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 Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:57 pm
Quite frankly, I've absolutely no idea where this conlang is gonna go. However, I do know that I'll have case changes, and both regular and irregular verbs. Enjoy! ^_^
You may post! In fact, I encourage you to give me your input! =D
EDIT: I have gone through this thread and changed quite a lot. Please feel free to critique what I've done.
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:58 pm
Foticion yut Pronuhnco
(Phonetics and Pronunciation):
A - "a" in "father" - Ah
B - "b" in "boy" - Be
C - "s" in "sing" - Ce
D - "d" in "dog" - De
E - "ay" in "say" - E
F - "f" in "frog" - Ehf
G - "g" in "go" - Ge
H - "h" in "hop" - Ha
I - "ee" in "sweet" - I
J - "j" in "je" (zh) - Ji
K - "k" in "keep" - Ki
L - "l" in "lamp" - Elle
M - "m" in "May" - Emme
N - "n" in "no" - Enne
O - "o" in "oh" - O
P - "p" in "pet" - Pe
R - Rolled in your throat. I dunno how to describe it, but it's similar to the French and German one - Erre
S - "s" in "sit" - Esse
T - "t" in "top" - Te
U - "oo" in "food" - U
W - "v" in "very" - We
Y - "y" in "yelp" - Ye
Z - "z" in "zoo" - Zehdde
Dipfon yut Klustan
(Diphthongs and Clusters):
ae - "a" in "cat"
oa - "oi" in "toi"
ei - "eye"
ai - "eye"
uh - "u" in "mud"
ih - "i" in "sit"
eh - "e" in "medical"
e (at the end of words greater than one syllable in length) - "uh"
ch - "sh" in "shop"
tz - "ts" in "sits"
kh - "ch" in "nach"
cz - "ch" in "chomp"
dj - "j" in "jump"
cion - "sun" with a "y" sound after the "s" - "syuhn"
IMPORTANT! = If you see two of the same consonant next to each other, put a slight pause in them. The only exception is "rr" in which you simply elongate the sound.
In Ijwe all spelling is regular and phonetic. Wasn't that nice of me? ;D
Czehm
(Stress):
All syllables contain either a single vowel or a diphthong and nothing more vowel-wise, but can have an infinite(though I won't go that far, I promise.) number of consonants.
The stress in Ijwe falls on every 2nd syllable in a word.
Example: "Wokaebular" (Vocabulary) = "wo-KAE-bu-LAR"
However, if the word only contains 2 syllables, then you should stress the first syllable.
Example: "Ijwe" (Tongue/Language) = "IJ - we"
Also, sometimes only the 2nd to last syllable is stressed.
Example: "Perzonelle" (Personal) = "per - zon - EL - le"
I don't really have an in-set rule for stress, it just kinda... depends on the word... But at the same time, it's not completely unpredictable... I dunno. Use your initial thought or best judgment, that's all. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 2:59 pm
Wokaebular
(Vocabulary):
Grehtzn
(Greetings):
Hello - Yatza
Goodbye - Czumme
Wokan kleinan
(Little words):
and - yut
or - odei
but - mezab
yes - yae
no - nein
maybe - putehtte
Werbuhn usajjen
(Useful Verbs):
to be - zein
to have - habu
to speak - ijwos
to come - komos
to see - weros
Czon peh Jo
(Days of the Week)
Monday - "moon day" - czolona
Tuesday - "calm day" - czoma
Wednesday - "water day" - czosule
Thursday - "earth day" - czokonsome
Friday - "fire day" - czokirke
Saturday - "busy day" - czonuhg
Sunday - "sun day" - czojifla
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:09 pm
Werbuhn yut Konjemos
(Verbs and Conjugation):
Pronuhnen Perzonellen
(Personal Pronouns):
Nominatte
(Nominative):
I - ikh
you - tu
he - ille
she - zille
it - es
we - nu
you all - wu
they (animate) - zi
they (inanimate) - ji
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Pozehsse
(Possesive):
my (ikh)- nikh
your (tu) - tun
his (ille)- illen
her (zille)- zillen
its (es)- nes
our (nu)- nun
your (wu)- wun
their (inanimate) (ji)- jin
their (animate) (zi)- zin
Werbuhn Irregularn
(Irregular Verbs):
All of these verbs are irregular and the only way to use them correctly is to memorize their forms.
to be - zein
ikh - benne
tu - et
ille/zille/es - neste
nu - zeit
wu - somme
zi/ji - zihnd
Command form: Singular = czi, Plural = czin
to have - habu
ikh - ab
tu - a
ille/zille/es - hatte
nu - zabei
wu - zab
zi/ji - habte
Command form: Singular = bu, Plural = bun
Werbuhn Regularn
(Regular Verbs):
Let's start with the basic chart and endings first, then I'll give an example:
Irfinit (Infinitive): -- os
ikh: -- os
tu: -- us
ille/zille/es: -- oas
nu: -- on
wu: -- un
zi/ji: -- oan
Example:
to speak = ijwos
ikh ijwos
tu ijwus
ille/zille/es ijwoas
nu ijwon
wu ijwun
zi/ji ijwoan
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:19 pm
Nuhnen yut jin Modirn
(Nouns and their Modifiers):
Plun
(Plurality):
To make any noun plural, add "n" at the end; if the noun already ends in an "n" then place "ne" at the end.
If a plural noun or pronoun is being modified, then you must also add the "n" or "ne" to the end of the adjective.
Jenitte
(Gender):
I was originally going to have genders for nouns, but I've decided not to because I find it to be annoying and a tax on memory. So lucky you! =D
The pronouns have gender as you've seen, but nothing needs to be modified in regards to having gender agreement. ^_^
Aedjitten (Adjectives)
Adjectives are always placed directly after whatever noun they are modifying. Example:
good dog = hunt behna
dog = hunt
good = behna
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:20 pm
Sutran Ijweno yut Klauzn
(Sentence structure and Clauses):
Ijwe sentence structure is SVO. Also, only one verb per clause is conjugated. The second verb is kept in the infinitive and sent to the end of the sentence/clause. (This is similar to German.)
Examples:
I want to see! = Ikh magos weros!
She wants to see! = Zille magoas weros!
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Case
These endings are attached to every noun to decipher their cases:
Nominatte
(Nominative/subject): --
Akusatte
(Accusative/direct object): --m
Datte
(Dative/indirect object): --myu
Genihtte
(Genitive/ "of the" ): the particle "peh" is placed in between the two words.
Example: czo peh jo = day of the week
day = czo
week = jo
which is different than saying something like
jo peh czo = week of the day
Commands:
In order to make a sentence a command, one must change the ending of the verb. Here are the steps:
First, conjugate the verb normally. So to say something like, "You are coming." as a statement, you would say "Tu komus."
Second, drop the final "-s". (Or the final "-n" in the plural forms.) Now we have "Tu komu"
Lastly, add "wa" to the end of the verb and drop the pronoun. If the command has a plural pronoun, add "wan" instead.
So now we have dropped the pronoun and added "wa" in order to make the command "Komuwa!" ("Come!")
If commanding a group of people, it would be "Komuwan!" ("All of you, come!")
Questions
In order to form a yes-no (yae-nein) question, all you do is switch the positions of the subject and the verb and add a hyphenation in the middle.
Example:
Do you see? - Werus-tu?
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:25 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:27 pm
English ~ Ijwe Dictionary
(Ehnwe ~ Ijwe Dikhonar):
(* = irregular)
and [=] yut
be (verb) * [=] zein *
but [=] mezab
clause [=] klauz
come (verb) [=] komos
command [=] myetos
conjugation [=] konjemos
diphthong [=] dipfo
english [=] ehnwe
gender [=] jenitte
good [=] behna
goodbye [=] czumme
greeting [=] grehtz
have (verb) * [=] habu *
he [=] ille
hello [=] yatza
her [=] zillen
his [=] illen
I [=] ikh
irregular [=] irregular
it [=] es
its [=] nes
klusta [=] cluster
little [=] kleina
maybe [=] putehtte
modifier [=] modir
my [=] mikh
no [=] nein
nominative [=] nominatte
noun [=] nuhn
or [=] odei
our [=] nun
personal [=] perzonelle
phonetics [=] foticion
plurality [=] plun
possesive [=] pozehsse
pronoun [=] pronuhne
pronunciation [=] pronuhnco
regular [=] regular
see (verb) [=] weros
sentence [=] ijweno
she [=] zille
speak (verb) [=] ijwos
stress [=] czehm
structure [=] sutran
their (animate) [=] zin
their (inanimate) [=] jin
they (animate) [=] zi
they (inanimate) [=] ji
tongue/language [=] ijwe
useful [=] usajje
vocabulary [=] wokaebular
we [=] nu
werbuh [=] verb
word [=] woka
yes [=] yae
you [=] tu
you (pl) [=] wu
your [=] tun
your (pl) [=] wun
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:29 pm
Ijwe ~ Ehnwe Dikhonar
(Ijwe ~ English Dictionary):
(* = Irregular)
behna [=] good
cluster [=] klusta
czehm [=] stress
czumme [=] goodbye
dipfo [=] diphthong
ehnwe [=] english
es [=] it
foticion [=] phonetics
grehtz [=] greeting
habu * [=] have (verb) *
ijwe [=] tongue/language
ijweno [=] sentence
ijwos [=] speak (verb)
ikh [=] I
ille [=] he
illen [=] his
irregular [=] irregular
jenitte [=] gender
ji [=] they (inanimate)
jin [=] their (inanimate)
klauz [=] clause
kleina [=] little
komos [=] come (verb)
konjemos [=] conjugation
mezab [=] but
mikh [=] my
modir [=] modifier
myetos [=] command
nein [=] no
nes [=] its
nominatte [=] nominative
nu [=] we
nuhn [=] noun
nun [=] our
odei [=] or
perzonelle [=] personal
plun [=] plurality
pozehsse [=] possesive
pronuhnco [=] pronunciation
pronuhne [=] pronoun
putehtte [=] maybe
regular [=] regular
sutran [=] structure
tu [=] you
tun [=] your
usajje [=] useful
verb [=] werbuh
weros [=] see (verb)
woka [=] word
wokaebular [=] vocabulary
wu [=] you (pl)
wun [=] your (pl)
yae [=] yes
yatza [=] hello
yut [=] and
zein * [=] be (verb) *
zi [=] they (animate)
zille [=] she
zillen [=] her
zin [=] their (animate)
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:36 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:40 pm
OPEN! =D
You may post now if you want. =)
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Posted: Sun Sep 30, 2007 8:01 pm
Me likies! mrgreen If you want a script for this one let me know.
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Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:38 pm
Yay! =D
Kitsune loves feedback! ;D
And I think I'm gonna either not have a script for it or try and make my own. =)
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:03 am
Sorry for the late reply but: Quote: Try to make one of my own This is what I'd like to see. Keep this and me updated on how it's going.
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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 6:56 pm
Serali88 Sorry for the late reply but: Quote: Try to make one of my own This is what I'd like to see. Keep this and me updated on how it's going. Will do! 4laugh ^_^
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