So far, I know this:
Rules for the Third Language
I want to use a writing that sort of looks like Hindi with Old Tagalog...
Each letter will have a certain allophone.
For example, the letters for k, kk (hard "k"), and kh (soft "k") will each have a different symbol.
Like Malayalam and Old Tagalog, the sound of the verb will change when you add an extra symbol by the original consonant. The consonant without the symbol will just be pronounced with an "a". (For example, let's say "?" is "ka", but if I write "?~", it becomes "ku". Get it?)
I want imperfect tense, perfect tense, present tense, imperfect future, and perfect future.
The language will be OSV (that is, Object-Subject-Verb). On rare occassions will be it be SVO.
A lot of the verbs will be irregular. (Oh no, more grammar rules! gonk )
Adjectives will follow after the noun. Adverbs, however, will go directly after the verb.
When spoken, interjections can be anywhere, like most languages.
Pronouns and nouns will only be addressed once. Unless the pronoun or noun changes, it won't be repeated again. To find which pronoun or noun is the subject, there will be indicators. (It's like Japanese, with the "wa" and "ga" after the noun or pronoun.)
Like Cherokee, pronouns will be a bit more complicated than English. For example, let's take the word "we".
"We" could mean:
You and I
Me and another person
Me and a group of people
In Cherokee, there is a different pronoun for each of those different "we" usages.
(For my language, I think I'll add pronouns for "me and a group of people, including the person I'm talking to", and a pronoun for "me and a group of people, NOT including the person I'm talking to". 3nodding )
"They" could mean:
Them; two people
Them; a group of people
Also, like "we", there will be a different pronoun for each of them. 3nodding
Written text will be written from top-to-bottom, starting at the right hand side and moving left as you write. (However, like Hindi, words will be connected with a line; the only difference is that this line is moving vertical, not horizontal.)
Each letter will have a certain allophone.
For example, the letters for k, kk (hard "k"), and kh (soft "k") will each have a different symbol.
Like Malayalam and Old Tagalog, the sound of the verb will change when you add an extra symbol by the original consonant. The consonant without the symbol will just be pronounced with an "a". (For example, let's say "?" is "ka", but if I write "?~", it becomes "ku". Get it?)
I want imperfect tense, perfect tense, present tense, imperfect future, and perfect future.
The language will be OSV (that is, Object-Subject-Verb). On rare occassions will be it be SVO.
A lot of the verbs will be irregular. (Oh no, more grammar rules! gonk )
Adjectives will follow after the noun. Adverbs, however, will go directly after the verb.
When spoken, interjections can be anywhere, like most languages.
Pronouns and nouns will only be addressed once. Unless the pronoun or noun changes, it won't be repeated again. To find which pronoun or noun is the subject, there will be indicators. (It's like Japanese, with the "wa" and "ga" after the noun or pronoun.)
Like Cherokee, pronouns will be a bit more complicated than English. For example, let's take the word "we".
"We" could mean:
You and I
Me and another person
Me and a group of people
In Cherokee, there is a different pronoun for each of those different "we" usages.
(For my language, I think I'll add pronouns for "me and a group of people, including the person I'm talking to", and a pronoun for "me and a group of people, NOT including the person I'm talking to". 3nodding )
"They" could mean:
Them; two people
Them; a group of people
Also, like "we", there will be a different pronoun for each of them. 3nodding
Written text will be written from top-to-bottom, starting at the right hand side and moving left as you write. (However, like Hindi, words will be connected with a line; the only difference is that this line is moving vertical, not horizontal.)
Okay, I'm done! So, what do you guys think? Do you think it'll be hard? sweatdrop
Anymore rules I should add? (I know that most languages have more rules than these, but I'll keep on with what I know. 3nodding )
