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'''Skellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Windermere]]: ''cduay Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈɛivɔ/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/;  from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Skellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Dodellian]]) and the most spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, most of all by Lakovic languages [[Windermere]] and [[Tseer]]. Typologically, Skellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language.
'''Skellan''' ''SKEL-ən'' (natively ''Sgewlib'' {{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈskœ̃ˁʟip/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈskɛːʟip/, [[Windermere]]: ''cduay Scela''), in-universe often called '''Eevo''' ''AY-voh'' ({{small|Fyxoomian:}} /ˈɛivɔ/; {{small|Skellan (Alcvean):}} /ˈevɔ/;  from [[Tigol]] ''é-'' 'common' + ''bó'' 'language'), is a [[Talmic language]] belonging to the Tigolic branch. Skellan is modern [[Verse:Tricin|Tricin]]'s lingua franca, the third-most widely spoken language (after [[Hetomic]] and [[Dodellian]]) and the most widely spoken Quame language. Its vocabulary has been influenced by many languages, most of all by Lakovic classical languages [[Windermere]] and [[Tseer]]. Typologically, Skellan is a mostly analytic, topic-prominent, head-initial, usually V2 language.


The beginning of the modern Skellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Skellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. The name ''Eevo'' refers to the fact that it had its origins as a Skellan koiné. Modern Skellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292.
The beginning of the modern Skellan language, dated to ca. fT 1792, is often credited to the Skellan philosopher and poet Oovsari Vyhalv. The name ''Eevo'' refers to the fact that it had its origins as a Skellan koiné. Modern Skellan has been a living language for about 500 years, approximately fT 1792-2292.
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==Todo==
==Todo==
Talmic vocab needs more b's and Cr-s
Talmic vocab needs more b's and Cr-s
*Content-word-last word order (so possessive pronouns should be preposed)
*Goal: Memrise courses
*Goal: Duolingo courses
*"Reason, Compassion and Action"
*"Reason, Compassion and Action"
**Symbolized by Borromean rings?
**Symbolized by Borromean rings?
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**metals: -cis
**metals: -cis
*How much are adjectives like verbs? What tense markers can they take?
*How much are adjectives like verbs? What tense markers can they take?
*Bhadhagha grammar


*The "21 accents" of Skellan
*The "21 accents" of Skellan
*(Sometimes misleading) nationality descriptors - like ''french fries'' or ''English horn'' in English
*(Sometimes misleading) nationality descriptors - like ''french fries'' or ''English horn'' in English
*Vowel changes before /χ/
*Vowel changes before /χ/
*Skellan word from a cognate of ''cathair'' 'flower' (can't use ''caþr'' because of th-fronting)
*positive anymore
*positive anymore
*HOW MANDATORY ARE NUMBER MARKERS? - They tend to be used more for human nouns.
*HOW MANDATORY ARE NUMBER MARKERS? - They tend to be used more for human nouns.
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*Merge postvocalic ''ñ'' and postvocalic ''l''?
*Merge postvocalic ''ñ'' and postvocalic ''l''?
**No, but use llt > lt and make ''-l'' more common in Windermere
**No, but use llt > lt and make ''-l'' more common in Windermere
*oo/øø merger? They seem to largely be in complementary distribution except in open syllables.
*Folk etymology of mine: aver > average. So use this etymology: guess/try > most probable > average
*Folk etymology of mine: aver > average. So use this etymology: guess/try > most probable > average
*more nouns with -i
*more nouns with -i
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<!-- BLACKLIST: reeb/reep, fyg/fyc, xit/xid, cynd/cynt, harvi, yrma/irma -->
<!-- BLACKLIST: reeb/reep, fyg/fyc, xit/xid, cynd/cynt, harvi, yrma/irma -->
*Some way to say 'the X associated with each' or 'their respective X'
*Some way to say 'the X associated with each' or 'their respective X'
*to remain
*"to take"


==Diachronics==
==Diachronics==
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==Morphology==
==Morphology==
Skellan inflectional morphology tends to be simpler than most other Talmic languages; for example, it has no grammatical gender and no case.
Skellan inflectional morphology tends to be simpler than most other Talmic languages; for example, it has no grammatical gender, no case, and no number inflection on nouns.
===Verbs===
===Verbs===
Verbs have little inflection, and the bulk of verbs are completely regular.


Verbs have little inflection, and the bulk of verbs are completely regular.
Skellan preserves the [[Tigol]] tense system very well, but most of the forms have been replaced with analytic forms and particles. The following table roughly organizes the tense system of Modern Skellan as well as the regular forms for each in terms of principal parts (PRES = present stem; INF = infinitive; PST = past participle); These are not all of the possible tenses as different constructions can be combined, e.g. ''Tynd fa dy desg naw lly nee rree.'' 'I have been eating for three days.'


{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center;"
|+Skellan tense system
|-
! |
! |Past
! |Present
! |Future
! |Imperative
|-
! style="" |Imperfective
|past imperfect<br/>''jo PRES''
|present<br/>''PRES''
|future I<br/>''PRES-t''
|imperative I<br/>''PRES-t!''
|-
! style="" |Perfective
| simple past<br/>''PST'' (regularly ''PRES-in'')
| ''-''
| future II<br/>''so VN''
| imperative II<br/>''PRES!''
|-
! style="" |Progressive
| past progressive<br/>''fað dy INF''
| present progressive<br/>''dy INF''
| future progressive<br/>''fahd ___ dy INF''
| imperative progressive<br/>''fahd dy INF!''
|-
! style="" |Perfect
| past perfect<br/>''fað tynd VN''
| present perfect<br/>''tynd VN''
| future perfect<br/>''so fa tynd VN''
| imperative perfect<br/>''fa tynd VN!''
|}
====Imperative====
====Imperative====
The imperative is formed with ''im [VERB]'' (from "now VERB"). The ''im'' is not used when the verb is preceded by ''ðelláws'' 'please'.
The imperfective imperative has the same form as the imperfective future. The perfective imperative is simply the bare verb.
 
The direct object, if there is one, goes behind the faulty accusative ''ym''.


Cohortative: ''[VERB] gwm'', ''[VERB] wm'' (from "VERB with us.EXC")
The cohortative is formed by using the particle ''gw'' after the verb.


:'''''Tar gwm helt na llawm rreem.'''''
:'''''Tar gw helt na llawm rreem.'''''
:go COH plant DET.PL seed today
:go COH plant DET.PL seed today
:''Let's go plant the seeds today.''
:''Let's go plant the seeds today.''


====Present====
====Present====
The present uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject. For example, ''Duvwñ, mol naw tlaw'' means "Teacher, I thank you".
The present uses the unmarked form of the verb followed by the subject. For example, ''Duvwñ, mol naw iar'' means "Teacher, I thank you".
 
This is often replaced by the progressive in casual speech.


Archaic Skellan (still used in historical fiction) uses the following personal endings in the present tense:
Archaic Skellan (still used in some historical fiction) uses the following personal endings in the present tense:


{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style=" text-align: center;"
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg " style=" text-align: center;"
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The conditional uses the suffix ''-ð''. It continues the Old Skellan past subjunctive.  
The conditional uses the suffix ''-ð''. It continues the Old Skellan past subjunctive.  


The conditional is used when using the word ''matósg'' 'almost'.
The conditional must be used when using the word ''matósg'' 'almost' in the past tense.


====Imperfect====
====Imperfect====
The imperfect uses the particle ''jo''.
The imperfect uses the particle ''jo''.
====Progressive/Stative====
====Progressive/Stative====
To form the progressive, the particle ''dy'' is used before the verb.  
To form the progressive, the particle ''dy'' is used before the verb.  
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====Jussive====
====Jussive====
The jussive is high-register and is formed with the suffix ''-or''. It can be used in conditional statements expressing a generally true rule.
Normally the jussive is formed by using the complementizer ''emb'' before the clause:
 
:'''''Ir le tic jyvad llyn! Emb asgarni ir dia jovi!'''''
:2SG be how_much hate DAT.1SG COMP die_of_thirst 2SG in-SPEC desert
:''I hate you so much! I hope you die of thirst in the desert!''
 
The morphological jussive is high-register and is formed with the suffix ''-or''. It can be used in conditional statements expressing a generally true rule.


:'''''cehnor dy car'''''
:'''''cehnor dy car'''''
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!rowspan=3|Possessive
!rowspan=3|Possessive
!|sg.
!|sg.
|''ny''||''ho''||''ið''||''ih''||''ið''||''oo''||''of''||''os''||''id''
|''cy''||''ho''||''ið''||''ih''||''ið''||''oo''||''of''||''os''||''id''
|rowspan=2|''...ry car''
|rowspan=2|''...ry car''
|-
|-
!|pl.
!|pl.
|''nyn''||''hon''||''in''||''in''||''in''||''om''||''onf''||''ons''||''ind''
|''cyn''||''hon''||''in''||''in''||''in''||''om''||''onf''||''ons''||''ind''
|-
|-
!|emphatic
!|emphatic
|''...ryta''||''...resta''||''...rebta''||''...reeta''||''...ryñta''||''...ribta''||''...regta''||''...reta''||''...rerta''||''-''
|''...rynta''||''...resta''||''...rebta''||''...reeta''||''...ryñta''||''...ribta''||''...regta''||''...reta''||''...rerta''||''-''
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Dative
!rowspan=2|Dative
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! rowspan="4"|To...
! rowspan="4"|To...
! Noun
! Noun
| ''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)<br/>''-id'' (diminutive)<br/>''-óm'' (augmentative; Tseer)<br/>''-emb'' (female suffix)<br/>''ni-'' (non-)<br/>''ir-'' (un-)<br/>''bah-'' (sub-)<br/>''ñal-'' 'before'<br/>''tynd-'' 'after'<br/>''-arn'' (collective)
| ''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)<br/>''-ið'' (diminutive)<br/>''-óm'' (augmentative; Tseer)<br/>''-emb'' (female suffix)<br/>''ni-'' (non-)<br/>''ir-'' (un-)<br/>''bah-'' (sub-)<br/>''ñal-'' 'before'<br/>''tynd-'' 'after'<br/>''-arn'' (collective)
| ''-ah'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-ev'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)
| ''-ah'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-ev'' (verbal noun)<br/>''-wñ'' (agentive)<br/>''-os'' (instrument)
| ''-vih'' (abstract noun)<br/>''hal-''(abstract noun)<br/>''-u'' (abstract noun)<br/>''-igi'' (one characterized by X)
| ''-vih'' (abstract noun)<br/>''hal-''(abstract noun)<br/>''-u'' (abstract noun)<br/>''-igi'' (one characterized by X)
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==Sample texts==
==Sample texts==
===A biology abstract===
===A biology abstract===
''Sloomañ awv ym ñwdah yliñ-manoñg-lwtab iñtytseb rið prynel TSP3 dy ''Sigatføñxys batnyñtxar''.''
''Sloomañ awv a ñwdah yliñ-manoñg-lwtab iñtytseb rið prynel TSP3 dy ''Sigatføñxys batnyñtxar''. TSP3 ...''
 
measure we.EX SPEC folding (cell-owner-nucleus) (do-nucleus) of-SPEC gene TSP3 in Bruchorium sponercii. TSP3 encode it kinase receptor bind to protezine, located LOC SPEC.PL microsporella cytotubular of-SPEC.SG ribosome quanticular, and malfunction TSP3 believe IMPERS widely COMP-COP SPEC source cancer cybothrotic. in this-SG essay prove 1PL.EX LOC use test double_blind Rɪᴇᴛᴢᴇʀ-Yᴀʟɪɴꜱᴋʏ COMP...


measure we.ex FA folding (cell-owner-nucleus) (do-nucleus) of-SPEC gene TSP3 in Bruchorium sponercii
We measure the nucleating eukaryotic folding of the TSP3 gene in Bruchorium sponercii. TSP3 encodes a protezine-binding receptor kinase located at the cytotubular microsporellata of the quanticular ribosome, and malfunction of TSP3 is commonly believed to be the source of cybothrotic cancer. In this paper we prove using a Rɪᴇᴛᴢᴇʀ-Yᴀʟɪɴꜱᴋʏ double-blind test that TSP3 binding to the phyllochrypsinase inhibitor occurs (p = 0.856) in the hypotrellome of a healthy Bruchorium cell when adenotoxin concentrations are low. This research will have significant implications for the study of symbrychous descloroma.


===If not now, when?===
===If not now, when?===
:'''''Hinén geeb o, "I twm nawna llyn, tua að fahd llyn? Ah i naw diráð llyna, naw tua naw? As i twm sada, ihd?" (Pirgéj Avóoþ, 1′14″)'''''
:'''''Hinén geeb o, "I twm nawta llyn, tua a fahd llyn? Ah il naw diráð llynta, naw tua naw? As i twm sada, ihd?" (Pirgéj Avóoþ, 1′14″)'''''
:''Hillel says, "If I am not for me, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when?" (Pirkei Avot, 1:14)''
:''Hillel says, "If I am not for me, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when?" (Pirkei Avot, 1:14)''


===Declaration of Independence===
===Declaration of Independence===
:''Að arm, a hylrygéen's a çipóoj faiðlan''
:''Arm, hylrygéen's çipóoj faiðlan''
:Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness
:Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness


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===RWBY opening monologue===
===RWBY opening monologue===
[check this later, what are the right numbers to use and when can they be omitted?]
:SALEM: ''Hulafa.''
:SALEM: ''Hulafa.''
:/ˈhyʟəfə/
:/ˈhyʟəfə/
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:SALEM: Stories scattered through time.
:SALEM: Stories scattered through time.


:SALEM: ''Swal damol a hugas am dy entsybytsẃal na fosgu ry øøl as llypsid, as gønd ab ñwar dy ciar noos, emb dyb orjyn gwad, odosméd ry ymdáł røsandin.''
:SALEM: ''Swal damol a hugas am dy entsybytsẃal na fosgu ry øøl as llypsid, as gønd ab ñwar dy ciar noos, emb dyb orjyn gwad, odotamés ry ymdáł røsandin.''
:/suʟ ˈtamɔʟ ə ˈhygəs am tə ɛntsəpəˈtsuʟ nə ˈfɔsky ɾə œʟ əs ˈχəpsit, əs kœnt əp ŋuəɾ tə kiəɾ nɔus, ɛmp təp ˈoɾjən kuət, ɔtɔsˈmɛt ɾə əmˈtaw ˈɾœsəntin/
:/suʟ ˈtamɔʟ ə ˈhygəs am tə ɛntsəpəˈtsuʟ nə ˈfɔsky ɾə œʟ əs ˈχəpsit, əs kœnt əp ŋuəɾ tə kiəɾ nɔus, ɛmp təp ˈoɾjən kuət, ɔtɔthaˈmɛs ɾə əmˈtaw ˈɾœsəntin/
:quite wont SG species human in recount PL story PL valiant_deed of hero and villain, and lose 3SG.M thought ADV so easy, that is_a remnant 1PL.INC, byproduct, of past forget-PST.PART
:quite wont SG species human in recount PL story PL valiant_deed of hero and villain, and lose 3SG.M thought ADV so easy, that is_a remnant 1PL.INC, byproduct, of past forget-PST.PART
:SALEM: Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past.
:SALEM: Mankind has grown quite fond of recounting the exploits of heroes and villains, forgetting so easily that we are remnants, byproducts, of a forgotten past.
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===UDHR, Article 1===
===UDHR, Article 1===
:''Bo am sñøø awr rygéen as þur nai hyltlás as zin. Awr fyójin nai hylynbyþín as binþoçúr awr, ñyþ beð rer a þwrynúf hið velc dy heeb eeðagu.''
:''Bo am sñøø awr rygéen as þur nai hyltlás as zin. Awr lawr fyójin nai hylynbyþín as binþoçúr, ceeda beð rer a þwrynúf hið velc dy heeb eeðagu.''
:DET.COL human be_born 3PL free and equal INS dignity-COL and right-COL. 3PL bestow-PST.PART INS rationality-COL and conscience-COL 3PL, therefore part GEN.3PL DET act towards one_another in spirit brotherhood
:DET.COL human be_born 3PL free and equal INS dignity and right. 3PL COP-3PL bestow-PST.PART INS rationality-COL and conscience-COL 3PL, therefore part GEN.3PL DET act towards one_another in spirit brotherhood
:All humans 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.
:All humans 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.


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