Dotskish

Spelling & Phonology Consonant inventory: b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x z Click IPA symbols for audio
↓Manner/Place→ Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal Nasal m n Stop p b t d c k g q Fricative f v s z x h Approximant j Trill r Lateral approximant l Co-articulated phonemes
↓Manner/Place→ Labial-velar Approximant w Vowel inventory: a å e i o u y æ ø

Front Back High i y u High-mid e ø o Near-low æ Low a å Syllable structure: (C)V(C) ? Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable ? Word initial consonants: b c d f g h j k n q s t v z Mid-word consonants: b bl bm bn br bv c ct d dd dg dl dm dr ds dx f fd ff fg fh fj fl fn fr fw fx g gb gf gj gk gl gm gr gx gz h hb hd hl hm ht hw j jb jf jg jj jl jn jr js jz k kb kd kh kk kt l lb lc lf lg lj ll lm ln lp lr ls lt lw lz m mb mn ms mt mw mz n nb nd nm nr nw p pj pk pl pr pt pv q qq qt r rb rc rd rf rh rk rl rm rn rp rr rs rt rz s sd sf sg sj sr t tb tc td tf th tk tl tp tx v vj vm vn vr vv w wb wd wg wk wm wv x xd xj xk xm xn xt xv z zl zm zw Word final consonants: b c d f g j k l m n p q r t v x z Spelling rules: Pronunciation Spelling y û c chy j y x kh 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 before the noun. Adposition: postpositions ?
Nouns Singular Plural Definite No affix gafguq /gafˈguq/ the dog If ends with vowel: Suffix -p Else: Suffix -åp gafguqåp /gafguˈqåp/ the dogs Indefinite Suffix -y gafguqû /gafguˈqy/ a dog Suffix -ok gafguqok /gafguˈqok/ some dogs

Articles Giysøzian encodes definite article ‘the’, and indefinite article ‘a’ in noun affixes. See Noun section.
Pronouns 1st singular gøchy /gøc/ I, me, mine 2nd singular tu /tu/ you, yours 3rd singular masc qû /qy/ he, him, his, it, its 3rd singular fem chyûchy /cyc/ she, her, hers, it, its 1st plural naz /naz/ we, us, ours 2nd plural yu /ju/ you all, yours (pl) 3rd plural so /so/ they, them, theirs

Possessive determiners 1st singular hå /hå/ my 2nd singular kun /kun/ your 3rd singular masc får /får/ his 3rd singular fem yø /jø/ her 1st plural så /så/ our 2nd plural ke /ke/ your (pl) 3rd plural æz /æz/ their

Verbs Future If ends with vowel: Suffix -r Else: Suffix -er kifer /kiˈfer/ will learn
Giysøzian uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
Past Particle before the verb: nib - nib kif /nib kif/ learned


Progressive aspect
The ‘progressive’ aspect refers to actions that are happening at the time of speaking, such as I am learning.
Giysøzian uses a standalone particle word for progressive: Progressive Particle before the verb: jøb - yøb kif /jøb kif/ is learning
Habitual aspect
The ‘habitual’ aspect refers to actions that happen habitually, such as I learn (something new every day), as opposed to actions that happen once (I learned something).
Giysøzian uses a standalone particle word for habitual:
Habitual Particle before the verb: a - a kif /a kif/ learns


Perfect aspect
The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present.
Giysøzian uses an affix for the perfect aspect: Perfect Suffix -ol kifol /kiˈfol/ have learned

Numbers Giysøzian has a base-10 number system:
1 - yø 2 - chyu 3 - yo 4 - ka 5 - sav 6 - viv 7 - fuy 8 - vef 9 - kuz 10 - gå 11 - gå seq yø “ten and one” 100 - zûq “hundred” 101 - zûq yø “hundred one” 200 - chyu zûq 1000 - hab “thousand”
Derivational morphology Adjective → adverb = Suffix -ug Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -y Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -e Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -r Else: Suffix -or Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -e Noun to verb = Suffix -ur Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -m Else: Suffix -øm Tending to = Suffix -ix Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -o Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -j Else: Suffix -oj One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -m Else: Suffix -øm Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -p Else: Suffix -ep Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -l Else: Suffix -øl Augmentative = Suffix -a
Giysøzian - English Dictionary Key: spelling /pronunciation/ part of speech. definition(s)
adj. adjective | adv. adverb | art. article | conj. conjunction | det. determiner | interj. interjection | n. noun | num. numeral | prep. preposition | pron. pronoun | v. verb
a /a/ adj. young æk /æk/ prep. beside af /af/ adj. serious, obese ål /ål/ n. item åv /åv/ n. bottom (lowest part) ba /ba/ adv. well bæb gøp /bæb gøp/ n. glasses bæpkû /bæpˈky/ n. market bakh /bax/ n. tooth, beak basûrsûkug /baˌsyrsyˈkug/ adv. quickly bechy /bec/ n. report bewå /beˈwå/ adj. probable bil /bil/ v. put bit /bit/ n. material, merchandise bobû /boˈby/ n. heat bøl /bøl/ v. prove børdi /børˈdi/ n. top, lid, peak bûfnakh /byfˈnax/ adv. today, nowadays bûq /byq/ det. same chyab /cab/ n. paper chyæz /cæz/ n. section, portion chyaqû /caˈqy/ prep. before chyay /caj/ adj. exotic chyey /cej/ n. family chyiktûchyøm /ciktyˈcøm/ n. politician chyog /cog/ n. husband chyøn /cøn/ v. divide chyoy /coj/ v. trade chyûma /cyˈma/ n. wire, thread chyuy /cuj/ v. screw dæq /dæq/ n. week dag /dag/ adj. fun dåmo /dåˈmo/ n. completion day /daj/ interj. yes deyichy /deˈjic/ n. brick dir /dir/ conj. until døgboy /døgˈboj/ n. lake, pond døq /døq/ n. grandfather dû /dy/ n. car dûmim /dyˈmim/ v. need, lack ebekh /eˈbex/ v. kick eza /eˈza/ v. whistle fækh /fæx/ n. floor, ground, bottom (lowest part) fakdi /fakˈdi/ n. administration fedo /feˈdo/ n. study fepøm /feˈpøm/ n. farmer fikdio /fikdiˈo/ n. action fitalme /fitalˈme/ v. think, deem, analyze, ponder, examine, scrutinize, assume fo /fo/ v. like, admire fochy /foc/ v. roast folgu /folˈgu/ adj. complicated, complex, intricate føq /føq/ v. raise, elevate føyfa /føjˈfa/ n. quarter fûlgod /fylˈgod/ v. reflect fulsaq /fulˈsaq/ adj. big, large, massive, immense, enormous furfugo /furfuˈgo/ n. settlement fûzekh /fyˈzex/ n. front, facade gæb yûthu /gæb jytˈhu/ n. charcoal gæn geq /gæn geq/ n. pork gafguq /gafˈguq/ n. dog gakh /gax/ n. doll gatchyæl /gatˈcæl/ prep. upon ge /ge/ n. season gepvû /gepˈvy/ n. gun, rifle gig /gig/ v. go giy qok /gij qok/ n. geography goge /goˈge/ n. sale gøpvø /gøpˈvø/ n. part gûblim /gyˈblim/ adj. broken gunup /guˈnup/ n. shark ha /ha/ v. find, detect hæb /hæb/ adj. stupid, dumb, silly hælmok /hælˈmok/ n. leaf hak /hak/ v. balance, poise han /han/ n. enemy hay /haj/ n. jewel, gem heg /heg/ v. hang her /her/ n. boot himûd /hiˈmyd/ v. identify, point out hø /hø/ v. cause, induce høne /høˈne/ n. success, benefit, profit høzlav /høˈzlav/ adj. cool (fashionable) hûhmo /hyhˈmo/ n. fish hûreur /hyreˈur/ v. authorize i /i/ conj. than iney vazlûz /iˈnej vaˈzlyz/ n. upper class kabrû /kaˈbry/ prep. after kælgûpå /kælgyˈpå/ n. tear kæq /kæq/ n. event, incident kåkhøm /kåˈxøm/ n. poet kamnuyo /kamnuˈjo/ n. description karbaz /karˈbaz/ n. room (of house) kåy /kåj/ n. cream keg øf /keg øf/ n. saddle kertami /kertaˈmi/ n. house, home kible /kiˈble/ adj. blue kiltø /kilˈtø/ n. rail kiy /kij/ adv. once kød /kød/ n. visit kølø /køˈlø/ n. capital kopoy /koˈpoj/ n. spelling kørnar /kørˈnar/ adj. reasonable ku /ku/ v. get, obtain kuhwa /kuˈhwa/ v. train, brace kun /kun/ det. your kûr /kyr/ v. catch, arrest kuv /kuv/ n. fool na /na/ n. issue, concern nækhdod /næxˈdod/ n. race, ethnicity nag /nag/ n. music, melody, tune nåø /nåˈø/ n. leader nathû /natˈhy/ n. mass nåz /nåz/ v. nod nelpa /nelˈpa/ n. parcel, package, bundle nib /nib/ det. much nimu /niˈmu/ n. human no /no/ adj. right (direction) nøkhå /nøˈxå/ n. breast nol /nol/ v. chase nømni /nømˈni/ v. relate, correlate nøq /nøq/ n. king nowudut /nowuˈdut/ prep. through nu /nu/ prep. like nuchyug /nuˈcug/ adv. usually nûmer /nyˈmer/ adj. violent nûv /nyv/ v. face ob /ob/ v. cook (heat food), cook (prepare food) økoy /øˈkoj/ n. organization ortolyi /ortoˈlji/ n. war qab /qab/ v. protect, secure qæy /qæj/ n. judge qaq /qaq/ n. noise qekh /qex/ n. rhythm qevar /qeˈvar/ adj. skilled qip /qip/ v. bark qiy /qij/ adj. sharp, acute, steep qøkh /qøx/ n. mail qoq /qoq/ v. laugh, giggle qoyyan /qoˈjjan/ n. article qûk /qyk/ n. expert qurzeb /qurˈzeb/ v. burst sa /sa/ v. would sæf /sæf/ n. help sal /sal/ n. art sår /sår/ adj. blank såz /såz/ adv. either serræ kaq /seˈrræ kaq/ n. train sig /sig/ n. bath, pool sitbub /sitˈbub/ n. morning, dawn sof /sof/ n. order søm /søm/ adj. furious sømo /søˈmo/ n. cat, vagina sov /sov/ adj. exact, precise, definite søzor /søˈzor/ adj. bloody sug /sug/ n. stem, root sûr /syr/ adv. never ta /ta/ adv. often tælwæq /tæˈlwæq/ adj. angry, mad tæy /tæj/ adj. full tara /taˈra/ n. snake tåy zûb /tåj zyb/ n. pubic hair tekøm /teˈkøm/ n. florist tey /tej/ v. snap tip /tip/ n. bird tog /tog/ n. cell, compartment tone /toˈne/ adj. oral tøsfob /tøsˈfob/ n. suggestion tûb /tyb/ n. rod, shaft, bar, stick, pole, axle tûq /tyq/ n. station tuyra /tuˈjra/ n. hospital ûglø /yˈglø/ n. fruit ûpyuz /yˈpjuz/ adj. gray ûz /yz/ n. dirt væb /væb/ n. wax væv /væv/ n. preparation vakh /vax/ n. hate vazlûz /vaˈzlyz/ n. class, lesson vepyæy /veˈpjæj/ adj. poor vigfe /vigˈfe/ v. edit, refine vitkhif /vitˈxif/ adj. stubborn vøhe /vøˈhe/ v. run vøpkab /vøpˈkab/ n. fashion vu /vu/ n. letter (written document) vûmû /vyˈmy/ num. twelve vuti /vuˈti/ adj. vague, ambiguous, fuzzy ya karpa /ja karˈpa/ n. semen yæhwæ /jæˈhwæ/ n. whore yæsyam /jæˈsjam/ n. stamp yak /jak/ n. page yan /jan/ adv. already yavvø /javˈvø/ n. hair (of body), fur yed kuhwa /jed kuˈhwa/ n. metro yemo /jeˈmo/ n. hearing yezukh /jeˈzux/ n. present (time) yihbo qurdad /jihˈbo qurˈdad/ n. fingerprint yiv /jiv/ adj. frequent yøffo /jøfˈfo/ v. promise, assure yombæ /jomˈbæ/ n. loop yøz /jøz/ adj. common, normal, generic, medium yûg /jyg/ adv. barely, hardly yûn /jyn/ n. force yûv /jyv/ n. nation za /za/ v. own, possess zækhoy /zæˈxoj/ n. building zagor /zaˈgor/ adj. risky zaq /zaq/ n. interest zef qurdad /zef qurˈdad/ n. footprint zenûy /zeˈnyj/ n. hag (old woman) zikh /zix/ prep. to, towards zøb /zøb/ n. shape, architecture zom /zom/ v. stop, stay, remain, arrest, stall, halt zub /zub/ n. fin (of fish) zûk /zyk/ n. wound zulsæ /zulˈsæ/ prep. up zuse /zuˈse/ n. curtain zûze /zyˈze/ adj. religious

Writing System

b f h k l m n p s t d g v j c q w x z r a e i o u y æ ø å

Geographical Distribution

Commonly used in Vaplall as the primary language, and also is taught to Khallidian Nobles. Some scholarly halflings of Ghostwise also pick up the language. Elvish merchants of Seldarin also pick up the tongue, as well as a small portion of Anderran Nobles.

Phonology

(adjective)Subject->Verb->(adjective)Object Example: Mary opened the door with a key

Vocabulary

q, if placed at end of word, means the qåp, if placed at the end of a word, is plural definitive, the(thee)  qû, if placed at the end of a word, means a.  qok, if placed at the end of a word, means some.  gøchy, I, me, mine tu, you, yours qû, he, him his, it, its chyûchy, she, her, hers, it, its.  naz, we, us, ours. yu, you all, yours. so, they them theirs

Root Languages

• Common