Some of the information below may be outdated now, but I will keep it here for consistency.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.