Gloob
Gloob /glub/ is a language inspired by English and the Hmong RPA.
Todo
Steev Wiag – microtonal composer
krij - uncool, cringe
pleb - common, mediocre
gloob - to speak (intelligibly); to mean
gloob gloob - clear
dreeg gloob = clearly, to explain (lit. 'in Gloob')
shog Gloob = Gloob person
glub - to chat
loog - bird
lug - little bird
spoob /spub/ - free
spoob spoob - facetious, facile
spub - facetious
taiv spoob /teɪv spub/ - xenharmonic music
noob /nub/ - seed; noob
to pos (house near) = neighborhood; neighbor
Eev Gloob
Eev Im Lis
Eev Hom Chum
Eev Mom
Eev Theed - German
Meej Dhiaj Ib Lab Gloob (Anthem of Gloobland)
Meej Dhiaj Ib Lab Gloob
/midʒ ðaɪdʒ ɪb læb glub/
Rij gleb loog nais,
/ɹɪdʒ glɛb lug neɪs/
Troob haj lawm brais,
/tɹub hædʒ lɔm breɪs/
Feej throm awj saug,
/fidʒ θɹɒm ɔdʒ soʊg/
Ib lab spim Gloob nais
/ɪb læb spɪm glub neɪs/
Phonology
Initials
Gloob initials are the same as English, with /ð/ spelled ⟨dh⟩.
Vowels
- a: /æ/ TRAP
- e: /ɛ/ DRESS
- i: /ɪ/ KIT
- o: /ɒ/ LOT
- u: /ʌ/ STRUT
- w: /ʊ/ FOOT (as in Welsh)
- ee: /i/ FLEECE
- oo: /u/ GOOSE
- ai: /eɪ/ FACE
- au: /oʊ/ GOAT (as in Anglicized French)
- aw: /ɔ/ THOUGHT
- ia: /aɪ/ PRICE
- ua: /aʊ/ MOUTH
- aa: /ɑ/ PALM
- ww: /ɚ~ɔɪ/ NURSE/ CHOICE
Finals
/b ∅ s dʒ v m g d l/ ⟨-b -∅ -s -j -v -m -g -d -l⟩
Phonotactics
Syllables are of the form initial + vowel + final. The vast majority of morphemes are monosyllabic.
Sample texts
UDHR, Article 1
- Kam shog lauj ploob yeem spoob iv tras trim bws lwd whab iv lwd zaim.
- all human all be_born become free and equal by NMLZ dignified and NMLZ rightfully_get.
- Kam shog lauj yeem snaj beem lwd nawv iv lwd kla nwb iv yag sned traug cham stej dee pos dreeg flom sib sib.
- all human all get NMLZ ability natural NMLZ thought and NMLZ call internal and must be_sure_to go do towards one another with spirit siblings