Concordian
Natively known as: konkordian /konˈkordiˌan/
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: b c d g g͡b j k k͡p m n p t w ɓ ɗ ɟ ɲ ʄ ʔ
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| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||
| Stop | p b | t d | c ɟ | k g | ʔ |
| Implosive | ɓ | ɗ | ʄ | ||
| Approximant | j |
Co-articulated phonemes
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Labial-velar |
|---|---|
| Stop | k͡p g͡b |
| Approximant | w |
Vowel inventory: a e i o u
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| High-mid | e | o |
| Low | a |
Syllable structure: (C)V(C) ?
Stress pattern: Second — stress is on the second syllable ?
Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| ɗ | d’ |
| j | y |
| ɟ | j |
| ʄ | j’ |
| g͡b | gb |
| k͡p | kp |
| ɓ | b’ |
| ɲ | ny |
| c | ch |
| ʔ | ʻ |
Grammar
Sentence word order: Subject-Verb-Indirect object-Direct object. “She gave the dog a bone” turns into She gave the dog a bone.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions ?
Nouns
| Singular | No affix b’at /ɓat/ dog |
| Plural | If ends with vowel: Suffix -k Else: Suffix -ik b’atik /ɓaˈtik/ dogs |
Articles
| Definite | Indefinite | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | wakp /wak͡p/ the | kpod’ /k͡poɗ/ a |
| Plural | yu /ju/ the | mi /mi/ some |
Pronouns
| 1st singular | nu /nu/ I, me, mine |
| 2nd singular | ya /ja/ you, yours |
| 3rd singular masc | kpi /k͡pi/ he, him, his, it (m.), its (m.) |
| 3rd singular fem | yi /ji/ she, her, hers, it (f.), its (f.) |
| 1st plural inclusive | ni /ni/ we (including you), us (including you), ours (including you) |
| 1st plural exclusive | kpij /k͡piɟ/ we (excluding you), us (excluding you), ours (excluding you) |
| 2nd plural | b’a /ɓa/ you all, yours (pl) |
| 3rd plural | b’u /ɓu/ they, them, theirs |
Possession
| Possessive | |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | gek /gek/ my |
| 2nd singular | kpo /k͡po/ your |
| 3rd singular masc | tu /tu/ his |
| 3rd singular fem | tugb /tug͡b/ her |
| 1st plural inclusive | gun /gun/ our (including you) |
| 1st plural exclusive | chek /cek/ our (excluding you) |
| 2nd plural | j’i /ʄi/ your (pl) |
| 3rd plural | gbogb /g͡bog͡b/ their |
Concodian marks the the possessor of the noun with an affix.
E.g. dogʼs bone.
| Possessive | Suffix -o b’ato /ɓaˈto/ dogʼs |
Verbs
| Present | No affix wob /wob/ learn |
| Past | If ends with vowel: Suffix -m Else: Suffix -um wobum /woˈbum/ learned |
| Future | Suffix -ik wobik /woˈbik/ will learn |
Numbers
Concodian has a base-10 number system:
1 - d’om
2 - yikp
3 - j’ik
4 - d’i
5 - d’o
6 - chob
7 - yu
8 - j’itko
9 - yat
10 - jab’
100 - nap
1000 - gbach
Written and spoken language used by The Silent Concord, this is the common tongue.
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