Ancient Argentin

Natively known as: argentin /ˈeɪ̯ɹgɛntɪn/


  ...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
gek troi penth mereltou thrims ana gek throi grang troi thear dror bray
Pronunciation: /gɛk tɹɔɪ̯ pɛnθ ˈmɛə̯ltʊə̯ θɹaɪ̯mz ˈeɪ̯nɑ gɛk θɹɔɪ̯ gɹɑŋ tɹɔɪ̯ ðɪə̯ dɹɔː bɹeɪ̯/
Argentin word order: and his hat holding he stood and to the wind his wet face turned
 

Numbers


  Argentin has a base-10 number system:
  1 - splu
2 - pra
3 - scret
4 - cor
5 - thri
6 - chy
7 - wu
8 - ou
9 - spear
10 - for
100 - dear
1000 - stro

Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d f g h j k l m n p s t v w z ð ŋ ɹ ʃ ʍ ʤ ʧ θ  
↓Manner/Place→BilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolarPalato-alveolarPalatalVelarGlottal
Nasalmnŋ
Stopp bt dk g
Affricateʧ ʤ
Fricativef vθ ðs zʃh
Approximantɹj
Lateral approximantl
  Co-articulated phonemes  
↓Manner/Place→Labial-velar
Approximantʍ w
  Vowel inventory: aɪ̯ aʊ̯ eɪ̯ iː oʊ̯ uː æ ɑ ɑː ɔɪ̯ ɔː ɛ ɛə̯ ɜː ɪ ɪə̯ ʊ ʊə̯ ʌ   Diphthongs: aɪ̯ aʊ̯ eɪ̯ oʊ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɛə̯ ɪə̯ ʊə̯ ?  
FrontCentralBack
High
Near-highɪʊ
Low-midɛɜːʌ ɔː
Near-lowæ
Lowɑ ɑː
  Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable ?   Spelling rules:  
PronunciationSpelling
kwqu
ktcked / _#
kc / !_{ɪ,i,ɛ,e,s}
oʊ̯C₁oC₁e / _#
uːC₁uC₁e / _#
eɪ̯C₁aC₁e / _#
eɪ̯ay / _#
eɪ̯a
ðth
θth
ʍwh
ŋgng
ŋ{k,c}nk
ŋng
ʧch
ʃsh
ɹr
zs / _#
juu / C_
ccck
ck / _#
{t,d}ed / C_#
aʊ̯ow / _#
aʊ̯ou
ʊə̯ou
ɔɪ̯oi
ɪə̯ear
aɪ̯i
ɪy / _#
ɪi
jiyi
jy
y / _#
yyyi / _#
yi / #_#
ʌu
ee
oʊ̯o
ʊoo
ɛe
ɑ(ː)a
ttt / æ_#
lll / æ_#
sss / æ_#
zzz / æ_#
æa
ʤj / #_
ʤge / _#
ʤdg
ɜːur
ɔːor
u
quurquir
eə̯ere

Morphology

Derivational morphology

  Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹgɑ
Else: Suffix -ɛɹgɑ
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -eɪ̯
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ɪə̯
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -aʊ̯ɹt
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -θfɜː
Else: Suffix -ɛə̯θfɜː
Noun to verb = Prefix ɪ-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix skw-
Else: Prefix skwɔɪ̯-
Tending to = Suffix -oʊ̯
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -aɪ̯lt
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹkt
Else: Suffix -ʌɹkt
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -uː
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix pɹ-
Else: Prefix pɹɛ-
Diminutive = Suffix -eɪ̯ld
Augmentative = Prefix skwɜː-

Vocabulary

Nouns

  Nouns have two cases:
  • Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man.
  • Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog.
  Nouns have both a plural affix and dual affix for precisely two things.
NominativeNo affix
kinds /kɪndz/ dog (doing the verb)
AccusativePrefix æ-
akinds /ˈækɪndz/ (verb done to) dog
 
DefiniteIndefinite
SingularNo affix
kinds /kɪndz/ the dog
Prefix kæ-
cakinds /ˈkækɪndz/ a dog
PluralPrefix mɛ-
mekinds /ˈmɛkɪndz/ the dogs
If starts with vowel: Prefix n-
Else: Prefix nɜː-
nurkinds /ˈnɜːkɪndz/ some dogs
DualPrefix aɪ̯-
ikinds /ˈaɪ̯kɪndz/ the two dogs
If starts with vowel: Prefix gl-
Else: Prefix glɪə̯-
glearkinds /ˈglɪə̯kɪndz/ a/some two dogs
 

Articles

  Argentin encodes definite article ‘the’, and indefinite article ‘a’ in noun affixes. See Noun section.
 

Pronouns

 
NominativeAccusative
1st singularlur /lɜː/ I san /sæn/ me
2nd singularswerm /swɛɹm/ you sy /siː/ you
3rd singular mascthrims /θɹaɪ̯mz/ he, it (masc) sou /sʊə̯/ his, it (masc)
3rd singular femor /ɔː/ she, it (fem) vearnch /vɪə̯nʧ/ her, it (fem)
1st plural inclusivefrirk /fɹaɪ̯ɹk/ we (including you) tha /ðɑ/ us (including you)
1st plural exclusivetilds /tɪldz/ we (excluding you) squaled /skwɑːld/ us (excluding you)
2nd pluralsoi /sɔɪ̯/ you all sci /skaɪ̯/ you all
3rd pluralga /gɑ/ they hur /hɜː/ them
 

Possessive determiners

 
Possessive
1st singularstere /stɛə̯/ my
2nd singularthrumped /θɹʌmpt/ your
3rd singular masctroi /tɹɔɪ̯/ his
3rd singular femcoi /kɔɪ̯/ her
1st plural inclusivevab /vɑːb/ our (including you)
1st plural exclusivespoocts /spʊkts/ our (excluding you)
2nd pluralwoubl /wʊə̯bl/ your (pl)
3rd pluralwur /wɜː/ their

Tenses

PresentNo affix
bow /baʊ̯/ learn
PastPrefix twʊə̯-
twoubow /ˈtwʊə̯baʊ̯/ learned
  Argentin uses a standalone particle word for future tense:
FutureParticle before the verb: tɜː -
tur bow /tɜː baʊ̯/ will learn

Sentence Structure

Main word order: (Prepositional phrase) Object Subject Verb. “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into With a key the door mary opened.

Adjective Order

Adjectives are positioned before the noun.


   
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