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[[{{PAGENAME}}/Clofabosin|cefspirine clofabosib conacin]] | [[{{PAGENAME}}/Clofabosin|cefspirine clofabosib conacin]] | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''' or '''Clofabian''' (English /kloʊˈfæbəsɪn/ ''kloh-FAB-ə-sin''; {{PAGENAME}}: ƎΠΔꙞΛỺΔᖵꞰⱵΔLꝨИ ''clo·fabo·serotin'' /klofaboˈseɾotin/ 'AUG-river-language', ''clofaboluxedan'' /klofaboˈluksedan/ or simply ƎΠΔꙞΛỺΔᖵꝨИ ''clofabosin'' /'klofabosin/ [ | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' or '''Clofabian''' (English /kloʊˈfæbəsɪn/ ''kloh-FAB-ə-sin''; {{PAGENAME}}: ƎΠΔꙞΛỺΔᖵꞰⱵΔLꝨИ ''clo·fabo·serotin'' /klofaboˈseɾotin/ 'AUG-river-language', ''clofaboluxedan'' /klofaboˈluksedan/ or simply ƎΠΔꙞΛỺΔᖵꝨИ ''clofabosin'' /'klofabosin/ [ˈkʰlōfábōsì(n)] 'Clofabian [thing]') is a conlang inspired by drug generic names (international nonproprietary names, such as ''sertraline'' for Zoloft). It seeks to answer the question "What if drug names were a language?" | ||
Clofabosin is an agglutinative, fusional-ish language with a consistently head-final grammar. It is the most prominent language in the Clofabic dialect continuum, which also includes the closely related Asvasiran language. Clofabosin is the official language of [[Verse:Tricin/Clofabolocin|Clofabolocin]] ('Clofabian land') and [[Verse:Tricin/Dodellia|Dodellia]] (Clofabosin: ''dodellocridan'') in [[Verse:Tricin/Etalocin|Etalocin]]. | Clofabosin is an agglutinative, fusional-ish language with a consistently head-final grammar. It is the most prominent language in the Clofabic dialect continuum, which also includes the closely related Asvasiran language. Clofabosin is the official language of [[Verse:Tricin/Clofabolocin|Clofabolocin]] ('Clofabian land') and [[Verse:Tricin/Dodellia|Dodellia]] (Clofabosin: ''dodellocridan'') in [[Verse:Tricin/Etalocin|Etalocin]]. | ||
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[https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/international-nonproprietary-names-(inn)/prestem_suffixes_202210.pdf?sfvrsn=dbe56fc8_3&download=true 2022 prestems] | [https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/international-nonproprietary-names-(inn)/prestem_suffixes_202210.pdf?sfvrsn=dbe56fc8_3&download=true 2022 prestems] | ||
"Rondexan brolifin lominilin relavex zelextranum exequin zepara duropaz limedropan tulanurifin zepara relavex." | |||
Goal: Duolingo course | Goal: Duolingo course | ||
* Siafl·in or Siacl·in (from Lushootseed siʔał or siʔaƛ̕) = Seattle | |||
* Dalatin, Ultarin, Flanitin, Ilarnecin, Minarin, Sarnatin, Celefavisin, Cadatin | |||
*platin, poetin | *platin, poetin | ||
*''clofabosine nibucin futivir'' or ''clofabosin nibustim futivir'' = clofabosin is easy to learn | *''clofabosine nibucin futivir'' or ''clofabosin nibustim futivir'' = clofabosin is easy to learn | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
Clofabosin has a small phonemic inventory of 14 consonants and 5 vowels. | Clofabosin has a small phonemic inventory of 14 consonants and 5 vowels. | ||
=== | === Suprasegmentals === | ||
Stress is weak and word-initial. | Stress is weak and word-initial. The pitch rises from the first syllable of a word to the second syllable, as in Tamil; the overall intonation of Standard Clofabosin is Tamil-like. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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*/v/ is a labiodental fricative [v] or approximant [ʋ]. | */v/ is a labiodental fricative [v] or approximant [ʋ]. | ||
**[w] is an allophone of /v/ after velars /k, g/. It is transliterated '''qu, gu''' in this case. | **[w] is an allophone of /v/ after velars /k, g/. It is transliterated '''qu, gu''' in this case. | ||
*/k/ is lenited to [x] after /e, o, a/. | */k/ is lenited to [x] after /e, o, a, u/ and [ç] after /i/. | ||
*In colloquial speech intervocalic /b/ is often deleted or lenited to [w]: ''clofabosin'' becomes [klofaosi] or [klofawosi]. The ending ''-mab'' is also often pronounced [ma]. | *In colloquial speech intervocalic /b/ is often deleted or lenited to [w]: ''clofabosin'' becomes [klofaosi] or [klofawosi]. The ending ''-mab'' is also often pronounced [ma]. | ||
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*z = [ɦ] or dropped entirely | *z = [ɦ] or dropped entirely | ||
*e o = [ɛ ɔ] | *e o = [ɛ ɔ] | ||
=== "Saigon" accent ==÷ | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
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*''-xantrone'' = near | *''-xantrone'' = near | ||
*''-fusp'' = as X as, used with the equative | *''-fusp'' = as X as, used with the equative | ||
*''-ixafor'' = regardless of, no matter, even with | |||
===Pronouns=== | ===Pronouns=== | ||
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*''-campator'' 'instead of (verb)-ing' | *''-campator'' 'instead of (verb)-ing' | ||
*''-cillin'': 'let alone' | *''-cillin'': 'let alone' | ||
*''-cog'': cohortative | *''-cog'': cohortative | ||
**''Ilocog!'' 'Let's play!' | **''Ilocog!'' 'Let's play!' |
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