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{{Infobox language
[[Category:User:Nicomega]] [[Category:A priori]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Conlangs]]
|name          = Omonkwi
|nativename    = Omokwi
|creator = [[User:Nicomega|Nicolás Campi]][[Category:User:Nicomega]]
|pronunciation = o.ˈmoŋ.kʷi
| pronunciation_key =
|setting = Earth-like planet, alternate Earth
|region        = Undetermined
| created          = 2003
|familycolor  = american
|fam1          = Omon
|fam2 = Omonquian
| ancestor1        = Ancient Omonkwi
| ancestor2        = Classical Omonkwi
|script        = Latin
| notice            = ipa
}}


Omonkwi started as an early attempt to capture the sounds I liked from mesoamerican indigenous languages via a poorly pronounced (by my high-school teacher) version of deity names in the [[w:Popol Vuh|Popol Vuh]]. Names such as ''Vucub Caquix, Cabrakán, Zipacná'' and ''Chilmamat''. It can be viewed as a weird kind of homage, trying to create a language out respect for it but not having the materials to know more about it, something common before the rise of the internet as we know it.
'''Omonkwi''', [o.ˈmoŋ.kʷi], is a naturalistic [[a priori]] [[artistic language|artlang]] loosely inspired by Mesoamerican aboriginal languages. It features ergative-absolutive alignment, and tends to form poetic compounds for words in a manner not unlike [[w:kenning|kennings]]. The construction of these new poetic compounds is often preferred and will even go on to replace a common word for an object. Speakers of Omonkwi are encouraged in this way to come up with new aesthetically pleasing new words and terms, being considered both an artistic practice as well as a learned pursuit.
 
==Introduction==
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===Inspiration===
Omonkwi started as an early attempt to capture the sounds I liked from mesoamerican indigenous languages via a poorly pronounced (by my high-school teacher) version of deity names in the [[w:Popol Vuh|Popol Vuh]]. Names such as ''Vucub Caquix, Cabrakán, Zipacná'' and ''Chimalmat''. It can be viewed as a weird kind of homage, trying to create a language out respect for it but not having the materials to know more about it, something common before the rise of the internet as we know it. As such it exhibits an odd mix of different features, many word choices reflect [[w:Kʼicheʼ language|Quiché Maya]] (although the 'x' is pronounced as in English/Spanish, and 'v' as English), some others are reminiscent of [[w:Yucatec Maya|Yucatec Maya]] and still parts resemble [[w:Nahuatl|Nahuatl]], such as the plural formations in ''-tin/-in''. In particular names taken from Quiché such as Zipacná, Chimalmat and Xibalba are the most inspirational, as well as words like ''pipiltin'', ''teotl'', etc.
 
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==Phonology==
The phonology is quite rich and includes more phonemes than either of its inspirational donors; including the distinction of ''š ž'', ''s z'', and the voiced stops.
=== Consonants ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable" style="width: 660px; text-align:center;"
! style="width: 68px; "|
! style="width: 68px; " |Bilabial
! style="width: 68px; " |Dental
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar
! style="width: 88px; " |Labio-Velar
! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal
|-
! style="" |Stop
| p b
| t d
| t͡ʃ {{angbr|č}}
| k g
| kʷ ɡʷ {{angbr|kw gw}} 
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|-
! style="" |Fricative
| f v
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| x
| xʷ {{angbr|hw}}
| h
|-
! style="" |Sibilant
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| s z
| ʃ ʒ {{angbr|š ž}}
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|-
! style="" |Nasal
| m
| n
|
| (ŋ)
| ŋʷ {{angbr|nw}}
| 
|-
! style="" |Liquid
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| l r
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|-
! style="" |Approximant
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| j {{angbr|y}}
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| w
|
|}
'''Notes''':
* The palatal č is not a stop though it is treated as one due to distribution.
* The velar nasal ŋ only appears preceding a velar as an allophone of n, but nw is always ŋ.
 
=== Vowels ===
The five vowels distinguish between long and short varieties.
 
{| class="bluetable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! !! Front !! Central !! Back
|-
! Close
| {{IPA|i iː}} {{angbr|i ī}} || || {{IPA|u uː}} {{angbr|u ū}}
|-
! Mid
| {{IPA|e eː}} {{angbr|e ē}} || || {{IPA|o oː}} {{angbr|o ō}}
|-
! Open
| || {{IPA|a aː}} {{angbr|a ā}} ||
|}
 
==Grammar==
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=== Nouns ===
Omonkwi nouns inflect for number (plural and singular) and at least 5 cases (ergative, absolutive, dative, genitive and locative). The general word order is SOV with variations allowed for emphasis and focus. The verb "to be" is often ommited when context is clear.
 
==== Number ====
<!--p, t, k, n, -tin<br>
l, -lin<br>
V, -t<br>
V (1 syll), -tin<br>
šival, šivallin<br>
gōkwi, gōkwit<br>
teōp, teōptin<br>
īpni, īpnit<br>
ix, ixtin<br>
wui, witin (irreg)<br> -->
Omonkwi distinguishes singular from plural number. The Omonkwi plural has different forms that are quite predictable. All words ending in a vowel will take a reduced suffix -'''t''', however, those that are only one syllable often take a -'''tin''' ending. This can include some irregular plurals that change the root.
 
:ipāgna → ''ipāgna'''t''''' ("mountain, mountains")
:īpni → ''īpni'''t''''' ("soul, souls")
:gōkwi → ''gōkwi'''t''''' ("land, lands")
:wui → ''wi'''tin''''' ("day, days")
 
Words that end in a consonant take the suffix -'''tin'''. However, words ending in -m take -'''in'''.
 
:teōp → ''teōp'''tin''''' ("eagle, eagles")
:ix → ''ix'''tin''''' ("house, houses")
:šival → ''šival'''tin''''' ("jaw, jaws")
:kum → ''kum'''in'''''
 
Other irregular plurals are words ending with 'tl' in their final syllable; in those cases the '-tl' becomes -l but taking the -'''tin''' suffix. In addition to those, some animate nouns may take a suffix consisting of the reduplication of the first syllable.
 
:atli → ''al'''tin''''' ("body, bodies")
:teōp → '''''te'''teōp'' ("eagle, eagles")
 
{| class="bluetable"
|-
! Ending !! Plural !! Example
|-
| -V || -t || ''ipāgna, ipāgnat''
|-
| -V (one syl.) || -tin || ''wui, witin''
|-
| -C (other than l or m) || -tin || ''teōp, teōptin''
|-
| -l || -tin || ''šival, šivatlin''
|-
| -m || -in || ''kum, kumin''
|-
| -tlV || (l)-tin || ''atli, altin''
|-
| some animate nouns || CV<sub>1</sub>- (redup.) || ''teōp, teteōp''
|}
 
==== Cases ====
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teōpca, -ca ergative
 
šival, šivalba locative
 
-ma, genitive
 
na-, for, dative?
 
''ipācnat gōki-ma šivallin''-->
Omonkwi nouns inflect for 5 cases, plurals of those are formed just like regular plurals but are marked after the case ending. Some cases depend on whether the noun is animate or inanimate.
{| class="bluetable"
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! Case !! Ending !! Form
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| '''Subjective''' || -n, -un || ''ipāgnan'', ''teōpun''
|-
| '''Absolutive''' || -Ø || ''teōp''
|-
| '''Dative''' || na- || ''na-teōp''
|-
| '''Genitive''' || ma- || ''ma-teōp''
|-
| '''Locative''' || -ba, -pa || ''teōppa, šivalba''
|}
 
* ca šivalba, to the jaw
* in šivalba, from the jaw.
 
=== Adjectives ===
=== Verbs ===
pronoun erg + abs - verb - tense
 
* -in, present tense.
* -tzin,
* -eš, future tense
* -al, -ol, participles
* -ab, -ub?
* -ina, active participle?
* -iz, -iž
* -inca
 
=== Derivational morphology ===
 
==Example sentences==
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:'''ipāgnat šival gōkwili'''
:'''ipāgnat šival gōkwili'''
:''Mountains (are) the jaws of the Earth.''
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* '''ipāgnatun šival magōkwillin'''. "The mountains (are) the jaws of the Earth".
* '''teteōpun maNungut atanab'''. "The eagles of the Gods have come".
 
==Sample wordlist==
{{sort list|asc|2=
* atli, body
* buip, face
* gōkwili, earth
* hib, arm
* inti, friend
* ipāgna, mountain
* īpni, heart, soul
* ix, house
* ixīpni, body (poetic)
* ižki, mouth
* lohip, sky
* lupi, people
* nungistix, home of the gods
* pāwi, love
* šival, jaw, snout
* teōp, eagle
* teyi, water
* wui, day
* xīban, heart, organ
* xowi, city
* zībun, head
}}
 
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