No problem. I think everyone on this board will understand this COMPLETELY!!!!Rik wrote:Please be aware that some of the stuff above is being changed as and when I think about it.
Used to be a conlang journal ... I contributed some bits to it.Vardelm wrote:No problem. I think everyone on this board will understand this COMPLETELY!!!!Rik wrote:Please be aware that some of the stuff above is being changed as and when I think about it.
In some ways, it's interesting to see the changes in progress. It shows the thought process. If anything, I think you should make add a quick post here to mention when you've changed something & what that is. Sort of a conlanging journal, if you will.
... and 'cuz it's coded in javascript I won't need to save the ipa and nativescript data in the lexicon database -- which will save me aton of work.clawgrip wrote:That's pretty neat.
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Syllable structure
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(C)(C)V(C)(C)
Vowel series
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short long weak diphthong
close-front i <i> i: <ii> ɪ <ui> ɪə <ie>
mid-front e <e> e: <ee> eɪ <ei>
open-front æ <a> æ: <aa> ɜ <ai> aʊ <ao>
close-back ʊ <u> ʊ: <uu> əʊ <eu>
mid-back ɔ <uo> ɔ: <ou> ʌ <ae> ɔɪ <oi>
open-back ɒ <o> ɒ: <oo> ɑ <oe> ɒɔ <oa>
consonant series
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bilabial labiodental dental alveolar postalveolar palatal velar uvular glottal
nasal m n ɲ
stop p b t̪ d̪ t d k g q
affricate ps bz ts dz tʃ dʒ kʃ gʒ
fricative f v s z ʃ ʒ x χ h
trill r̥ r
approx ʍ w j
lateral approx l ɫ
orthographical conventions for consonants
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bilabial labiodental dental alveolar postalveolar palatal velar uvular glottal
nasal m n nj
stop p b tj dj t d k g q
affricate ps bz ts dz tc dx kc gx
fricative f v s z c x kj qj h
trill r rj
approx w wj j
lateral approx l lj
permitted onset clusters
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fricative nasal liquid
stop
p b pl pw py blj bwj by
tj dj tjw djwj
t d tf dv tl tw tr dlj dwj drj
k g ks gz kl ky gl gy
q ql qr
affricate
ps bz psr psy bzrj bzy
ts dz tsr tsy dzrj dzy
tc dx tcl tcw tcy dxlj dxwj dxy
kc gx kcl kcw kcy gxlj gxwj gxy
fricative
f v fm vm fl fr fy vlj vrj vy
s z sm sn zm zn sr sw sy zrj zwj zy
c x cm cn xm xn cw zwj
kj kjn kjw
qj qjn qjw
h hl hr hw hy
nasal
m ml mlj mrj mwj my
n nwj
nj
liquid
l lj w wj r rj y
permitted coda clusters
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stop affricate fricative nasal
stop
p b pt bd
tj dj
t d
k g
q
affricate
ps bz
ts dz
tc dx
kc gx
fricative
f v ft vd
s z st sk zd zg
c x ct ck cq xd xg
kj kjq
qj
nasal
m mp mb
n nt nd nts ntc ndz ndx
liquid
l lp lt lb ld lts ltc ls lz
lj ljt ljd ljdz ljdx ljs ljz
wj wjk wjg wjps wjts wjtc wjkc wjbz wjdz wjdx wjgx
r rp rt rps rts rtc rkc
rj rjb rjd rbz rdz rdx rgx rjm rjn
y
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Deriving new nouns from existing noun roots
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-EST the masculine form of X
-AF the feminine form of X
-OT the immature form of X
-ARJ a collection of X
-UST a type or kind of X
-UN the original X
-OM the prime form or leader of X
-UIS the diminutive of X
-OAG the source of X
-UIK the product of X
-AN the negative or X
-UIL X as a spatial territory
-AZL X as an idea (mental territory)
-OZD X as an ideal or template
-OUQJ X as a goods or service
-OIB businesses associated with X
-EVRJ people who make X
-ATJ people who sell or barter X
-EUZD people who buy, collect or hunt X
-IZD people who work with X
Deriving new nouns from verb roots
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Ä[Q]- a concrete representation of Y
Û[T]- an abstract representation of Y
GA[M]- a person that performs Y
DXE[M]- a person that experiences Y
FII[TS]- a person that benefits from Y
-ATR a person that results from Y
-EUG an object or tool used to perform Y
-OISQ a goods or service resulting from Y
-OVRJ a place where Y occurs
Deriving new nouns from modifier roots
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QA[P]- a concrete representation of Z
TU[P]- an abstract representation of Z
TA[T]- a synecdoche of Z
Deriving new verbs from noun roots
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noi[h]XXXan, noi[h]XXXen to do, undertake or practice X
bae[ts]XXXan, bae[ts]XXXen to build, make or fabricate X
ke[z]XXXan, ke[z]XXXen to unmake, take apart or destroy X
go[t]XXXan, go[t]XXXen to use or make use of X
hrui[x]XXXan, hrui[x]XXXen to gather, collect or store X
pou[n]XXXan, pou[n]XXXen to distribute or scatter X
Deriving new verbs from existing verbs
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MLE[T]- the opposite of Y
XNO[H]- the lack of Y
KSI[F]- the intense form of Y
YO[KJ]- the lax form of Y
XEI[RJ]- the repetitive form of Y
Deriving new verbs from modifier roots
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be[k]ZZZan, be[k]ZZZen to be, remain Z
se[k]ZZZan, se[k]ZZZen to be, become Z
Deriving new modifiers from noun roots
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the stem2 form of the noun can be used as a modifier; also:
-[F]AEST like X
-[FY]AL not like X
-[R]AFT shaped or sized like X
-[L]EUSL coloured like X
-[DX]AN sounds like X
-[B]OL tastes, smells, is textured like or shares a temperature with X
-[B]AL acts or reasons like X
Deriving new modifiers from verb roots
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the stem1 form of the verb can be used as a modifier
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