Elivera Traditional or Üooaføv̱ian
One of the languages to survive the Silence. Predominantly spoken on Vera and the islands south of that continent.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions
Only 2 genders: Animate, Inanimate.
Üooaføv̱ian
Natively known as: üooaføv̱ /uˈʌʌˌæʃøʋ/
Phonological changes (in order of application):- [C +nasal] → n / _# (as in a consonant with a nasal sound tends toward the sound of n or no sound at all).
Grammar Basics
Main word order: Verb Subject Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Opened Mary the door with a key.Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions
| Animate | Inanimate | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Suffix -æy̯ɠ oü̂ẕoêg̱ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌæy̯ɠ/ | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʋ Else: Suffix -ɔ oü̂ẕov̱ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌʋ/ |
| Dual | Suffix -øŋ oü̂ẕoøn /oʊ̯ˈʒʌøŋ/ [oʊ̯ˈʒʌøn] | Suffix -ɔɪ̯ʕ oü̂ẕoü̂h /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɔɪ̯ʕ/ |
| Plural | Suffix -ɪ̯æy̯qʼ oü̂ẕoi̯êq /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɪ̯æy̯qʼ/ | Suffix -ɣy oü̂ẕoḵy /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɣy/ |
| Animate | Inanimate | |
|---|---|---|
| Nomitative | Prefix ɸø- bøoü̂ẕo /ɸøˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ | Suffix -ɠʉ oü̂ẕog̱ï /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɠʉ/ |
| Dative | Prefix pʼø- pøoü̂ẕo /pʼøˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ | Suffix -ɪœʛ oü̂ẕoiëg /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɪˌœʛ/ |
| Lative | Suffix -ɠœ oü̂ẕog̱ë /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɠœ/ | Prefix ʕæy̯- hêoü̂ẕo /ʕæy̯ˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ |
| Genitive | Suffix -æʕ oü̂ẕoah /oʊ̯ˈʒʌæʕ/ | Prefix ɱoʊ̯- moü̂oü̂ẕo /ɱoʊ̯ˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ |
| Accusative | Suffix -œʌʁ oü̂ẕoëoṟ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌœˌʌʁ/ | Suffix -ɹʉ oü̂ẕorï /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɹʉ/ |
| Topic | Suffix -ʊɗ oü̂ẕouḏ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌʊɗ/ | Prefix pʼɪ- pioü̂ẕo /pʼɪˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ |
| Question | Prefix ʋœ- v̱ëoü̂ẕo /ʋœˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ | Suffix -øʋ oü̂ẕoøv̱ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌøʋ/ |
| Ordinal | Prefix ʄœ- jëoü̂ẕo /ʄœˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ | Prefix ʃœ- fëoü̂ẕo /ʃœˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ |
| Conditional | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ŋ Else: Suffix -y oü̂ẕon /oʊ̯ˈʒʌŋ/ [oʊ̯ˈʒʌn] | Prefix ɠoʊ̯- g̱oü̂oü̂ẕo /ɠoʊ̯ˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ |
| Possessive | Suffix -øɑz oü̂ẕoøäz /oʊ̯ˈʒʌøˌɑz/ | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɠ Else: Suffix -ø oü̂ẕog̱ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɠ/ |
| Conjunction | Suffix -ɱɔɪ̯ oü̂ẕomü̂ /oʊ̯ˈʒʌɱɔɪ̯/ | Prefix ɸɔɪ̯- bü̂oü̂ẕo /ɸɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ |
| Clause | Prefix ɓɔɪ̯- ḇü̂oü̂ẕo /ɓɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ʒʌ/ | Suffix -ʃœ oü̂ẕofë /oʊ̯ˈʒʌʃœ/ |
Writing System
Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| oʊ̯ | ô |
| æy̯ | ê |
| ɔɪ̯ | û |
| ɓ | ḇ |
| ɗ | ḏ |
| ɠ | g̱ |
| ʛ | g |
| ɣ | ḵ |
| ʄ | j |
| kʼ | k |
| ɱ | m |
| ŋ | n |
| pʼ | p |
| ɸ | b |
| qʼ | q |
| ɹ | r |
| ʁ | ṟ |
| s | s |
| ʃ | f |
| tʼ | t |
| ɰ | kj |
| v | v |
| ʋ | v̱ |
| z | z |
| ʒ | ẕ |
| ʕ | h |
| æ | a |
| ɑ | ä |
| ɪ | i |
| o | ou |
| ø | ø |
| œ | ë |
| ɔ | ö |
| ʌ | o |
| y | y |
| u | ü |
| ʉ | ï |
| ʊ | u |
Phonology
Phonemes
- C = pʼ ɓ ɸ ɱ v tʼ ɗ ʄ ɠ ʛ kʼ qʼ p ŋ ʋ ɹ ɰ ɣ ʒ ʃ s z ʁ ʕ
- L = pʼ ɓ ɸ ɱ ɹ ɣ ʒ ʃ ʄ ɠ s
- N = tʼ ɗ ʕ ɠ ʛ kʼ qʼ ŋ z ʁ ʕ v ʋ
- V = æ œ ø y ɑ u o ʊ ʌ ʉ ɔ ɪ ɔɪ̯ æy̯ oʊ̯
- S = VC, CV, VCV, VLVC, LVC, VV
- T = VV, VL, VN, NV, VLVN, LVN, VVN, VVLVN
Word Construction Rules
- ST
- ST
- TT
- SS
- SST
- STT
- TST
- TTTT
- STST
- TSST
- STTT
- SSTT
- TTST
- pronoun = VV, ST, TT
- determiner = T, V
Common Affix Patterns
- -LV
- -VVN
- LV-
- -VN
- NV-
- IF V# THEN -N ELSE -V (meaning if word ends with a vowel, then a consonant from phoneme class N is used. If word does not end with a vowel, then the suffix will use a vowel).
Illegal Combinations (using IPA style)
- pʼɓ
- ɸɱ
- vɗ
- ɗtʼ
- ɗʄ
- ɠʛ
- kʼqʼ
- p'ŋ
- ʋɰ
- ɣʒ
- ʃs
- zʁ
- ʕʁ
- ɓɗ
- ɗɓ
- tʼpʼ
- kʼpʼ
- qʼpʼ
- ɸɓ
- ɸp'
- ɸt'
- ɸq'
- ɸk'
- ɓq'
- ɓp'
- ŋɱ
- ɱŋ
Morphology
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -æɔɪ̯ɗAdjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ɠʊ
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ʒæ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -æʁ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix ʕæ-
Noun to verb = Suffix -so
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix ʁʊ-
Tending to = Prefix ʛæy̯-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -æʉqʼ
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -ɓæ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ykʼ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix ŋæy̯-
Diminutive = Suffix -uʛ
Augmentative = Suffix -ɠy
Phonetics
Phonology
Consonant inventory: kʼ p pʼ qʼ s tʼ v z ŋ ɓ ɗ ɠ ɣ ɰ ɱ ɸ ɹ ʁ ʃ ʄ ʋ ʒ ʕ ʛ| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | ɱ | ŋ | ||||||
| Stop | p pʼ | tʼ | kʼ | qʼ | ||||
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | ɠ | ʛ | |||
| Fricative | ɸ | v | s z | ʃ ʒ | ɣ | ʁ | ʕ | |
| Approximant | ʋ | ɹ | ɰ |
Vowel inventory: o oʊ̯ u y æ æy̯ ø œ ɑ ɔ ɔɪ̯ ɪ ʉ ʊ ʌ Diphthongs: oʊ̯ æy̯ ɔɪ̯
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | y | ʉ | u |
| Near-high | ɪ | ʊ | |
| High-mid | ø | o | |
| Low-mid | œ | ʌ ɔ | |
| Near-low | æ | ||
| Low | ɑ |
Tenses
| present | past | future | imperfect | |
| inanimate | suffix: -öḵ [ɔɣ] | suffix: -êẕë [æy̯ˈʒ] | ||
| animate | suffix: -ṟaḵ [ɹuɣ] | suffix: -êẕï [æy̯ˈʉ] | ||
Sentence Structure
- Main word order: Verb Subject Object (Prepositional phrase).
- “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Opened Mary the door with a key.
- Translation: äaḏöfüruḏ oêg̱ | Mary | êvooümyv̱røg̱rïü̂ | ëkjy | ëviëgü̂
- Break-down of syntax: open-topic(present)-singular | Mary | door-accusative-singular | with | key-dative-singular
Dictionary
Successor Languages
Common Phrases
Common Unisex Names
- Duuv
- Harun
- Bëgëa
- Oü̂aṟ
- Kiẕë
- Kigiẕë
- Oüma
- Ijazo
- Pëhin
- Amëh
- Poravi
- Zërav
- Füruḏ
- Oüïz
- Ruygg̱u
- Naü̂a
- Oḵënoï
- Iëḵkyn
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