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{{Bpnjohnson.info|Grayis|Grayis|ɡrä.jɪs|2018|Planet Oyrigin|Conlang|||||||||gray}} | {{Bpnjohnson.info|Grayis|Grayis|ɡrä.jɪs|2018|Planet Oyrigin|Conlang|||||||||gray}} | ||
Grayis is an a priori language created by [[User:Bpnjohnson|BenJamin P. Johnson]] for [https://www.infinitemind.pictures/ Infinite Mind Pictures], Inc. to serve as the language of the Grayis Kin, one of six alien races who feature in the board game and upcoming screenplay ''Pilots of Gallaxia''. | '''Grayis''' is an a priori language created by [[User:Bpnjohnson|BenJamin P. Johnson]] for [https://www.infinitemind.pictures/ Infinite Mind Pictures], Inc. to serve as the language of the Grayis Kin, one of six alien races who feature in the board game and upcoming screenplay ''Pilots of Gallaxia''. | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
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Grayis vowels have phonemic length, and phonetic differences based on stress. Where unstressed vowels have a different phonetic realization, it appears on the right of the tilde in square brackets. | Grayis vowels have phonemic length, and phonetic differences based on stress. Where unstressed vowels have a different phonetic realization, it appears on the right of the tilde in square brackets. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | ||
!colspan=4|Short Vowels: | !colspan=4|Short Vowels: | ||
!colspan=4|Long Vowels: | !colspan=4|Long Vowels: | ||
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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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!width="100"| | !width="100"| | ||
!width="60"|'''Labial''' | !width="60"|'''Labial''' | ||
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The Grayis number system is nonal (base-9), but has reflexes of an ancient system based on multiples of 3, which can be observed in the etymology of the basic numbers. | The Grayis number system is nonal (base-9), but has reflexes of an ancient system based on multiples of 3, which can be observed in the etymology of the basic numbers. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top" | ||
! Grayis !! Decimal !! Meaning | ! Grayis !! Decimal !! Meaning | ||
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Further numbers are formed by compounding using the word ''[[Contionary: ha#Grayis|ha]]'' ‘and’. | Further numbers are formed by compounding using the word ''[[Contionary: ha#Grayis|ha]]'' ‘and’. | ||
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! [[Contionary: nā#Grayis|Nā]] (Teens)!! Dec. !! Non. !! [[Contionary: ayinnā#Grayis|Ayinnā]] (20) !! Dec. !! Non. !! Tens !! Dec. !! Non. | ! [[Contionary: nā#Grayis|Nā]] (Teens)!! Dec. !! Non. !! [[Contionary: ayinnā#Grayis|Ayinnā]] (20) !! Dec. !! Non. !! Tens !! Dec. !! Non. | ||
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Multiples of ten are formed in the same manner as [[Contionary: ayinnā|ayinnā]]. Orders of magnitude are formed regularly with multiple compounds. | Multiples of ten are formed in the same manner as [[Contionary: ayinnā|ayinnā]]. Orders of magnitude are formed regularly with multiple compounds. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:top" | ||
! Tens !! Dec. !! Non. !! Multiples !! Dec. !! Non. | ! Tens !! Dec. !! Non. !! Multiples !! Dec. !! Non. | ||
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*'''Child Register.''' The fifth and final register is the inverse of the Teacher register: It is how parents address their children, and how teachers address students. | *'''Child Register.''' The fifth and final register is the inverse of the Teacher register: It is how parents address their children, and how teachers address students. | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
!width="100"| Equal !!width="100"| Family !!width="100"| Stranger !!width="100"| Teacher !!width="100"| Student !! | !width="100"| Equal !!width="100"| Family !!width="100"| Stranger !!width="100"| Teacher !!width="100"| Student !! | ||
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===Swadesh List=== | ===Swadesh List=== | ||
''For those of you who like this sort of thing!'' | ''For those of you who like this sort of thing!'' | ||
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! |nbsp; !! Grayis !! English !! |nbsp; !! Grayis !! English !! |nbsp; !! Grayis !! English | ! |nbsp; !! Grayis !! English !! |nbsp; !! Grayis !! English !! |nbsp; !! Grayis !! English | ||
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