Talk:A priori language

A priori language ([tiŋkatkiramai] 'mother language') is a language inspired aesthetically by Finnish and Tamil. It is spoken by a tribe of dwarves in the Tolkienian fantasy world of Rotunu.

Numbers: 1: aintu

Introduction

Ypyḷḷiteryyn = a place name?

Phonology

Vowels

/a e~ə i o u æ ø y aː eː iː oː uː æː øː yː ai au ɔy/ ⟨a e i o u ö ü ah eh ie oh uh öh üh ei au eu⟩

Morphology

Nouns

• Absolutive: -0
• Genitive: -ku (after C); -cku (after V); a noun ending in -ch is changed to -cku
• Ergative/Instrumental: -er
• Dative: -ahl
• Locative: -adu

Verbs

The verbal noun ends in -ei and is the citation form. For example, iramei means "speaking" or "to speak"; karwaḷei means "worshipping" or "to worship".