Dyimkumt

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Dyimkumt
Dyimkumt
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Type
Alignment
Tripartite
Head direction
Initial Mixed Final
Primary word order
Subject-verb-object
Tonal
No
Declensions
Yes
Conjugations
Yes
Genders
none
Nouns decline according to...
Case Number
Definiteness Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice Mood
Person Number
Tense Aspect


General information

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Palatal Velar Labial-velar Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative f v θ ð s z ʃ ɕʰ h
Affricate
Approximant r j w
Lateral app. l

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i u
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid
Near-open
Open a

Diphthongs:

  • au [aʊ]
  • ei [ei]
  • ui [ʊi]
  • ou [oʊ]
  • eu [eu]
  • yy1 [i]
  1. yy technically isn't a diphthong.

Writing to Phonotactics

There are two ways to write this language: one is IPA and two is the actual spelling. the alphabet is simple:

Upper case A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z
Lower case a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p r s t u v w y z
IPA Normal IPA [a] [b] [ɕʰ] [d] [e] [f] [g] [h] [ɪ] [dʒ] [k] [l] [m] [n] [o] [p] [ɹ] [s] [t] [u] [v] [w] [ɪ] [z]
Exceptions in the IPA y_ [ə] -- -- -- y_ [a] -- -- -- y_ [i] V_ or _V [j] -- -- -- -- -- -- -- _h [ʃ] #_h [θ] _h and not #_ [ð] y_ [ʊ] -- -- _V and not _y [j] --

This uses the SCA(sound change amplifier(I think)) syntax. If you don't know of this, here is a little bit of info:

Key
_ the character
# start(when it is placed before the string) or end(when it is placed before the string)
(...) could be

Phonotactics

The syllable pattern is "[C(y/l/r)/P][V/D]N"(using awkword syntax), where C is a constant, V is a vowel, D is vowel diphthong, N is nasal, and P is constant pair.

Most constant pairs are:

  • th,
  • sh,
  • ng,
  • st,
  • and Sf1
  1. S stands for sonorant

Basic grammar

In Dyimkumt, you naturally group subject and verbs together, as do you group adjectives and relationships, (which I will explain furter on) and tense identifier. All of of these you do with an apostrophe, which, verbally, can be spoken different ways. One way is to "invert" the aspiration on the next constant,(common to cyangeuhen dialect) like 't would be pronounced [tʰ], 'c, the exception, would now not be aspirated because it naturally is aspirated. Another way is to pronounce a glottal stop, common to most hebertan tribe dialects. The most uncommon way is to pronounce a bilabial click, ([ʘ]) which can be found in the unkisa dialect, a very small and weird dialect.

Another mix up between dialects is whether you have a apostrophe before every tense identifier, or in between every tense identifier.

Vocabulary

Kinship
Grandmother Grandfather Grandmother Grandfather
 
 
 
Uncles Wife Uncle Uncles Wife Uncle Uncles Wife Uncle Aunts husband Aunt Aunts husband Aunt Aunts husband Aunt Father Mother Uncles Wife Uncle Uncles Wife Uncle Uncles Wife Uncle Aunts husband Aunt Aunts husband Aunt Aunts husband Aunt
 
 
 
Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin Male Cousin Female Cousin
 
 
Twin Sisters Husband Twin Sister Little Sisters Husband Little Sister Big Sisters Huband Big Sister Wife Self Husband Big Brother  Big Brothers Wife Little Brother Little Brothers Wife Twin Brother Twin Brothers Wife
 
 
 
Niece Nephew Niece Nephew Niece Nephew Son Daughter Son Daughter Niece Nephew Niece Nephew Niece Nephew

Swadesh list

Example texts