Kilchana [KIC]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Kilchana
Kilchana is primarily spoken by the Kilts. They evolved from goblins. Kilch don't have their own city. They roam around the world as merchants.
Grammatical features:
。SVO word order
。Ergative-Absolutive
。Two, three or four consonants form a root.
。Three numbers: Singular, Dual and Plural. Uncountable nouns are treated as singular.
。Two types of articles: definite and proper articles. Articles only agree to genders but not numbers.
。Verbs agree with the Patient through conjugation and suffixes
。Verbs agree with the Agent through prefixes
。Mark aspects instead of tenses
Phonological features:
。Aspirated/plain distinct
。Absence of voiced stops
。Absence of Labial consonants
。long/short vowel distinct
。There's a whispering speach, which is called qahinaa. It is well-known to be spoken by Kirts gangs and witches.
Writing system:
。Abjad inspired by various script
。Glyphs for null consonant
。Markings for noun and long vowel
。No orthography order. Instead, glyphs are grouped by their position.
Fun facts:
。There is no word for "friend" in Kilchana.
。There used to be a word for home ("naka'") but nowadays it means caravan.
。Many young Kilch don't speak Kilchana because of being discriminated by the locals
。Despite the grammar and phonetic being very different, Kilch are able to learn other language really quickly
。Pronunciation is very important for casting traditional Kilch voodoo ritual.
Grammatical features:
。SVO word order
。Ergative-Absolutive
。Two, three or four consonants form a root.
。Three numbers: Singular, Dual and Plural. Uncountable nouns are treated as singular.
。Two types of articles: definite and proper articles. Articles only agree to genders but not numbers.
。Verbs agree with the Patient through conjugation and suffixes
。Verbs agree with the Agent through prefixes
。Mark aspects instead of tenses
Phonological features:
。Aspirated/plain distinct
。Absence of voiced stops
。Absence of Labial consonants
。long/short vowel distinct
。There's a whispering speach, which is called qahinaa. It is well-known to be spoken by Kirts gangs and witches.
Writing system:
。Abjad inspired by various script
。Glyphs for null consonant
。Markings for noun and long vowel
。No orthography order. Instead, glyphs are grouped by their position.
Fun facts:
。There is no word for "friend" in Kilchana.
。There used to be a word for home ("naka'") but nowadays it means caravan.
。Many young Kilch don't speak Kilchana because of being discriminated by the locals
。Despite the grammar and phonetic being very different, Kilch are able to learn other language really quickly
。Pronunciation is very important for casting traditional Kilch voodoo ritual.
Sample of Kilchana[view] Á rën ráng för dá, möl hopën yála.
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.[view all texts]
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.[view all texts]
Latest vocabulary
Language family relationships
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[edit] [view] Maron'ef Pfila (Maronian Whisper)Maronef Pfiila, also known as Maronian Whisper, is a murmuring version of Maronian Kilchian. It has a unique phonetic system dedicated for whispering. It is spoken by gangs and many underground organisations, as well as the witches during their voodoo ritual.
In mythology, Vüldaaba, the goddess of fortune, taught a kilchian witch how to speak Pfiila. The witch later got an unexpected treasure after a ritual using Pfiila. Since then, all kilch learnt how to speak Pfiila, looking to get rich
In mythology, Vüldaaba, the goddess of fortune, taught a kilchian witch how to speak Pfiila. The witch later got an unexpected treasure after a ritual using Pfiila. Since then, all kilch learnt how to speak Pfiila, looking to get rich
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Epiglottal | Glottal | ||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t̪ | t̻ | d | k | g | q | ʡ | ʔ | ||||||||||
| Fricative | f | v | θ | s̻ | z | x | ɣ | χ | ʜ | ɦ | ||||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s̻ | k͡x | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||
| Open-mid | [ɛ]1 | [ɔ]2 | ||
| Open | a a: | [ɑ]3 [ɑ:]4 | ||
| Polyphthongs | [ɛɪ̯]5 | [ɔʊ̯]6 |
- allophone of /i/
- allophone of /u/
- allophone of /a/
- allophone of /a:/
- allophone of /i:/
- allophone of /u:/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Kilchana. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 KilchanaOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
| ' 'ali /ʔ/ | Bb baam /b/ | Cc cul /t̪/ | Dd daan /d/ | Ff afpaa /f/ | Gg gaanh /g/ | GH gh aghgaa /ɣ/ | Hh ha /ɦ/ | HH hh ahh /ʜ/ | Jj jiin /j/ |
| Kk kaanh /k/ | KH kh khaanh /k͡x/ | Ll liin /l/ | Mm aam /m/ | Nn aan /n/ | NH nh aanh /ŋ/ | Pp paam /p/ | Qq qaal /q/ | QH qh aqhqaa /χ/ | Rr riin /r/ |
| Ss astaa /s̻/ | Tt taan /t̻/ | TH th athcaa /θ/ | TS ts tsaan /t͡s̻/ | Vv avbaa /v/ | Ww wiin /w/ | Xx axkaa /x/ | Yy yaa /ʡ/ | Zz azdaa /z/ | |
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||||
Latest 8 related articles listed below.
List of roots 25-Aug-18 00:15
Aspects and Conjugation 24-Aug-18 15:27
Moods 24-Aug-18 08:38
Pronoun 11-Aug-18 17:17
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