Tengu [TNU]
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Language type
A priori
Place & SpeakersTengu is spoken by a population of around 100,000 .
Species
Human/humanoid
About Tengu
Welcome to the tengu language, one of the most bizzare things I've created, because it's a priori language. It's insanely agluttinative, has VSO word order, adjective following the noun, 8 forms for each tense denoting the possibility of the event, 8 words instead of "yes" and "no", dual, trial and plural numbers formed by prefixes, and affixes instead of conjunction.
It's also written from right to left with two writing systems: logographic writing for the root words and abugida for affixes and/or transcription
You may find Tengu logographs in instagram by hashtags
It's also written from right to left with two writing systems: logographic writing for the root words and abugida for affixes and/or transcription
You may find Tengu logographs in instagram by hashtags
Sample of Tengu[view] Tresiqvi tki ttojm pe weg bhissti rramfa
I am going to say it only once so listen to me carefully.[view all texts]
I am going to say it only once so listen to me carefully.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Tengu
Some sound samples of Tengu. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Tresiqvi tki ttojm pe weg bhissti rramfa
I am going to say it only once so listen to me carefully.
I am going to say it only once so listen to me carefully.
Menekkebrerrsmikrefhasxqvire
They say she was surprised to see him, but I doubt it.
They say she was surprised to see him, but I doubt it.
Kssarvu ssjawttkfidx,
Ssessena ddikpasstedx,
Xaman cjafhamidx zorrona,
Fjudde vxattejmisdx ssmav...
Red for the blood, Green for the trees, Yellow for the golden bud, Blue for the seas that are shi...
Red for the blood, Green for the trees, Yellow for the golden bud, Blue for the seas that are shi...
Himenejseqy hhacresx, ggugjedd.
His parents are the ones who are dead, not mine.
His parents are the ones who are dead, not mine.
Tticixoo, thansamisismitk congxxaqamigg aqrofpo zemddakkejdde aassmavxa gihiwecwadxhaaws. Camexoomik...
Earlier, I saw nobility and resolve that was hardened like a diamond, shining in your eyes. But you'...
Earlier, I saw nobility and resolve that was hardened like a diamond, shining in your eyes. But you'...
Qesmi kkuraassesx ttojm gizejmax gidxojol gidxwanaddaz keci.
One could only learn from the past and move on through the present to make a better future.
One could only learn from the past and move on through the present to make a better future.
Language family relationships
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Other | ||||||||||||
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plosive | p pʰ | b bʰ | t tʰ | d dʰ | k kʰ | g gʰ | q qʰ | |||||||||||||||||
Fricative | f | v | θ | ð | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | ʑ | x | ɣ | ʁ | ħ | ɧ | ||||||||||
Affricate | t͡s t͡sʰ | d͡z d͡zʰ | t͡ʃ t͡ʃʰ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | ȴ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Trill | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Click | ǃ ǃʰ |
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i | y | u | |
Close-mid | e | ɤ | o | |
Open | a ã |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Tengu. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
TenguOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
Aa/a/ | AA aa/ã/ | Bb/b/ | BH bh/bʰ/ | Cc/t͡ʃ/ | CH ch/t͡ʃʰ/ | Dd/d/ | DD dd/ð/ | DH dh/dʰ/ | DX dx/d͡z/ | DXH dxh/d͡zʰ/ |
Ee/e/ | Ff/f/ | FH fh/ɧ/ | Gg/g/ | GG gg/ɣ/ | GH gh/gʰ/ | Hh/ħ/ | HH hh/x/ | Ii/i/ | Jj/j/ | Kk/k/ |
KH kh/kʰ/ | KK kk/ǃ/ | KKH kkh/ǃʰ/ | Ll/l/ | LL ll/ȴ/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | NG ng/ŋ/ | Oo/o/ | OO oo/ɤ/ | Pp/p/ |
PH ph/pʰ/ | Qq/q/ | QH qh/qʰ/ | Rr/r/ | RR rr/ʁ/ | Ss/s/ | SS ss/ʃ/ | SX sx/ʑ/ | Tt/t/ | TH th/tʰ/ | TT tt/θ/ |
Uu/u/ | Vv/v/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/z/ | XX xx/ʒ/ | Yy/y/ | Zz/t͡s/ | ZH zh/t͡sʰ/ | |||
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |