Ochridian

Natively known as: Ɑgɹɪdiæn /ˈɑkɹɪˌdiæn/

...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
chông âr naung îng yì hàdau chông zhī yì mōn bü̂yu ādaū e

chông âr naung ing yi hàdau chong zhi yì mon buyu e adau

Pronunciation: /ʈʂʰʊ˥˩ŋ a˥˩ʐ nau˧ŋ i˥˩ŋ ji˨˩˦ ˈxa˨˩˦tau˧ ʈʂʰʊ˥˩ŋ ʈʂi˧˥ ji˨˩˦ mʊ˥n ˈpy˥˩ju˧ ˈa˧˥tau˥ ə˧/
Ochridian word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet the wind to

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: /f j k kʰ l m n p pʰ s t tʰ w x ŋ ɥ ʂ ʂʰ ʈ ʐ ʦ ʦʰ ʨ ʨʰ/

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Retroflex	Alveolo-palatal	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	m		n				ŋ
Stop	p pʰ		t tʰ	ʈ			k kʰ
Affricate			ʦ ʦʰ		ʨ ʨʰ
Fricative		f	s	ʂ ʂʰ ʐ			x
Approximant						j
Lateral approximant			l

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Labial-palatal	Labial-velar
Approximant	ɥ	w

Vowel inventory: /a ai au ei i o ou u y ə ɛ ɤ ʊ/
Diphthongs: ai, au, ei, ou
Tones: ˧ ˥ ˧˥ ˨˩˦ ˥˩

	Front	Central	Back
High	i y		u
Near-high			ʊ
High-mid			ɤ o
Mid		ə
Low-mid	ɛ
Low	a

Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: f, fw, j, k, kw, kʰ, kʰw, l, lj, lw, m, mj, n, nj, p, pj, pw, pʰ, pʰj, s, sw, t, tj, tw, tʰ, tʰj, tʰw, w, x, xj, xw, ɥ, ʂ, ʂw, ʈʂ, ʈʂw, ʈʂʰ, ʈʂʰw, ʐ, ʐw, ʦ, ʦw, ʦʰ, ʦʰw, ʨ, ʨj, ʨw, ʨʰ, ʨʰj, ʨʰw
Mid-word consonants: f, j, k, kw, kʰ, l, lj, lw, m, mj, n, nf, nj, nk, nkʰ, nl, nlj, nm, nn, nnj, np, npj, npʰ, ns, nt, ntw, ntʰ, nw, nx, nxj, nxw, nɥ, nʂ, nʈʂ, nʈʂʰ, nʐ, nʦ, nʦʰ, nʨ, nʨj, nʨʰ, nʨʰj, nʨʰw, p, pj, pʰ, s, t, tj, tw, tʰ, w, x, xj, xw, ŋ, ŋf, ŋj, ŋk, ŋkw, ŋkʰw, ŋl, ŋm, ŋmj, ŋn, ŋp, ŋs, ŋt, ŋtj, ŋtʰ, ŋw, ŋx, ŋxj, ŋxw, ŋɥ, ŋʂ, ŋʈʂ, ŋʈʂʰ, ŋʐ, ŋʦ, ŋʦw, ŋʦʰ, ŋʨ, ŋʨj, ŋʨʰ, ŋʨʰj, ɥ, ʂ, ʈʂ, ʈʂʰ, ʐ, ʐtʰ, ʐʦ, ʐʨʰj, ʦ, ʦw, ʦʰ, ʦʰw, ʨ, ʨj, ʨʰ, ʨʰj
Word final consonants: n, ŋ, ʐ
Phonological changes (in order of application):

p → v / _#
l → n / #_V[+nasal]
p → b / m_
s → h / V_V
j → i / C_#
u → o / _Ca

Grammar

Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions

Nouns

Singular	No affix fìr /fi˨˩˦ʐ/ dog
Plural	If ends with vowel: Suffix -n Else: Suffix -ɛ˧n fìran /ˈfi˨˩˦ʐɛ˧n/ dogs

Articles

Ochridian has no definite article ‘the’, or indefinite article ‘a’.

Pronouns

1st singular	peī /pʰei˧˥/ I, me, mine
2nd singular	chue /ʈʂʰwə˧/ you, yours
3rd singular masc	âr /a˥˩ʐ/ he, him, his, it, its
3rd singular fem	lār /la˥ʐ/ she, her, hers, it, its
1st plural inclusive	sûr /su˥˩ʐ/ we (including you), us (including you), ours (including you)
1st plural exclusive	sūr /su˧˥ʐ/ we (excluding you), us (excluding you), ours (excluding you)
2nd plural	gê /kɤ˥˩/ you all, yours (pl)
3rd plural	gā /ka˥/ they, them, theirs

Possessive determiners

1st singular	aung /au˧ŋ/ my
2nd singular	zaî /ʦai˥˩/ your
3rd singular masc	yì /ji˨˩˦/ his
3rd singular fem	daūng /tau˥ŋ/ her
1st plural inclusive	taūng /tʰau˧˥ŋ/ our (including you)
1st plural exclusive	aùr /au˨˩˦ʐ/ our (excluding you)
2nd plural	war /wɛ˧ʐ/ your (pl)
3rd plural	i /i˧/ their

Verbs

	Present	Past
1st singular	Suffix -i˥˩ abyeiî /ˈɛ˧pjei˧i˥˩/ (I) learn	Prefix o˧- oabyei /ˈo˧ɛ˧pjei˧/ (I) learned
2nd singular	Suffix -ɛ˥ abyeiā /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ɛ˥/ (you) learn	Suffix -ei˥ŋ abyeieīng /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ei˥ŋ/ (you) learned
3rd singular	Prefix ʈʂa˧- zhaabyei /ˈʈʂa˧ɛ˧pjei˧/ (he/she/it) learns	Prefix ʈʂʰwau˥- chuaūabyei /ˈʈʂʰwau˥ɛ˧pjei˧/ (he/she/it) learned
1st plural inclusive	Prefix mʊ˥- mōabyei /ˈmʊ˥ɛ˧pjei˧/ (we) learn (including you)	Suffix -ə˧ abyeie /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ə˧/ (we) learned (including you)
1st plural exclusive	Suffix -ei˧ abyeiei /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ei˧/ (we) learn (excluding you)	If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʐ Else: Suffix -ə˥˩ʐ abyeir /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ʐ/ (we) learned (excluding you)
2nd plural	If ends with vowel: Suffix -ŋ Else: Suffix -o˥ŋ abyeing /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ŋ/ (you all) learn	If starts with vowel: Prefix kʰ- Else: Prefix kʰo˨˩˦- kabyei /ˈkʰɛ˧pjei˧/ (you all) learned
3rd plural	Suffix -i˥˩ŋ abyeiîng /ˈɛ˧pjei˧i˥˩ŋ/ (they) learn	If starts with vowel: Prefix s- Else: Prefix su˥˩- sabyei /ˈsɛ˧pjei˧/ (they) learned

Ochridian uses a standalone particle word for future tense:

Future	Particle before the verb: u˧˥ʐ - ūr abyei /u˧˥ʐ ˈɛ˧pjei˧/ will learn

Imperfective Aspect
The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am learning and habitual actions, such as I learn (something new every day).
Ochridian uses an affix for imperfective:

Imperfective	Suffix -ɤ˧ŋ abyeieng /ˈɛ˧pjei˧ɤ˧ŋ/ learns/is learning

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb Prefix ʈʂʰʊ˧˥-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) If starts with vowel: Prefix ʂ- Else: Prefix ʂɤ˨˩˦-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) Prefix ʊ˧˥-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) Prefix a˧-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) Prefix ə˥˩-
Noun to verb If starts with vowel: Prefix ʦʰ- Else: Prefix ʦʰɤ˥-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) Prefix ʈʂʰo˧-
Tending to Prefix ʈʂwou˥˩-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) Prefix mei˥-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) If starts with vowel: Prefix x- Else: Prefix xa˨˩˦-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) If starts with vowel: Prefix n- Else: Prefix nau˧-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) Prefix i˥-
Diminutive Prefix a˥-
Augmentative Prefix u˥˩-

Dictionary

4450 Words.

Spoken by

Lyran
Skjadi

Sample Sentences

"...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind..."
chông âr naung îng yì hàdau chông zhī yì mōn bü̂yu ādaū e

chông âr naung ing yi hàdau chong zhi yì mon buyu e adau

Pronunciation: /ʈʂʰʊ˥˩ŋ a˥˩ʐ ˈnau˧ŋ i˧ŋ ji˨˩˦ ˈxa˨˩˦tau˧ ʈʂʰʊ˥˩ŋ ʈʂi˧˥ ji˨˩˦ mʊ˥n ˈpy˥˩ju˧ ə˧ ˈa˧˥tau˥/
Ochridian Word Order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet to wind

"The most magical place in the world."
shē qou dāwâng âr è

she qou dawâng âr è

Pronunciation: /ʂɤ˥ ˈʨʰou˧ ˈtɛ˧˥wɛ˥˩ŋ a˥˩ʐ ə˨˩˦/
Ochridian Word Order: "World place magic most in"

"Will there ever be peace between the Skjadi and Lyran people?"
zhuyur jē nēng yi shūnyüsàng Sgyadi chông Lüran shaū füngyā?

zhuyur je neng yi shunyüsàng Sgyadi chông Lüran shau füngya?

Pronunciation: /ʈʂwy˧ʐ ʨɤ˥ nə˧˥ŋ ji˧ ˈʂu˧˥njy˧sa˨˩˦ŋ ˈskjadi ʈʂʰʊ˥˩ŋ ˈlyran ˈʂau˥ ˈfy˧ŋja˥ ?/
Ochridian Word Order: "Ever will there between culture Skjadi and Lyran be peace?"

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
w	u / C_
p	b / !_ʰ
k	g / !_ʰ
t	d / !_ʰ
ʨʰ	q
ʦʰ	c
ʈʂʰ	ch
ʈʂ	zh
ʦ	z
ʐ	r
ʰ	∅
ŋk	nk
ŋ	ng
x	h
ʂ	sh
ɤ	e
ə	e
ʊ	o
y	ü / C_
y	yu
j	y
ʨ	j
ɛ	a
˥˩	̂
˥	̄
˧˥	̌
˨˩˦	̀
˧

Numbers

Ochridian has a base-10 number system:

1 - pōng
2 - nè
3 - pei
4 - a
5 - jūjyō
6 - pōn
7 - yī
8 - zhēng
9 - hir
10 - eīn
11 - eīn chông pōng “ten and one”
100 - pōng chuau “one hundred”
101 - pōng chuau pōng “one hundred one”
200 - nè chuau
1000 - pōng peing “one thousand”