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===Orthography===
===Orthography===
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
d -- [θ]
d -- [θ]
h -- [h]
h -- [h]
k -- [k]
k -- [k]
l -- [l]
l -- [l]
m -- [m]
m -- [m]
n -- [n]
n -- [n]
p -- [p]
p -- [p]
r -- [r]
r -- [r]
s -- [s]
s -- [s]
t -- [t]
t -- [t]
w -- [w]
w -- [w]
y -- [j]
y -- [j]
===Vowels===
===Vowels===
i  -- [ɪ]    ii -- [i]
i  -- [ɪ]    ii -- [i]
e  -- [ɛ]    ee -- [e]
e  -- [ɛ]    ee -- [e]
a  -- [ə]    aa -- [a]
a  -- [ə]    aa -- [a]
o  -- [ɔ]    oo -- [o]
o  -- [ɔ]    oo -- [o]
u  -- [ʊ]    uu -- [u]
u  -- [ʊ]    uu -- [u]
ai -- [ai]
ai -- [ai]
aw -- [au]
aw -- [au]


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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
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Nouns
Nouns
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1s niin  1p niinaw  
1s niin  1p niinaw  
2s giin  2p giinaw
2s giin  2p giinaw
3s wiin  3p wiinaw
3s wiin  3p wiinaw


Adjectives
Adjectives
rawd -- red


Verbs
Verbs


<root>(y)a
<root>(y)a
lawp -- run -- lawp aw oiin -- run of him (his run)
 
lawp -- run -- lawp aw wiin -- run of him (his run)
 
lawpa -- to run -- oiin lawpa i haim -- he runs to home
lawpa -- to run -- oiin lawpa i haim -- he runs to home
wit -- eye
wit -- eye
wita to see -- niin wita giin -- i see you
wita to see -- niin wita giin -- i see you


leta wiin wita haim aw giin -- stop he see home of you
leta wiin wita haim aw giin -- stop he see home of you
koma wiin wita haim aw giin -- come he see home of you
 
Koma wiin wita haim aw giin -- come he see home of you


Adverbs
Adverbs
Particles
Particles
Derivational morphology
Derivational morphology
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==Syntax==
==Syntax==
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===Verb phrase===
===Verb phrase===
<noun><verb><noun>
wiin saat laupa ii haim -- he quickly runs home
Leta wiin laupa ii haim -- he quickly ran home.
Koma wiin laupa ii haim -- he will quickly run home
===Sentence phrase===
===Sentence phrase===
===Dependent clauses===
===Dependent clauses===

Latest revision as of 21:53, 22 December 2017


Introduction

This is a proposed trade language between the Algonquin and the Norse circa 1000CE.


Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

d -- [θ]

h -- [h]

k -- [k]

l -- [l]

m -- [m]

n -- [n]

p -- [p]

r -- [r]

s -- [s]

t -- [t]

w -- [w]

y -- [j]

Vowels

i -- [ɪ] ii -- [i]

e -- [ɛ] ee -- [e]

a -- [ə] aa -- [a]

o -- [ɔ] oo -- [o]

u -- [ʊ] uu -- [u]

ai -- [ai]

aw -- [au]

Prosody

C::{p|t|k|m|n|s|h|d|w|y|r|l}

V::={a|aa|e|ee|i|ii|o|oo|u|uu|aw|ai}

S::= CV(C|-}

<word>::= S{S}

Stress

Stress falls n the ultimate syllable of the root word.

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

word::= S{S}

verb::=<word>a

Morphology

Nouns

Pronouns

1s niin 1p niinaw

2s giin 2p giinaw

3s wiin 3p wiinaw

Adjectives

rawd -- red


Verbs

<root>(y)a

lawp -- run -- lawp aw wiin -- run of him (his run)

lawpa -- to run -- oiin lawpa i haim -- he runs to home

wit -- eye

wita to see -- niin wita giin -- i see you

leta wiin wita haim aw giin -- stop he see home of you

Koma wiin wita haim aw giin -- come he see home of you

Adverbs Particles Derivational morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

adjective subject adverb auxiliary verb adjective object oblique

Noun phrase

<preposition> <adjective> <noun>

ii rawd haim -- to (a/the) red house

aw wiin -- of he/him

Verb phrase

<noun><verb><noun>

wiin saat laupa ii haim -- he quickly runs home

Leta wiin laupa ii haim -- he quickly ran home.

Koma wiin laupa ii haim -- he will quickly run home

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources

Adject Subject Adverb Auxiliary Verb Adjective Object {prep} Oblique

Rawd rak saat lawpa ii garen as wiin [[ɹauθ ɹɔk sat lau.pə i win gə.ɹɛn əs win] Red fox quick run to den of he.