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Duozynis is the oldest | '''Duozynis''' is the oldest Shunfoh language recorded. There is little known about the people who spoke it, but current theories suggest that this language is actually the result of the combination of three or more cultures. | ||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||
==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Consonant inventory: /b | Consonant inventory: /b d dz dʒ f g h j k m n r t tʃ z ɲ ŋ ɕ ɸ ɾ ʑ ʃ ʎ θ/ | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:750px;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:750px;" | ||
!colspan="2"| | !colspan="2"| | ||
!Bilabial | !Bilabial | ||
!Labiodental | !Labiodental | ||
!Dental | |||
!Alveolar | !Alveolar | ||
!Palato-alveolar | !Palato-alveolar | ||
!Alveolo-palatal | |||
!Palatal | !Palatal | ||
!Velar | !Velar | ||
!Glottal | !Glottal | ||
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!colspan="2"|Stop | !colspan="2"|Stop | ||
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|t d | |t d | ||
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!colspan="2"|Nasal | !colspan="2"|Nasal | ||
|m | |m | ||
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|n | |n | ||
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|ɲ | |ɲ | ||
| | |ŋ | ||
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|tʃ dʒ | |tʃ dʒ | ||
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!colspan="2"|Fricative | !colspan="2"|Fricative | ||
| | |ɸ | ||
|f | |f | ||
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|ʃ | |ʃ | ||
| | |ɕ ʑ | ||
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!colspan="2"|Approximant | !colspan="2"|Approximant | ||
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===Vowels=== | |||
Vowel inventory: /a e i o u y ø ɯ ə/ | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:300px;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:300px;" | ||
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!Close | !Close | ||
|i | |i y | ||
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|u | |ɯ u | ||
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!Close-mid | !Close-mid | ||
|e | |e ø | ||
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|o | |o | ||
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! | !Mid | ||
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|a | |a | ||
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Diphthongs: None | Diphthongs: None | ||
* It remains unclear if there were truly no dipthongs used in Duozynis, or if the knowledge of the diphthongs used has simply been lost. | |||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
Syllable structure for is | Syllable structure for is mostly (C)(C)(C)V(C) and stress pattern is not fixed. | ||
* | */t/ turns into /d/ before (front vowel) | ||
* | */o/ becomes null before /u/ | ||
* | */z/ becomes /d/ after (vowel) | ||
*(nasal consonant) become /h/ before (stop) | |||
*/f/ turns into /w/ before (vowel) | |||
*/w/ becomes null between two vowels or between (vowel) and (word boundary) | |||
*/a/ becomes /ə/ before (consonant)/a/ | |||
==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
Word order is Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique, with adjectives placed before their nouns and suffixes used as adpositions. | |||
* "Mary opened the red door with a key" = ''Mary with a key | * "Mary opened the red door with a key" = ''Mary opened the red door with a key'' | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
====Noun Morphology==== | ====Noun Morphology==== | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:600px;" | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle; width:600px;" | ||
! colspan | ! colspan| | ||
! colspan="2"|Singular | ! colspan="2"|Singular | ||
! colspan="2"|Plural | ! colspan="2"|Plural | ||
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! | !Nominative | ||
|child | |child | ||
|''' | |'''(a)''' | ||
|children | |children | ||
|Suffix: '''-(e) | |Suffix: '''-(e)t''' /-(e)t/ '''(at)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Accusative | ||
|child | |child | ||
|Suffix: '''-( | |Suffix: '''-(a)t''' /-(a)t/ '''(at)''' | ||
|children | |children | ||
|Suffix: '''-( | |Suffix: '''-(i)d''' /-(i)d/ '''(ad)''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | !Genitive | ||
| | |child's | ||
|Suffix: '''-(u) | |Suffix: '''-(u)g''' /-(u)g/ '''(ag)''' | ||
| | |children's | ||
|Suffix: '''- | |Suffix: '''-u''' /-u/ '''(au)''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
====Definite Article==== | ====Definite Article==== | ||
Demonstrative word ('this' or 'that') used as marker of definiteness. | |||
Uses of definite article that differ from English: | Uses of definite article that differ from English: | ||
*Definite article can be omitted: 'I am going to jacuzzi' | |||
*Used to talk about countable nouns in general: English's ‘I like cats’ would translate to ‘I like the cats’ | *Used to talk about countable nouns in general: English's ‘I like cats’ would translate to ‘I like the cats’ | ||
*Not used for mass (uncountable) nouns: English's ‘Walking in the mud’ would always translate to ‘Walking in mud’ | *Not used for mass (uncountable) nouns: English's ‘Walking in the mud’ would always translate to ‘Walking in mud’ | ||
*Used for personal names in the third person: 'The Maria has left for school' | |||
*Used for languages: ‘The English’ | *Used for languages: ‘The English’ | ||
*Used with place names: ‘The London’ | *Used with place names: ‘The London’ | ||
====Indefinite Article==== | ====Indefinite Article==== | ||
Numeral for ‘one’ is used as indefinite article. | |||
Uses of indefinite article that differ from English: | |||
*Not used for non-specific uncountable nouns: | |||
**Non-specific = 'Would you like some (any) tea?' | |||
**Specific = 'Some tea (a specific amount) fell off the truck' | |||
====Personal Pronouns==== | ====Personal Pronouns==== | ||
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!colspan="2"| | !colspan="2"|Nominative | ||
!colspan="2"| | !colspan="2"|Accusative | ||
!colspan="2"|Genitive | !colspan="2"|Genitive | ||
!colspan="2"|Dative | !colspan="2"|Dative | ||
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!1st. Singular | !1st. Singular | ||
|I | |I | ||
|''' | |'''/ji/''' | ||
|me | |me | ||
|''' | |'''/jøn/''' | ||
|mine | |mine | ||
|''' | |'''/ɸi ji/''' | ||
|to me | |to me | ||
|''' | |'''/ni jøn/''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!2nd. Singular | !2nd. Singular | ||
|you | |you | ||
|''' | |'''/ɯ/''' | ||
|you | |you | ||
|''' | |'''/gu/''' | ||
|yours | |yours | ||
|''' | |'''/ɸi ɯ/''' | ||
|to you | |to you | ||
|''' | |'''/ni gu/''' | ||
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!3rd. Singular | !3rd. Singular | ||
|he/she/it | |he/she/it | ||
|''' | |'''/də/''' | ||
|him/her/it | |him/her/it | ||
|''' | |'''/daf/''' | ||
|his/hers/its | |his/hers/its | ||
|''' | |'''/ɸi də/''' | ||
|to him/her/it | |to him/her/it | ||
|''' | |'''/ni daf/''' | ||
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!1st. Plural | !1st. Plural | ||
|we | |we | ||
|''' | |'''/ar/''' | ||
|us | |us | ||
|''' | |'''/ak/''' | ||
|ours | |ours | ||
|''' | |'''/fi ar/''' | ||
|to us | |to us | ||
|''' | |'''/ni ak/''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!2nd. Plural | !2nd. Plural | ||
|you | |you | ||
|''' | |'''/tɯ/''' | ||
|you | |you | ||
|''' | |'''/dut/''' | ||
|yours | |yours | ||
|''' | |'''/fi tɯ/''' | ||
|to you | |to you | ||
|''' | |'''/ni dut/''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!3rd. Plural | !3rd. Plural | ||
|they | |they | ||
|''' | |'''/ɸaj/''' | ||
|them | |them | ||
|''' | |'''/θəʎ/''' | ||
|theirs | |theirs | ||
|'''' | |'''/fi ɸaj/''' | ||
|to them | |to them | ||
|''' | |'''/ni θəʎ/''' | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
Kukʉp verbs don't use indicative mood (past, present, or future tense). Instead, those details are determined through context. | Kukʉp verbs don't use indicative mood (past, present, or future tense). Instead, those details are determined through context. | ||
* Perfect aspect -- uses the word '''' | * Perfect aspect -- uses the word ''''reɾetʉ'''' before the main verb -- ''"have studied"'' or reɾetʉ betʉb | ||
* Progressive aspect -- uses the word '''' | * Progressive aspect -- uses the word ''''tib'''' before the main verb -- ''"am studying"'' or tib betʉb | ||
* Imperative -- uses the word '''' ni' '''' before the main verb -- ''"study!" (as a command)'' or ni' | * Imperative -- uses the word '''' ni' '''' before the main verb -- ''"study!" (as a command)'' or ni' betʉb | ||
* Negation -- adds the suffix -(ʉ)ho /-(ʉ)hɒ/ to the verb -- ''"do not study"'' or | * Negation -- adds the suffix '''-(ʉ)ho''' /-(ʉ)hɒ/ to the verb -- ''"do not study"'' or betʉbʉho | ||
**Tense affixes come between the root verb and the progressive affix | **Tense affixes come between the root verb and the progressive affix | ||
===Syntax=== | |||
====Interrogative==== | |||
Questions are marked with the particle 'tu' at the beginning of the statement. If the answer is assumed to be yes, the particle 'tu' may be placed at the end of the statement. | |||
====Relative clause==== | |||
Relative pronouns are not used. Instead, a relative clause is used, preceded by gapping and use of a possessive particle to link the relative clause to the head noun. | |||
*"The man [that I saw yesterday] went home." = "The [I saw yesterday]'s man went home." | |||
==Vocabulary== | ==Vocabulary== | ||
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! English !! | ! English !! Duozynis | ||
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| Welcome | | Welcome || /'nibu 'zuja/ | ||
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| Hello (General greeting) | | Hello (General greeting) || /kak'nerig/ | ||
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| How are you? | | How are you? || /tu 'dugutʃ ɾigɯ/ | ||
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| Reply to "how are you?" | | Reply to "how are you?" || /ha'ʃɯfɯ/ | ||
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| What's your name? | | What's your name? || /tu i'tatuz yɾe'tʉ mɯ/ | ||
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| My name is ... || * || /’evɒ/ | | My name is ... || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| Good luck! || * || /’evɒ/ | | Good luck! || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| Cheers | | Cheers! (Toasts used when drinking) || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| Bon appetit/ Have a nice meal || * || /’evɒ/ | | Bon appetit/ Have a nice meal || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| I don't understand || * || /’evɒ/ | | I don't understand || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| Yes || | | Yes || /seːdi/ || ** | ||
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| No | | No || /jo/ | ||
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| Maybe | | Maybe || /kwi/ | ||
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| I don't know || * || /’evɒ/ | | I don't know || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| Get well soon || * || /’evɒ/ | | Get well soon || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| Help! || | | Help! || Za! || /ʑa/ | ||
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| Fire! || | | Fire! || Kuto! || /’kuto/ | ||
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| Stop! || | | Stop! || Jin! || /dʒin/ | ||
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| Christmas and New Year greetings || * || /’evɒ/ | | Christmas and New Year greetings || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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| My hovercraft is full of eels || * || /’evɒ/ | | My hovercraft is full of eels || * || /’evɒ/ | ||
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Numeral system is vigesimal with quinary auxiliary (base 20, with sub base 5) | |||
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
*[[ | *[[Duozynis/Lexicon|Vocabulary]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Duozynis]] |
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