Inyauk
Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:22 pm
HERE is the current revision of the Inyauk grammar.
Some of the information below may be outdated now, but I will keep it here for consistency.
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Hello everyone!
This is my first conlang - Inyauk /'iɲa͡uk/. I have been working on it for over a year now.
I'm not sure if I have any direct goals for Inyauk. I feel it's pretty well rounded now, but I could be very biased. However, any questions, comments or criticisms are appreciated.
Inyauk Grammar:
HERE is the link to the written grammar. It's longish and should have something to interest everyone. I recommend downloading the file so the font doesn't look fucked.
Things that I know are missing:
Relative clauses
Better descriptions for a lot of affixes.
Sample Text:
Yarbáhuat rúnbakuuwair inárkulitsuuniuhan ir nahi-írnaknaximuaya rúnyalana inárkulnainkilax. Nínalasaanaakikiya xúnana ikúnaratxaya nu-ágautbanarkul. Nahí-inanatsinaraahi maránxarana. Nír físana yarxánigat músuuninat, kilmúsuunim i-úlutaf kilmúsuunim isányaaf.I-ínyakim ir rúnyalak kúnaratx ní-aya ah áfaunana inísimax, Mínitiisla Káraimuna Pílatituna Íkirak. Tásur sidiralak itsínaraaya ah ním bírisinaafaaralak ir txím xinu-ápatiirana ágautikat ah. Ip txím mírsualak imúsuuninahi. Pítakax nu-ínyaukim álatabana ní-aya lá-usuunahi wa lásaantunahi. Kínyukusi ním kúnaratxalam iʦínaraaja la apalak inísinikat.
It is not news to many of the Imperial City's inhabitants, that a strange device has been seen all over the city.
Yarbáhuat rúnbakuuwair inárkulitsuuniuxan ir nahi-írnaknaximuaya rúnyalana inárkulnainkilax ah.
It is both quick and nimble, carrying it's rider to all corners of the city.
Nínalasaanaakikiya xúnana ikúnaratxaya nu-ágautbanarkul.
It can only be described as a kind of mechanical horse.
Nahí-inanatsinaraahi maránxarana.
Instead of legs it has two wheels, one on the front and on the back.
Nír físana jarxánigat músuuninat, kilmúsuunim i-úlutaf kilmúsuunim isányaaf.
The person seen riding it is an attendee of the Academy, Mínitiisla Káraimuna Pílatituna Íkirak.
I-ínyakim ir rúnyalak kúnaratx ní-aya ax áfaunana inísimax, Mínitiisla Káraimuna Pílatituna Íkirak.
When asked about the device, he simply said “I wanted to go places faster.
Tásur sidiralak itsínaraaya ax ním bírisinaafaaralak ir txím xinu-ápatiirana ágautikat ah.
So I invented the 'two-wheel.'
Ip txím mírsualak imúsuuninahi.
One day everyone will use it to go farther and faster.
Pítakax nu-ínyaukim álatabana ní-aja lá-usuunahi la lásaantunahi.
After that he jumped back onto the device and sped off toward the Academy center.
Kínyukusi ním kúnaratxalam iʦínaraaja la apalak inísinikat.
Map of Inyauk Territory: There are 5 regions -- Ántsar, Tsínir, Pínyar, Átxakar and Úrukar. The other areas are: iwásan (the plains), i-úsanuug (the mountains), ifálumtsulasi (the dark forest) and isálak (the ocean). You can also see the Inyauk script.
I hope all of that made some kind of sense.
Some of the information below may be outdated now, but I will keep it here for consistency.
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Hello everyone!
This is my first conlang - Inyauk /'iɲa͡uk/. I have been working on it for over a year now.
I'm not sure if I have any direct goals for Inyauk. I feel it's pretty well rounded now, but I could be very biased. However, any questions, comments or criticisms are appreciated.
Inyauk Grammar:
HERE is the link to the written grammar. It's longish and should have something to interest everyone. I recommend downloading the file so the font doesn't look fucked.
Things that I know are missing:
Relative clauses
Better descriptions for a lot of affixes.
Sample Text:
Yarbáhuat rúnbakuuwair inárkulitsuuniuhan ir nahi-írnaknaximuaya rúnyalana inárkulnainkilax. Nínalasaanaakikiya xúnana ikúnaratxaya nu-ágautbanarkul. Nahí-inanatsinaraahi maránxarana. Nír físana yarxánigat músuuninat, kilmúsuunim i-úlutaf kilmúsuunim isányaaf.I-ínyakim ir rúnyalak kúnaratx ní-aya ah áfaunana inísimax, Mínitiisla Káraimuna Pílatituna Íkirak. Tásur sidiralak itsínaraaya ah ním bírisinaafaaralak ir txím xinu-ápatiirana ágautikat ah. Ip txím mírsualak imúsuuninahi. Pítakax nu-ínyaukim álatabana ní-aya lá-usuunahi wa lásaantunahi. Kínyukusi ním kúnaratxalam iʦínaraaja la apalak inísinikat.
It is not news to many of the Imperial City's inhabitants, that a strange device has been seen all over the city.
Yarbáhuat rúnbakuuwair inárkulitsuuniuxan ir nahi-írnaknaximuaya rúnyalana inárkulnainkilax ah.
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jar-báxu-at rún-ba-kú<u>wa-ir i-nárkuliʦuuni-uxan ir
NO-news-PSD many-PSS-inhabitant<pl>-PSR DEF-city.gods-ORG <RC
nax-fírnak-na-ʃímsu-aja rúɲ-al-ana i-nárkul-na-ínkil-aʃ ax
IDF-device-ADJ-strange-OBJ see-PST-CNT DEF-city-ADJ-whole-IN RC>
Nínalasaanaakikiya xúnana ikúnaratxaya nu-ágautbanarkul.
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ní-na-lasaan-na-kikija ʃún-ana i-kúnaraʧ-aja
3sg-ADJ-quick-ADJ-nimble-AGT carry-CNT DEF-ride-OBJ
nu-ága<u>t-ba-narkul
ALL-part<pl>-PSS-city
Nahí-inanatsinaraahi maránxarana.
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nax-íina-na-ʦinara-axi mar-ánʃar-ana
IDF-horse-ADJ-machine-RST ABL-decribe-CNT
Nír físana jarxánigat músuuninat, kilmúsuunim i-úlutaf kilmúsuunim isányaaf.
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ní-ir físana jar-xá<ni>g-at músuu<ni>n-at
3sg-PSR have-CNT NO-leg<dl>-PSD wheel<dl>-PSD,
kil-músuun-im i-úlut-af kil-músuun-im i-sáɲa-af
one-wheel-AGT DEF-head-ON one-wheel-AGT DEF-tail-ON
I-ínyakim ir rúnyalak kúnaratx ní-aya ax áfaunana inísimax, Mínitiisla Káraimuna Pílatituna Íkirak.
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i-íɲak-im ir rúɲ-al-ak kúnaraʧ ní-aja ax áfaun-ana
DEF-person-AGT <RC see-PST-END ride 3sg-OBJ RC> study-CNT
i-nísim-aʃ Mínitiisla Káraimuna Pílatituna Íkirak.
DEF-academy-IN, Mínitiisla Kára-imuna Pílat-ituna Íkir-ak.
Tásur sidiralak itsínaraaya ax ním bírisinaafaaralak ir txím xinu-ápatiirana ágautikat ah.
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tásur sídir-al-ak i-ʦínara-aja ax ní-im
<when ask-PST-END DEF-machine-OBJ RC> 3sg-AGT
bírisi-na-afaar-al-ak ir ʧí-im ʃinu-ápat-pir-ana ága<u>t-ikat
say-ADJ-simple-PST-END <RC 1sg-AGT WNT-go-RPD-CNT part<pl>-DST
Ip txím mírsualak imúsuuninahi.
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ip ʧí-im mírsu-al-ak i-músuu<ni>n-axi
so 1sg-AGT invent-PST-END DEF-wheel<dl>-RST
Pítakax nu-ínyaukim álatabana ní-aja lá-usuunahi la lásaantunahi.
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pítak-aʃ nu-íɲa<u>k-im álaʧ-ab-ana ní-aja
future-IN ALL-person<pl>-AGT use-FUT-CNT 3sg-OBJ
láus-tun-axi la lásaan-tun-axi
far-CMP-RST and faster-CMP-RST
Kínyukusi ním kúnaratxalam iʦínaraaja la apalak inísinikat.
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kíɲuk-usi ní-im kúnaraʧ-al-am i-ʦínara-aja la
moment-AFT 3sg-AGT ride-PST-SRT DEF-machine-OBJ and
ap-al-ak i-nísim-ikat
go-PST-END DEF-academy-DST
I hope all of that made some kind of sense.