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Indrelian
dreyiv / dreyivĕn rhŭnĕn
[drɛˈjɪw | drɛˈjɪʋɵ̃ ˈrʏnɵ̃]
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 24 September 2022
Language type A priori
Species Human/humanoid
About Indrelian

Indrelian is a Khtozaric language spoken on the world of Árdan.

Features:
  • SOV, head-final word order
  • Funny initial clusters (ndrevĕn "arm"; mbriyek "to write"; nzhĕn "hot-INANInanimate (gender/class)
    inanimate, sessile
    ")
  • Distinction between alienable and inalienable possession (bĕnĕ tĕ zĕcin man-GENGenitive (case)
    possessive
    DEFDefinite
    "the"
    eye
    "the man's eye"; vicĕnĕn tĕ bĕm CNSConstruct state
    noun being possessed
    -castle DEFDefinite
    "the"
    man
    "the man's castle")
  • Split-ergativity based on aspect (tĕ bĕm parnek zĕ DEFDefinite
    "the"
    man bridge-ACCAccusative (case)
    TRANS direct object; patient
    see.PRESPresent tense (tense)
    current
    .IPFVImperfective (aspect)
    'interrupted or incomplete'
    "the man sees a bridge"; tĕ bĕnek parĕn zĕpin DEFDefinite
    "the"
    man-ACCAccusative (case)
    TRANS direct object; patient
    bridge see.PSTPast (tense)
    action occurred before moment of speech
    .PFVPerfective (aspect)
    completed action
    "the man saw a bridge")
  • Copula dropping (n nŭvnĕ 1SFirst person singular (person)
    speaker, signer, etc.; I
    woman-COPCopula
    used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate
    "I am a woman"; n vivov 1SFirst person singular (person)
    speaker, signer, etc.; I
    strong
    "I am strong")
  • A first-person singular pronoun which is simply n

  • Sample of Indrelian[view] n dreyivey tĕx / n dreyivda tĕ rhŭnĕnda tĕx

    I speak English
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    Latest vocabulary
    vesĕnnswelling
    vesekvswell
    ndrezekvtell
    Language family relationships
    Language treeKhtozaric
     ⤷  Proto-Khtozar
      ⤷ Mineian Khtozaric
       ⤷ Classical Indrelian
        ⤷ Middle Indrelian
         ⤷  Indrelian
    [view] About KhtozaricOne of the primary language families of the world of Árdan. Spoken in the antisunward part of the continent of Mineia and on the continent of Apantos.
    Phonology
    ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
    dental
    DentalAlveolarPost-
    Alveolar
    PalatalLabio-
    velar
    VelarGlottal
    Nasal m     n [n̩]1          
    Plosive p b     t d       k g  
    Fricative     ð s z ʃ ʒ     x [ɦ]2
    Affricate       t͡s t͡ʃ        
    Approximant   ʋ       j [w]3    
    Trill       r          
    1. Word-initially, allophone of /ɵ̃/
    2. Between vowels, allophone of /x/
    3. In coda position, allophone of /ʋ/
    VowelsFrontNear-
    front
    CentralBack
    Close     ɨ u
    Near-close   ɪ ɪ̃ ʏ    
    Close-mid     ɵ̃ o
    Open-mid ɛ      
    Near-open æ̃      
    Open       ɑ
    Orthography
    Below is the orthography for Indrelian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
     IndrelianOrthography [edit]
    Aa/ɑ/Bb/b/Cc/t͡ʃ/Dd/d/Ĕĕ/ɨ/Ee/ɛ/Gg/g/Hh/x/Ii/ɪ/
    Kk/k/Mm/m/Nn/n/Oo/o/Pp/p/Rr/r/RH rh/r/Ss/s/SH sh/ʃ/
    Tt/t/TS ts/t͡s/Uu/u/Ŭŭ/ʏ/Vv/ʋ/Xx/ð/Yy/j/Zz/z/ZH zh/ʒ/
    ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change]
      Typological information for Indrelian

      Base counting systemDuodecimal (12)
      Morphosyntactic alignmentSplit Ergative
      NasalsNasal stops and vowels
      Possession distinctionsAlienable/inalienable
      Primary word orderSOV

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