Omonkwi: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
19 bytes added ,  27 September 2021
m
Line 29: Line 29:


-->
-->
===Inspiration===
Omonkwi started as an early attempt to capture the sounds I liked from mesoamerican indigenous languages via a poorly pronounced (by my high-school teacher) version of deity names in the [[w:Popol Vuh|Popol Vuh]]. Names such as ''Vucub Caquix, Cabrakán, Zipacná'' and ''Chimalmat''. It can be viewed as a weird kind of homage, trying to create a language out respect for it but not having the materials to know more about it, something common before the rise of the internet as we know it.
Omonkwi started as an early attempt to capture the sounds I liked from mesoamerican indigenous languages via a poorly pronounced (by my high-school teacher) version of deity names in the [[w:Popol Vuh|Popol Vuh]]. Names such as ''Vucub Caquix, Cabrakán, Zipacná'' and ''Chimalmat''. It can be viewed as a weird kind of homage, trying to create a language out respect for it but not having the materials to know more about it, something common before the rise of the internet as we know it.


Line 42: Line 43:


-->
-->
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
The phonology is quite rich and includes more phonemes than either of its inspirational donors; including the distinction of ''š ž'', ''s z'', and the voiced stops.
The phonology is quite rich and includes more phonemes than either of its inspirational donors; including the distinction of ''š ž'', ''s z'', and the voiced stops.
forumadmin, Administrators
2,041

edits

Navigation menu