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|pronunciation = /ɑdˈɮɑːtɬʼ/ | |pronunciation = /ɑdˈɮɑːtɬʼ/ | ||
|creator = [[User: Bpnjohnson|BenJamin P. Johnson]],<br /> | |creator = [[User: Bpnjohnson|BenJamin P. Johnson]],<br /> | ||
<small> | <small>creator of:<br /> | ||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>[[Adzaac]]</li> | <li>[[Adzaac]]</li> | ||
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<li>[[Northeadish]]</li> | <li>[[Northeadish]]</li> | ||
<li>[[Valthungian]]</li> | <li>[[Valthungian]]</li> | ||
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<li>''[[Griutungi]]''</li> | |||
<li>''[[Old Valthungian]]''</li> | |||
<li>''[[Middle Valthungian]]''</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
</small> | </small> | ||
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|familycolor = language isolate | |familycolor = language isolate | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | |||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | |||
[[Category:Artlangs]] | |||
[[Category:A_priori]] | |||
Adzaac (or Adɮāc) is an a priori, possibly non-terrestrial language whose phonology, morphology, grammar, and really whose entire weltanschauung is inextricably tied to sets of three. Their number system is nonal (3×3); there are three vowels; there are three of each type of consonant; there are three noun classes (or “genders,” but that word really isn’t useful here); there are even three finite grammatical moods. | Adzaac (or Adɮāc) is an a priori, possibly non-terrestrial language whose phonology, morphology, grammar, and really whose entire weltanschauung is inextricably tied to sets of three. Their number system is nonal (3×3); there are three vowels; there are three of each type of consonant; there are three noun classes (or “genders,” but that word really isn’t useful here); there are even three finite grammatical moods. | ||
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| ⟨a⟩ /ɑ/<br />⟨aa⟩ /ɑː/ | |||
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====Liquid Harmony==== | ====Liquid Harmony==== | ||
*(Still working this out...) | *''(Still working this out...)'' | ||
*'''Dissimilation''' | |||
**When two identical liquids occur in the same or adjacent syllables, the right-most liquid changes: l → r → z → l, e.g.: | |||
***bzaukzi → ''bzaukli'' | |||
***graar → ''graaz'' | |||
***brulaaul → ''brulaaur'' | |||
**In words where three liquids appear, all liquids are dissimilated even if a different liquid separates two of the same. This may cause chain shifting in compound words until the order described above can be observed, e.g.: | |||
***bratluir → ''bratluiz'' | |||
***raagraz → raagzaz → ''raagzal'' | |||
***dravglal → ''dravglar'' (but regularization does not wrap, so here, two /r/s are acceptable.) | |||
====Vowel Reduction in Syllables with Non-Primary Stress==== | ====Vowel Reduction in Syllables with Non-Primary Stress==== | ||
*Vowels with secondary stress are reduced by their right-most mora: | *Vowels with secondary stress are reduced by their right-most mora: | ||
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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Adzaac has three distinct orthographies. There is a native writing system (patent pending...); a “presentational” orthography, which uses some diacritics and some non-standard characters to present the language a little more compactly and with a few slightly more intuitive graphemes; and a “utility” orthography, which uses only 21 letters of the standard Latin alphabet. (The letters | Adzaac has three distinct orthographies. There is a native writing system (patent pending...); a “presentational” orthography, which uses some diacritics and some non-standard characters to present the language a little more compactly and with a few slightly more intuitive graphemes; and a “utility” orthography, which uses only 21 letters of the standard Latin alphabet. (The letters O, X, Y, E, and W are not used.) | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
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|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨ia⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨ia⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| iɑ̯ | ||
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|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨iu⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨iu⟩⟩ | ||
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|align="center"| ⟨iia⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨iia⟩ | ||
|align="center"| ⟨⟨īa⟩⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨⟨īa⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| iːɑ̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"| ⟨iiu⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨iiu⟩ | ||
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|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨a⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨a⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| ɑ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨ai⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨ai⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| ɑi̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"| ⟨aa⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨aa⟩ | ||
|align="center"| ⟨⟨ā⟩⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨⟨ā⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| ɑː | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨au⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨au⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| ɑu̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"| ⟨aai⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨aai⟩ | ||
|align="center"| ⟨⟨āi⟩⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨⟨āi⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| ɑːi̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"| ⟨aau⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨aau⟩ | ||
|align="center"| ⟨⟨āu⟩⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨⟨āu⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| ɑːu̯ | ||
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|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨u⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨u⟩⟩ | ||
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|align="center" colspan=2| ⟨ua⟩⟩ | |align="center" colspan=2| ⟨ua⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| uɑ̯ | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="center"| ⟨uu⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨uu⟩ | ||
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|align="center"| ⟨uua⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨uua⟩ | ||
|align="center"| ⟨⟨ūa⟩⟩ | |align="center"| ⟨⟨ūa⟩⟩ | ||
|align="center"| | |align="center"| uːɑ̯ | ||
|} | |} | ||