Shemalonian [SHEM]
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Language type
Artistic Language (Artlang)
Place & SpeakersShemalonian is spoken by a population of 5,423 in šemalon Province, Xohian Kingdom.
Species
Human/humanoid
About Shemalonian
Shemalonian is a conlang I made out of sheer boredom.
Its features include:
Second to last syllable stress
Suffix vowel harmony - the vowels in suffixes harmonize to the stressed vowel in the stem
8 vowels, each having a short and long version
Coding of evidentiality, like in "rið ȝɛbha xemžaðē, žik ȝɛb riðha rāxemžaðē", meaning "you saw me walk, but I didn't see you walk", and "jez ȝɛbha ħānuvī", meaning something like "he sensed me cook (in a way other than sight)"
Its features include:
Second to last syllable stress
Suffix vowel harmony - the vowels in suffixes harmonize to the stressed vowel in the stem
8 vowels, each having a short and long version
Coding of evidentiality, like in "rið ȝɛbha xemžaðē, žik ȝɛb riðha rāxemžaðē", meaning "you saw me walk, but I didn't see you walk", and "jez ȝɛbha ħānuvī", meaning something like "he sensed me cook (in a way other than sight)"
Sample of Shemalonian[view] ȝɛb ğūqha qa kazuqžɔ rāȝuveğaðō
I haven't seen that there was a cat on the street.[view all texts]
I haven't seen that there was a cat on the street.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Shemalonian
Some sound samples of Shemalonian. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
xeqō ğūr 'ūlħi cāšrxuw
This is a red shirt.
This is a red shirt.
dɛ̄ztar ȝɛb dōklō. ȝɛb gaȝadðē.
Sorry I'm late. I lost track of time.
Sorry I'm late. I lost track of time.
xin zukɛkha çɔgūhaðaj riðhami?
What's your favorite color?
What's your favorite color?
ȝɛb šemaloneuxoha gaðxū
I speak English
I speak English
"wuğɛp gijɔ stivžobs ligmaha zɔ̄tō qod."
"qlāv bada stivžobshaðaj?"
"ligm...
"It's so sad that Steve Jobs died of ligma." "Who the hell is Steve Jobs?" "Ligma balls."
"It's so sad that Steve Jobs died of ligma." "Who the hell is Steve Jobs?" "Ligma balls."
jez mūcāw qaš hūnɛ̄
He knocked and waited.
He knocked and waited.
Language family relationships
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Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Pharyngeal | Glottal | Other | ||||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | [ŋ]1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k kʷ | g | ʔ | |||||||||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | β | θ | [ð]2 | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | x | ɣ | ħ | ʕ | h | [ɧ]3 [ɧ̬]4 | ||||||
| Affricate | t͡s | t͡ʃ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trill | [r]5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blends | [tɧ]6 |
- Before velar stops, allophone of /n/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /θ/
- Word-finally or after /x/, allophone of /ʃ/
- Word-finally or after /ɣ/, allophone of /ʒ/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /ɾ/
- Word-finally or after /x/, allophone of /t͡ʃ/
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||
| Close-mid | e e: | o o: | ||
| Open-mid | ɛ ɛ: | ɔ ɔ: | ||
| Open | a a: | ɒ ɒ: | ||
| Polyphthongs | ou | ai | au | ei | eu | oi |
Syllable Structure(C)(C)CV(V)(C)(C)
Stress informationSecond to last syllable
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Shemalonian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| ShemalonianOrthography [edit] | ||||||||
| ȝ ȝ ȝe /ʕ/ | b b be /b/ | d d de /d/ | e e e /e/ | w w we /w/ | o o o /o/ | v v ve /β/ | a a a /a/ | q q qe /kʷ/ |
| ū ū u jenɔra /u:/ | c c ce /t͡s/ | ǟ ǟ ä jenɔra /ɒ:/ | ī ī i jenɔra /i:/ | h h he /h/ | ē ē e jenɔra /e:/ | f f fe /ɸ/ | s s se /s/ | ɔ̄ ɔ̄ ɔ jenɔra /ɔ:/ |
| ɛ ɛ ɛ /ɛ/ | n n ne /n/, [ŋ]1 | ž ž že /ʒ/, [ɧ̬]2 | k k ke /k/ | ä ä ä /ɒ/ | p p pe /p/ | š š še /ʃ/, [ɧ]3 | j j je /j/ | ō ō o jenɔra /o:/ |
| ' ' ğori /ʔ/ | r r re /ɾ/, [r]4 | u u u /u/ | i i i /i/ | ç ç çe /t͡ʃ/, [tɧ]5 | x x xe /x/ | z z ze /z/ | ð ð ðe /θ/, [ð]6 | ħ ħ ħe /ħ/ |
| ɔ ɔ ɔ /ɔ/ | ñ ñ ñe /ɲ/ | t t te /t/ | ā ā a jenɔra /a:/ | m m me /m/ | ğ ğ ğe /ɣ/ | l l le /l/ | ɛ̄ ɛ̄ ɛ jenɔra /ɛ:/ | g g ge /g/ |
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | ||||||||
- Before velar stops
- Word-finally or after /ɣ/
- Word-finally or after /x/
- Intervocalically
- Word-finally or after /x/
- Intervocalically
