Natively known as: kliekzeppdt /ˈkliːkʦɛpt/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
schpröldt do do sien elk fröbb schpröldt yuttsdt brark do epsch pfyer dör
Pronunciation: /ʃpʁøːlt do do ziːn əlk fʁœp ʃpʁøːlt jʊtst bʁaʁk do əpʃ ˈpfyɐ dœʁ/
Kliekzäppdti word order: and he his hat holding stood and the wind to his wet face turned
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /b d f g h j k l m n p s t v x z ç ŋ ʁ ʃ ʔ ʦ ʧ χ/
| ↓Manner/Place→ |
Bilabial |
Labiodental |
Alveolar |
Palato-alveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Uvular |
Glottal |
| Nasal |
m |
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n |
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ŋ |
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p b |
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t d |
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k g |
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ʔ |
| Affricate |
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ʦ |
ʧ |
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| Fricative |
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f v |
s z |
ʃ |
ç |
x |
χ ʁ |
h |
| Approximant |
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j |
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| Lateral approximant |
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l |
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Vowel inventory: /a aɪ aʊ aː e eː i iː o oː u uː y yː øː œ ɐ ɔ ɔʏ ə ɛ ɛː ɪ ʊ ʏ/
Diphthongs: aɪ, aʊ, ɔʏ
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Front |
Central |
Back |
| High |
iː i yː y |
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uː u |
| Near-high |
ɪ ʏ |
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ʊ |
| High-mid |
eː e øː |
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oː o |
| Mid |
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ə |
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| Low-mid |
ɛ ɛː œ |
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ɔ |
| Near-low |
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ɐ |
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| Low |
a aː |
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Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: b, bl, bʁ, d, dʁ, f, fl, fʁ, g, gl, gʁ, h, j, k, kl, kn, kv, kʁ, l, m, n, p, pf, pl, pʁ, s, t, tʁ, v, z, ʁ, ʃ, ʃl, ʃm, ʃn, ʃp, ʃpʁ, ʃt, ʃtʁ, ʃv, ʃʁ, ʔ, ʦ, ʦv
Mid-word consonants: b, bl, bʁ, d, f, fg, fh, fn, fp, ft, ftʁ, fʁ, g, gn, h, j, k, kl, ks, kt, kv, kz, kʦ, l, lb, ld, lf, lft, lg, lk, lt, ltz, lz, lç, lʃ, m, mb, mbʁ, ml, mn, mp, mpf, mpj, n, nbl, nd, nf, ng, ngl, ngʁ, nh, nl, nm, nst, nt, ntk, ntl, ntv, ntʔ, nv, nz, nçm, nʁ, nʃ, nʦ, nʧ, p, pf, pl, pv, pz, s, sf, sh, sl, st, stk, sv, sz, sç, sʔ, t, tbʁ, tk, tn, tv, tz, tç, tʔ, v, x, xd, xt, xʁ, z, ç, çk, çl, çst, çt, çtl, ŋ, ŋk, ŋkʦj, ŋn, ŋz, ʁ, ʁb, ʁd, ʁdn, ʁf, ʁg, ʁh, ʁk, ʁkl, ʁl, ʁm, ʁn, ʁnz, ʁp, ʁt, ʁtl, ʁv, ʁz, ʁç, ʁçtb, ʁʃl, ʃ, ʃp, ʃpʁ, ʃt, ʃv, ʔ, ʦ, ʦd, ʦj, χ
Word final consonants: f, ft, gŋ, k, ks, kt, l, lk, lp, lpst, ls, lt, lʃ, m, mpf, n, nf, nft, ns, nst, nt, nts, nʃ, p, pf, pt, pʃ, s, st, t, tl, ts, tst, x, xt, ç, çt, çts, ŋ, ŋk, ŋks, ŋkt, ŋst, ʁ, ʁf, ʁk, ʁl, ʁn, ʁnst, ʁt, ʁts, ʁç, ʁʃ, ʃ, ʧ
Phonological changes (in order of application):
- n → ŋ / _#
- b → m / #_
- [+nasal] → n / _#
- eː → ei / j_
Spelling rules:
PronunciationSpellingvwpb / _#tdt / _#kschsxksçchʃschtʃchʁrzsʦzkck / {a,e,i,o,u,œ,ɐ,ɔ,ɛ,ɪ,ʊ,ʏ}_
{m,b,l,t,n,p,s}| @ / {a,e,i,o,u,œ,ɐ,ɔ,ɛ,ɪ,ʊ,ʏ}_ |
| ŋk | nk |
| ŋ | ng |
| ʦj | ti |
| ʦ | zt / _# |
| ʦ | z |
| iː | ie |
| ɛː | ä |
| ɛ | ä
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| 3rd plural |
i /ɪ/
their
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Verbs
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Present |
Past |
| 1st person |
If ends with vowel: Suffix -xt
Else: Suffix -ixt
blechsicksdt /ˈbləksixt/
(I/we) learn
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If ends with vowel: Suffix -pt
Else: Suffix -ɐpt
blechserppdt /ˈbləksɐpt/
(I/we) learned
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| 2nd person |
No affix
blechs /bləks/
(you/you all) learn
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Suffix -ɛlt
blechsälldt /ˈbləksɛlt/
(you/you all) learned
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| 3rd person |
No affix
blechs /bləks/
(he/she/it/they) learn
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Suffix -ɪmpf
blechsimmpf /ˈbləksɪmpf/
(he/she/it/they) learned
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Kliekzäppdti uses a standalone particle word for future tense:
| Future |
Particle before the verb: ʃpatl -
schpattl blechs /ʃpatl bləks/
will learn
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Progressive aspect
The ‘progressive’ aspect refers to actions that are happening at the time of speaking, such as I am learning.
Kliekzäppdti uses an affix for progressive:
| Progressive |
Suffix -aɪkt
blechseikdt /ˈbləksaɪkt/
is learning
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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).
Kliekzäppdti uses an affix for habitual:
| Habitual |
If ends with vowel: Suffix -lt
Else: Suffix -ɛːlt
blechsäldt /ˈbləksɛːlt/
learns
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Numbers
Kliekzäppdti has a base-10 number system:
1 - yu
2 - proh
3 - bautts
4 - lä
5 - ä
6 - äh
7 - pürter
8 - fer
9 - eb
10 - zwo
11 - zwoyu “ten-one”
100 - bieng “hundred”
101 - bieng schpröldt yu “hundred and one”
200 - proh bieng
1000 - krunk “thousand”
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -s
Else: Suffix -ɛːs
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -m
Else: Suffix -ɐm
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ɔ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -eːʁn
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -u
Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -tst
Else: Suffix -atst
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ç
Else: Suffix -iːç
Tending to = Suffix -aː
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t
Else: Suffix -ɔt
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -ɪ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʧ
Else: Suffix -ʏʧ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʁ
Else: Suffix -aʁ
Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nf
Else: Suffix -aːnf
Augmentative = Suffix -a
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