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==Introduction==
==Introduction==
Emutica [ɛˈmuːɾikə] (''Emūtika'' [eˈmuːtika]) is a language isolate spoken primarily in the country of Emūtikamiñō, being unrelated to any other known language. Emutica is an ergative–absolutive language. The subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case (which is unmarked), and the same case is used for the direct object of a transitive verb. The subject of the transitive verb is marked differently, with the ergative case. Nouns are declined by 5 additional cases as well as 2 levels of formality. Verbs conjugate for 3 persons, 7 tenses, 7 moods, 2 levels of formality and 13 aspects. There are no adjectives in Emutica, instead taking the forms of verbs, similar to Korean.
Emutica [ɛˈmuːɾikə] (''Emūtika'' [eˈmuːtika]) is a language isolate spoken primarily in the country of Emūtikamiŋō, being unrelated to any other known language. Emutica is an ergative–absolutive language. The subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case (which is unmarked), and the same case is used for the direct object of a transitive verb. The subject of the transitive verb is marked differently, with the ergative case. Nouns are declined by 5 additional cases.. Verbs conjugate for 3 persons, 7 tenses, 7 moods, and 13 aspects. There are no adjectives in Emutica, instead taking the forms of verbs, similar to Korean.


It's morphology is split between fusional and agglutinative, with a healthy mix of both tendencies. Nouns, for example, can be either weak or strong nouns. Weak nouns are incredibly fusional in terms of their declension paradigm, and they are also more irregular in form. Strong nouns are more agglutinative and thus more regular and functional. Strong nouns are also divided further into formal and informal categories, based on who one is speaking to.
It's morphology is split between fusional and agglutinative, with a healthy mix of both tendencies. Nouns, for example, can be either weak or strong nouns. Weak nouns are incredibly fusional in terms of their declension paradigm, and they are also more irregular in form. Strong nouns are more agglutinative and thus more regular and functional.


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! Consonants !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Retroflex !! Palatal !! Velar  
! Consonants !! Bilabial !! Labiodental !! Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar  
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| Nasal|| '''m''' /m/ || || '''n''' /n/|| '''ń''' /ɳ/ || || '''ñ''' /ŋ/
| Nasal|| '''m''' /m/ || || '''n''' /n/|| '''ny''' /ɲ/|| '''ŋ''' /ŋ/
|-
|-
| Plosive || '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || '''ț''' /ʈ/ '''''' /ɖ/ || || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/
| Plosive || '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ ||'''ty''' /c/ '''dy''' /ɟ/ || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/
|-
|-
| Fricative || || '''f''' /f/ || '''s''' /s/ || '''ś''' /ʂ/ ||  || '''h''' /x/
| Fricative || || '''f''' /f/ || '''s''' /s/ || '''sy''' /ç/ || '''h''' /x/
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|-
|Approximant || || || '''l''' /l/|| '''ł''' /ɭ/  || '''y''' /j/ ||
|Approximant || || || '''l''' /l/|| '''y''' /j/ ||
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| Rhotic||  || ||  || '''r''' /ɻ~ɹ/ ||  ||
|}
|}
====Allophonic Variation====
====Allophonic Variation====
* /x/ is realized as /ç/ before /i/, /iː/, and /j/; as /h/ before all other vowels.
* /x/ is realized as [ç] before /i/, /iː/, and /j/; as [h] before all other vowels.
* /ɻ/ is realized as /ʋ/ in onset. /ɻ/ is also labialized by most speakers: [ɻʷ]
* /m/ is realized as [ɱ] before /f/
* /m/ is realized as /ɱ/ before /f/
* /l/ is realized as [ɫ] in coda
===Vowels===
===Vowels===



Revision as of 11:09, 5 February 2018

Introduction

Emutica [ɛˈmuːɾikə] (Emūtika [eˈmuːtika]) is a language isolate spoken primarily in the country of Emūtikamiŋō, being unrelated to any other known language. Emutica is an ergative–absolutive language. The subject of an intransitive verb is in the absolutive case (which is unmarked), and the same case is used for the direct object of a transitive verb. The subject of the transitive verb is marked differently, with the ergative case. Nouns are declined by 5 additional cases.. Verbs conjugate for 3 persons, 7 tenses, 7 moods, and 13 aspects. There are no adjectives in Emutica, instead taking the forms of verbs, similar to Korean.

It's morphology is split between fusional and agglutinative, with a healthy mix of both tendencies. Nouns, for example, can be either weak or strong nouns. Weak nouns are incredibly fusional in terms of their declension paradigm, and they are also more irregular in form. Strong nouns are more agglutinative and thus more regular and functional.

Phonology

Consonants

The following table showcases the consonant phonemes of the language, along with their orthographical representation.

Consonants Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ny /ɲ/ ŋ /ŋ/
Plosive p /p/ b /b/ t /t/ d /d/ ty /c/ dy /ɟ/ k /k/ g /g/
Fricative f /f/ s /s/ sy /ç/ h /x/
Approximant l /l/ y /j/

Allophonic Variation

  • /x/ is realized as [ç] before /i/, /iː/, and /j/; as [h] before all other vowels.
  • /m/ is realized as [ɱ] before /f/
  • /l/ is realized as [ɫ] in coda

Vowels

Phonotactics

Stress

Sandhi

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources