Draconic
Natively known as: mɔkspo dɒdi /ˈmɔkspo ˈdɒdi/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...mi su mi prɔrgo plaustri pɒfeː mi sostri ka mi fekskɛnde fereu genspa
Pronunciation: /mi su mi ˈprɔrgo ˈplaustri ˈpɒfeː mi ˈsostri ka mi ˈfekskɛnde ˈfereu ˈgenspa/
Mokspo Dodi word order: and he his hat holding stood and the wind to his wet face turned
Phonology
Syllable structure: Variable
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: b, br, d, f, fl, fr, g, gl, gr, h, k, kl, kr, kʷ, l, m, mʄ, n, p, pl, pr, r, s, sk, sp, st, t, tr, w, ʄ
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: N/A
Phonological changes (in order of application):
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: b, br, d, f, fl, fr, g, gl, gr, h, k, kl, kr, kʷ, l, m, mʄ, n, p, pl, pr, r, s, sk, sp, st, t, tr, w, ʄ
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: N/A
Phonological changes (in order of application):
- r → n / _C
Morphology
Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -s
Else: Suffix -aːs
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -aːnt
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t Else: Suffix -at
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -eːn
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nt Else: Suffix -iːnt
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix w- Else: Prefix wui-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ɔw
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -i
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -r Else: Suffix -aer
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -ae
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b Else: Suffix -iːb
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix kl- Else: Prefix klɒ-
Diminutive = Suffix -eittj
Augmentative = Suffix -eːk
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -aːnt
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t Else: Suffix -at
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -eːn
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -nt Else: Suffix -iːnt
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix w- Else: Prefix wui-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ɔw
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -i
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -r Else: Suffix -aer
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -ae
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b Else: Suffix -iːb
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: Prefix kl- Else: Prefix klɒ-
Diminutive = Suffix -eittj
Augmentative = Suffix -eːk
Syntax
Main word order: Subject-Oblique-Object-Verb. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary with a key the door opened.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Mɔkspo Dɒdi uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
2 - skuː
3 - gi
4 - daː
5 - glae
6 - niː
7 - peu
8 - triː
9 - ko
10 - miu
11 - miuhui “ten-one”
100 - ro “hundred”
101 - ro mi hui “hundred and one”
200 - skuː ro
1000 - rossi “thousand”
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Nouns
Nouns have six cases:- Ergative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man.
- Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog.
- Genitive is the possessor of something: dog’s tail hits man.
- Dative is the recipient of something: man gives ball to dog.
- Locative is the location of something: man goes to town.
- Ablative is movement away from something: man walks from town.
Ergative | Suffix -o wauntruo /ˈwauntruo/ dog (doing the verb to something) |
Absolutive | No affix wauntru /ˈwauntru/ dog (doing the verb not to something) |
Genitive | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ps Else: Suffix -eups wauntrups /ˈwauntrups/ dogʼs |
Dative | If starts with vowel: Prefix eum- Else: Prefix eumeu- eumeuwauntru /ˈeumeuˌwauntru/ to (the/a) dog |
Locative | Prefix eː- eːwauntru /ˈeːwauntru/ near/at/by (the/a) dog |
Ablative | Suffix -e wauntrue /ˈwauntrue/ from (the/a) dog |
Masculine | Feminine | |
---|---|---|
Singular | No affix kleː /kleː/ man | No affix kri /kri/ woman |
Plural | Prefix kre- krekleː /ˈkrekleː/ men | Prefix ploː- ploːkri /ˈploːkri/ women |
Articles
Definite | ru /ru/ the |
Indefinite | ʄei /ʄei/ a, some |
Pronouns
Ergative | Absolutive | Genitive | Dative | Locative | Ablative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st singular | ko /ko/ I | ge /ge/ me, I | prio /prio/ mine | poː /poː/ to me | puː /puː/ at me | skoː /skoː/ from me |
2nd singular | ru /ru/ you | pei /pei/ you | plau /plau/ yours | stɔ /stɔ/ to you | tɛ /tɛ/ at you | neː /neː/ from you |
3rd singular masc | su /su/ he | pɒ /pɒ/ him, he | mi /mi/ his | ba /ba/ to him | kaː /kaː/ at him | gi /gi/ from him |
3rd singular fem | bru /bru/ she | kʷi /kʷi/ her, she | treː /treː/ hers | hau /hau/ to her | sa /sa/ at her | luː /luː/ from her |
1st plural inclusive | spɛ /spɛ/ we (including you) | priu /priu/ us, we (including you) | so /so/ ours (including you) | gri /gri/ to us (including you) | speu /speu/ at us (including you) | woː /woː/ from us (including you) |
1st plural exclusive | niː /niː/ we (excluding you) | ki /ki/ us, we (excluding you) | tio /tio/ ours (excluding you) | fe /fe/ to us (excluding you) | dɒ /dɒ/ at us (excluding you) | ʄɛ /ʄɛ/ from us (excluding you) |
2nd plural | plui /plui/ you (all) | hei /hei/ you (all) | fruː /fruː/ yours | skuː /skuː/ to you (all) | daː /daː/ at you (all) | pae /pae/ from you (all) |
3rd plural masc | mʄio /mʄio/ they | me /me/ them, they | stiu /stiu/ theirs | diː /diː/ to them | fi /fi/ at them | klɒ /klɒ/ from them |
3rd plural fem | kre /kre/ they | skae /skae/ them, they | kʷɔ /kʷɔ/ theirs | duː /duː/ to them | heu /heu/ at them | prɛ /prɛ/ from them |
Possessive determiners
1st singular | prio /prio/ my |
2nd singular | plau /plau/ your |
3rd singular masc | mi /mi/ his |
3rd singular fem | treː /treː/ her |
1st plural inclusive | so /so/ our (including you) |
1st plural exclusive | so /so/ our (excluding you) |
2nd plural | plau /plau/ your |
3rd plural masc | stiu /stiu/ their |
3rd plural fem | stiu /stiu/ their |
Verbs
Future | |
---|---|
1st singular | If ends with vowel: Suffix -r Else: Suffix -aer dɒksar /ˈdɒksar/ (I) will study |
2nd singular | Suffix -a dɒksaa /ˈdɒksaa/ (you) will study |
3rd singular masc | Prefix i- idɒksa /ˈidɒksa/ (he) will study |
3rd singular fem | Suffix -auss dɒksaauss /ˈdɒksaauss/ (she) will study |
1st plural inclusive | If ends with vowel: Suffix -to Else: Suffix -ioto dɒksato /ˈdɒksato/ (we) will study (including you) |
1st plural exclusive | Suffix -au dɒksaau /ˈdɒksaau/ (we) will study (excluding you) |
2nd plural | If ends with vowel: Suffix -gge Else: Suffix -eigge dɒksagge /ˈdɒksagge/ (you all) will study |
3rd plural masc | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ss Else: Suffix -iːss dɒksass /ˈdɒksass/ (they) will study |
3rd plural fem | Prefix mi- midɒksa /ˈmidɒksa/ (they) will study |
Past | pri /pri/ 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). Mɔkspo Dɒdi uses an affix for imperfective:Imperfective | Prefix ɒ- ɒdɒksa /ˈɒdɒksa/ is studying |
Numbers
Mɔkspo Dɒdi has a base-10 number system: 1 - hui2 - skuː
3 - gi
4 - daː
5 - glae
6 - niː
7 - peu
8 - triː
9 - ko
10 - miu
11 - miuhui “ten-one”
100 - ro “hundred”
101 - ro mi hui “hundred and one”
200 - skuː ro
1000 - rossi “thousand”
Phonetics
Consonant inventory: /b d f g h j k kʷ l m n p r s t w x ɣ ʄ/
Co-articulated phonemes
Vowel inventory: /a ae au aː e ei eu eː i io iu iː o oe oː u ui uː ɒ ɔ ɛ/
Diphthongs: ae, au, ei, eu, io, iu, oe, ui
↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ||||
Stop | p b | t d | k kʷ g | |||
Implosive | ʄ | |||||
Fricative | f | s | x ɣ | h | ||
Approximant | j | |||||
Trill | r | |||||
Lateral Approximant | l |
↓Manner/Place→ | Labio-velar |
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Approximant | w |
Diphthongs: ae, au, ei, eu, io, iu, oe, ui
Front | Back | |
---|---|---|
High | i iː | u uː |
High-Mid | e eː | o oː |
Low-Mid | ɛ | ɔ |
Low | a aː | ɒ |
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