Puhval

Puval
Also known as "Puhval"
Puval in Puvalmja script
Pronunciation	[pɵ.vʌl]
Created by	Toastghost
Date	2023
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Early forms	Buhval Proto-Puhval
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Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Pulmonic Consonants
	Labial				Coronal						Dorsal
	Bi­labial		Labio­dental		Alveolar		Post­alveolar		Retro­flex		Velar
	Voiceless	Voiced	Voiceless	Voiced	Voiceless	Voiced	Voiceless	Voiced	Voiceless	Voiced	Voiceless	Voiced
Nasal		m
Plosive	p				d						k
Sibilant fricative					z		ʃ		ʐ
Non-sibilant fricative			f	v
Approximant					ɹ
Lateral approximant					l

Non-Pulmonic Consonants
		Alveolar	Velar
Ejective	Stop	tʼ	kʼ

Affricates
		Alveolar	Post­alveolar
Pulmonic	Sibilant		dʒ
Ejective	Central	tsʼ

• The sound /ʐ/ is presumed to always be followed by /ʌ/, when writing in puvalmja script the /ʌ/ is not denoted
• The sound /dʒ/ is presumed to always be followed by /ɛ/, when writing in puvalmja script the /ɛ/ is not denoted

Vowels

Vowels
	Front		Front-Central		Central		Back
	Unrounded	Rounded	Unrounded	Rounded	Unrounded	Rounded	Unrounded	Rounded
Close	i
Near-Close			ɪ	y
Close-Mid	e				ɵ		o
Mid		ø̞
Open-Mid	ɛ						ʌ
Open							ɑ

Phonotactics

Consonant Clusters
		Stops/Affricates							Fricatives					Nasals	Liquids
		d̠ʒ	tsʼ	k	p	d	kʼ	tʼ	v	f	ʐ	z	ʃ	m	ɹ	l
Stops/Affricates	d̠ʒ	d̠ʒd̠ʒ	d̠ʒtsʼ	d̠ʒk	d̠ʒp	d̠ʒd	d̠ʒkʼ	d̠ʒtʼ	d̠ʒv	d̠ʒf	d̠ʒʐ	d̠ʒz	d̠ʒ ʃ	d̠ʒm	d̠ʒɹ	d̠ʒl
	tsʼ	tsʼd̠ʒ	tsʼtsʼ	tsʼk	tsʼp	tsʼd	tsʼkʼ	tsʼtʼ	tsʼv	tsʼf	tsʼʐ	tsʼz	tsʼ ʃ	tsʼm	tsʼɹ	tsʼl
	k	k d̠ʒ	ktsʼ	kk	kp	kd	kkʼ	ktʼ	kv	kf	kʐ	kz	k ʃ	km	kɹ	kl
	p	pd̠ʒ	ptsʼ	pk	pp	pd	pkʼ	ptʼ	pv	pf	pʐ	pz	pʃ	pm	pɹ	pl
	d	dd̠ʒ	dtsʼ	dk	dp	dd	dkʼ	dtʼ	dv	df	dʐ	dz	dʃ	dm	dɹ	dl
	kʼ	kʼd̠ʒ	kʼtsʼ	kʼk	kʼp	kʼd	kʼkʼ	kʼtʼ	kʼv	kʼf	kʼʐ	kʼz	kʼʃ	kʼm	kʼɹ	kʼl
	tʼ	tʼd̠ʒ	tʼtsʼ	tʼk	tʼp	tʼd	tʼkʼ	tʼtʼ	tʼv	tʼf	tʼʐ	tʼz	tʼʃ	tʼm	tʼɹ	tʼl
Fricatives	v	vd̠ʒ	vtsʼ	vk	vp	vd	vkʼ	vtʼ	vv	vf	vʐ	vz	vʃ	vm	vɹ	vl
	f	fd̠ʒ	ftsʼ	fk	fp	fd	fkʼ	ftʼ	fv	ff	fʐ	fz	fʃ	fm	fɹ	fl
	ʐ	ʐd̠ʒ	ʐtsʼ	ʐk	ʐp	ʐd	ʐkʼ	ʐtʼ	ʐv	ʐf	ʐʐ	ʐz	ʐʃ	ʐm	ʐɹ	ʐl
	z	zd̠ʒ	ztsʼ	zk	zp	zd	zkʼ	ztʼ	zv	zf	zʐ	zz	zʃ	zm	zɹ	zl
	ʃ	ʃd̠ʒ	ʃtsʼ	ʃk	ʃp	ʃd	ʃkʼ	ʃtʼ	ʃv	ʃf	ʃʐ	ʃz	ʃʃ	ʃm	ʃɹ	ʃl
Nasals	m	md̠ʒ	mtsʼ	mk	mp	md	mkʼ	mtʼ	mv	mf	mʐ	mz	mʃ	mm	mɹ	ml
Liquids	ɹ	ɹd̠ʒ	ɹtsʼ	ɹk	ɹp	ɹd	ɹkʼ	ɹtʼ	ɹv	ɹf	ɹʐ	ɹz	ɹʃ	ɹm	ɹɹ	ɹl
	l	ld̠ʒ	ltsʼ	lk	lp	ld	lkʼ	ltʼ	lv	lf	lʐ	lz	lʃ	lm	lɹ	ll

Vowel Clusters
			Front				Front-Central		Central	Back
			Close	Close-Mid	Mid	Open-Mid	Near-Close		Close-Mid	Close	Open-Mid	Open
			i	e	ø̞	ɛ	ɪ	y	ɵ	o	ʌ	ɑ
Front	Close	i	ii	ie	iø̞	iɛ	iɪ	iy	iɵ	io	iʌ	iɑ
	Close-Mid	e	ei	ee	eø̞	eɛ	eɪ	ey	eɵ	eo	eʌ	eɑ
	Mid	ø̞	ø̞i	ø̞e	ø̞ø̞	ø̞ɛ	ø̞ɪ	ø̞y	ø̞ɵ	ø̞o	ø̞ʌ	ø̞ɑ
	Open-Mid	ɛ	ɛi	ɛe	ɛø̞	ɛɛ	ɛɪ	ɛy	ɛɵ	ɛo	ɛʌ	ɛɑ
Front-Central	Near-Close	ɪ	ɪi	ɪe	ɪø̞	ɪɛ	ɪɪ	ɪy	ɪɵ	ɪo	ɪʌ	ɪɑ
		y	yi	ye	yø̞	yɛ	yɪ	yy	yɵ	yo	yʌ	yɑ
Central	Close-Mid	ɵ	ɵi	ɵe	ɵø̞	ɵɛ	ɵɪ	ɵy	ɵɵ	ɵo	ɵʌ	ɵɑ
Back	Close	o	oi	oi	oi	oi	oi	oi	oi	oi	oi	oi
	Open-Mid	ʌ	ʌi	ʌe	ʌø̞	ʌɛ	ʌɪ	ʌy	ʌɵ	ʌo	ʌʌ	ʌɑ
	Open	ɑ	ɑi	ɑe	ɑø̞	ɑɛ	ɑɪ	ɑy	ɑɵ	ʌo	ɑʌ	ɑɑ

Green are permitted clusters, red are non-permitted clusters.

Syllables

• Onset sounds: All Consonants except /kʼ/, all vowel sounds except /ɑɪ/. If it is the beginning of the word short vowels are not permitted, except the vowel sound /ɪ/ (except in the word “Adó”).

• Nucleus sounds: All vowels, /v/, /l/, and /m/.

• Coda sounds: All Consonants except /p/, all vowels. If it is the end of a word only long vowels are permitted

• Phonotactic pattern: (V) (C) (C) V (C) (C) (C/V)

Romanization

• For Pulmonic Consonants, ⟨p⟩, ⟨v⟩, ⟨m⟩, ⟨d⟩, ⟨r⟩, ⟨k⟩, ⟨s⟩, ⟨z⟩, ⟨ja⟩, ⟨f⟩, represent /p/, /v/, /m/, /d/, /ɹ/, /k/, /l/, /z/, /ʐ/, /f/.
• For Ejectives, ⟨tʼ⟩, ⟨kʼ⟩, represent /t'/, /k'/
• For Africatives, ⟨ts'⟩, ⟨ge⟩, represent /ts'/ and /d̠ʒ/
• For Vowels, ⟨e⟩, ⟨a⟩, ⟨o⟩, ⟨u⟩, ⟨i⟩, ⟨é⟩, ⟨á⟩, ⟨ó⟩, ⟨ú⟩, ⟨í⟩, represent /ɛ/, /ʌ/, /ɵ/, /ø̞/, /ɪ/, /i/, /e/, /o/, /y/, /ɑɪ/.

Morphology

Derivational morphology

Prefixes
Meaning	Latinized
Feminine/Freedom/Chaos	T'em
Masculine/Law/Order	Adó
Holy	Pet'r
One	Zék
Two	Zák
Three	Zók
Four	Zúk
Five	Zík

Suffixes
Meaning	Latinized
One who does	Kazt'
Home/Place of	Vem
One/Part of	Mja
Start of	T'ev
End of	Det'
State of	Mká
Color of	El
Many of	Lav
Adjective Form	Et'
Adverb Form	T'é

Verb Endings
Form	Latinized	Example
Infinitive	lz	Merlz
Present Continuous	it	Merit
Past Perfect Animate	ké	Merké
Past Perfect Inanimate	dé	Merdé
Future Perfect Animate	ká	Merká
Future Perfect Inanimate	dá	Merdá

Syntax

Constituent order

Subject Object Verb

Interrogative clauses

• Polar Interrogative clause - To apply the Polar Interrogative clause push the main verb to the start of the sentence with tense and adverbs following and adjective before verb. Ex, “Jadit’ t’ek jad”, literally meaning “Drinking you water”

• Opinion Interrogative clause- To apply Opinion Interrogative clause use the word “Llólt’” before the subject. Ex, “Llólt tek temú”, literally meaning “Feel you about mom”.

• Standard Interrogative clause- To apply an Interrogative clause use the “Vikúit” meaning being, followed by the determiner “Vk’á” meaning what, before the subject. If you want to ask for the time , follow “Vk’á” by “kret ddim”. To ask about a place, follow “Vk’á” by “kret vvem”. To ask why, follow “Vk’á” by “dret vfem”. To ask why, follow “Vk’á” by “dret kazlz”. Ex, “Vikúit’ vk’á kret vvem”, literally meaning “Being what the time”.

Imperative clauses

Command Imperative clause - to apply the imperative clause, repeat the subject pronoun/noun.