The Lightless Language

Written by SarahMariePoet

	Singular	Plural
Lightless	triw /trɪu/ dog	wyth /wɨθ/ dog
Lightless	mo /mɔ/ dog	chw /χuː/ dog
Lightless	ce /keː/ dog	fig /vig/ dog

Verbs

Present	No affix gwwmar /gwuːmar/
Past	If starts with vowel: Prefix iːvl- Else: Prefix iːvli- ifligwwmar /iːvligwuːmar/
Remote past	If starts with vowel: Prefix g- Else: Prefix gʊ- gʊgwwmar /gʊgwuːmar/
Future	Prefix ɛ- egwwmar /ɛgwuːmar/

Imperfective aspect

The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am studying, and habitual actions, such as I study (every night).
It is indicated with the affix:

Imperfect

Prefix traː- tragwwmar /traːgwuːmar/

Pronouns

1st singular	a /a/ I, me
2nd singular	e /eː/ you
3rd singular masc	sdyld /sdɨld/ he, him, it
3rd singular fem	tha /θa/ she, her, it
1st plural	ca /kaː/ we, us
2nd plural	llw /ɬuː/ you (all)
3rd plural	taill /taiɬ/ they, them

Possessive determiners

1st singular	nont /n̥oːnt/ my
2nd singular	chu /χu/ your
3rd singular masc	tairth /tairθ/ his, its
3rd singular fem	siw /sɪu/ her, its
1st plural	thioyn /θjɔɨn/ our
2nd plural	coll /koːɬ/ your
3rd plural	sau /sau/ their

Articles

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

Noun

	Singular	Plural
Lightless	No affix dwoydle /dwɔɨdlɛ/	Prefix gʊ- gʊdwoydle /gʊdwɔɨdlɛ/
Lightless	No affix dwoydle /dwɔɨdlɛ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix ɛsg- Else: Prefix ɛsgi- esgidwoydle /ɛsgidwɔɨdlɛ/
Lightless	No affix dwoydle /dwɔɨdlɛ/	Prefix iː- idwoydle /iːdwɔɨdlɛ/

Pronunciation	Spelling
aː	a
eɨ	ey
eː	e
f	ph
iː	i
j	i
k	c
n̥	n
oː	o
r̥	rh
uː	w
v	f
ð	dd
ŋ	ng
ɔ	o
ɔi	oi
ə	y
əu	yw
ɛ	e
ɛu	ew
ɨ	y
ɨu	uw
ɨː	y
ɪu	iw
ɬ	ll
ʃ	si
ʊɨ	wy
θ	th
χ	ch

• s → ʃ / i_

	Front	Central	Back
High	iː i	ɨ ɨː	u uː
Near-high	ɪ		ʊ
High-mid	eː		oː
Mid		ə
Low-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Low	a aː

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Labio-velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal	m			n n̥			ŋ
Stop	p b			t d			k g
Fricative		v	θ ð	s	ʃ				χ	h
Approximant						j		w
Trill				r̥ r
Lateral fricative				ɬ
Lateral approximant				l

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = If starts with vowel: Prefix ur-
Else: Prefix urɪ-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix keː-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix sei-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix ɛ-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix w-
Else: Prefix wai-
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Prefix aɨ-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix əɬ-
Else: Prefix əɬɨ-
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix θ-
Else: Prefix θɔɨ-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix a-
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɔɨrd-
Else: Prefix ɔɨrdɛ-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɬ-
Else: Prefix ɬəu-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix sau-
Diminutive = Prefix keː-
Augmentative = Prefix bɨ-

Dictionary

4305 Words.

Common Phrases

Taill ail plarsar lemar
"They do not realize or understand"
Literal Translation: "They not realize understand"

Meaning: Others do not understand the Lightless.

Cainɪar gww yb gwnend
"Help those among all
Literal Translation: "Help those among all"
Meaning: Help those among the Lightless. Do not turn down those in need.