Eighth edition lekma
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A conlang named lekma /ˈɥexmä/ is an experimental miniature language, Type (aiming): being low amount of distinct categories, half of lexicon are adoption of low Germanic languages, rests are from many others. it is for an aid, making it is to learn about languages.
contents: +nouns(that are intransitives), +adjective nouns(monotransitives), +demonstrative nouns(which have plurals), +verbal nouns(transitives, ditransitives), +particle nouns(that are coverbs). +enclitics, demontratives same as above. +suffix, (plural), (adjectival), (motion in once), (habitual), (subjunctive), (processive), (perfective), (nominaliser).
every words are morpheme. full nouns, affixed nouns or VO phrases are indicative. e is null vowel null consonant, it is /e/ after a consonant. Writings: excepting q w p g j y. u is added as it is /ŋ/, a e i o u are also consonants in certain circumstances.
Syntacs Type: SVO. Basic structure: ergative noun - verbal noun objective noun - topic noun / subjective noun - noun adjectival suffix - topic noun.
Phoneme inventory
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | mam(m) | nan(n, ɲ) | uâu,aau(ŋ) | ||||||
| Plosive | bab(b-p) | dad(d-t) | cac(k-ɡ) | aâe(ʔ) | |||||
| Affricate | zae(d͡z-t͡s) | tât(ʈ͡ʂ) | |||||||
| Fricative | fâf(f) | sas(s-ɕ) | xax(ç-ʂ) | kak(χ-x, k) | hah(ɦ, null) | ||||
| Trill | rae(ʀ-r) | aar(ɐ̯, null) | |||||||
| Approximant | vâe(ʋ) | iáe(ʝ) | |||||||
| Lateral approximant | aâe,aaê(u̯) | lâl,uàe(ɥ-ʎ, l) | aàe,aaè(i̯) |
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | unrounded | rounded | |
| Close | aie(i) | aüe(y) | aei,aíe(ɐi̯) | aúe(u̯ɐ) | aïe,aui(ɯɨ) | aue(u) |
| Mid-open | aee,aée,eäe(e) | aöe(ø) | aeu,aáe(ɐu̯) | aoe,aóe(o) | ||
| Open | aae(ä) | aao,aôe(ʌ) | ||||
phonotactics CV(V)C gemination is simplified, affecting vowel before it to lengthen. tone slightly rises at beginning of a phrase.
Made text of it is what. nerca sêina nac-har sêd-nan i.be swed-ish
of this is what. famseldoclea fam sel-doc-leh-har fruits are-this-place-of
naciorneus lekma? neidoc. is.romlang lekma it.is.not lekma is a romlang. no, it's not.
of who does what. hainimdaines doc hai nim daines doc they eat some-of this