Eclypsecant

When the Eclypse order needs to talk to each other they send letters written in Eclypsecant. This is a written only language. Natively known as Eclypsecant ...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind... ʘa ǀʼɜ si ɓæktif ʘa si Pronunciation: /ʘa ǀʼɜ si ɓækˈtif ʘa si/ Eclypsecant word order: and he stood his hat holding and his wet face turned the wind to

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: /b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x z ʑ ʕ β/

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Alveolo-palatal	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Pharyngeal	Glottal
Nasal	m		n
Stop	p b		t d		c	kg	q
Fricative	β	f v	s z	ʑ		x			h
Approximant					j			ʕ
Trill			r
Lateral approximant			l

Co-articulated phonemes

↓Manner/Place→	Labio-velar
Approximant	w

Vowel inventory: /a e I o u y æ/

	Front	Back
High	I y	u
High-mid	e	o
Near-low	æ
Low	a

Syllable structure: (C)V(C) ? Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable? Word initial consonants: b, c, f, g, h, k, l, m, n, p, q, s, t, w, x, z, ʑ, β Mid-word consonants: b, bb, bd, bt, bʕ, c, cs, ct, d, db, dd, dg, dl, dn, dr, dv, f, ff, fg, fk, fp, fx, g, gb, gg, gk, gn, gr, gv, gw, gz, h, hb, hm, hv, j, jb, jj, jn, jr, js, jv, jz, k, kf, kh, kj, kk, kv, l, lb, ld, lf, lj, lk, ll, lv, lw, m, mg, mh, mm, mn, ms, mt, n, ng, nh, nj, nm, nn, np, nr, ns, nt, nx, p, pj, pm, pp, ps, pt, pv, pw, px, q, qʕ, r, rb, rc, rd, rf, rg, rk, rs, rv, rx, rz, s, sb, sd, sj, sk, sp, sv, sw, sx, sz, t, tc, td, tk, tp, tt, tw, tx, tz, v, vb, vg, vj, vm, vn, vw, w, wl, wm, ww, wz, x, xj, xl, xn, z, zb, zd, zg, zk, zl, zn, zp, zt, zw, zz, ʑ, ʕ, ʕt, β Word final consonants: b, c, d, f, g, l, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, x, z, ʑ, ʕ, β
Phonological changes (in order of application):?

• r → rː / _N
• t → s / _#
• L → d / #_
• l → ɫ / V_V
• h → q / _#
• a → Ø / _i
• h → Ø / _{n,s,ʔ}

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
c	ch
j	y
x	kh
y	ù
ʑ	ẑ
ʕ	ĥ
β	v̂

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Grammar

Main word order: Subject-Object-Verb-Oblique. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary the door opened with a key. 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. However, the ergative affix is only applied if there is an absolutive in the sentence.
• Absolutive is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog.
• The genitive is the possessor of something: the dog’s tail hits a man.
• Dative is the recipient of something: a man gives the ball to the dog.
• Locative is the location of something: a man goes to town.
• Ablative is a movement away from something: a man walks from town.

Singular

	Masculine	Feminine
Ergative	Suffix -i i /i/ man (doing the verb to something)	Suffix -ɜç ɜç /ɜç/ woman (doing the verb to something)
Absolutive	No affix // man (doing the verb, but not to something)	No affix // woman (doing the verb, but not to something)
Genitive	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɣnu Else: Suffix -ʏɣnu ʏɣnu /ʏɣˈnu/ manʼs	Suffix -ə ə /ə/ womanʼs
Dative	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǃˀ Else: Suffix -ɜǃˀ ɜǃˀ /ɜǃˀ/ to (the/a) man	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǂ Else: Suffix -əǂ əǂ /əǂ/ to (the/a) woman
Locative	Suffix -aɾ aɾ /aɾ/ near/at/by (the/a) man	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ŋǀ Else: Suffix -əŋǀ əŋǀ /əŋǀ/ near/at/by (the/a) woman
Ablative	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ʝɤ Else: Suffix -uʝɤ uʝɤ /uˈʝɤ/ from (the/a) man	Suffix -ʏŋǀ ʏŋǀ /ʏŋǀ/ from (the/a) woman

Plural

	Masculine	Feminine
Ergative	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɱɤ Else: Suffix -ɤɱɤ ɤɱɤ /ɤˈɱɤ/ men (doing the verb to something)	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǁ Else: Suffix -ækǁ ækǁ /ækǁ/ women (doing the verb to something)
Absolutive	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǂʼ Else: Suffix -aǂʼ aǂʼ /aǂʼ/ men (doing the verb, but not to something)	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ʝɤ Else: Suffix -ɤʝɤ ɤʝɤ /ɤˈʝɤ/ women (doing the verb, but not to something)
Genitive	Suffix -ʏ ʏ /ʏ/ menʼs	Suffix -uɓ uɓ /uɓ/ womenʼs
Dative	Suffix -iβ iv̂ /iβ/ to (the/some) men	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǀˀ Else: Suffix -æǀˀ æǀˀ /æǀˀ/ to (the/some) women
Locative	Suffix -ʏl ʏl /ʏl/ near/at/by (the/some) men	Suffix -ij iy /ij/ near/at/by (the/some) women
Ablative	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ŋǂ Else: Suffix -iŋǂ iŋǂ /iŋǂ/ from (the/some) men	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ffʊ Else: Suffix -iffʊ iffʊ /ifˈfʊ/ from (the/some) women

Articles

Definite	ʘa /ʘa/ the
Indefinite	rʊǁ /rʊǁ/ a some

Pronouns

	Ergative	Absolutive	Genitive	Dative	Locative	Ablative
1st singular	ʍɜ /ʍɜ/ I	naʤ /naʤ/ me, I	ǀχʏ /ǀχʏ/ mine	ǀʏ /ǀʏ/ to me	ǁqal /ǁqal/ at me	çən /çən/ from me
2nd singular	ǃˀu /ǃˀu/ you	ɠi /ɠi/ you	ɦu /ɦu/ yours	aǂˀ /aǂˀ/ to you	ya /ja/ at you	ǀʏǂʼ /ǀʏǂʼ/ from you
3rd singular masc	ǀʼɜ /ǀʼɜ/ he	ǀʢʊ /ǀʢʊ/ him, he	a /a/ his	lɜ /lɜ/ to him	ǂˀi /ǂˀi/ at him	ʏ /ʏ/ from him
3rd singular fem	ʔɜ /ʔɜ/ she	ǀχaɾ /ǀχaɾ/ her, she	ʏɓ /ʏɓ/ hers	ʢœʍ /ʢœʍ/ to her	zəʘ /zəʘ/ at her	ǃχæk /ǃχæk/ from her
1st plural	çi /çi/ we	çʏ /çʏ/ us, we	lɤǂ /lɤǂ/ ours	sæǀˀ /sæǀˀ/ to us	ʢœɦ /ʢœɦ/ at us	ǃa /ǃa/ from us
2nd plural	naɓ /naɓ/ you (all)	ǀʢœkǁ /ǀʢœkǁ/ you (all)	ħɤç /ħɤç/ yours	ǂʢa /ǂʢa/ to you (all)	ǃχu /ǃχu/ at you (all)	ɸi /ɸi/ from you (all)
3rd plural masc	ɓu /ɓu/ they	çə /çə/ them, they	ǂʼəkǃ /ǂʼəkǃ/ theirs	naɦ /naɦ/ to them	ǁqaǂ /ǁqaǂ/ at them	ǂˀiŋǁ /ǂˀiŋǁ/ from them
3rd plural fem	zi /zi/ they	ǁəkǂ /ǁəkǂ/ them, they	ǃʼʊ /ǃʼʊ/ theirs	v̂i /βi/ to them	ʤaʍ /ʤaʍ/ at them	sækǀ /sækǀ/ from them

Possessive determiners

1st singular	ɮʏ /ɮʏ/ my
2nd singular	ra /ra/ your
3rd singular masc	si /si/ his
3rd singular fem	ħɤv̂ /ħɤβ/ her
1st plural	aɠ /aɠ/ our
2nd plural	ǀʼɜ /ǀʼɜ/ your
3rd plural masc	lʊ /lʊ/ their
3rd plural fem	ʝʊ /ʝʊ/ their

Verbs

Present

	Masculine	Feminine
1st singular	Suffix -œ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣœ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣœ/	Suffix -u ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣu /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣu/
2nd singular	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -jʏ Else: Suffix -ijʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiyʏ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣiˈjʏ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -mra Else: Suffix -Amra ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣamra /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣaˈmra/
3rd singular masc	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɲlœ Else: Suffix -ɤɲlœ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤɲlœ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣɤˈɲlœ/	Suffix -iɮ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiɮ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣiɮ/
3rd singular fem	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -klʏ Else: Suffix -œklʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣœklʏ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣœˈklʏ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɾsʊ Else: Suffix -əɾsʊ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣəɾsʊ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣəɾˈsʊ/
1st plural	Suffix -ʏf ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏf /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏf/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kɾɜ Else: Suffix -akɾɜ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣakɾɜ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣaˈkɾɜ/
2nd plural	Suffix -iɦ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiɦ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣiɦ/	Suffix -əβ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣəv̂ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣəβ/
3rd plural masc	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǃ Else: Suffix -iǃ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiǃ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣiǃ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɠ Else: Suffix -ɤɠ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤɠ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɤɠ/
3rd plural fem	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -hkɤ Else: Suffix -ɜhkɤ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɜhkɤ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣɜhˈkɤ/	Suffix -æǂ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣæǂ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣæǂ/

Past

	Masculine	Feminine
1st singular	Suffix -ʏt ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏt /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏt/	Suffix -ʏp ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏp /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏp/
2nd singular	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -rhœ Else: Suffix -ɤrhœ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤrhœ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣɤrˈhœ/	Suffix -ækǀ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣækǀ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣækǀ/
3rd singular masc	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǁˀ Else: Suffix -ɤǁˀ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤǁˀ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɤǁˀ/	Suffix -uɱ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣuɱ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣuɱ/
3rd singular fem	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -mɾʏ Else: Suffix -œmɾʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣœmɾʏ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣœˈmɾʏ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -fnʏ Else: Suffix -afnʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣafnʏ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣafˈnʏ/
1st plural	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ŋǁ Else: Suffix -aŋǁ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣaŋǁ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣaŋǁ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǁxʊ Else: Suffix -ikǁxʊ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣikǁkhʊ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣikǁˈxʊ/
2nd plural	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǃʼɜ Else: Suffix -œǃʼɜ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣœǃʼɜ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣœˈǃʼɜ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǃ Else: Suffix -ækǃ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣækǃ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣækǃ/
3rd plural masc	Suffix -ɜǂ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɜǂ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɜǂ/	Suffix -ij ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiy /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣij/
3rd plural fem	Suffix -a ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣa /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣa/	Suffix -ɤɠ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤɠ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɤɠ/

Remote past

	Masculine	Feminine
1st singular	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɣnu Else: Suffix -aɣnu ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣaɣnu /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣaɣˈnu/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǁɜ Else: Suffix -ʏkǁɜ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏkǁɜ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣʏkˈǁɜ/
2nd singular	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -r Else: Suffix -ar ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣar /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣar/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɮ Else: Suffix -əɮ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣəɮ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣəɮ/
3rd singular masc	Suffix -iz ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiz /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣiz/	Suffix -ʏǃˀ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏǃˀ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏǃˀ/
3rd singular fem	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ka Else: Suffix -ika ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣika /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣiˈka/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ħ Else: Suffix -ɤħ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤħ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɤħ/
1st plural	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ʤ Else: Suffix -əʤ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣəʤ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣəʤ/	Suffix -uj ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣuy /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣuj/
2nd plural	Suffix -ə ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣə /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣə/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -zmɜ Else: Suffix -azmɜ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣazmɜ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣazˈmɜ/
3rd plural masc	Suffix -ʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǁʊ Else: Suffix -ʏkǁʊ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏkǁʊ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣʏkˈǁʊ/
3rd plural fem	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɣ Else: Suffix -iɣ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiɣ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣiɣ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ptə Else: Suffix -iptə ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣiptə /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣipˈtə/

Future

	Masculine	Feminine
1st singular	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ǀʼɤ Else: Suffix -ɤǀʼɤ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤǀʼɤ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣɤˈǀʼɤ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -tfu Else: Suffix -atfu ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣatfu /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣatˈfu/
2nd singular	Suffix -i ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣi /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣi/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ʔɾæ Else: Suffix -uʔɾæ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣuʔɾæ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣuˈʔɾæ/
3rd singular masc	Suffix -œr ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣœr /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣœr/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǂ Else: Suffix -əkǂ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣəkǂ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣəkǂ/
3rd singular fem	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -z Else: Suffix -ʏz ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏz /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏz/	Suffix -ɤɰ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤɰ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɤɰ/
1st plural	Suffix -ɤ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɤ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣɤ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǀʏ Else: Suffix -œkǀʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣœkǀʏ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣœkˈǀʏ/
2nd plural	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -lri Else: Suffix -ʏlri ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏlri /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣʏˈlri/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ʔmœ Else: Suffix -ɜʔmœ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣɜʔmœ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣɜʔˈmœ/
3rd plural masc	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ʝ Else: Suffix -ʏʝ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏʝ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏʝ/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -sɮʏ Else: Suffix -isɮʏ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣisɮʏ /ɸæsˌmʊɲiˌɤɣisˈɮʏ/
3rd plural fem	Suffix -ʏj ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʏy /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʏj/	If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɓ Else: Suffix -ʊɓ ɸæsmʊɲiɤɣʊɓ /ɸæsmʊˌɲiɤˈɣʊɓ/

Perfect aspect

The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present. Eclypsecant uses the word for ‘finish’ ((finish)) for the perfect aspect.

Numbers

Eclypsecant has a base-10 number system:
1 - ((one)) 2 - ((two)) 3 - ((three)) 4 - ((four)) 5 - ((five)) 6 - ((six)) 7 - ((seven)) 8 - ((eight)) 9 - ((nine)) 10 - ((ten)) 11 - ((ten))((one)) “ten-one” 100 - ((hundred)) “hundred” 101 - ((hundred)) ʘa ((one)) “hundred and one” 200 - ((two)) ((hundred)) 1000 - ((thousand)) “thousand”

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = If ends with a vowel: Suffix -kǁ Else: Suffix -ækǁ Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ɤ Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -j Else: Suffix -aj Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ɜǁ Noun → adjective relating to a noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -iɱ Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʤ Else: Suffix -əʤ Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -œ Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = If ends with a vowel: Suffix -ɠ Else: Suffix -ɤɠ Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -ɤɣ Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -a One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ʏ Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -ʏ Diminutive = Suffix -œ Augmentative = Suffix -əǀˀ

Dictionary

51 Words.