Zjenacon [ZJE]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Zjenacon
The language of the Zjenacians. Planning on using this for TranslApril. A priori.
Syllable Structure:
Mostly CV, sometimes CVC, most words end in a vowel, except for prepositions/conjunctions
Interesting Grammar:
Pronouns become definite article
Volitions (a willing, an unwilling, and an inactive (kind of like inanimate) volition)
Evidentiality in adjectives and verbs
Word Order:
Mostly VSO
Statements with dative (D) are OVDS
Copula often dropped
Syllable Structure:
Mostly CV, sometimes CVC, most words end in a vowel, except for prepositions/conjunctions
Interesting Grammar:
Pronouns become definite article
Volitions (a willing, an unwilling, and an inactive (kind of like inanimate) volition)
Evidentiality in adjectives and verbs
Word Order:
Mostly VSO
Statements with dative (D) are OVDS
Copula often dropped
Sample of Zjenacon[view] Kelinoo veveligiletane. Ban kelinoo ti zaveligiletane zaveveligiletane.
There are no solved problems. There are only problems that are more or less solved.[view all texts]
There are no solved problems. There are only problems that are more or less solved.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Zjenacon
Some sound samples of Zjenacon. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Jino kaputi inigo montohah. Navetazec kozno ji peloli. Ledu naveta kozno.
My name is Iniɡo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.Warning: Link provided is not a supported filetype (wav, ogg, mp3). You can navigate to the link provided at your own risk.
My name is Iniɡo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.Warning: Link provided is not a supported filetype (wav, ogg, mp3). You can navigate to the link provided at your own risk.
Duloxoj venali jino edo zenaxona
I speak EnglishWarning: Link provided is not a supported filetype (wav, ogg, mp3). You can navigate to the link provided at your own risk.
I speak EnglishWarning: Link provided is not a supported filetype (wav, ogg, mp3). You can navigate to the link provided at your own risk.
Language family relationships
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Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||||
Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||||
Fricative | f | v | s | z | x | h | ||||||
Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | ||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||
Approximant | w |
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i | u | ||
Close-mid | o | |||
Open-mid | ɛ | |||
Open | a |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Zjenacon. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
ZjenaconOrthography [edit] | |||||||||||
Aa/a/ | Bb/b/ | Cc/t͡s/ | Dd/d/ | Ee/ɛ/ | Ff/f/ | Gg/g/ | Hh/h/ | Ii/i/ | Jj/d͡z/ | Kk/k/ | Ll/l/ |
Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | Oo/o/ | Pp/p/ | Qq/ŋ/ | Ss/s/ | Tt/t/ | Uu/u/ | Vv/v/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/x/ | Zz/z/ |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |
Latest 8 related articles listed below.
Negativity
It's complicated
23-Mar-17 21:50