Natively known as: Saerpi /ˈsaerpiː/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
plont lau rat clio aec ettaent plont mad aec flegma essim es scem
Pronunciation: /plont lau rat klio aek ˈeːttaent plont maːd aek flegˈma ˈessim eːs skem/
Terraie word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind
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Translation:
doplorta
/doˈplorta/
Affixes in this language:
ACT.OF | ADVERB | AUG | DIM | DOER | HAVING.QUALITY.OF | LIKELY.TO | NOUN.PLURAL | NOUN.SING | PLACE.OF | PRODUCT.OF | QUALITY.OF.BEING | RELATING.TO | RESULT.OF.DOING | TO.CREATE | TO.MAKE | VERB.FUT
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Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /b d f g h k kʷ l m n p r s t w/
| ↓Manner/Place→ |
Bilabial |
Labiodental |
Alveolar |
Velar |
Glottal |
| Nasal |
m |
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n |
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| Stop |
p b |
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t d |
k kʷ g |
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| Fricative |
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f |
s |
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h |
| Trill |
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r |
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| Lateral approximant |
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l |
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Co-articulated phonemes
| ↓Manner/Place→ |
Labio-velar |
| Approximant |
w |
Vowel inventory: /a ae au aː e ei eu eː i io iu iː o oe oː u ui uː/
Diphthongs: ae, au, ei, eu, io, iu, oe, ui ?
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Front |
Back |
| High |
i iː |
u uː |
| High-mid |
e eː |
o oː |
| Low |
a aː |
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Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: No fixed stress ?
Word initial consonants: b, br, d, f, fl, fr, g, gl, gr, h, k, kl, kr, kʷ, l, m, n, p, pl, pr, r, s, sk, sp, st, t, tr, w
Mid-word consonants: b, bl, br, bs, bt, d, dd, dkʷ, dm, dw, f, ff, g, gg, gm, gn, gr, h, k, kk, kkʷ, kr, ks, ksk, ksp, kspl, kssp, kst, kstr, kt, kʷ, l, lg, lk, ll, ln, lp, ls, lt, ltr, lw, m, mb, mkʷ, mm, mn, mp, mpl, mpr, mw, n, nd, nf, nfl, nfr, ng, ngr, nk, nkl, nkr, nkʷ, nl, nn, ns, nskr, nsp, nst, nstr, nt, ntr, nw, p, pl, pp, ppl, ppr, pr, ps, pt, r, rb, rd, rf, rg, rk, rkʷ, rm, rn, rp, rr, rs, rsp, rt, rw, s, sd, sk, skʷ, sm, sp, ss, st, stkʷ, str, t, tkʷ, tr, ts, tt, ttr, w
Word final consonants: b, d, k, ks, l, m, n, nk, ns, nt, ps, r, rs, s, st, t
Phonological changes (in order of application): ?
- l → r / V_V
- h → Ø / V_V
- r → h / s_
- s → x / i_
- {k,g} → [+alveolar] / {n,r}_r
- d → Ø / V_V
- u → Ø / _a
- p → h / _{o,u,w}
Spelling rules:
| Pronunciation |
Spelling |
| k |
c |
| ks |
x |
| kʷ |
qu |
| w |
v |
| ː |
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Grammar
Main word order: Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique. "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: prepositions ?
Nouns
| Singular |
No affix
duncau /ˈduːnkau/
dog |
| Plural |
Prefix gla-
gladuncau /glaˈduːnkau/
dogs |
Articles
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Definite |
Indefinite |
| Singular |
fler /fler/
the |
baent /baent/
a |
| Plural |
spei /spei/
the |
lae /lae/
some |
Pronouns
| 1st singular |
a /aː/
I, me, mine |
| 2nd singular |
pio /pio/
you, yours |
| 3rd singular masc |
lau /lau/
he, him, his |
| 3rd singular fem |
cliu /kliu/
she, her, hers |
| 1st plural |
la /laː/
we, us, ours |
| 2nd plural |
pru /pru/
you (all), yours |
| 3rd plural |
stens /steːns/
they, them, theirs |
Possessive determiners
| 1st singular |
sca /skaː/
my |
| 2nd singular |
piu /piu/
your |
| 3rd singular masc |
aec /aek/
his |
| 3rd singular fem |
tin /tiːn/
her |
| 1st plural |
hei /hei/
our |
| 2nd plural |
dub /dub/
your |
| 3rd plural |
a /a/
their |
Verbs
| Future |
Prefix io-
iobelteu /ioˈbelteu/
will study |
Terraie uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
| Past |
sau /sau/
past particle |
Imperfective aspect
The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as
I am studying and habitual actions, such as
I study (every night).
Terraie uses a standalone particle word for imperfective:
| Imperfective |
hab /haːb/
imperfect particle |
Numbers
Terraie has a base-20 number system:
1 - hens
2 - brio
3 - tob
4 - e
5 - tro
6 - mei
7 - ma
8 - piu
9 - gu
10 - gla
11 - mehe
12 - scenfo
13 - elcuincre
14 - heggo
15 - stibriu
16 - plosque
17 - vurniu
18 - heins
19 - mas
20 - scerde
21 - scerde plont hens “twenty and one”
400 - bet “fourhundred”
401 - bet hens “fourhundred one”
800 - brio bet “two fourhundred”
8000 - rac “eightthousand”
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Prefix i-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix i-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix uːrf-
Else: Prefix uːrfae-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix aːkst-
Else: Prefix aːksta-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix kliu-
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Prefix a-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix neː-
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Prefix fa-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix do-
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Prefix skaː-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Prefix fri-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix aː-
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix st-
Else: Prefix steː-
Augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix fr-
Else: Prefix friu-
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