|
|
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| '''Dapkhan''' (''Dap Khah vaam'') is the official language of Dapkha in [[Bjeheond]].
| | [Placeholder for Marathi inspired conlang] |
| | |
| Inspiration: Sino-Tibetan, Marathi
| |
| | |
| <!--
| |
| | |
| This is a short reminder of the language format policy.
| |
| | |
| I. Write a short piece stating your intents and purposes when creating the language (Design goal, inspiration, ideas, and so on).
| |
| II. Write a short introduction to your language. (Who speaks it? When was it created? By whom? or what? are some example questions that can be answered here)
| |
| III. Once done, try making sure everything is properly spelt so as to avoid unnecessary reader fatigue.
| |
| | |
| -->
| |
| | |
| ==Introduction==
| |
| | |
| | |
| Dapkhan is a tonal language and is unrelated to the [[Hlou]]-[[Ku]] languages.
| |
| | |
| ==Phonology==
| |
| | |
| Oddly enough, the only nasal sounds present in Dapkhan are retroflex, as the others have undergone mergers. /m n ɲ/ merged with /ʋ l j/ while /ŋ/ disappeared. Historical /z/ merged with /dʰ/.
| |
| | |
| ===Initials===
| |
| | |
| p pʰ t tʰ ʈ ʈʰ c cʰ k kʰ bʰ dʰ ɖʰ ɟʰ gʰ
| |
| | |
| pɳ ʈɳ kɳ pʰɳ kʰɳ pɬ kɬ pr kr pr̥ kr̥
| |
| | |
| ɳ~ɭ̃ ɳʰ
| |
| | |
| ts s tɬ ɬ l tʳ r̥ r j ʋ
| |
| | |
| ===Medials===
| |
| | |
| a e i o u (e and i are realized as /ə/ and /ɨ/ after retroflex consonants; o and u are realized as /ø/ and /y/ after palatals)
| |
| | |
| ===Finals===
| |
| | |
| Ø (null), p, t, ʔ, ṃ (realized as nasalization and lengthening of the previous vowel)
| |
| | |
| ===Tones===
| |
| | |
| There are four tones in Dapkhan in addition to the unstressed tone:
| |
| | |
| 1) high level (ā /a˥˦/)
| |
| | |
| 2) mid level (a or ạ /a˧/); not used with breathy initials or final stops
| |
| | |
| 3) low dipping (ǎ /a˨˩˦/); realized as a low level tone with final stops
| |
| | |
| 4) mid rising (á /˧˥/); not used with final stops
| |
| | |
| ===Orthography===
| |
| | |
| The consonants are written:
| |
| | |
| ''p ph t th nt nth c ch k kh b d nd j g''
| |
| | |
| ''pn tn kn phn khn phl khl pr kr phr khr''
| |
| | |
| ''n nh''
| |
| | |
| ''ts s thl hl l thr hr r y v''
| |
| | |
| The vowels are ''a e i o u''. Finals are written ''p t k m''.
| |
| | |
| The high level tone is written with an ''h'' after the vowel if the final is null, or by doubling the final.
| |
| | |
| The mid level tone is unmarked.
| |
| | |
| The dipping tone is written by doubling the vowel. If the final is a stop, the dipping tone is unmarked.
| |
| | |
| The rising tone is written with an acute accent.
| |
| | |
| ==Syntax==
| |
| | |
| | |
| ==Sample text==
| |
| | |
| '''''Chapp lu nthekk hrá-hrá keem nduum rú hlá tnoh·tsát hlá nhuum·tsát phah lu thup. Pna·cah nduum khree·jett hlá tsih·knekk yat tnop sá, hlá naap-naap lí ntoh-ntoh lu hratt yat biim ke thrap sá.'''''
| |
| | |
| birth ATTR time human-REDUPL all give free AND dignity and rights in ATTR equal. they give reason and conscience take endow ASPECT, and one-REDUPL join brother-REDUPL ATTR spirit take act QUOT should ASPECT
| |
| | |
| All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
| |
| | |
| [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
| |
| [[Category:Languages]]
| |
| [[Category:Tricin]]
| |