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| setting = setting of the language (conworld, Earth country or region, etc.) | | setting = setting of the language (conworld, Earth country or region, etc.) | ||
| states = real or fictional countries or regions in which it is mainly spoken (alias: state=) | | states = real or fictional countries or regions in which it is mainly spoken (alias: state=) | ||
| ethnicity = | | ethnicity = Puhvalkamal | ||
| extinct = date of extinction, as precise as needed; speakers will not display | | extinct = date of extinction, as precise as needed; speakers will not display | ||
| era = era of historical use; speakers will not display | | era = era of historical use; speakers will not display | ||
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===Inspiration=== | |||
Puval was inspired by French, German, English, and Arabic | |||
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===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Puhval has 17 letters, 12 consonants and 5 vowels with 25 unique sounds. There are 2 accent marks | |||
[[File:Puhval | [[File:Puhval Consonants.png|frameless]] | ||
[[File:Puhval Vowels.png|frameless]] | |||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | ||
|- style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#D9D9D9;" | |- style="vertical-align:middle; background-color:#D9D9D9;" | ||
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====Intonation==== | ====Intonation==== | ||
==Phonotactics== | ==Phonotactics== | ||
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===Syllables=== | ===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/ ( | * 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/ (with few exceptions). | ||
* Nucleus sounds: All vowels, /v/, /l/, and /m/. | * 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. | * Coda sounds: All Consonants except /p/, all vowels. If it is the end of a word only long vowels are permitted, unless the word had a suffix removed. | ||
===Romanization=== | ===Romanization=== | ||
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==Tenses== | ==Tenses== | ||
===Past | ===Past Tenses=== | ||
There are 2 past tenses in Puhval, past | There are 2 past tenses in Puhval, past imperfective and pluperfect. | ||
* | * Past Imperfective - Used when the action was ongoing, repeated, and/or habitual in the past. To apply the past imperfective tense, add the helping verb "Kazlz" (To Do) in it's conjugated form, prior to the primary verb. Ex, "Mek kazl datʼem", (J'ai (helping verb 1st person form) parlé) or (I talked). | ||
* Pluperfect - Used when talking about a event in the past that has ended. To apply the pluperfect tense, add the helping verb "Kazlz" (To Do) in it's conjugated form, and add, to the primary verb, the suffix(es) "Ké" if the subject is animate or "Dé" if the subject is inanimate, dropping the "lz" infinitive suffix. Ex, "Vek jadas fadítʼev kazd jadlz, vek kazd fajaké", (Après tu avais bu d'eau, tu a dormi) or (After you drank water, you slept). | |||
===Present Tenses=== | |||
===Future Tenses=== | |||
==Clauses== | ==Clauses== | ||
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The Puval Adógekerm (Puval Number system) is a base 5 system. | The Puval Adógekerm (Puval Number system) is a base 5 system. | ||
==Lexicon== | ==Lexicon== | ||
[[Puhval Lexicon]] | [[Puhval Lexicon]] | ||