Endqwo

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Endqwo
ëq̀e'ī'c
Pronunciation[ø.qʷe.ʔiːʔc]
Created bywfosøra
Date10/31/24 (M/D/Y)
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Endqwo (endonym: ëq̀e'ī'c; Endqwo: [) is the experimental version of its sister, Endeqwo, it works like, and takes large inspiration from, Ithkuil, except with a much larger sound inventory, allowing for even more distinctions, this language makes a very small attempt at pronouncability, favoring efficiency.

Etymology

ëq̀e'ī'c is from the root -q̀- (Our language), it literally means "A made up system of sounds and rules coming together to form a language"

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Labial alveolar post
-alveolar
Palatal Velar Uvular
plain lab. plain lab. lat. plain lab. plain lab. plain lab. plain lab.
Nasal m n ɲ ɲʷ ŋ ŋʷ ɴ ɴʷ
Stop voiceless p t c k q
voiced b d ɟ ɟʷ g ɢ ɢʷ
ejective pʷʼ tʷʼ cʷʼ kʷʼ qʷʼ
affricate voiceless p͡f p͡fʷ t͡s t͡sʷ t͡ɬ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʷ c͡ç c͡çʷ k͡x k͡xʷ q͡χ q͡χʷ
voiced b͡v b͡vʷ d͡z d͡zʷ d͡ɮ d͡ʒ d͡ʒʷ ɟ͡ʝ ɟ͡ʝʷ g͡ɣ g͡ɣʷ ɢ͡ʁ ɢ͡ʁʷ
ejective p͡fʼ p͡fʷʼ t͡sʼ t͡sʷʼ t͡ɬʼ t͡ʃʼ t͡ʃʷʼ c͡çʼ c͡çʷʼ k͡xʼ k͡xʷʼ q͡χʼ q͡χʷʼ
fricative voiceless f s ɬ ʃ ʃʷ ç çʷ x χ χʷ
voiced v z ɮ ʒ ʒʷ ʝʷ ʝʷ ɣ ɣʷ ʁ ʁʷ
ejective fʷʼ sʷʼ ɬʼ ʃʼ ʃʷʼ çʼ çʷʼ xʷʼ χʼ χʷʼ
Approximant l j w
Trill r

/ʔ/ (written <'> or <ꞌ>) is also a phoneme, but it only occurs to fill roots to the three consonant requirement, like in <q̀>

Vowels

Vowel phonemes
front back
Close i y ɯ u
Mid e ø ɤ o
open a

There are several tones, high (◌́), low (◌̀), low-rising (◌̋), high-falling (◌̏)

Syllable structure

Yes

Stress

Intonation

Morphophonology

Grammar

Credit to John Quijada and Ithkuil, it provided significant inspiration

Morphology

This language has a complex and expansive grammar system, just as Ithkuil, this system is arguably more complex because it has all the distinctions of Ithkuil, plus some.

Nouns

Vowel phonemes
Stemless conveys base info
Stem one "alters to basic verbs meaning "to (be) [root]"
Stem two Alters to verbs meaning "to experience" (life>to be alive (as in 'I feel so alive!')
Stem three "Alters meaning to "to intentionally cause"
Stem four Alters meaning to "to unintentionally cause"
Stem five conveys agency
Stem six conveys 'if' like verbs

Verbs

Adjectives

Adverbs

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

Phrases