Hapát Maihivu

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Times New Roman (hapát maihivu 'our language') is a 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

Hapát Maihivu 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

Vowel phonemes
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

Present tense suffixes
Singular Plural
1 [S] + -:n [S] + -:va
2 [S] + -:i (*-íi > ) [S] + -:nka
3 [W] + -t [W] + -at
impersonal [S] + -:r

nuntana 'to protect'
Singular Plural
1 nuntán nuntáva
2 nuntái nuntánka
3 nunnat nunnát
impersonal nuntár

sákkina 'to love'
Singular Plural
1 sákkín sákkíva
2 sákkí sákkínka
3 sákit sákiat
impersonal sákkír


Pronouns

Declension of personal pronouns
1sg 2sg 1pl 2pl
Absolutive nán hapa hanki
Ergative anna unna 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 maihín.
I speak of love and hate.
Antur pihtar yanakúi?
Are you saving it for me?