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Mochadian was the first conlang I created. I actually created it long before I had any idea what a conlang was. I abandoned it for a couple years then decided to use it for a project I have created to "create" a galaxy at war.
{{Infobox language
|image        = mochadianlengvex.png
|imagesize    = 250px
|name          = Mochadian Language
|nativename    = Leng Mokadeòn
|pronunciation = moʊkeɪdiʌn
|setting      = Mochadia
|speakers      = 1
|date          = 2013
|creator      = User:Mocha2007
|created      = 2011
|scripts      = * Mochadian Alphabet
|nation        = Mochadian Empire
|minority      = Fluffian Empire, Canon Empire
|notice        = IPA
}}
Mochadian was the first conlang I created. After I originally created it, I abandoned it for a couple years and later decided to use it for a project I have created to simulate a galaxy at war.
==Background==
==Background==
The primary users of this language are the Mochadians, a previously warlike race that dominates nearly half the Mochadian galaxy  (Hence the name), but has since calmed down a bit... for now. Mochadians hold change and simplicity very deep in their morals, and that has caused the Mochadian language to go through many different stages during it's evolution. Ever since the galaxy started to expand, the need for a standardized Mochadian language was high, so it hasn't changed much since the Mochadians' expansion. Mochadian is basically the equivalent of esparanto or interlingua, but for the old Mochadian languages.
The primary users of this language are the Mochadians, a previously warlike race that now dominates nearly half the Mochadian galaxy  (Hence the name), but has since calmed down a bit... for now. Mochadians hold change and simplicity very deep in their morals, and that has caused the Mochadian language to go through many different stages during it's evolution. Ever since the galaxy started to expand, the need for a standardized Mochadian language was high, so it hasn't changed much since the Mochadians' expansion. Mochadian is basically the equivalent of esparanto or interlingua, but for the old Mochadian languages.
==Orthology and Phonology==
==Orthology and Phonology==
Quick summary:
Quick summary:
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|+Mochadian Alphabet
|+Mochadian Alphabet
! style="text-align:left" | Letter
! style="text-align:left" | Letter
! style="width:5em"| A
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|A}}
! style="width:5em"| À
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS}}
! style="width:5em"| Á
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS}}
! style="width:5em"| B
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|B}}
! style="width:5em"| D
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|D}}
! style="width:5em"| E
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|E}}
! style="width:5em"| È
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS}}
! style="width:5em"| É
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS}}
! style="width:5em"| F
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|F}}
! style="width:5em"| G
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|G}}
! style="width:5em"| H
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|H}}
! style="width:5em"| I
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|I}}
! style="width:5em"| Í
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS}}
! style="width:5em"| K
! style="width:5em"| {{MOKS|K}}
! style="width:5em"| L
! style="width:5em"| M
! style="width:5em"| N
|- class="IPA"
|- class="IPA"
! style="text-align:left" | Pronunciation ([[wikipedia:help:IPA|IPA]])
! style="text-align:left" | Pronunciation ([[wikipedia:help:IPA|IPA]])
| /eɪ/ || /æ/ || /a/ || /b/ || /d/ || /i/ || /j/ || /ε/ || /f/ || /ɡ/ || /h/ || /aɪ/ || /ɪ/ ||/k/ || /l/ || /m/ || /n/
| /eɪ/ || /æ/ || /a/ || /b/ || /d/ || /i/ || /j/ || /ε/ || /f/ || /ɡ/ || /h/ || /aɪ/ || /ɪ/ ||/k/
|-
|-
| colspan="8" style="font-size:3px; line-height:1px;;"|  
| colspan="8" style="font-size:3px; line-height:1px;;"|  
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Letter
! style="text-align:left" | Letter
! O !! Ò !! Ó !! P !! R !! S !! T !! U !! Ù !! Ú !! V !! X !! X<span class="texhtml"><span style="vertical-align: 0.6ex; margin-left: -0.4em;">´</span></span>!! Θ !! Θ<span class="texhtml"><span style="vertical-align: 0.6ex; margin-left: -0.4em;">´</span></span> !! ʃ !! ʃ<span class="texhtml"><span style="vertical-align: 0.6ex; margin-left: -0.4em;">´</span></span>
! {{MOKS|L}} !! {{MOKS|M}} !! {{MOKS|N}} !! {{MOKS|O}} !! {{MOKS|Ò}} !! {{MOKS|P}} !! {{MOKS|R}} !! {{MOKS|S}} !! {{MOKS|Ś}} !! {{MOKS|T}} !! {{MOKS|U}} !! {{MOKS|Ù}} !! {{MOKS|Ú}} !! {{MOKS|V}}
|-
|-
! style="text-align:left" | Pronunciation ([[wikipedia:help:IPA|IPA]])
! style="text-align:left" | Pronunciation ([[wikipedia:help:IPA|IPA]])
| // || /ʌ/ || /ɔɪ/ || /p/ || /r/ || /s/ || /t/ || /ju/ || /u/ || /ʊ/ || /v/ || // || // || /θ/ || /ð/ || /ʃ/ || /ʒ/
| /l/ || /m/ || /n/ || // || /ʌ/ || /p/ || /r/ || /s/ || /z/ || /t/ || /ju/ || /u/ || /ʊ/ || /v/
|}
|}
First off, let me point out there are only 22 letters, not more. Accents do not count separate letters, although they sound different. There is also an additional accent, 'ś', but it's use is a bit more complex. Note that with this character set, you can transliterate (Or very closely approximate) words of many languages.  
There are 28 phonemes written with 19 letters and 9 accentuated letters. Accentuated letters do not count as proper letters.
===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
There are no rules governing how letters may be placed. Absolutely none. You could, for example, declare 'asdffdsa' a word (Though nobody would use it), but it would not be pronounceable. If you tried pronouncing it, (Depending on your region) you might actually say, 'asdfífédsa', which has absolutely no meaning whatsoever, but would be a different word. There are absolutely NO exceptions whatsoever, under ANY circumstance where letters are pronounced different than normal. Each letter has exactly ONE pronunciation.
The only rule is that you cannot double vowels. There are absolutely NO exceptions whatsoever, under ANY circumstance where letters are pronounced different than normal. Each letter has exactly ONE pronunciation.


==Grammar and Syntax==
==Grammar and Syntax==
Still nothing yet. Thinking.
Here are the rules I've set in stone:
#All nouns end with a consonant.
#Plural forms of nouns are attained by adding the suffix -a.
#All verbs end with a vowel.
#To indicate past tense, -n is used. The present tense is unmarked.
#For now, until I complete the grammar, the word order will follow English.
#Adjectives may come before or after nouns.


==Morphology==
==Morphology==
Still working on this, however I have a general idea that suffixes would be added to change word meanings, such as, for example, '-na' for negation.
Still working on this, however I have a general idea that prefixes and suffixes would be added to change word meanings, such as, for example, 'an-' for negation.
==Dictionary==
==Dictionary==
The only words other than below that I've developed are 'Mokadeòn' (Of Mochadia) and 'Mokadeò' (Mochadia). I'm still thinking about everything else.
The only words other than below that I've developed are 'Mokadeòn' (Of Mochadia), 'Mokadeò' (Mochadia), 'ét' (And), 'és' (Is), 'én' (In) 'da' (Of), 'ùn' (A), 'la' (Tha), 'ád' (At), 'no' (No), and 'à' (Or). I'm still thinking about everything else. After writing several sample texts, it has become apparent that words often do not surpass three letters. Here are some demonstrative sentences I have created:
<table>
 
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
''“Sùp ùn kol, ùn ov da no làn ven kàba”''
  <td rowspan=3 height=63 class=xl6316117 width=167 style='height:47.25pt;
 
  width:125pt'>Person</td>
''“Kíd és hàk lok da múlt míràra?”''
  <td colspan=9 class=xl6316117 width=720 style='width:540pt'>Case</td>
 
</tr>
''“I hù ád là lùn, ét sà én là med da ùn astà pomér.”''
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
 
  <td colspan=3 height=21 class=xl6316117 style='height:15.75pt'>Nominative</td>
''“Éspas: là lemas fín.”''
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6316117>Accusative</td>
 
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6316117>Genitive</td>
''“Là rùmora és vé! Tù ví!”''
</tr>
 
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
''“I háb pàse ámeka.”''
  <td height=21 class=xl6416117 style='height:15.75pt'>Masculine</td>
 
  <td class=xl6516117>Feminine</td>
''“Là grà rùb kan ko kàr.”''
  <td class=xl6616117>Neuter</td>
 
  <td class=xl6416117>Masculine</td>
''“Śeo, ùn, dù, trà, kùà, kùí, sas, sép, àk, nov, dék, dékùn, dékdù, déktrà, dékkùà, dékkùí, déksas, déksép, dékàk, déknov, dùdak…”''
  <td class=xl6516117>Feminine</td>
 
  <td class=xl6616117>Neuter</td>
''“La ùno di da la kùào lùn és ùn bon di.”''
  <td class=xl6416117>Masculine</td>
 
  <td class=xl6516117>Feminine</td>
{| {{style|center}}
  <td class=xl6616117>Neuter</td>
! colspan="1" rowspan="2" scope="col" | Person
</tr>
! colspan="9" scope="col" | Case
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
|-
  <td height=21 class=xl6716117 style='height:15.75pt'>First Person Singular</td>
! colspan="3" |Nominative
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>i</td>
! colspan="3" |Accusative
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>mu</td>
! colspan="4" |Genitive
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>me</td>
|-
</tr>
!
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
! M
  <td height=21 class=xl6716117 style='height:15.75pt'>Second Person Singular</td>
! F
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>dù</td>
! N
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>dud</td>
! M
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>dùs</td>
! F
</tr>
! N
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
! M
  <td height=21 class=xl6716117 style='height:15.75pt'>Third Person Singular</td>
! F
  <td class=xl6416117>íl</td>
! N
  <td class=xl6516117>ílò</td>
|-
  <td class=xl6616117>ílú</td>
! First Person Singular
  <td class=xl6416117>èòm</td>
| colspan="3" |i
  <td class=xl6516117>èám</td>
| colspan="3" |mù
  <td class=xl6616117>ím</td>
| colspan="3" |me
  <td class=xl6416117>èòs</td>
|-
  <td class=xl6516117>èás</td>
! Second Person Singular
  <td class=xl6616117>íse</td>
| colspan="3" |tù
</tr>
| colspan="3" |tùm
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
| colspan="3" |tùr
  <td height=21 class=xl6716117 style='height:15.75pt'>First Person Plural</td>
|-
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>ùe</td>
! Third Person Singular
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>òs</td>
| íl
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>nos</td>
| ílò
</tr>
| ílú
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
| èòm
  <td height=21 class=xl6716117 style='height:15.75pt'>Second Person Plural</td>
| èám
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>vù</td>
| ím
  <td colspan=3 class=xl6616117>vud</td>
| èòs
  <td class=xl6416117>&nbsp;</td>
| èás
  <td class=xl6516117>&nbsp;</td>
| íse
  <td class=xl6616117>vùs</td>
|-
</tr>
! First Person Plural
<tr height=21 style='height:15.75pt'>
| colspan="3" |ùe
  <td height=21 class=xl6716117 style='height:15.75pt'>Third Person Plural</td>
| colspan="3" |òs
  <td class=xl6416117>íme</td>
| colspan="3" |nos
  <td class=xl6516117>ímò</td>
|-
  <td class=xl6616117>ímú</td>
! Second Person Plural
  <td class=xl6416117>emèòm</td>
| colspan="3" |tùs
  <td class=xl6516117>emèám</td>
| colspan="3" |tùms
  <td class=xl6616117>mím</td>
| colspan="3" |tùrs
  <td class=xl6416117>emèòs</td>
|-
  <td class=xl6516117>emèás</td>
! Third Person Plural
  <td class=xl6616117>míse</td>
| íme
</tr>
| ímò
<tr height=0 style='display:none'>
| ímú
  <td width=167 style='width:125pt'></td>
| emèòm
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
| emèám
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
| mím
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
| emèòs
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
| emèás
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
| míse
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
|}
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
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  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
  <td width=80 style='width:60pt'></td>
</tr>
</table>
[[Category:Conlangs]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Languages]]

Latest revision as of 21:35, 4 July 2021

Mochadian Language
Leng Mokadeòn
Mochadianlengvex.png
Pronunciation[moʊkeɪdiʌn]
Created byMocha2007
Date2011
SettingMochadia
Native speakers1 (2013)
Default
  • Mochadian Language
  • Mochadian Alphabet
Official status
Official language in
Mochadian Empire
Recognised minority
language in
Fluffian Empire, Canon Empire
This article contains IPA phonetic symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Unicode characters. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA.

Mochadian was the first conlang I created. After I originally created it, I abandoned it for a couple years and later decided to use it for a project I have created to simulate a galaxy at war.

Background

The primary users of this language are the Mochadians, a previously warlike race that now dominates nearly half the Mochadian galaxy (Hence the name), but has since calmed down a bit... for now. Mochadians hold change and simplicity very deep in their morals, and that has caused the Mochadian language to go through many different stages during it's evolution. Ever since the galaxy started to expand, the need for a standardized Mochadian language was high, so it hasn't changed much since the Mochadians' expansion. Mochadian is basically the equivalent of esparanto or interlingua, but for the old Mochadian languages.

Orthology and Phonology

Quick summary:

Mochadian Alphabet
Letter MOK A.png  MOK À.png  MOK Á.png  MOK B.png  MOK D.png  MOK E.png  MOK È.png  MOK É.png  MOK F.png  MOK G.png  MOK H.png  MOK I.png  MOK Í.png  MOK K.png 
Pronunciation (IPA) /eɪ/ /æ/ /a/ /b/ /d/ /i/ /j/ /ε/ /f/ /ɡ/ /h/ /aɪ/ /ɪ/ /k/
 
Letter MOK L.png  MOK M.png  MOK N.png  MOK O.png  MOK Ò.png  MOK P.png  MOK R.png  MOK S.png  MOK Ś.png  MOK T.png  MOK U.png  MOK Ù.png  MOK Ú.png  MOK V.png 
Pronunciation (IPA) /l/ /m/ /n/ /oʊ/ /ʌ/ /p/ /r/ /s/ /z/ /t/ /ju/ /u/ /ʊ/ /v/

There are 28 phonemes written with 19 letters and 9 accentuated letters. Accentuated letters do not count as proper letters.

Phonotactics

The only rule is that you cannot double vowels. There are absolutely NO exceptions whatsoever, under ANY circumstance where letters are pronounced different than normal. Each letter has exactly ONE pronunciation.

Grammar and Syntax

Here are the rules I've set in stone:

  1. All nouns end with a consonant.
  2. Plural forms of nouns are attained by adding the suffix -a.
  3. All verbs end with a vowel.
  4. To indicate past tense, -n is used. The present tense is unmarked.
  5. For now, until I complete the grammar, the word order will follow English.
  6. Adjectives may come before or after nouns.

Morphology

Still working on this, however I have a general idea that prefixes and suffixes would be added to change word meanings, such as, for example, 'an-' for negation.

Dictionary

The only words other than below that I've developed are 'Mokadeòn' (Of Mochadia), 'Mokadeò' (Mochadia), 'ét' (And), 'és' (Is), 'én' (In) 'da' (Of), 'ùn' (A), 'la' (Tha), 'ád' (At), 'no' (No), and 'à' (Or). I'm still thinking about everything else. After writing several sample texts, it has become apparent that words often do not surpass three letters. Here are some demonstrative sentences I have created:

“Sùp ùn kol, ùn ov da no làn ven kàba”

“Kíd és hàk lok da múlt míràra?”

“I hù ád là lùn, ét sà én là med da ùn astà pomér.”

“Éspas: là lemas fín.”

“Là rùmora és vé! Tù ví!”

“I háb pàse ámeka.”

“Là grà rùb kan ko kàr.”

“Śeo, ùn, dù, trà, kùà, kùí, sas, sép, àk, nov, dék, dékùn, dékdù, déktrà, dékkùà, dékkùí, déksas, déksép, dékàk, déknov, dùdak…”

“La ùno di da la kùào lùn és ùn bon di.”

Person Case
Nominative Accusative Genitive
M F N M F N M F N
First Person Singular i me
Second Person Singular tùm tùr
Third Person Singular íl ílò ílú èòm èám ím èòs èás íse
First Person Plural ùe òs nos
Second Person Plural tùs tùms tùrs
Third Person Plural íme ímò ímú emèòm emèám mím emèòs emèás míse