The philosopher is influenced by a person"
סכת
skt
siktí
philosophy.INTORG.DDT.CONS
ר
r
ara
a.ERG
ואל
v'l
avâla
person
"A person influences the philosopher"
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
ר
r
iri
the.DAT
ואל
v'l
valár
person.IDT.CONS
"A person to the philosopher"
סכת
skt
siktí
philosophy.INTORG.DDT.CONS
ר
r
ari
a.GEN
ואל
v'l
avâla
person
"A person's philosopher"
With secondary cases, syntax remains the same, although more complex senses are conveyed. Compare datasyú irut siktí "in the library, is the philosopher" and adtís irut saíkat "the philosopher is in the library".
Verbal Constructions
Default OSV in the active voice, except when the object is a pronoun, wherein it takes the SVO form:
דתס
dts
dîtis
writing.INHU.DDT.CONS
ר
r
ira
the.ERG
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
בבל
bbl
ābūlá
book.VAC.PERF.3S
"The philosopher read the book"
Default SPV in the passive voice, except when the predicate is a pronoun, wherein it takes the SVP form:
דתס
dts
dîts
writing.INHU
ר
r
ira
the.ACC
סכת
skt
siktí
philosophy.INTORG.DDT.CONS
בבל
bbl
bābál
book.VPA.PERF.3S
"The book was read by the philosopher"
Default OSV in the medio-passive voice:
דתס
dts
adtís
writing.DDT.CONS
רת
rt
irat
the.ERG.LOC
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
בבל
bbl
ābbál
book.VMP.PERF.3S
"The philosopher read in the library"
Default OSVP in the experimental voice:
דתס
dts
adtís
writing.DDT.CONS
רת
rt
irat
the.ERG.LOC
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
בבל
bbl
bālá
book.VEX.PERF.3S
"The philosopher happened to have read in the library"
Default O2O1SV in the causative voice:
דתס
dts
dîtis
writing.INHU.DDT.CONS
ואל
v'l
valír
person.DDT.CONS
ר
r
ira
the.ERG
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
בבל
bbl
bāblá
book.VCA.PERF.3S
"The philosopher made the person to have read the book"
Default OSPV in the obligative voice:
דתס
dts
dîtis
writing.INHU.DDT.CONS
ואל
v'l
avâla
person
ר
r
ira
the.ACC
סכת
skt
siktí
philosophy.INTORG.DDT.CONS
בבל
bbl
ābábl
book.VOB.PERF.3S
"The person was forced by the philosopher to have read the book"
It is important to notice the difference between dîtis adtís irat saíkat abūlá and datasyú irut dîtis ira saíkat abūlá, which although both signify "the philosopher reads the book in the library", only the former implies the action of reading occurs there, whereas the latter implies the book was in the library aforementioned.
Pronominal Constructions
Unlike nouns, pronouns don't require articles (ones says anu valár "I am a person" and not *anu iru valár). Also, when in construct state, they become clitics, either attached to nouns or the verbs they are objects/predicates of:
דתס
dts
dîts
writing.INHU
ר
r
ira
the.ACC
בבלת
bblt
bābál-at
book.VPA.PERF.3S-you.CONS
"The book was read by you"
ר
r
ira
the.ERG
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
קסלת
qslt
āqilá-ta
vision.VAC.PERF.3S-you.CONS
"The philosopher saw you"
Furthermore, there is an exceptional construction which always involves pronouns; being the case when something is attributed to a noun.
מפרנ
mfrn
murá-nu
death.ADJ-I
"I am dead"
סכת
skt
saíkat
philosophy.INTORG
מפרס
mfrs
murá-su
death.ADJ-they
"the philosopher is dead"
Subordinate Clauses
bîbliru "the book" babál sa bîblira "the book which is being read' bîblira, sa babál "the book, which is being read"
they say that I want to work tommorrow, in order to earn money; me, who knew nothing about it
mur su saíkat iru "the philosopher who is dead" saíkat su mur iru "the philosopher, who is dead"
abbál sa saíkat "the philosopher who reads" saíkat sa abbál "the philosopher, who reads"
nāk āqfúl-as "I spoke with him" abbál sa saíkat irak āqfúl "I spoke with the philosopher who reads" sak āqfúl "whom I spoke with" subject pronoun ommitted
sa abbál "he reads" saíkat sa abbál
murásu, askút "I think he is dead"
tu nuī "you and me" murátu ī muránu "you are dead and I am dead"
saíkat bûlū "philosopher or fool" sitátu ū būlátu
Have him to do it
Babla
'u'rá "so that he makes them do it"
Canonic
The Adamic Code can be spoken in a poetic register, called Canonic, where the pronunciation of words changes in order to sound more appeasing.
vāh muris, siaf = avâla murá-su, askút
Laws of Accrescence
/g/ > /z/ when next to /i/ Ex: gīg > zīl "giant"
/g/ > /ɦ/ when next to /u/ Ex:
/k/ > /s/ when next to /i/ Ex: saíkat > ezal (*esal) "philosopher"
/k/ > /h/ when next to /u/ Ex: kun > hul "dog"
/t/ > /ts/ when next to /i/ Ex: daítas > eal (**ecal) "writer"
/t/ > /l/ when next to /u/ Ex: tu > lu "you"
/d/ > /ʔ/ when next to /i/ Ex: dîts > īl
/d/ > /r/ when nex to /u/ Ex: dûts > rūl
/p/ > /f/ when next to /u/ Ex:
/p/ > /n/ when next to /i/ Ex:
/b/ > /v/ when next to /u/ Ex: bûl > ūvūl "fool"
/b/ > /m/ when next to /i/ Ex: bîbl > mīblal "book"
Laws of Excrescence
/l/ > /lb/ when intervocalic before /a/ EX: agalala > galba "cosmos"
/r/ > /rd/ when intervocalic before /a/ EX: ira > irda
/n/ > /nd/ when intervocalic before /a/
/m/ > /mb/ when intervocalic before /a/
/h/ > /i̯/ when intervocalic before /a/
/ɦ/ > /u̯/ when intervocalic before /a/
Laws of Decrescence
/s/ > /∅/ when marginal (except when next to /i/)
/z/ > /∅/ when marginal (except when next to /i/)
/ts/ > /∅/ when marginal (except when next to /a/)
/ʔ/ > /∅/ when marginal (except when next to /a/)
/f/ > /∅/ when marginal (except when next to /u/)
/v/ > /∅/ when marginal (except when next to /u/)
Laws of Elision
Syncope: in a word with three syllables or more, the middle unstressed syllable is lost (except if its sonority value is higher than its antecedant) EX: datasyú > dasyl
Apocape: in a word with three syllables or more, the initial unstressed syllable is lost (except if its sonority value is higher than its posterior) EX: apâla > pāl
Aphaeresis: in a word with three syllables or more, the last unstressed syllable is lost (except if it has coda). Also, the last consonant or consonantal cluster (regardless of the number of syllables in a word) is lost. EX: avâla > vāl
Laws of Epenthesis
Prothesis: in a word with two or just one syllable, if there is an initial consonant cluster, a vowel (depending on the nature of the consonant) is added. EX: ...
Anaptyxis: in a word with two or just one syllable, if there is a middle consonant cluster, the vowel /a/ is added. EX: 'atlya > adalyal
Paragoge: in a word with two or just one syllable, if there is a final consonant cluster, a vowel (depending on the nature of the consonant). EX: palk > palsil
Laws of Harmony
(used in special cases of other laws)
Haplology: dadasa > dasa
Compensatory lengthening bûl (*bbûl) > *uvvūl > ūvūl gal (*gall) > *galla > gāla
Metathesis: glides only where the stress is garda, gráda, gadrá
adtís > addís
Final devoicing dad > dat
Intervocalic voicing ata > ada
/ai̯/ > /eː/
/i̯a/ > /e/
/au̯/ > /oː/
/u̯a/ > /o/
/u̯i/~/ui̯/ > /ɯ/~/yː/
/i̯u/~/iu̯/ > /y/~/ɯː/
/e/ > /i/
/o/ > /u/