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Typology Progressing 84 words Baja
Bⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠj̊ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠ
[ⱱ̟̊ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠⱱ̥ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠ]
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 18 August 2022
Language type Joke language
Place & SpeakersBaja is spoken by a population of 4,085,695 in California.
Species Human/humanoid
About Baja Features:
  • Mandatory evidentiality marking for verbs
  • Phonemic /ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠ/
  • Split ergativity (ergative/absolutive and tripartite) based on whether the referent is dangerous
  • 84 cases, with a total of 1274 possible basic forms for nouns and adjectives
  • Ten third-person pronouns
  • Adjective disagreement
Sample of Baja[view] Bⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠbⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠbtⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠbþj̊ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠj̊tþⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢ...[view all texts]
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Phonology
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
Flap ⱱ̟̊ ⱱ̟ ⱱ̥
VowelsFront
Open ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̆᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠ
Syllable StructureBaja has a CV(C)(C) syllable structure. All consonant clusters are legal.
Stress informationSpeaking Baja is likely to make you very stressed.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Baja. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 BajaOrthography [edit]
Tt/ⱱ̟/Bb/ⱱ̟̊/Þþ/ⱱ/Aa/ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̆᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠ/J̊ j̊/ⱱ̥/
✔ Shown in correct order [change]
    Additional NotesDue to ConWorkShop's absurd limitations, the letter ⟨ⁿᶣʷˀʰʲ↓a̟̘͇̺̪͆ʱ̰̪̻̜̼̞̹̯̝̠̙̈̽͋̃̚͡˞̩̬̥̌᷉̋̏̂́᷇᷄̀᷆᷅̄᷈̌͌ʰᵝ::ʼᵸˀˑʷᶣˡ:ʲˤˢʶˠ⟩ is listed in this alphabet as ⟨a⟩, so CWS's pronunciation estimation and orthography distribution will not work for Baja.
    Latest 8 related articles listed below.
    Lessons (2)
    1Lesson #1 - Phonology and Orthography
    2Lesson #2 - Noun Cases
    Typological information for Baja

    Evidentiality distinctionsMixed
    Morphosyntactic alignmentSplit Ergative
    Number of nominal casesEight cases or more
    Primary word orderVOS
    Marked tense (verb)No marked tense

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