Jotunglyph

Natively known as: Jotunglyph

...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
ki työn huo jatil työn so ki heen työn ryövyö hien vool ii
Pronunciation: /ki tyø̯n huo̯ jɑˈtil tyø̯n so ki heːn tyø̯n ryø̯ˈʋyø̯ hie̯n ʋoːl iː/
Okkoi word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face the wind to

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: d h j k kː l lː m mː n nː p pː r rː s sː t tː ŋ ʋ

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m mː		n nː		ŋ
Stop	p pː		t tː d		k kː
Fricative			s sː			h
Approximant		ʋ		j
Trill			r rː
Lateral approximant			l lː

Vowel inventory: e ei̯ eu̯ eː i ie̯ iː o oi̯ ou̯ oː u ui̯ uo̯ uː y yi̯ yø̯ yː æ æi̯ æy̯ æː ø øi̯ øy̯ ɑ ɑi̯ ɑu̯ ɑː
Diphthongs: ei̯ eu̯ ie̯ oi̯ ou̯ ui̯ uo̯ yi̯ yø̯ æi̯ æy̯ øi̯ øy̯ ɑi̯ ɑu̯ ?

	Front	Back
High	i iː y yː	u uː
High-mid	e eː ø	o oː
Near-low	æ æː
Low		ɑ ɑː

Syllable structure: Custom defined ?
Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable ?
Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
ʋ	v
tː	tt
lː	ll
sː	ss
kː	kk
ŋ	n
æː	ää
æ	ä
yː	yy
ɑː	aa
ɑ	a
ø	ö
oː	oo
uː	uu
iː	ii
eː	ee
̯

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Grammar

Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions ?

Nouns

Definite

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	No affix min /min/ the boy	No affix uot /uo̯t/ the girl	No affix han /hɑn/ the dog
Plural	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯ Else: Suffix -eː minee /miˈneː/ the boys	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -i Else: Suffix -ɑ uota /uo̯ˈtɑ/ the girls	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yː Else: Suffix -oi̯ hanoi /hɑˈnoi̯/ the dogs

Indefinite

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯n Else: Suffix -ei̯n minein /miˈnei̯n/ a boy	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -is Else: Suffix -us uotus /uo̯ˈtus/ a girl	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -in Else: Suffix -un hanun /hɑˈnun/ a dog
Plural	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yi̯t Else: Suffix -ɑu̯t minaut /miˈnɑu̯t/ some boys	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯ Else: Suffix -o uoto /uo̯ˈto/ some girls	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ip Else: Suffix -op hanop /hɑˈnop/ some dogs

Articles

Okkoi encodes definite article ‘the’, and indefinite article ‘a’ in noun affixes. See Noun section.

Pronouns

1st singular	sis /sis/ I, me, mine
2nd singular	voi /ʋoi̯/ you, yours
3rd singular masc	työn /tyø̯n/ he, him, his,
3rd singular fem	syös /syø̯s/ she, her, hers,
3rd singular neuter	päi /pæi̯/ it (neut), its (neut)
1st plural	lii /liː/ we, us, ours
2nd plural	sas /sɑs/ you all, yours (pl)
3rd plural masc	nat /nɑt/ they (masc), them (masc), theirs (masc)
3rd plural fem	paip /pɑi̯p/ they (fem), them (fem), theirs (fem)
3rd plural neuter	vie /ʋie̯/ they (neut), them (neut), theirs (neut)

Possessive determiners

	Possessive
1st singular	sis /sis/ my
2nd singular	voi /ʋoi̯/ your
3rd singular masc	työn /tyø̯n/ his
3rd singular fem	syös /syø̯s/ her
3rd singular neuter	päi /pæi̯/ his, her, its (neut)
1st plural	lii /liː/ our
2nd plural	sas /sɑs/ your (pl)
3rd plural masc	nat /nɑt/ their (masc)
3rd plural fem	paip /pɑi̯p/ their (fem)
3rd plural neuter	vie /ʋie̯/ their (neut)

Verbs

Singular

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Future	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æs Else: Suffix -iːs kuutiis /kuːˈtiːs/ (I (masc)/you (masc)/he) will learn	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iːl Else: Suffix -ou̯l kuutoul /kuːˈtou̯l/ (I (fem)/you (fem)/she) will learn	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -is Else: Suffix -iːs kuutiis /kuːˈtiːs/ (I (neut)/you (neut)/it (neut)) will learn

Plural

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Future	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯ Else: Suffix -uː kuutuu /kuːˈtuː/ (we (masc)/you (masc) all/they (masc)) will learn	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æ Else: Suffix -oi̯ kuutoi /kuːˈtoi̯/ (we (fem)/you (fem) all/they (fem)) will learn	If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯p Else: Suffix -iːp kuutiip /kuːˈtiːp/ (we (neut)/you (neut) all/they (neut)) will learn

Okkoi uses a standalone particle word for past tense:

Past	Particle before the verb: kɑː - kaa kuut /kɑː kuːt/ learned

Progressive aspect

The ‘progressive’ aspect refers to actions that are happening at the time of speaking, such as I am learning.
Okkoi uses an affix for progressive:

Progressive

If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ie̯ Else: Suffix -eu̯ kuuteu /kuːˈteu̯/ is learning

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).
Okkoi uses an affix for habitual:

Habitual

If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -e Else: Suffix -ɑi̯ kuutai /kuːˈtɑi̯/ learns

Numbers

Okkoi has a base-10 number system:
1 - seep
2 - nii
3 - kään
4 - hon
5 - pas
6 - sas
7 - aa
8 - rehvöyl
9 - yi
10 - mäskö
100 - ys
1000 - nu

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yːn
Else: Suffix -iːn
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -it
Else: Suffix -oːt
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯p
Else: Suffix -up
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ip
Else: Suffix -ui̯p
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -i
Else: Suffix -ɑi̯
Noun to verb = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ys
Else: Suffix -os
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yi̯
Else: Suffix -ɑ
Tending to = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯l
Else: Suffix -ɑl
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æː
Else: Suffix -ei̯
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯t
Else: Suffix -ɑi̯t
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯
Else: Suffix -u
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -i
Else: Suffix -ɑː
Diminutive = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯l
Else: Suffix -el
Augmentative = If contains {æ,æː,y,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æːn
Else: Suffix -un

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