User:Luzset Zari/Kanpos
The Kanpos language is an a priori conlang based on a simplified phonology and polysynthesis.
Phonology
Kanpos allows a wide range of allophony for most of its phonemes.
Consonants
| Front | Mid | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | n /n/ | ||
| Stop | p /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ |
| Fricative | v /w/ | j /ʝ/ | s /ʃ/ |
| Liquid | r /ɹ/ | ||
Vowels
| Up | u /ü/ |
|---|---|
| In | o /ɔ/ |
| Down | a /ä/ |
Accent
A sequence of two identical vowels gives a stressed vowel.
Grammar
Verbs
Verbs only conjugate for their mood.
| Modality | Mood | |
|---|---|---|
| Realis -p- | Declarative -a- | Indicative -s |
| Energetic -r | ||
| Mirative -tu | ||
| Gnomic -o- | Gnomic -j | |
| Epistemic irrealis -t- | Hyperthetical -u- | Epistemic -s |
| Assumptive -r | ||
| Deductive -pa | ||
| Renarrative -japu | ||
| Tentative -ku | ||
| Isothetical -a- | Dubitative -s | |
| Potential -r | ||
| Interrogative -ka | ||
| Isothetical conjunctive -nku | ||
| Hypothetical -o- | Hypothetical -r | |
| Counterfactual conjunctive -sta | ||
| Deontic irrealis -k- | Volitive -a- | Optative -nta |
| Desiderative -to | ||
| Alethic -ro- | Alethic -nka | |
| Assertive directive -o- | Hortative -to | |
| Jussive -s | ||
| Passive directive -u- | Deliberative -nko | |
| Precative -tn | ||
| Propositive -ja |