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* ''lias'' (mound), ''liasi'' (mounds)
* ''lias'' (mound), ''liasi'' (mounds)
* ''ttões'' (beaver), ''ttõesi'' (beavers)
* ''ttões'' (beaver), ''ttõesi'' (beavers)
There are __ cases in Rõktiap:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Case !! Singular !! Plural
|-
| Nominative || qiim || qiims
|-
| Accusative || qiimken || qiimsken
|-
| Genitive || qiimma || qiimsma
|-
| Dative || qiimtoo || qiimstoo
|-
| Instrumental || qiimtrun || qiimstrun
|-
| Adessive || qiimnõs || qiimsnõs
|-
| Ablative || qiimnõn || qiimsnõn
|-
| Illative || qiimbo || qiimsbo
|-
| Inessive || qiimhos || qiimshos
|-
| Elative || qiimhon || qiimshon
|-
| Translative || qiimttel || qiimsttel
|}


==Syntax==
==Syntax==

Revision as of 03:02, 4 May 2016

Rõktiap is a classical language of Rulak, with a rich tradition of literature, science and philosophy.

Introduction

Phonology

Orthography

Rõktiap uses a syllabic alphabet called Rõktiapma Rõethar [r̝ɤktʰi̯ɒpmɒ r̝ɤɜthɒr̝̥], which resembles Hangul.

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Velar Uvular Glottal
Stop voiceless aspirated p /pʰ/ t /tʰ/ k /kʰ/ ĸ /qʰ/ q /ʔ/
voiceless unaspirated pp /p/ tt /t/ kk /k/ ĸĸ /q/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /ɡ/ ɢ /ɢ/
Fricative voiceless s /s/ ʜ /χ/ h /h/
voiced z /z/ ȝ /ʁ/
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ng /ŋ/
Lateral l /l/
Fricative trill r /r̝/

Nasals and liquids are devoiced in syllable codas. For example nool (wave) is pronounced [no:ɬ], and ᴋᴋurs (shoulders) is pronounced [qur̝̥s] or [qur̝̥ɕ].


Vowels

Front Back
Unrounded Rounded
High i /i/ u /u/
Mid e /e/ õ /ɤ/ o /o/
Low ä /æ/ a /ɒ/

Prosody

Stress

The first syllable of a multisyllabic word is pronounced at a slightly higher pitch, on a falling tone.

Intonation

Phonotactics

The syllable structure of Rõktiap is (C)(l/r)V(V)(C)(s).

Morphophonology

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns inflect for case and number. There are two numbers, the singular, which is unmarked, and the plural, which uses the suffix -i for nouns ending in s and -s otherwise. For example:

  • qiim (flower), qiims (flowers)
  • ᴋol (language), ᴋols (languages)
  • ʜeik (shark), ʜeiks (sharks)
  • lias (mound), liasi (mounds)
  • ttões (beaver), ttõesi (beavers)

There are __ cases in Rõktiap:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative qiim qiims
Accusative qiimken qiimsken
Genitive qiimma qiimsma
Dative qiimtoo qiimstoo
Instrumental qiimtrun qiimstrun
Adessive qiimnõs qiimsnõs
Ablative qiimnõn qiimsnõn
Illative qiimbo qiimsbo
Inessive qiimhos qiimshos
Elative qiimhon qiimshon
Translative qiimttel qiimsttel

Syntax

Constituent order

Rõktiap is almost completely head-final, except for complementizer phrases, such as those using the word lo (whether, interrogative marker) and met (if), which are head-initial.

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources