Mappa [MPP]
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Language type
Proto-Conlang
Place & SpeakersMappa is spoken in Common Lands.
Species
Human/humanoid
About Mappa
Mappa was an archaic human language spoken in prehistoric times in the Common Lands. Mappa was widespread and gave birth to many modern languages.
Mappa is an analytical language, though it does feature some inflections:
Verbs are marked with particles for tense (non-future, future, or remote past) and aspect (progressive, perfect, or habitual). A prefix may be applied to indicate mood: "a-" is used for imperative, "u-" is used for optative, and "i-" is used for conditional. The unmarked form is assumed to be indicative.
Nouns are marked for direct object in transitive verbs with "-pu". Ditransitive verbs mark the direct object with "-pun" and indirect object with "-pan". Nouns can also take "una-" prefix for genitive case (used to construct adjectives and adverbs) and "ina-" for locative (indicates in/on/at/around,etc.). Unmarked nouns are generally the subject of a sentence.
Nouns can be adjectivized or adverbialized by applying the genitive case.
## As of Dec-1-2023 voiced phonemes have been purged and changed from a 5-vowel system to a 3-vowel system. Words created before this have not been changed (at this time, or if ever). I used too many sounds and thought it would be better to pare down so that future languages might distinguish more, different phonemes.
Mappa is an analytical language, though it does feature some inflections:
Verbs are marked with particles for tense (non-future, future, or remote past) and aspect (progressive, perfect, or habitual). A prefix may be applied to indicate mood: "a-" is used for imperative, "u-" is used for optative, and "i-" is used for conditional. The unmarked form is assumed to be indicative.
Nouns are marked for direct object in transitive verbs with "-pu". Ditransitive verbs mark the direct object with "-pun" and indirect object with "-pan". Nouns can also take "una-" prefix for genitive case (used to construct adjectives and adverbs) and "ina-" for locative (indicates in/on/at/around,etc.). Unmarked nouns are generally the subject of a sentence.
Nouns can be adjectivized or adverbialized by applying the genitive case.
## As of Dec-1-2023 voiced phonemes have been purged and changed from a 5-vowel system to a 3-vowel system. Words created before this have not been changed (at this time, or if ever). I used too many sounds and thought it would be better to pare down so that future languages might distinguish more, different phonemes.
Sample of Mappa[view] Or mamume opi nañuwe okepe. Isar or mamume obaya nañuwe o-babaho.
A dry voice comes from a stingy heart. But a moist voice comes from abundance.[view all texts]
A dry voice comes from a stingy heart. But a moist voice comes from abundance.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Mappa
Some sound samples of Mappa. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Or mamume opi nañuwe okepe. Isar or mamume obaya nañuwe o-babaho.
A dry voice comes from a stingy heart. But a moist voice comes from abundance.
A dry voice comes from a stingy heart. But a moist voice comes from abundance.
Od puse o-ñagukuro is o-biseju zi-pom na is ja. Or ho fre-bu is frote-bu; or u-morika uteze re-bun t...
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and con...
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and con...
Or mamume o-Mappa hen.
I speak English
I speak English
Sa joya-bu ho hen, war fafro hen duwa-bu ho: os mabuwe i-hupa hen.
When I was a girl I felt love was a building I marched towards.
When I was a girl I felt love was a building I marched towards.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | |||||||||||
| Plosive | p | t | k | |||||||||||
| Fricative | f | ʃ | x | |||||||||||
| Affricate | t͡ʃ | |||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i | u | ||
| Open | a | |||
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Mappa. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 MappaOrthography [edit] | |||||||
| Aa/a/ | Cc/t͡ʃ/ | Ff/f/ | Hh/x/ | Ii/i/ | Kk/k/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ |
| Ññ/ɲ/ | Pp/p/ | Rr/r/ | Ss/ʃ/ | Tt/t/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Yy/j/ |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||
