Mochadian

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Mochadian
Mokadeòn
Pronunciation[/moʊkeɪdiʌn/]
Created byMocha
Date2011
Native speakers1 ({{{date}}})
Default
  • Mochadian
Official status
Official language in
Mochadian Empire
Recognised minority
language in
Fluffian Empire, Canon Empire
Language codes
ISO 639-3mok
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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.

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.

Orthology and Phonology

Quick summary:

Mochadian Alphabet
Letter A À Á B D E È É F G H I Í K L M N
Pronunciation (IPA) /eɪ/ /æ/ /a/ /b/ /d/ /i/ /j/ /ε/ /f/ /ɡ/ /h/ /aɪ/ /ɪ/ /k/ /l/ /m/ /n/
 
Letter O Ò Ó P R S T U Ù Ú V X X´ Θ Θ´ ʃ ʃ´
Pronunciation (IPA) /oʊ/ /ʌ/ /ɔɪ/ /p/ /r/ /s/ /t/ /ju/ /u/ /ʊ/ /v/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/ /θ/ /ð/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/

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.

Phonotactics

The only rule is that you cannot place two of the same consonant in a row. 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

Still nothing yet. Thinking.

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.

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.

Person Case
Nominative Accusative Genitive
Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
First Person Singular i mu me
Second Person Singular dud dùs
Third Person Singular íl ílò ílú èòm èám ím èòs èás íse
First Person Plural ùe òs nos
Second Person Plural vud     vùs
Third Person Plural íme ímò ímú emèòm emèám mím emèòs emèás míse