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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:18 pm


Dakshi, dakshi!~
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(Welcome, welcome!~)


Andolyav
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First Post: Welcome, Introduction, and Updates~

This language is my very first I've ever tried to come up with. I do hope you can bear with me and possibly throw a few suggestions my way. :3

    Updates:

      5-12-07: More voice clips up!
      05-11-07: Voice clip up! Some hand written words and such up!~
      05-11-07: This language has been named!! More vocabulary, semi-working numbering system up. Working on a voice clip of the "poem".
      05-10-07: Alphabet up, a computer written one will be created soon!
      05-10-07: Thread created!
      05-08-07: Alphabet finished, will be put up soon!



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First Post: Welcome, Introduction, and Updates~
Post #1: Getting Started~
Post #2: Word Formation and Vocab~
Post #3: Morphology~
Post #4: Word Order, Sentence Construction~
PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:19 pm


Post #1: Getting Started~


snest kim hasha ka tolsha naji~

kowate lkempesti shimpakto mes

mechi mechi kas punempi sho

mechi mechi kas punempi lo

a ya mi hekti mimpt ka chi

kyetti kyetti moni piet iy

hosa kost pelu myan na

snest kim hasha ka tolshi naji~

"Poem" spoken: Click me!
"Poem" written out:
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Handwritten picture.
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As of right now, this "poem" has no meaning but this is basically what this language is supposed to sound like.

There are 7 vowels and 19 consonants to this language. They are:

Vowels:

e i a o y u w


Consonants:

s n t k m h sh j
p ch ts dz b z v/f
d r dr l


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Punctuation:

    Exclamation:
  • - ( dot and dash, like a sideways "!" )

    Period:
  • ( dot in the middle of the line )

    Question:
    (beginning of sentence): 「 (ending of sentence): 」

    Quotations:
    [[ ]]


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Alphabet!~


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Handwritten

There is not specific way to write the "letters". You can write them anyway you want so long as they look they way they're supposed to. :3


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:21 pm


Post #2: Word Formation and Vocab~

NOUN:

  • Endings:
      End with any consonant or vowel


ADJ: *root must end w/ cons.

  • Endings:
      o - NORM
      i - EMPHATIC (stress)
      u - NEGATED (stress)
      e - NEG. EMPH.(stress)


ADV:

  • Endings:
      +s (stress)


VERB:

  • Infinitive: +ym
    Simple Present: [working on it]

    Simple Past: [working on it]


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This is a list of vocabulary that I have so far. MORE TO COME~

Place -
Time -
Animal -
Person -
Thing -
Way (manner) -
Word -
Way (direction) -
Property (adj) -
Action -

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cow - uma
cat - nayah
monkey - bafuu
--

happy - chalo
to eat - nyiym
to be - nym

--

day - draya
night - nakto
good - pyiesti
bad - etshi
late - esto
early - erto
yes - et
no - nyest
vehicle - byakvi
welcome - dakshi
- pyestinik
- yaknov
- shakniv
- hasnik
- shinva
- janshik
- zanshi
- malov
- bachi
- dolshka
little - takshi (?)
big - nolov (?)
- ikshimsa
- rakti
- lekshimka
- loshiekto
- yaktimto
- sekti
- ser
- ma
- erkna
- yosakt
- miyerkov

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I - at
me - nak
you - lov

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blue - dan
green - nyet
purple - erjot
red - shiyet
black - dande
white - myeta
yellow - vot
brown - ert
gold - akta
silver - shimat
orange - ravlat
grey - zantov

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0 - niv
1 - yak
2 - sha
3 - nye
4 - simt
5 - pyev
6 - shot
7 - nikt
8 - yav
9 - ertvi
10 - yakno
20 - shano
30 - nyeno
40 - simtno
50 - pyevno
60 - shotno
70 - niktno
80 - yavno
90 - ertvino
100 - yakla
1000 - yak-?
10000 - yak-?
100000 - yak-?
1000000 - yak-?
(taking suggestions for words)



? = Undecided/can't think of an idea
PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:22 pm


Post #3: Morphology~

Start of a word"
  • Any cons. or vowel
  • No "y" or "w" unless diphthong
  • No doubled cons.


Within a word:
  • Max 2 consecutive cons. ("ch"...ect being single cons.). Max 3 consecutive cons. when "l" is involved. ( ex. with the word "dolshka )
  • Double cons permitted; indicates stress/pause
  • No: ssh, sj, sch, sts, sz, sd, sb


End of a word:
  • No: "j", "p", "dz", "dr"
  • No double consonants


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:24 pm


Post #4: Word Order, Sentence Construction~

Under construction
PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:24 pm


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:26 pm


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:28 pm


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:37 pm


Pyiestis byekw!

cool
PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:49 pm


Xeigrich
Pyiestis byekw!

cool
Haha, think of meanings for the words before spouting them out. whee heart


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 6:21 pm


I love the script! Can I see some samples in it? And I love the language too.
PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 9:51 pm


Serali88
I love the script! Can I see some samples in it? And I love the language too.
Haha! Thank you. Yes you may. x3
I have a few of the words written out but I can only take pictures because I'm away from my scanner (or I could use my tablet..). But expect it later today or sometime tomorrow. whee


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PostPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 12:24 pm


*Looks at samples in the script drools on keyboard* I'm in love right now! heart
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