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Gomah ( | '''Gomah''' (''Gomahgaa'') refers to the varieties of the Gomah language. It is the spurious brainchild of [[User:Burke|Burke]], whose original intention for it was to be a progenitor of many other languages to be derived from it. Once that over zealous project derailed, the conlang continued to develop now without the restriction of being bound to some poor tribe of hunter-gatherers who would have been forgot anyhow. | ||
It draws inspiration from many sources. The basic phonology was a naive nod towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_languages Polynesian languages] tied up in a twisted experiment of a simple tonality and how said tonality interacts with prosody and cadence. The structure is highly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytic_language analytic] in nature, but word building makes ample room for compounding and derivation. The basic grammar is vaguely reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_languages Chinese languages] or oversimplified [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English], but also makes use of structures and tendencies more common in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_sprachbund Mesoamerica], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_noun relational nouns] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_possession inalienable possession]. | It draws inspiration from many sources. The basic phonology was a naive nod towards [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesian_languages Polynesian languages] tied up in a twisted experiment of a simple tonality and how said tonality interacts with prosody and cadence. The structure is highly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytic_language analytic] in nature, but word building makes ample room for compounding and derivation. The basic grammar is vaguely reminiscent of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_languages Chinese languages] or oversimplified [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language English], but also makes use of structures and tendencies more common in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesoamerican_sprachbund Mesoamerica], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_noun relational nouns] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_possession inalienable possession]. | ||
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Only a small handful of syllables will not occur in Gomah. In the following, note that the vowel is used to represent all possible forms of that vowel quality. | Only a small handful of syllables will not occur in Gomah. In the following, note that the vowel is used to represent all possible forms of that vowel quality. | ||
wu | The syllables /wu/, /wɨ/, /ji/, and /jɨ/ are all unattested and are avoided when words are loaned into Gomah. | ||
wɨ | |||
ji | |||
jɨ are all unattested and are avoided when words are loaned into Gomah. | |||
===Sound Mutations=== | ===Sound Mutations=== | ||
Much like any other language, the actual sound realizations in Gomah do not fit the phonemes squarely. Below is a description of various sound changes that occur naturally. | Much like any other language, the actual sound realizations in Gomah do not fit the phonemes squarely. Below is a description of various sound changes that occur naturally. | ||