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Draconic

Natively known as: Kútse /ˈkuːtʃɛ/

  ...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind... er cszéb gék tabb tö er ti úzle rang tö po vuld Pronunciation: /ɛr ʧeːb ɡeːk tɒbb tø ɛr ti ˈuːzlɛ rɒnɡ tø po vuld/ Kútsen word order: and stood he holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind  

Spelling & Phonology

  Consonant inventory: /b d f h j k l m n p r t v z ɟ ɡ ɲ ʃ ʦ ʧ/
↓Manner/Place→ Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palato-alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop p b t d ɟ k ɡ
Affricate ʦ ʧ
Fricative f v z ʃ h
Approximant j
Trill r
Lateral approximant l
  Vowel inventory: /aː eː i iː o oː u uː y yː ø øː ɒ ɛ/
Front Back
High i iː y yː u uː
High-mid eː ø øː o oː
Low-mid ɛ
Low ɒ
  Syllable structure: Custom defined Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable Word initial consonants: b, d, f, fr, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, pr, r, t, v, z, ɟ, ɡ, ɲ, ʃ, ʦ, ʧ Mid-word consonants: b, bb, bl, br, d, dv, f, h, j, jt, k, kk, kʃ, l, ld, lh, lj, lk, ll, lm, ln, lr, lt, ltʃ, lv, lɡ, lʃ, m, mb, mʃ, n, nd, ndt, nk, nl, nn, nt, nɡ, nɡz, nʃ, p, pv, pʃ, r, rd, rf, rj, rk, rl, rm, rn, rr, rt, rtʃ, rv, rɡ, rʃ, t, tk, tl, tm, tʃ, v, z, zd, zk, zl, zn, zt, zz, ɟ, ɟʃ, ɡ, ɡf, ɡh, ɡl, ɲ, ʃ, ʃk, ʃl, ʃt, ʃʃ, ʦ, ʧ Word final consonants: b, bb, d, j, jt, k, l, ld, ll, lt, lɟ, lʧ, m, n, nt, nɡ, nʃ, nʦ, nʧ, p, r, rd, rt, rʃ, rʦ, t, tt, v, z, zt, ɟ, ɡ, ɲ, ʃ, ʃt, ʃʃ   Phonological changes (in order of application):  
  • t → s / _{n,m}
  • t → ʦ / _i
  • h → j / _E
  • l → ʎ / _{i,j}
  • b → Ø / #_{u,i}
  • z → ʦ / Vj_
  How to read phonological rules   Spelling rules:
Pronunciation Spelling
ɒ a
á
ʦ c
ʧ cs
ɛ e
é
ɡ g
ɟ gy
í
ɲ ny
ó
øː ő
ø ö
s sz
ʒ zs
ʃ s
ú
ű
y ü
 

Grammar

  Main word order: Verb Subject Object (Prepositional phrase). "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Opened Mary the door with a key. Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun. Adposition: prepositions
Masculine Feminine
Singular If starts with vowel: Prefix n- Else: Prefix neː- némepvencsz /ˈneːmɛpvɛnʧ/ Prefix lo- lomepvencsz /ˈlomɛpvɛnʧ/
Plural If starts with vowel: Prefix ʧ- Else: Prefix ʧoː- cszómepvencsz /ˈʧoːmɛpvɛnʧ/ Prefix aː- ámepvencsz /ˈaːmɛpvɛnʧ/
 

Derivational morphology

  Adjective → adverb = If starts with vowel: Prefix z- Else: Prefix zi- Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix piː- Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɲ- Else: Prefix ɲu- Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix lɛ- Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix l- Else: Prefix liː- Noun to verb = Prefix yː- Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix yː- Tending to = If starts with vowel: Prefix f- Else: Prefix fiː- Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʃ- Else: Prefix ʃø- Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Prefix fry- One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix d- Else: Prefix di- Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix iː- Diminutive = Prefix zu- Augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix l- Else: Prefix lo-

Dictionary

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