Chkoht
Origin & Writing
A language created over time as a mixture of Humoh and Asi.Morphology
AbugidaMasculin ends in consonant
Feminine ends in vowel
(C)2V(C)4
Other allowed after consistent (can’t cluster)
Onset is obligatory
End of sentence consonants after vowels can be stopped short
(one who is of a thing): end in /c/. Ex: gezzak: one who is of the desert.
Syntax
Nouns without any in between are one word (like german)(thepark, waitingroom)As with nouns, adjectives are one word.
Adverbs are one word can go anywhere
Verb comes before its accompanying noun
Determiner comes after its noun as suffix
Preposition is used as a prefix to a noun
Alphabet
Chkoht
Consonant | Vowel |
---|---|
n \ɲ\ / lips implosion \ʘ\ | o \ɤ̞\ |
l \ʎ\ | O \ɯ\ |
f \f\ / pause \ʔ\ | a \ɶ\ |
p \p\ | e \y\ |
b \b\ | i \ʏ\ |
z \ʐ\ / Hiss/hack | u \ø\ |
Z \z\ | |
th \ð\ | |
c \cç\ / Click sides of tongue \ǁ\ | |
dr \d̠͡ɹ̠˔\ | |
R \ɽ\ | |
T \t\ / Click *suck* tip to teeth \ǀ\ | |
D \d\ | |
v \v\ | |
j \ɟʝ\ / Click *clop* tip roof bottom \ǃ\ | |
k \c\ | |
g \ɟ\ |
Dictionary
Cases
Nominative
Ch/ side click at end of word
Accusative
J/ teeth click at end of word
Genitive
Zj/ Hiss at end of word
Dative
F/ Pause at end of word
Instrumental
J/ Click clop at end of word
Vocative case
M/ Implosion at end of word
Sentence examples:
- I'm going to the Howling Valley of Wind: Vɶmyɲcç ʐɶʎ ɤ̞dɟɤ̞ɟʝɟʝ c.ʏ cɶɤ̞
Common Female Names
Aro (water)
Common Male Names
Nemzit (great sneezer)
Common Unisex Names
numbat
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