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=== What changed ===
 
=== What changed ===
* noun & verb pre- and post-bound forms for 2, 3, 4, and 5 phoneme radicals.
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* noun
* all other non-noun and -verb words
 
** including declined forms of pronouns
 
* personal endings as if stressed
 
 
 
=== The changes ===
 
* o → u / __ X<sub>[+labial]</sub>
 
* unstressed short vowels reduce
 
** a → ɐ
 
** o,e → ə
 
** i,y,u → ʉ/ɨ
 
* reduced vowels disappear, diphthongise
 
** {ə,ʉ,ɐ} → ∅ / __ #
 
** {ʉ,ə} → {ʉu̯,əu̯} / __ ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
* stressed long vowels shifted down; long low vowels diphthongised:
 
** ī → ē, ē → ǣ, ā → au̯, ō → ā, ū → ō
 
* Long vowels shorten in a closed syllable
 
** Vː → [-long] / __ C<sub>1</sub>]<sub>σ</sub>
 
** ī → i, ē → e, ǣ → æ, ā → a, ō → o, ū → u
 
* ŋg → ŋ
 
* non-sonorant consonants devoice at the end of a word
 
** C<sub>[-son]</sub> → [-voice] / __ #
 
** except for the personal ending -áð and the corresponding pronoun háð
 
* consonants devoice before a devoiced consonant (/sound)
 
** C → [-voice] / __ C<sub>[-voice]</sub>
 
* non-coronal (dental/alveolar) fricatives become stops word-finally when after a vowel or voiced sonorant
 
** C<sub>[-coronal]</sub> → [+stop] / V __ #
 
** C<sub>[-coronal]</sub> → [+stop] / C[+son,+vc] __ #
 
* voiced non-nasal labials and velars (non-coronals) become approximants
 
** C<sub>[+cons,-cor,-nas,+vc]</sub> → [+approx]
 
** {u̯,v,w} → w
 
* some things become stops at the beginning of syllables:
 
** ɣ,ŋ → g / <sub>σ</sub>[ __
 
** w → b / <sub>σ</sub>[ __
 
* some things become stops at the end of words or syllables:
 
** w → p / __ #
 
* big changes in codas:
 
** l → o̯ / V __ C<sub>0</sub> ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
** {k,g,z} → {x,ɣ,j} / {V,C<sub>[+son]</sub>} __ C<sub>1</sub> ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
** C<sub>[+stop,-vc]</sub> → [-stop] / __ C<sub>1</sub> ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
** j → ś / {w,o̯,j} __ ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
** w → p / j __ ]<sub>σ</sub> (e.g., / j __ C )
 
** ś → j / __ x C ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
* continual process of devoicing reapplies to fix recent problems
 
** {o̯,w} → f / __ C<sub>[-vc]</sub>
 
* some vowels don't take nicely to o̯:
 
** oo̯ → ō
 
* beginning of words starting with vowels acquire an h, if vowel is long, vowel shortens:
 
** V → [-long] / # __
 
** ∅ → h / # __ V
 
* at the beginning or end of a syllable, coronal palatal simplification:
 
** {tj,dj,sj,zj,nj} → {ts,dz,ś,j,j} / <sub>σ</sub>[ __ , __ ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
* h → ∅ / C<sub>[-stop,-son]</sub> __ ]<sub>σ</sub>
 
 
 
== Orthography ==
 
* Devoiced sonorants:
 
** l → ĺ, r → ŕ, n → ń, m → ḿ, ŋ → ŋ´, j → ś
 
* glide
 
** o̯ → ɬ
 
* vowels
 
** ɨ/ʉ → y, ɐ → a, a → á
 
* pronunciation of some vowels:
 
** y [ɜ], ə [ə], u [ʊ], i [ɪ], o [ɔ], e [ɛ], æ [a], a [ɐ], á [ɑ], ū [u], ī [i], ō [o], ē [e], ā [ɒ], ǣ [æ]
 
 
 
= Phonology =
 
 
 
= Morphology =
 
{| -
 
| indicates missing copula (see note 1)
 
|-
 
| -k
 
| distributiviser/relativiser, for postpositions (see note 5)
 
|-
 
| áwrə + verb.preBF
 
| future gerund or participle
 
|-
 
| áwrə + verb.preBF + (j +) pronoun
 
| future gerund
 
|-
 
| beā
 
| locative, at
 
|-
 
| bir
 
| in
 
|-
 
| ble + j + pronoun
 
| [pronoun]'s own (e.g., 'blejás' = 'your own')
 
|-
 
| brer
 
| temporal locative, during, at the time of
 
|-
 
| ðek
 
| like, as (postposition)
 
|-
 
| futGerund + pronoun + [necessary]
 
|    [it is necessary that] subject verb[s], subject['s] verb[ing is necessary], subject [needs to] verb, subject [should] verb
 
|-
 
| futGerund + pronoun + [possible]
 
|    [it is possible that] subject verb[s], subject['s] verb[ing is possible], subject [is able to / can] verb
 
|-
 
| [tense]Gerund + pronoun + tsuj
 
| subject try[tense] to verb
 
|-
 
| futGerund + [come]
 
| verb tense: immediate future
 
|-
 
| futParticiple + [give]
 
| verb tense: future
 
|-
 
| háð
 
| s/he/it (3rd.sg.nom)
 
|-
 
| háfþ
 
| you (2nd.pl.nom)
 
|-
 
| hás
 
| you (2nd.sg.nom)
 
|-
 
| háwŋ
 
| we (1st.pl.nom)
 
|-
 
| háwn
 
| they (3rd.pl.nom)
 
|-
 
| həwyðeā
 
| me (1st.sg.dat)
 
|-
 
| hasyɬjáp
 
| your (2nd.sg.gen)
 
|-
 
| ho
 
| I (1st.sg.nom)
 
|-
 
| hojā
 
| my (1st.sg.gen)
 
|-
 
| kə (/ke) + verb.preBF
 
| passive participle
 
|-
 
| kaj + verb.preBF
 
| causative gerund or participle
 
|-
 
| kaj + verb.preBF + (j +) pronoun
 
|    causative gerund
 
|-
 
| keft
 
| QUOT1 (see note 3)
 
|-
 
| kesm
 
| QUOT2 (see note 3)
 
|-
 
| laj + verb.preBF
 
| past gerund or participle
 
|-
 
| laj + verb.preBF + (j +) pronoun
 
|    past gerund
 
|-
 
| liry + verb.preBF
 
| present gerund or participle
 
|-
 
| liry + verb.preBF + (j +) pronoun
 
|    present gerund
 
|-
 
| mij
 
| instrumental
 
|-
 
| noun.citeF-[y-]noun.citeF
 
| compound noun phrase (see note 4a)
 
|-
 
| noun.citeF-[y-]noun.preBF
 
| compound noun phrase (see note 4a)
 
|-
 
| noun.postBF
 
| oblique (followed by cases/postpositions)
 
|-
 
| noun.postBF + (j +) pronoun
 
|    possessed/ive form
 
|-
 
| noun.postBF + (j +) əla (+ j + pronoun)
 
|    plural
 
|-
 
| noun.postBF noun
 
| distributive (see note 4)
 
|-
 
| noun.postBF-[y-]noun.citeF
 
| compound noun phrase (see note 4a)
 
|-
 
| passParticiple + [put]
 
| finite form of passive voice
 
|-
 
| passParticiple + [stay]
 
| verb tense: [such a situation definitely exists]
 
|-
 
| presParticiple + [stay]
 
| verb tense: [such a situation exists]
 
|-
 
| tēmə + noun.preBF
 
| doer, agent; more generally, person whose job deals with noun
 
|-
 
| tsáŋ
 
| because of, since, for
 
|-
 
| þá
 
| accusative
 
|-
 
| verb.citeF
 
| infinitival form
 
|-
 
| verb.postBF (+ j) + pronoun
 
|    finite form, usually present tense
 
|-
 
| verb.postBF + (y + ) lā(/laj)
 
|    negative
 
|-
 
| verb.postBF + (y +) tsā + j + pronoun
 
|    past tense
 
|-
 
| verb.postBF + saŋa + j + pronoun
 
|    imperative
 
|-
 
| yðeā
 
| dative, to, towards
 
|}
 
 
 
= Lexicon =
 
== Some Vocab ==
 
{| style="background:white; color:black; border: 1px solid black;"
 
|-
 
| BJÐS (bæjðəs)
 
| world
 
|-
 
| bleŋk
 
| again
 
|-
 
| DGGW (dæɣgəp)
 
| milk
 
|-
 
| DNT (dæńt)
 
| gift
 
|-
 
| DNT (dānatá)
 
| give
 
|-
 
| DRK (dāraká)
 
| become
 
|-
 
| ÐÞRK (ðæþrək)
 
| amazing thing, marvel
 
|-
 
| ÐKL (ðākalá)
 
|keep
 
|-
 
| FÐR (fæðr)
 
| writing implement (pen, pencil, quill)
 
|-
 
| FÐR (fāðará)
 
| write
 
|-
 
| FJT (fājatá)
 
| drink (verb)
 
|-
 
| FRL (færl)
 
| story
 
|-
 
| FRL (fāralá)
 
| say (archaic: recount)
 
|-
 
| FSH (fāsahá)
 
| push
 
|-
 
| FSH (fāsahá)
 
| push (see note 2a)
 
|-
 
| GŊF (gæŋ́f)
 
| command (noun)
 
|-
 
| GŊF (gāgafá)
 
| command (verb)
 
|-
 
| ŊJ (gawś)
 
| scream, cry out, shriek
 
|-
 
| her
 
| very
 
|-
 
| het
 
| this
 
|-
 
| HLÐ (hæĺþ)
 
| cougar
 
|-
 
| HMJK (hæmjək)
 
| hamster; any small rodent (e.g., mouse, gerbil; most squirrels and rats would be considered large rodents)
 
|-
 
| hojś!
 
| exclamation of surprise: "oy!", "ay!", "omg!"
 
|-
 
| jelyj
 
| but
 
|-
 
| JH (jáf)
 
| go (see note 2a)
 
|-
 
| JL (jæɬ)
 
| year
 
|-
 
| kəlamzyjānā
 
| unnecessary
 
|-
 
| kəmzyjáwnō
 
| necessary
 
|-
 
| KJ (káfś)
 
| put
 
|-
 
| KL (kawl)
 
| stay
 
|-
 
| KLK (kæĺk)
 
| wolf; scary or dangerous animal, monster
 
|-
 
| KLV (kālabá)
 
| come
 
|-
 
| KMV (kæḿp)
 
| rope, string
 
|-
 
| KN (kæn)
 
| sun; day
 
|-
 
| KRŊ (kāragá)
 
| address, hail
 
|-
 
| kuhkaɬ
 
| much
 
|-
 
| LVS (læfs)
 
| blanket, cover, covering (sometimes: rug, carpet)
 
|-
 
| LVS (lābasá)
 
| cover (verb)
 
|-
 
| MJS (mæśs)
 
| life
 
|-
 
| MJSH (mæśsəh)
 
| baby (see note 2a)
 
|-
 
| MKK (mæxk)
 
| any sort of armed force: army, military, police, etc
 
|-
 
| MLN (mæln)
 
| belief, faith, religion
 
|-
 
| MM (mæm)
 
| mother
 
|-
 
| momgyn
 
| possible
 
|-
 
| MTN (mætn)
 
| declaration
 
|-
 
| MTN (mātaná)
 
| declare
 
|-
 
| nō
 
| what, which
 
|-
 
| NKL (naxl)
 
| ordinary, plain, normal
 
|-
 
| rep
 
| one
 
|-
 
| RG (ráfk)
 
| lead (verb)
 
|-
 
| RJ (ráfś)
 
| see
 
|-
 
| RNL (rānalá)
 
| die
 
|-
 
| RZDT (ræzdət)
 
| birth (noun)
 
|-
 
| RZDT (rāzadátī)
 
| give birth (verb)
 
|-
 
| SFRNZ (sāfaránis)
 
| hope; pray non-secularly
 
|-
 
| SLM (sæɬm)
 
| eye
 
|-
 
| SM (sæm)
 
| name (noun)
 
|-
 
| soɣr
 
| soon
 
|-
 
| SSLS (sæsləs)
 
| honour (noun)
 
|-
 
| SSLS (sāsalásī)
 
| honour (verb)
 
|-
 
| STKN (sætkən)
 
| mug, cup, glass, goblet; any container with a wide, open top which liquid is poured into and drunk from (e.g., not a flask)
 
|-
 
| tefr
 
| too
 
|-
 
| TJD (tæśt)
 
| age, oldness (noun)
 
|-
 
| TJD (tājadá)
 
| age (verb)
 
|-
 
| TJD (teśt,tejde)
 
| aged, old (adj)
 
|-
 
| TLL (tæĺĺ)
 
| thickness
 
|-
 
| TLL (tālalá)
 
| to be thick
 
|-
 
| TLL (teɬle)
 
| thick
 
|-
 
| TRV (tæŕf)
 
| fear (noun)
 
|-
 
| TRV (tārabá)
 
| fear (verb)
 
|-
 
| ÞNDT (þændət)
 
| woman, any female creature
 
|-
 
| ÞRFN (þæŕfən)
 
| priest, any religious leader
 
|-
 
| ÞRRS (þærrəs)
 
| alcoholic beverage, spirits: usually cider, but also applies to wine, beer, ale, vodka, etc. (of these, only cider and various wines are native to Tæĺf speakers)
 
|-
 
| VNTJ (bānatájī)
 
| exclaim, sound/peal (of a horn/bell)
 
|-
 
| VRK (bāraká)
 
| bless, make holy/divine; make non-secularly divine/special 
 
|-
 
| VRTZ (bāratázī)
 
| help, assist
 
|-
 
| VTN (bātaná)
 
| speak, talk
 
|-
 
| ZSD (zāsadá)
 
| cut, slice; split, divide
 
|-
 
| ZVR (zæwr)
 
| gate, opening
 
|}
 
 
 
== Some Constructions ==
 
 
 
[[Category:Conlangs]]
 

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