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 Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 5:26 pm
Yeah. I'm not going to go into the whole linguistical aspect of this language (like the radical's root comes from the third consonant cluster of b) because I simply don't know anything about it. (And yeah, I know that bit in parenthesis didn't make any sense.) sweatdrop So I'll tell you things from my personal standpoint, and hope you understand (unless somebody would like to tutor me? PM if you will...) I kinda just came up with this language off the top of my head, without knowing anything about linguistics... Table of Contents!
1. The page you are on now!
2. Alphabet and Pronounciation
3. Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs (Under construction)
4. Other Stuff I Don't Have a Name For
5. Other
6. Dictionary: Aha'u - English
7. English - Aha'u
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:36 pm
Alphabet and Pronunciation! I decided to make my first conlang confusing (to myself), with three vowels and 14 consonants, plus a glottal stop, and only about 10-14 consonant clusters. It kinda contradicts itself, 'cause I didn't adhere to the rules very well. If you see something, tell me, if I don't see it myself. In any case, here are the letters and their names and pronunciation. I used X-SAMPA to the best of my abilities to pronounce them A -- Aa -- /a/ U -- Oo-- /u/ -or- -- Uh -- /@/ if it precedes an l, b, or k. I -- Ee -- /i/ B -- Uba -- /b/ (When follows 'c' is voiceless) C -- Sa -- /s/ (This can also be written as 's,' but that's only because I kept forgetting to write it that way, and now it's a part of the language. Writer's choice) K -- Uka -- /k/ G -- Ga -- /g/ J -- Ja -- /dZ/ W -- Wa -- /w/ (NOT EVER /W/) Y -- Ya -- /j/ H -- Ha -- /H/ (NOT /h/, sounds like Ha in Arabic) حL -- Ulu -- /l/ M -- Ma -- /m/ N -- Na -- /n/ Z -- Za -- /z/ T -- Ta -- /t/ - somewhat aspirated, but not as much as in English F -- Fa -- /f/ ' -- [glottal stop] -- /?/ (This cannot end a word) Consonant Clustersnc stw ky (except when comes before 'i,' then it's just 'k') gw kw cb ck cw cl cn cj cy (Is not an actual consonant cluster, as it is written and pronounced as 'ciy' /siy/.) cm ct cf nt This language is a word by word language, not syllable by syllable, like Spanish. When two of the same vowels are placed next to each other, a glottal stop (') is inserted between the two. You also do this when it goes from rounded vowels (a, u) to non-rounded vowels (e, i), and vice versa. You still place an apostrophe between any two vowels, just for aesthetic reasons(to them). When a U or an A come connected to each other, you pronounce the first vowel longer than the next, doing your best not to make them blend, without doing a glottal stop(they'll blend a bit, don't worry too much, unless you're REALLY blending them). Same thing with I and E.
When two same letters are placed together, you hold them longer than normal (similar to the shedda in Arabic). 'course, the odds of that happening are so slim, they're non-existent.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 6:50 pm
Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs (Under construction) One thing important to note: All nouns (not including pronouns) are gender neutral. Of course, when ambiguity may arise (such as between brother and sister), a second word may be added indicating masculinity. This language has little to no irregularities (at least not yet). Pronouns:Yi - I/My Yu - You Ya - He/His Ya'a - Her/Hers Yi'i - We/Ours Ya'i - They/Theirs/It/Its Yu'i - Y'all Nouns:I had originally had the idea of having certain prefixes adorn words to show if they were natural or man-made. I stuck to this idea, but to a MUCH lesser extent. And example of this is in the word 'ulu' which means nature, life, wildlife (as a noun). In order to pluralize, or have three or more nouns, you add the suffix -ez, to the noun. However, when dealing with pronouns, add -'i to the end to make it multiple(which means 2 and up). In order to dual words, or to have two, you would add the suffix -ky, to the noun. Verbs:Verbs will not conjugate with a pronoun, as conjugation is ONLY for tenses, of which, there are only three. An/Some example(s): Ya ent en ent. -- Ya ent i ent. I eat food. ---- -- I ate food. Ya'a ent en ent. -- Ya'a ent i ent. She eats food. --- She ate food. See? For the future tense, add -eni to the end of (most verb-able nouns, but also verbs, in which case, you do not add -eni, but rather -i) For the present tense, and -en to the end of (most verb-able nouns, but also verbs, in which case, you do not add -en, but rather, you don't add anything.) For the past tense, add an -i to the end of (most verb-able nouns, but also verbs, in which case, you take off the -en ending and replace it with an -i) Examples: eat - ent enate - ent iwill eat - ent eniTime words, like ago or in... are generally implied. Of course, if you wish to add time words, you can add ganc for ago, or ne for in. Such words would go directly after the verb. The next two examples of this are bad, as they have the English word 'last' in them, which is never used. Examples: Ya enti entez me. (Lit. I ate meals many.) I [last] ate many meals ago. Ya enti ganc entez me. (Lit. I ate ago meals many) I [last] ate many meals ago. If you wish to change a verb into a noun, you can simply remove the -en ending. (Such as, enten [to taste/eat/chew] can change into ent [food/taste/mouth/etc.) The present tense of a verb tends to be the infinitive form of said verb. ---- I tried to figure this out, but I don't think I did very well. The word order is (I think) (T)V(AD)S(DO/IO/A). T stands for time word(s), like yesterday. DO stands for Direct Object, and IO stands for Indirect Object. A stands for adjective, and AD stands for adverb. Edit: Now that I've written the rest of my lessons, I realized I seriously need help with this. It's screwed up, and I can't figure it out.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:17 pm
Other Stuff I Can't Think of a Name of Right Now Well, I suppose I might introduce some other details of my language. One Who Does Something:This probably should have been done in the verbs area, but I'm not sure, so, here it is. In order to describe a person who performs and action (such as a greeter), take the verb and add -ebb to the end. So, to follow my earlier example, a greeter would be hancahu'enebb. Interrogatives:I'll give you two examples sentences here of my next point, and then I will explain to you the grammatical(?) details of it. (Both mean the same thing.) "Hancahu, ya sen Joe. Yayan yu? Sen yu?" vv "Hello, I'm Joe. And you? Who are you? ^^ "Ya sen Joe. Ulu'in sen yu?" The first sentence has a question at the end of it. "Yayan yu? Sen yu?" This will generally suffice for asking someone's name, AS LONG AS YOU HAVE ALREADY SAID WHAT YOUR NAME IS FIRST! Otherwise, it is a necessity to include ulu'in which means "who." Though it would be easy enough to exclude it, you need it, especially if you just go up to some one and ask who they are. Yu sen? can mean (out of context), "Are you?" or "Who/What/Where/When are you?" In order to specify which one, you would say ulu'in, ulu'en, ulu'an, and ulu'ani for who what where when. However, if you say I? with a lilt in your voice (tone 2 in Chinese), to indicate confusion, such as saying "Huh?" in English. This can also mean "why." In order to use the first example ("Are you?") you must ask/say a question/statement before it, like "No yu seniwa Bellina, sen yu?" The "sen yu" is not grammatically correct literally, but when used in such a way, it can mean "Right?" Negatives: In order to make a verb negative, add the suffix -iwa to the verb. You must also include the word no at the beginning of the sentence or the interrogative phrase. Also, you and the suffix ma'a (literally meaning bad, but in this context, it's different), to the direct object (and the indeirect object, but that's optional). If this breaks a consonant cluster rule, add an 'a' between the noun and ma'a. So, let's take the verb enten. " No yi enteniwa ulusag, no mecit seniwa ulu'enubukama'a." I don't eat grass, for I am not a cow.
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:03 am
Superlatives and Comparisons Superlatives: Okay, really short bit here. "Me" at the end of a an adjective (and possibly adverb) constitutes "most" *If you're talking about superlatives, see comparisons for more uses) Ya'a sen ulu'enfi ulu me - -It's the wild est/most wild cat. (Lit. It be cat wildest) Because I'm very uncreative, "em" means least (It's the opposite spelling of 'me') Ya'a sen ulu'enfi ulu'em. - - It's the least wild cat. (Lit. It be cat wild least) Comparisons: Em and me are less and more respectively. Randomly out of my head, "ubed" means than. Ulu'enfi sen me/em ulu ubed ulu'enki. - - The cat is more/less wild than the dog. (Lit. Cat be more/less wild than dog) Me'em means as, so, ulu'enfi sen me'em ulu me'em ulu'enki - The cat is as wild as the dog.
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:05 am
Modifying Nouns into Verbs, and Adjectives and Other Stuff
Verb-Performers:
Okay. If you want to talk about someone who performs an action, you add the suffix -ebb. For example, if you want to say greeter (someone who greets, like the dudes at Walmart), you would say hancahu'enebb ( hancau - hello (A greeting). hancahu'en - to say hello, (or to greet). hancahu'enebb - one who says hello (or a greeter).) Adjectives: Adjectives usually follow the noun, except with colors. Ulu'enfi ulu. - - Natural/Wild/Calm/Tranquil/Quiet cat. Now, with colors, let's use green as an example (doti'ulu'ulusag). Doti'ulu'ulusag ulu'enfi. A green cat. Aha'u has many radicals(?) that, when combined can make of many different words. Take the word for green, doti'ulu'ulusag doti - a general signifier of colors ulu - wild doti''ulu - a wild color ulu - wild, or natural sag - low growth (tends to translate into grass) ulusag - grass doti'ulu'ulusag - a wild color, of grass (green) This can be a nuisance when typing, however, as words can become very long and difficult to type. Now, since adjectives have manyt different meanings, comparisons are often used. But most adjectives have a default, as in, out of context, saying ulu'enfi ulu means wild cat, because that is the default translation of ulu. However, if you wanted to say you had a quiet cat, you would say, "ulu'enfi ulu me'em hom," or "A cat quiet as sleep" (lit. cat wild as sleep)
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:12 am
Negatives:
TO make a verb negative, like, I do not know, you add -iwa to the end of the verb. Yi ickameme'eniwa.
The same process goes with nouns. Alone is ulu'ineziwa or ulu'eneziwa, or, without people (or things).
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:16 am
Translations, Idioms, Etc.
Well, when you're going through the Games and Translations forum, you do this:
Idioms - Icka'ezimsenac (Lit.: Thoughts which are writings)
In any case, here are some of the translations I've done around this guild:
Cni ULU'INIB yi[i-ya ulu'aniwini ya-yi'i micna'en cbeci, ya-yi'i recu'i ju de ya.
-If THE FIRST PERSON we-he created, he-we image current, he-we returned good of he.
--If God created us in his image, we have returned him the favor.
Yi-ya sen aha'abinis. (NOT: Yi-ya kal sen Gweg)
-me-it be undiscoverable/undecipherable
--It's all Greek to me
Ulujide uluni'imasenif, gwinfilen cbeci me. (OR: Ulujide'uluni'masenifen cbeci me)
-Water of sky come down current much (OR: Rain current much)
--It's raining cats and dogs.
Q. Ulu'enšik ašilati akicil-akicil de kalecik i?
-Q. Chicken moved side-side of road why?
--Q. Why did the chicken cross the road?
A. Doti'uluma'ahumen ic uluni'imasenif. Ulu'ineziwa
-A. Die in rain. Alone
--A. To die in the rain. Alone.
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:24 am
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:44 am
Dictionary: Aha'uluyi'i - English Yes. This isn't alphabetized. I figure you can just search. And I already have a lot of vocab...A - to, at A'am - life, a living, live (like TV) A'amecik - Home, house, living quarters, bunker A'amen - to live Akicil - side, wall, sidewalk, edge Ašilaten - to move, cross, shift Ašilat - movement, crossing, railroad crossing Becakal - Thanks, thank you Becakalen - to thank, give thanks, to appreciate Cni - if Di - of, from; Doti'uluma'ahum - death, coma; possibly: plague Doti'uluma'ahumen - to die, become comatose Ef - down, bottom, end; low, short Ek - easy, simple, plain Em - Least, few, less, little Enel - adj. willing, voluntary; n. will, volition, volunteer Enelen - to want, to wish (for), to volunteer Ent - Taste, tounge, mouth, tooth, food, meal Enten - to eat, to chew, to taste Fi - Up, top, beginning; high, tall Gwinen - to come, arrive Gwinef'en - to come down, to fall Hancahu - Hello, hi, good day, welcome (all informal), also: a meeting Hancahu'en - to greet someone (ex. Yi hancahu a yu) also: to meet Hancahu'enebb - greeter, welcomer Hu? - What? Exclamation of surprise/disbelief, or simply a describer of surprise I? - Huh? What? Why? I don't understand/get it. (used at END of all questions) Ici - in, inside Icici - out, outside Icijal - prep.: up, above, over Ja'eben - to matter, to be/have importance, to care Kib - with Me - most, many, more, much, big Mecit - as, because, for Micna - image, picture, reflection Micna'en - to take a picture, to photograph, to reflect No - no, not, nor Se - yes Tac - also, too Tib - old, wise, intelligent Ubed - than (Holier than thou) Ubickonimen - to vanish, disappear, become invisible, leave Ubit - young, new Ubitecil - happening, occurance, event Ubitecilen - to happen, occur Ulemen - to try, attempt Ulu - n. nature, life, wildlife; adj. natural, wild, calm, tranquil, quiet Ulu'an - place, area, plain, prairie, body (of water); Ulu'an sen yu? - Where are you? Ulu'anwin - world, planet, space, galaxy, universe Ulu'anwinen - to create, to make, to build, to construct Ulu'anwinuluyi'i'icka - language, tongue Ulu'en - creature, being, animal, beast, thing; ulu'enima'a - monster; Ulu'en sen yu? - What are you? Ulu'enfi - cat, feline Ulu'enic - luggage, bag, suitcase, purse, etc. Ulu'in - person, body (not of water); Ulu'in sen yu? - Who are you? ULU'INIB - God, Yaweh, Allah, etc. (lit. The first person) Ulu'inya - boy, man Ulu'inya'a - girl, woman Uluji - n. water, wetness, drop (of water);adj./adv. wet, dripping, sopping, etc.; Ulu'an uluji me/Ulu'anulujime - ocean, lake, etc. Uluni - air, oxygen, breath Uluni'en - breathe, gasp, suck Uluni'imasenif - sky, atmosphere Ulu'un - When (interrogative), time, clock, watch, sundial, etc.; Ulu'un ya gwini? - When did he come? Yayan - and, plus (mathematical) Ya - he, his; a ya - (to) him Ya'a - it, its; a ya'a - (to) it Ya'i - they, theirs; a ya'i - (to) them Yaš - people; you (impassive) - First you cut up the onion. Ya'u - she, hers; a ya'u - (to) her Yi - I, mine, my; a yi - (to) me Yi'i - We, ours; a yi'i - (to) us
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2007 11:45 am
Dictionary: English - Aha'u
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:33 pm
Wow, I got a lot done today, hurrah!
'''Course, I have to add some more stuff that i can't really name...
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Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:09 pm
This is an awesome language of yours!
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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:55 pm
Eep! Danke. (Don't reply to that in German, if you wouldn't)
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Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 11:18 pm
Doppelgaanger Eep! Danke. (Don't reply to that in German, if you wouldn't) Don't worry! I wouldn't dare. XD
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