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|name = Fyai Thǔvn | |name = Fyai Thǔvn | ||
|nativename = Fyai Thǔvn | |nativename = Fyai Thǔvn | ||
|pronunciation = | |pronunciation = ɸʲai tʰɯβ̞n | ||
|speakers = 4000 | |speakers = 4000 | ||
|fam1 = Shwain | |fam1 = Shwain | ||
|ancestor = Proto-Shwain | |||
|creator = User:Shemtov | |||
|setting = Tau-Ceti 2 | |||
|date = no date | |||
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Permitted codas are any approximant, and /m n ɳ ŋ p t ʈ k/ | Permitted codas are any approximant, and /m n ɳ ŋ p t ʈ k/ | ||
== | =Morphosyntax = | ||
The language is strongly analytic and isolating, so there is hardly any morphology. | The basic word order is SOV. | ||
The language is strongly analytic and isolating, so there is hardly any morphology. | |||
==The Copula== | |||
The copula is "witr" and occurs where verbs would occur: | |||
Fyolrt pyǔ witr | |||
sun star COP. | |||
"The sun is a star" | |||
==Pronouns and demonstratives== | |||
'''Pronouns''': | |||
1p sing: srir | |||
1p plural: sérk | |||
2p.: im | |||
3p. sing: ye̋nr | |||
3p. plural: nrum | |||
'''Demonstratives''': | |||
That: nrunr | |||
This: sunr | |||
==Adjectives, Numerals and Adverbs== | |||
Adjectives come before the noun: | Adjectives come before the noun: | ||
Pew cók | Pew cók | ||
wide man | wide man | ||
"A fat man" | "A fat man" | ||
Adjectives can be stringed together without the need for a word like "and" | Adjectives can be stringed together without the need for a word like "and" | ||
Pew ǒl' cók | Pew ǒl' cók | ||
wide angry man | wide angry man | ||
"An angry fat man" | "An angry fat man" | ||
If reduplicated, the adjective is intensified: | If reduplicated, the adjective is intensified: | ||
Pew ǒl' ǒl' cók | Pew ǒl' ǒl' cók | ||
wide angry angry man | wide angry angry man | ||
"A very angry fat man" | "A very angry fat man" | ||
The particle "Trok" can be put before a adjective to lessen it: | The particle "Trok" can be put before a adjective to lessen it: | ||
Trok pew trok ǒl' cók | Trok pew trok ǒl' cók | ||
few wide few angry man | few wide few angry man | ||
"A somewhat angry chubby man" | "A somewhat angry chubby man" | ||
The language has a base-5 numeral system | The language has a base-5 numeral system | ||
Numbers 1-25: | Numbers 1-25: | ||
én-1 | én-1 | ||
mën-2 | mën-2 | ||
pyǔl-3 | pyǔl-3 | ||
oyk-4 | oyk-4 | ||
trhavp-5 | trhavp-5 | ||
trhavp én-6 | trhavp én-6 | ||
trhavp mën-7 | trhavp mën-7 | ||
trhavp pyǔl-8 | trhavp pyǔl-8 | ||
trhavp oyk-9 | trhavp oyk-9 | ||
mën trhavp-10 | mën trhavp-10 | ||
mën trhavp én-11 | mën trhavp én-11 | ||
mën trhavp mën-12 | mën trhavp mën-12 | ||
mën trhavp pyǔl- 13 | mën trhavp pyǔl- 13 | ||
mën trhavp oyk-14 | mën trhavp oyk-14 | ||
pyǔl trhavp- 15 | pyǔl trhavp- 15 | ||
pyǔl trhavp én-16 | pyǔl trhavp én-16 | ||
pyǔl trhavp mën-17 | pyǔl trhavp mën-17 | ||
pyǔl trhavp pyǔl-18 | pyǔl trhavp pyǔl-18 | ||
pyǔl trhavp oyk - 19 | pyǔl trhavp oyk - 19 | ||
oyk trhavp -20 | oyk trhavp -20 | ||
oyk trhavp én-21 | oyk trhavp én-21 | ||
oyk trhavp mën-22 | oyk trhavp mën-22 | ||
oyk trhavp pyǔl-23 | oyk trhavp pyǔl-23 | ||
oyk trhavp oyk-24 | oyk trhavp oyk-24 | ||
tow-25 | tow-25 | ||
For unspecified numbers, the following are substituted for the numbers: | For unspecified numbers, the following are substituted for the numbers: | ||
Trok- a few; used if the speaker knows that are more then one but less then five. | Trok- a few; used if the speaker knows that are more then one but less then five. | ||
Sǒl'm- some; used if the speaker knows that are more then five but less then 25. | Sǒl'm- some; used if the speaker knows that are more then five but less then 25. | ||
Vǎlrp- many; used if the speaker knows that are more then 25 | Vǎlrp- many; used if the speaker knows that are more then 25 | ||
Phe̋n- a number used for unspecified plural. | Phe̋n- a number used for unspecified plural. | ||
For things that come in pairs reduplication is used: | For things that come in pairs reduplication is used: | ||
Móél- Eye | Móél- Eye | ||
Móél móél- pair of eyes | Móél móél- pair of eyes | ||
Numbers come between the Adjectives and the noun: | Numbers come between the Adjectives and the noun: | ||
Pew pyǔl cók | Pew pyǔl cók | ||
wide three man | wide three man | ||
"3 fat men" | "3 fat men" | ||
Adverbs are words that are otherwise adjectives that come before the verb: | |||
Cók pyïrp mat vae | |||
man bread fast eat | |||
"(The/A) Man eats the bread quickly" | |||
==General Noun Syntax== | |||
If there are more then one subject, the particle "Trï" is inserted between the subjects. It has the rough meaning of "And" | If there are more then one subject, the particle "Trï" is inserted between the subjects. It has the rough meaning of "And" | ||
This can go on for a many subjects the sentence has. Once there are 2 nouns not separated by "trï", the second noun is the object. | This can go on for a many subjects the sentence has. Once there are 2 nouns not separated by "trï", the second noun is the object. | ||
Cók trï lre̋lt pyïrp vae | |||
man and woman bread eat | man and woman bread eat | ||
(The/A) Man and (the/a) woman eat bread" | (The/A) Man and (the/a) woman eat bread" | ||
With multiple objects, no particle is necessary; they are just stringed together. | With multiple objects, no particle is necessary; they are just stringed together. | ||
Cók trï lre̋lt pyïrp ya vae | |||
man and woman bread meat eat | man and woman bread meat eat | ||
(The/A) Man and (the/a) woman eat bread and meat" | (The/A) Man and (the/a) woman eat bread and meat" | ||
When an utterance has both a direct and indirect object, the indirect object comes first, and they are separated by the particle "ma": | |||
Tense and | |||
Sérk im ma thǔvn góeltr. | |||
we you IND.OB bay welcome | |||
"We welcome you to the bay". | |||
==Tense and Mood== | |||
Tense and Mood are marked by particles at the beginning of an utterance. | |||
There are 2 tenses, past and non-past. | There are 2 tenses, past and non-past. | ||
The Past marking is <L'oi> and non-past utterances are unmarked. | The Past marking is <L'oi> and non-past utterances are unmarked. | ||
Cók pyïrp vae | Cók pyïrp vae | ||
man bread eat | man bread eat | ||
"(The/A) Man eats/ is eating bread" | "(The/A) Man eats/ is eating bread" | ||
L'oi cók pyïrp vae | L'oi cók pyïrp vae | ||
PST man bread eat | PST man bread eat | ||
"(The/A) Man ate bread" | "(The/A) Man ate bread" | ||
Mood particles: | Mood particles: | ||
Conditional: Nóin | Conditional: Nóin | ||
Potential: Ne | Potential: Ne | ||
Imperative: Vǎv | Imperative: Vǎv | ||
Dubtative: Lǎwn | Dubtative: Lǎwn | ||
Mood particles come after the past tense particle. | Mood particles come after the past tense particle. | ||
The Conditional particle is used before a clause when to indicate that a following clause will happen if the first clause would be fulfilled: | |||
Nóin soe phuwk, vak ilr. | |||
"CON. child sleep people act.evilly | |||
"If the child sleeps, people will do bad things" | |||
The potential mood is used to indicate that the speaker believes the action in the clause happened or will happen: | |||
L'oi ne soe phuwk | |||
PST. POT. child sleep | |||
"The child probably slept." | |||
The imperative is used to give commands or suggestions: | |||
Vǎv phuwk | |||
IMP. sleep | |||
"Go to sleep" | |||
The dubtative mood is used to indicate that the speaker believes the action in the clause probably didn't happen or will not happen: | |||
L'oi lǎwn cók pyïrp vae | L'oi lǎwn cók pyïrp vae | ||
PST DUB man bread eat | PST DUB man bread eat | ||
"I doubt(The/A) Man ate bread" | "I doubt(The/A) Man ate bread" | ||
==Locative and Temporal Particles== | |||
The Locative particle "lrai" is used after place nous to indicate that the action of the verb that follows takes place there: | |||
L'oi nrum nrunr sǔyn lrai phaórt | |||
PST. they that area LOC setttle | |||
"They settled there". | |||
It can also be placed after the object to mean that the action will take place with the subject inside the object: | |||
Nrum fhe̋k lrai trhinr | |||
they fire LOC. burn | |||
"They burn in fire" | |||
It can also be used after 2 nouns to indicate the second noun is located in or at the first noun: | |||
nrum ïk sri nar sǔyn lrai srir | |||
valley Sri Nar area LOC. discover | |||
"They found a valley in the land of Shinar" | |||
Note that the name of places can be composed of many words, but such a name will count as one noun. | |||
The temporal particle "fhaó" can be placed between clauses to mean that the second clause occurred at the same time as the first one: | |||
L’oi vak l'ev we fhaó, nrum ïk srir | |||
PST people east. Move.from TMP they valley discover | |||
"And when they migrated from the east, they found a valley" | |||
==Verbs of motion== | |||
The following verbs can be used to denote certain motions toward the object: | |||
We- Ablative | |||
Ro - Lative | |||
Fa- Prolative (Move through) | |||
cók lre̋lt ro | |||
man woman LAT. | |||
"(The) man moved towards (the) woman" | |||
They can also be used with other verbs of motion, as such: | |||
cók lre̋lt we malrt | |||
man woman ABL. walk | |||
"(The) man walked away from (the) woman" | |||
"Ro" can also be placed after a verb in the non-past tense to simulate the future tense: | |||
Cók pyïrp vae ro | |||
man bread eat LAT. | |||
"(The/A) Man will eat bread" |