Or'axun
Natively known as: or'axoun /oɹ ɒksʊɳ/
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: b d f k m s v ɢ ɭ ɳ ɹ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Velar | Uvular |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | ɳ | ||||
Stop | b | d | k | ɢ | ||
Fricative | f v | s | ||||
Approximant | ɹ | |||||
Lateral approximant | ɭ |
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | u | |
Near-high | ʊ | |
High-mid | e | o |
Low-mid | ʌ | |
Low | ɒ |
Stress pattern: No stress Spelling rules:
Pronunciation | Spelling |
---|---|
ks | x |
u | oo |
ʌ | u |
ɒ | a |
ʊ | ou |
ɭ | l |
ɢ | g |
e | e |
ɹ | r |
ɳ | n |
ɪ | i |
Grammar
Main word order: Verb Object (Prepositional phrase) Subject. “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Opened the door with a key Mary.Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Verb tense
Past | Suffix -ʌ
smurau /smʌɹɒʌ/ learned |
Present | No affix
smura /smʌɹɒ/ learn |
Future | Suffix -m
smuram /smʌɹɒm/ will learn |
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -smElse: Suffix -usm
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ks
Else: Suffix -ɒks
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɢ
Else: Suffix -oɒ̯ɢ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -oɒ̯
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ksɒʊ̯
Else: Suffix -ɒksɒʊ̯
Noun to verb = Suffix -oʊm
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ʌɳ
Tending to = Suffix -ɒʊ̯ks
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -aɪ̯
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -ɒ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ʊsm
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -s
Else: Suffix -eo̯s
Diminutive = Suffix -ɒɭ
Augmentative = Suffix -ʊs
Adjective Order
Noun, Adjective
Numbers
Or'Axun has a base-20 number system: 1 - es2 - a
3 - dak
4 - ou
5 - voa̯
6 - dre
7 - so
8 - ai̯
9 - sudra
10 - soxo
11 - esoxo
12 - aoxo
13 - dakoxo
14 - ouoxo
15 - voa̯oxo
16 - dreoxo
17 - soxo
18 - ai̯oxo
19 - sudraoxo
20 - soxoxo
hundred - sle
thousand - brou
Dictionary
Local Sayings
Beastmaster provides. slenadrookxaou oaroo /sɭeɳɒdɹuk ksɒʊ oɒɹu/ Referring to Marken the Beastmaster and his forest.Forest temple. vroodres nomoona /vɹudɹes ɳomuɳɒoɒ̯/ The forest is our temple. We worship in the forest.
Keep a happy hog. Brogue oa̯dra drer. /bɹʊɢe oɒ̯dɹɒ dɹeɹ/ Keep hog happy. Keep your home happy for everyone.
Feeling stabby. xasmooum vonousman. /ksɒsmoʊm voɳʊsmʌɳ/ I am angry and agitated.
Nothing without cost. rkun noovrai̯ rkoos. /ɹkʌɳ ɳuvɹaɪ̯ ɹkus/ There is nothing in this world that is effortless.
Skeletal hand. noonoo va ounoa /ɳuɳu vɒ ʊɳoɒ̯/ Boney Hand. Death, referring to LLontel the master of The Deadlands.