Hello, and welcome to my Linguifex user page!
Hi, my name is Nicolás and I'm from Argentina.
Having been interested in language for as long as I can remember, I first started crafting languages when I was about 12 years old (ca. 2000) and did so for the following two or three years. After that there was a hiatus in which I achieved a lot of other things, but didn't produce any new conlang-related material. Starting again ca. 2012, I've been both adding to my old projects and developing many new ones.
My native language is Rioplatense Spanish (Bonaerense), and I've been learning English since my early childhood. I've also been learning German for quite some years (C2), Finnish and Italian for much less.
I'm passionate about and enjoy learning languages and about languages and their many intricacies, as well as I like travelling to get to know the different aspects of the cultures of the world. Besides designing languages and writing systems, I study philosophy (undergraduate) and also like to read, draw and make music.
My Languages
Even though my tastes have changed over the years (the main difference being an increasing emphasis in historical linguistics) most of my conlangs still fit in the definition of artlangs, in particular, a priori naturalistic artlangs. That is, they are not built upon any natural language or language family, yet they strive to be not more nor less complex as any given natural language, while their purpose is that of an artistic endeavour and their development is strongly driven by their particular aesthetic (and not, for instance, the search for a purportedly superior effectivity or the intent of making them specifically easy to learn, as is the case with other kinds of conlangs[1]). Nevertheless, even though that's the kind of conlang I mostly make, I enjoy a wide variety of styles and genres across the whole spectrum of the craft.
Please take into account that this listing can be said to be incomplete in at least two senses: existing conlangs are still being wikified, and new conlangs will continue expanding it.
Early conlangs
These are the conlangs I created when I first started crafting languages, when I was about 12 years old (ca. 2000) and for the following two or three years. I'm very fond of this early creations, and I've started a revamping process to take advantage of the knowledge I've gained in the years passed since their original conception and bring them back. From this time I have mostly sketches, all in paper; most of the languages and sketches have their own writing systems too.
Conworld #1
Conworld #2
The general concept for this conworld was largely inspired by reading some of the works by J. R. R. Tolkien, in particular the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, mainly in that its story would revolve around the interactions of at least three "races": gnomes, elves and men.
Other conlangs
Most of the other conlangs from this period are not included in any conworld, and are chiefly sketches, typically a few words with hints for grammar and a sketch for a writing system to go with it.
New conlangs
These are the conlangs I started crafting after having had a hiatus in my activity, starting again ca. 2012.
For some of this conlangs I wrote up samples for a thread in the Facebook group "Constructed languages", in which I'm also a member of the administration team. The task was proposed as a small game: "From all your conlangs, pick one word to represent the language and describe it!".
All the languages of the Yrḳuti conworlding project are a priori naturalistic artlangs.
These are some of the documented conlangs, in no particular order:
- The language known as I Kronurum (IK) is a part of the Northern Languages linguistic family, which populates the northern region of the central continent.
- Notwithstanding the several subgroups that have split from this branch at different stages, this Central Branch of the family has been studied as a continuity in which four main stages can be identified: Ancient IK (AIK), Old IK (OIK), Middle IK (MIK; together with Early-MIK, EMIK) and Modern IK (MoIK; together with Early-MoIK, EMoIK).
- The developmental stage presented in this article is that of Middle IK (MIK). At this stage, a group of OIK speakers has already moved westwards from the AIK speaker's cultural Urheimat, which was located in the plains in the northern region of the central continent. MIK is thus the main variety spoken in the region nearby and at the shores of the northern sea.
- The endonym of this region is Ifarka, which is translated as "The Land". It is divided in several administrative provinces or marks, called Igódánafáreþ, which hold periodical meetings regarding whichever matters would affect the generality of the Hold.
| A verb:
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| gódånur
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| /ˈgu̜.dɑ.nuɾ/
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| gód-å-nur
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| shield-caus-lemma
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| "to.cause.to.be.shielded", to protect
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| A noun:
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| faltahlajrir
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| /ˈfɑl.tɐ.ˌhlɑj.ɾiɾ/
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| falta-hlajrir
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| table-maker
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| “table-maker”, carpenter
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| Something idiomatic: a double kenning
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| markówartáþan
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| /ˈmɑɾ.kʊ.ˌwaɾ.tai̯.θɐn/
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| marka-ó-warta-áþan
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| metal-gen-time-dark
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| “metal of the dark time" → "metal of the night", the moon
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| A verb:
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| liurimanantûrakug
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| /ˈlju.ɾi.mä.nän.ˌtuː.ɾä.kug/
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| le-luro-î-mana-n-dûr-ag-ug
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| akt1-silence-pos-light-akt2-3p-pret.perf
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| "they have darkened"
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| A noun:
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| yrk’udor
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| /ˈɪɾ.kʼu.doɾ/
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| yrk’u-dor
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| earth-tower
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| "mountain, peak"
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| Something idiomatic: an idiom, kind of an adverb too!
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| “nôktulartanbanôr”
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| /ˈnoːk.tu.laɾ.ˌtan.ba.noːɾ/
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| no-oktulo-artan-ba-nôr
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| mov-big-knife-entit-during
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| “in the swing of a sword” → "in the blink of an eye"
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| A verb:
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| ðōmqōiren
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| /ˈðoːm.qoː.i.ɾen/
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| ðōme-qōir-en
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| breath-to.tell-abstract.inf
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| "to breathe-tell" → "to sing"
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| A noun:
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| ōrrerī
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| /ˈoː.re.ɾiː/
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| ōrre-rī
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| bone-fem.col
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| "carcass"
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| Something idiomatic: a kenning now used in common speech
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| riqelōn
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| /ˈri.qe.loːn/
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| riqe-lōn
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| knife-beverage
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| "blood"
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| A verb:
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| iluθrunzienlekatar
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| /ˈi.lu.tʰɾun.ʦie̯n.ˌle.kɑ.tɑɾ/
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| i-lu-θrun-zi-en-lek-atar
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| hort-cli-to.say-adhort-inch-caus-pres.ind
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| "let's talk!"
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| A noun:
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| eχθili
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| /ˈekʰ.tʰi.li/
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| enki-θil-i
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| stone-loc.cliii-i
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| "at a stone" → "on firm ground"
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| "island"
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| A verb:
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| monnespartogese
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| /mo.nes.päɾ.ˈto.ge.se/
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| mora-nese-fara-toke-gese
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| to.see-aten.anim-cont.anim-iter.anim-1pl.pres.subj
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| "we would still be glancing repeatedly"
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| A noun:
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| āzriznōi
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| /ˈäː.θɾiθ.noi̯/
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| āzri-zna-oi
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| word-adj-nom.sg.anim
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| "a loquacious one"
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| Something idiomatic:
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| māfzeri
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| /ˈmaːf.θe.ɾi/
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| ma-afzeri
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| col-horse
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| "mount"
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| A verb:
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| տղատիմտխախալ
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| /ˈt̪ɣɑ.t̪im.t̪χɑ.χɑl/
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| t̪-ɣ-t̪mt̪< ɑCiCC>-χ-ɑ-χɑl
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| 3s.m.erg.i-3s.m.abs-to.hit<pres.ind>-32.m.erg.ii-cont-iter-ind.ii
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| "he is hitting him repeatedly"
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| A verb:
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| rakne ro vota natnaxûzrı tal nene
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| /ˈrɐk.nɘ ˈro ˈvo.tɐ nɐ.ˈxuː.ʐːɪ ˈtʰɐl ˈnɘ.nɘ/
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| rakne ro vota nat-{naxûz}-ri tal nene
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| pret.perf.unc pret.perf prosp neg-{to.settle}-neg q srp
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| "could not have had been about to have settled? (is a surprise to me)"
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| A noun:
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| dalaztûm
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| /dɐ.lɐz.ˈtʰuːmⁿ/
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| dal-azt=ûm
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| col-water=cli.nom
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| "the water"
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| Something idiomatic:
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| azuvaxunûr
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| /ʔɐ.zu.vɐ.hu.ˈnuːɾ/
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| azûm-vax-xûnûr
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| river-gen-hammer
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| "hammer of the river" → "rapids"
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| A verb:
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| anaramĕnkram
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| /a.na.ɾa.ˈmøn.kɾam/
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| aC₂ara-møn-hram
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| per.prog.anim-to.fly-1s.mas.n.pres
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| "I was flying"
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| A noun:
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| alāšax
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| /ˈa.laː.ʃax/
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| ala-aš-Vx
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| to.perceive-tool-def.singulative
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| "the pair of glasses"
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| Something idiomatic:
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| alahuš
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| /ˈa.la.hɯʃ/
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| ala-huš
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| to.perceive-to.burn
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| "to glare"
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| A verb:
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| orogθiliad
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| /o̞.ˈɾo̞g.θï.lïɐ̯d/
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| ∅-oro-goθ-ili-ad
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| realis-to.see-neg-cli.inv-past.statv.act
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| "to not have seen"
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| A noun:
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| gwen
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| /ˈgʷën/
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| gwen-Ø
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| water-nom
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| "water"
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- The language known as Ufi (Middle Ufi) is a part of the Ufi-Pî linguistic family.
Other conlangs
A priori
- An attempt at a stereotypical yet interesting orkish language
- A priori grammar with central semitic inspiration with an a posteriori Ibero-Romance vocabulary.
| A verb:
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| ûrîtreș
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| /ˈuːɾiː.tɾeʃ/
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| ûr-trș<īCCeC>
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| telic-hard<caus>
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| "to harden"
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| A noun:
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| mizrîn
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| /ˈmiz.ɾiːn/
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| mzr<CiCCīn>
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| to.be.dead<place.of>
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| "cematary"
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A posteriori
- The Romà language, called internally "a dinc nòsta" («ا طينك نوسثا», «נאסת דינך ה», «ⴰ ⴷⵉⵏⴽ ⵏⵧⵙⵜ»), “our language”, is an Western Iberian Romance language of the Pyrenean-Mozarabic group. With ca. 1500 speakers, it’s a highly endangered language. Most of its speakers live around the comune of Dagràn, Taghramt, Morocco (Fahr Anjra prefecture, Tanger-Tetuán region).
- Considered one of the "languages of aljamía", it had its highest point of developement and spread around the ninth century. Compared with its palaeographic registers, the language doesn’t seem to have changed all too much since then.
- An eclectic admixture of Bairisch and North Germanic elements and influences.
- Finnic grammar and vocabulary.
| A verb:
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| rēŋginæsgǫ?
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| /ˈre̞ːŋ.gi.nɛs.gø/
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| rēŋginæ-s-gǫ
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| to.play-2s-q
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| "do you play?"
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| A noun:
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| nepəjoneŋ
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| /ˈne.pə.jo.neŋ/
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| nepəjoneŋ-Ø
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| horse-nom.sg
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| "a/the horse"
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- ^ Many criteria can be used to classify constructed languages. Some good pointers towards understanding the most usual terminology can be found, for instance, here, here and here here
