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The Tinnermockaar script includes 36 consonant letters, traditionally listed in the following order: | The Tinnermockaar script includes 36 consonant letters, traditionally listed in the following order: | ||
[[File:Tinnermockaar consonants.png]] | [[File:Tinnermockaar consonants.png|800px|thumb|center|Tinnermockaar consonants]] | ||
As mentioned within the ''Phonology'' section, the Tinnermockaar script retains a number of distinctions that have been lost in the spoken language, resulting in a slightly non-phonetic orthography. Irregularities to keep in mind include: | As mentioned within the ''Phonology'' section, the Tinnermockaar script retains a number of distinctions that have been lost in the spoken language, resulting in a slightly non-phonetic orthography. Irregularities to keep in mind include: | ||
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Each non-rhotic vowel or diphthong is represented by one of the following 38 letters, contrasting length and glottalization (or lack thereof): | Each non-rhotic vowel or diphthong is represented by one of the following 38 letters, contrasting length and glottalization (or lack thereof): | ||
[[File:Tinnermockaar vowels.png]] | [[File:Tinnermockaar vowels.png|800px|thumb|center|Tinnermockaar vowels]] | ||
Rhotic vowels are written as their non-rhotic counterparts with a bar below, as seen in the final character of name ''ttỳnaamokkəər'' (Tinnermockaar, the native name of the language) which can be identified as an ''Əə'' character bearing the rhoticity marker above/ | Rhotic vowels are written as their non-rhotic counterparts with a bar below, as seen in the final character of name ''ttỳnaamokkəər'' (Tinnermockaar, the native name of the language) which can be identified as an ''Əə'' character bearing the rhoticity marker above/ | ||
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Numbers in written Tinnermockaar are typically expressed through a set of numerals which, much as our own Arabic numerals (0123456789) employ a positional base-10 notation with larger digits written on the left. This means that Arabic numerals might be converted to and from Tinnermockaar simply by replacing the glyphs for each digits. | Numbers in written Tinnermockaar are typically expressed through a set of numerals which, much as our own Arabic numerals (0123456789) employ a positional base-10 notation with larger digits written on the left. This means that Arabic numerals might be converted to and from Tinnermockaar simply by replacing the glyphs for each digits. | ||
[[File:Tinnermockaar numerals.png]] | [[File:Tinnermockaar numerals.png|500px|thumb|center|Tinnermockaar digits]] | ||
==Sample sentences== | |||
The following are four sample sentences to showcase some aspects of Tinnermockaar's morphology and syntax. | |||
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! Sample sentences: | |||
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| (1) ''Əmàmańvm mpànv aa nacv.'' | |||
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| /ɜ.maˀ.ma.ŋʊm mpaˀ.nʊ aː na.tʊ/ | |||
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| A man and a woman were walking. | |||
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| (2) ''Kkaahaàmpakəəs jaacceynər nacvvrga-cə mpànvvrga?'' | |||
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| /kʼaː.haːˀ.mpa.kɜːs̻ ˈjaː.tʼeɪ̯.nɝ na.tʊːɹ̆.ɡ̊a.tɜ mpaˀ.nʊːɹ̆.ɡ̊a/ | |||
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| Do the women see the men? | |||
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| (3) ''Xav avńgakanđ càkə̀r an xaalàkka tsidi-ńgeè.'' | |||
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| /çaʊ̯ aʊ̯.ŋɡa.kan taˀ.kɝˀ an çaː.laˀ.kʼa tsi.d̪̥i.ŋɡeːˀ/ | |||
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| I didn’t give you the heavy stone. | |||
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| (4) ''Śə̀r an jaaccàkka əl tsidi ovrkəəs ccəńeynər ddebbeer an đđa-yrbba ttə tsanabà ccer əl haańa.'' | |||
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| /s̺ɝˀ an jaː.tʼaˀ.kʼa ɜl tsi.di oʊ̯ɹ̆.kɜːs̻ tʼɜ.ŋeɪ̯.nɝ d̪e.beːɹ̆ an da.ɪɹ̆.ba tʼɜ tsa.na.b̥aˀ tʼɝ ɜl haː.ŋa/ | |||
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| The person you saw is catching the bird that found my two children. | |||
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! Glosses: !! !! !! !! !! | |||
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| ''əmà-mańvm'' || ''mpànv'' || ''aa'' || ''nacv'' || || | |||
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| walk || man || and || woman || || | |||
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| ''kkaah-aàmpa-kəəs'' || ''jaacc-eynər'' || ''nacv\:r-ga-cə'' || ''mpànv\:r-ga'' || || | |||
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| INT-3p.ANIM>3p.ANIM-TEL.PRS || see-GER || woman\DEF-PL-NOM || man\DEF-PL || || | |||
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| ''xav'' || ''avńga-ka-nđ'' || ''càkò\:r '' || ''an'' || ''xaàlàkka'' || ''tsidi-ńgeè'' | |||
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| NEG || 1s>3s.INAN.DEF-TEL-give || stone\DEF || ATTR.3 || heavy || 2s-BEN | |||
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| ''śv̀\:r'' || ''an'' || ''jaacc-àkka'' || ''əl'' || ''tsidi'' || ''ovr-kəəs'' | |||
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| person\DEF || ATTR || see-PTCP.PAS || POS || 2s || 3s.ANIM>3s.INAN.DEF-TEL.PRS | |||
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| ''ccəń-eynər'' || ''ddebbeer\:r'' || ''an'' || ''đđa-yrbba'' || ''ttə'' || ''tsana-bà'' | |||
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| hunt-GER || bird\DEF || ATTR || find-PTCP.ACT || REL.ACC || child-PAU | |||
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| ''ccer'' || ''əl'' || ''haańa'' || || || | |||
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| two || POS || 1s || || || | |||
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In Tinnermockaar script: | |||
[[File:Tinnermockaar sample sentences.png|800px|thumb|center|Sample sentences in Tinnermockaar script]] | |||
[[Category:Tinnermockaar]] | [[Category:Tinnermockaar]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||