Diluvian Code
Diluvian is a philosophical ab interiori language.
Introduction
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p b k g t d m m n n w j s z ʔ h q χ ɾ ts dz pʼ tʼ kʼ
Vowel inventory Consonant inventory Syllable structure Stress Intonation
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Phonology
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 |
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
Vowels
Prosody
Stress
Intonation
Phonotactics
Morphophonology
Morphology
Classificatory particles
| 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 |
| ∅ | Ci | Ce | Ca | Co | Cu |
Descriptive particles
| 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 |