Zerse
Language created with the help of this youtube series.
Zerse is the language spoken by the people of Zersal.
Writing System
Alphasyllabary.
Secondary form for final letter.
Diacritic to note vowels.
Special letter for single vowels.
Syntax
SOV
adjective - noun - postposition
possessor - possessee
verb - auxiliary
Plural: ki- Augmentative: tsa- / po-
Diminutive: yi-
Habitual: -tari
Past: -yu
Perfect: -tariyu
Future: -ri
Auxiliaries
Passive: + hlo
Causative: + ko
adjective - noun - postposition
possessor - possessee
verb - auxiliary
Grammar
Singular: unmarkedPlural: ki- Augmentative: tsa- / po-
Diminutive: yi-
Conjugation
Present: unmarkedHabitual: -tari
Past: -yu
Perfect: -tariyu
Future: -ri
Auxiliaries
Passive: + hlo
Causative: + ko
Vocabulary
Pronouns
1p sin: hla
2p sin: pi
3p sin: te
1p plr: tla
2p plr: ti
3p plr: ke Articles
definite: te (singular) / ke (plural)
indefinite: sa Nouns
animal: mu
baby: yiwi
bedroom: wiya
clan: tlokime
earth: tloa
fire: a
grandparent: wiwi
group: kime
house: tayidza'a
hybrid: mume
insect: yiyi
knife: nela
lake: yiwo
life: tlo
mole: nimu
mountain: tsa'a
mouse: yimu
outside: po
parent: wi
parent (birthing): mewiye
person: me
pickaxe: aru
pickaxer: mearu
plant: pololo
rock: a
root: tlolo
shovel: tloani
shoveler: meloani
sibling (older): tsame
sibling (younger): yime
silex: ea
stick: la
sword: hlonela
water: wo
Adjectives
ancient: kiwi
big: tsa
many: ki
small: yi
Verbs
to be birthed: wiye
to break: ru
to cut: ne
to dig: ni
to drink: wole
to eat: le
to finish: yu
to give: ko
to go: ri
to go outside: ripo
to see: hli
to stand: tari
to sit: ta
to take: hlo
Numbers
one: sa
two: si
three: so
1p sin: hla
2p sin: pi
3p sin: te
1p plr: tla
2p plr: ti
3p plr: ke Articles
definite: te (singular) / ke (plural)
indefinite: sa Nouns
animal: mu
baby: yiwi
bedroom: wiya
clan: tlokime
earth: tloa
fire: a
grandparent: wiwi
group: kime
house: tayidza'a
hybrid: mume
insect: yiyi
knife: nela
lake: yiwo
life: tlo
mole: nimu
mountain: tsa'a
mouse: yimu
outside: po
parent: wi
parent (birthing): mewiye
person: me
pickaxe: aru
pickaxer: mearu
plant: pololo
rock: a
root: tlolo
shovel: tloani
shoveler: meloani
sibling (older): tsame
sibling (younger): yime
silex: ea
stick: la
sword: hlonela
water: wo
Adjectives
ancient: kiwi
big: tsa
many: ki
small: yi
Verbs
to be birthed: wiye
to break: ru
to cut: ne
to dig: ni
to drink: wole
to eat: le
to finish: yu
to give: ko
to go: ri
to go outside: ripo
to see: hli
to stand: tari
to sit: ta
to take: hlo
Numbers
one: sa
two: si
three: so
Phonetics
Consonants: p t k s t͡s m n ɬ tɬ ɾ ɭ j w
Vowels: i y e o a
s pronounced z between vowels
t͡s pronounced d͡z between vowels
unstressed ɬ and tɬ pronounced ɭ
Vowels: i y e o a
s pronounced z between vowels
t͡s pronounced d͡z between vowels
unstressed ɬ and tɬ pronounced ɭ
Language name and country name will change at some point to match the actual language.
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