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'''Katäfalsen''' (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}} | '''Katäfalsen''' (pronunciation: {{IPA|[kɑˈtɑːfɑlsen]}}, alternative spelling: '''Katã Falsen''', short: '''Katah''', {{IPA|[ˈkɑtɑχ]}}) is an apriori constructed language, which is partially inspired by Basque, Hebrew and Latin. The aim was to construct a language with a phonology practicable for speakers of most European languages along with unorthodox grammar and syntax. Katäfalsen is highly synthetic and features a free word order and ergative-absolutive alignment. Most of the vocabulary is directly derived from '''Proto-Katäfalsen''' with a mentionable amount of loanwords from Old Greek. | ||
== Name == | == Name == | ||
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|The water language | |The water language | ||
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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
==== Declension ==== | ==== Declension ==== | ||
Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight. | Nouns are declined in four cases, which are found in a subordinate and a coordinate form each. The total number of cases is therefore eight. | ||
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*mowe: ''mo-w-e'', place-2-{{sc|loc}}, 'whenever (you like)' | *mowe: ''mo-w-e'', place-2-{{sc|loc}}, 'whenever (you like)' | ||
*moe: ''mo-∅-e'', place-3-{{sc|loc}}, 'then' | *moe: ''mo-∅-e'', place-3-{{sc|loc}}, 'then' | ||
== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
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=== Braid script === | === Braid script === | ||
[[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s<sub>1</sub>s<sub>2</sub>s<sub>3</sub>s<sub>4</sub> consisting of the four elementary braids]] | [[File:Elementary braids of Katafalsen.png|thumb|The braid s<sub>1</sub>s<sub>2</sub>s<sub>3</sub>s<sub>4</sub> consisting of the four elementary braids]] | ||
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In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s<sub>1</sub>s<sub>4</sub>s<sub>1</sub>}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides | In order to make the writing unambiguous, the initial set of a letter must always be contained in the final set of its precursor. For example, {{angbr|tj}} or {{angbr|s<sub>1</sub>s<sub>4</sub>s<sub>1</sub>}} is allowed since {1}, the initial set of the second letter is contained in the final set of the first letter, {1, 4}. But in reverse order, {{angbr|jt}} is forbidden since {1, 4} is not contained in {1}. This issue must be fixed using fillers between the letters. In many situations, different fillers are possible, the following table provides some of them. | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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|s<sub>3</sub>s<sub>4</sub> | |s<sub>3</sub>s<sub>4</sub> | ||
|style="background:#D0D0D0"| | |style="background:#D0D0D0"| | ||
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*Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for ''ħ'' is used. | *Whenever /ʔ/ comes from /ħ/, the pattern for ''ħ'' is used. | ||
*The patterns for ''f'', ''s'' and ''h'' are the double patterns of ''p'', ''t'' and ''k''. | *The patterns for ''f'', ''s'' and ''h'' are the double patterns of ''p'', ''t'' and ''k''. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
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!kore | !kore | ||
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