Hapát Maihivu
Times New Roman is an ancient language of Cuadhlabh, intended to have a "dark Elvish" aesthetic (i.e. Finnish + Latin + Arabic).
Consonants: /m n p t k s v l r j h/ ⟨m n p t k s v l r y h⟩
Vowels: /a i u aː iː uː/ ⟨a i u á í ú⟩
Allowed geminates: /mm nn pp tt kk ss ll rr/ ⟨mm nn pp tt kk ss ll rr⟩
Allowed clusters: /mp mpp nt ntt nk nkk ns nv nj ps ts ks lp lpp lt ltt lk lkk ls lm ln lv lj rp rpp rt rtt rk rkk rs rm rn rv rj hj hv ht/ ⟨mp mpp nt ntt nk nkk ns nv ny ps ts ks lp lpp lt ltt lk lkk ls lm ln lv ly rp rpp rt rtt rk rkk rs rm rn rv ry hy hv ht⟩
Allowed word-final consonants: /t n r/
1: már 2: allu 3: tarvuli 4: issili 5: úpali 6: vinírili 7: minkúli 8: tahúsali 9: hilkámuli 10: altuvassín 11: mártuvassín 12: tuva
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ng /ŋ/ | ||
| Plosive | p /p~b/ | t /t~d/ | k /k~x~g/ | ||
| Fricative | s /s/ | h /h/ | |||
| Approximant | v /ʋ/ | l /l/ | y /j/ | ||
| Trill | r /r/ |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /i/ | í /iː/ | u /u/ | ú /uː/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ | á /aː/ | ||||
Gradation
| Strong grade | p | t | k | CC | nCC | lCC | rCC | mp | nt | nk | lp | lt | lk | rp | rt | rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weak grade | v | l | Ø | C | nC | lC | rC | mm | nn | ng | lv | ll | ly | rv | rr | ry |
Morphology
Nouns
| luki, luinna - human | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Absolutive | luki | luinna |
| Ergative | lukia | luintá |
| Genitive | lukiat | luinnat |
| Adessive | luitur | luinnatur |
| Ablative | luitut | luinnatut |
| Inessive | luimur | luinnamur |
| Elative | luimut | luinnamut |
Verbs
nuntahan, nuntahi, nuntat, nuntahapak, nuntanka, nuntakat, nuntahur
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Pronouns
| 1sg | 2sg | 1pl | 2pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutive | nán | ní | hapa | hanki |
| Ergative | anga | unga | hapá | hankia |
| Genitive | anat | unat | hapát | hankiat |
| Adessive | antur | untur | havatur | hangitur |
| Ablative | antut | untut | havatut | hangitut |
| Inessive | ammur | ummur | havamur | hangimur |
| Elative | ammut | ummut | havamut | hangimut |
3rd person/demonstratives?
Syntax
Times New Roman is consistently head-final.
- Sákivuat si kirvavuat urkka maihinín.
- I speak of love and hate.
- Antur pihtar yanakúi?
- Are you saving it for me?