Jáhkarrá [JHK]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Jáhkarrá
movasáid jáhkarálan stirgalviži
movasáid jáhkarálan stirgalviži
mov-a-s-áid jáhkará-lan stirg-alv-i-ž-i
receive-TRANSTransitive (valency)
has two arguments-2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).OBJObject (argument)-1PEFirst person plural exclusive (person)
we (exclusive).SUBSubject (argument) Jáhkarrá-ELAElative (case)
'out of, from'.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity write-breathe-INTRIntransitive (valency)
has one argument-DESDesiderative (mood)
wishes, desires, wants.PRSPresent tense (tense).PCPParticiple
adjectival form of a verb-VOCVocative (case)
'O [addressee]'.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity
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Features:
- Consonant gradation - stem consonants change depending on the suffix: orgŋo "man", orkŋin "men", orŋáin "of men"
- Singular-dual-plural number: orgŋo "man", orgŋe "two men", orkŋin "men"
- Default OSV: állea orgŋo raiŧa "woman-ACC man sees"
- Strictly left-branching: čorvonea solgalvá orgŋea raiŧai "car-ACC bought man-ACC see-1SG"
- Three basic verb stems (transitive, intransitive, passive): raiŧaid "see something", raiŧiid "have the ability of vision", raiŧid "be seen"
- Polypersonal subject/object agreement: raiŧasai "I see you", raiŧai "I see him/her", raiŧanan "you see me"
- Indicative, necessitative, desiderative, potential and permissive moods: raiŧai "I see it", raiŧahai "I must see it", raiŧažai "I want to see it", raiŧasai "I can see it", raiŧaŧai "I'm allowed to see it"
- Multipurpose imperative: raiŧanjo "see!", raiŧavvanjo "you certainly saw", raiŧajjo "let me see"
- Nouns and adjectives conjugable like verbs: orgŋohai "I am a man", jeavvihea "it is yellow"
- Seventeen local cases (motion to, motion from, position at for external, internal, abstract, below and above location, plus abessive and comitative)
- Participles in local cases replacing conjunctions, with possessive suffixes agreeing with subject and object
has two arguments-2SSecond person singular (person)
addressee (you).OBJObject (argument)-1PEFirst person plural exclusive (person)
we (exclusive).SUBSubject (argument) Jáhkarrá-ELAElative (case)
'out of, from'.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity write-breathe-INTRIntransitive (valency)
has one argument-DESDesiderative (mood)
wishes, desires, wants.PRSPresent tense (tense).PCPParticiple
adjectival form of a verb-VOCVocative (case)
'O [addressee]'.SGSingular (number)
one countable entity
Features:
- Consonant gradation - stem consonants change depending on the suffix: orgŋo "man", orkŋin "men", orŋáin "of men"
- Singular-dual-plural number: orgŋo "man", orgŋe "two men", orkŋin "men"
- Default OSV: állea orgŋo raiŧa "woman-ACC man sees"
- Strictly left-branching: čorvonea solgalvá orgŋea raiŧai "car-ACC bought man-ACC see-1SG"
- Three basic verb stems (transitive, intransitive, passive): raiŧaid "see something", raiŧiid "have the ability of vision", raiŧid "be seen"
- Polypersonal subject/object agreement: raiŧasai "I see you", raiŧai "I see him/her", raiŧanan "you see me"
- Indicative, necessitative, desiderative, potential and permissive moods: raiŧai "I see it", raiŧahai "I must see it", raiŧažai "I want to see it", raiŧasai "I can see it", raiŧaŧai "I'm allowed to see it"
- Multipurpose imperative: raiŧanjo "see!", raiŧavvanjo "you certainly saw", raiŧajjo "let me see"
- Nouns and adjectives conjugable like verbs: orgŋohai "I am a man", jeavvihea "it is yellow"
- Seventeen local cases (motion to, motion from, position at for external, internal, abstract, below and above location, plus abessive and comitative)
- Participles in local cases replacing conjunctions, with possessive suffixes agreeing with subject and object
Sample of Jáhkarrá[view] Čárá áliroahennaŧalváreačan hannáskariŋgáhai.
I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.[view all texts]
I represent to you all the sins you never had the courage to commit.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Jáhkarrá
Some sound samples of Jáhkarrá. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Oavvi! Eŋiva! Eŋiva čároa, eŋiva burbmaroačan!
Fine! Dishonour! Dishonour on you, dishonour on your cow!
Fine! Dishonour! Dishonour on you, dishonour on your cow!
Oaivistuhai raiŧaisai. Bárastinejo, dojja. Oavvinci?
I am very happy to see you. Please take a seat. How's it going?
I am very happy to see you. Please take a seat. How's it going?
Á, oháŋásti, sevil reaivasteačan huoŋirrarnujavvai. Honnjáže, ávvaresaičan vihčidahčiráin morrusálg...
Oh little prince, bit by bit I came to understand the secrets of your sad little life. For a long ti...
Oh little prince, bit by bit I came to understand the secrets of your sad little life. For a long ti...
Language family relationships
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Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
Nasal | m m: | n n: n:ʲ nʲ | ŋ ŋ: | |||||||||||||
Plosive | p p: | t t: t:ʲ tʲ | k k: | |||||||||||||
Fricative | θ θ: | s s: | ʃ ʃ: | h h: | ||||||||||||
Affricate | t͡s t͡s: | t͡ʃ t͡ʃ: | ||||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l l: l:ʲ lʲ | |||||||||||||||
Approximant | ʋ ʋ: | j j: | ||||||||||||||
Trill | r r: |
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i i: | u | ||
Close-mid | e | o | ||
Near-open | æ | |||
Open | a: | ɑ |
Polyphthongs | ie | ea | uo | oɑ |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Jáhkarrá. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
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a/ɑ/ | á/a:/ | b/p/ | bb/p:/ | č/t͡ʃ/ | c/t͡s/ | čč/t͡ʃ:/ | cc/t͡s:/ | d/t/ | dd/t:/ | ddj/t:ʲ/ |
dj/tʲ/ | e/e/ | ea/æ/ | eá/ea/ | g/k/ | gg/k:/ | h/h/ | hh/h:/ | i/i/ | ie/ie/ | ii/i:/ |
j/i/, /j/ | jj/j:/ | k/k/ | kk/k:/ | l/l/ | lj/lʲ/ | ll/l:/ | llj/l:ʲ/ | m/m/ | mm/m:/ | n/n/ |
nj/nʲ/ | nn/n:/ | nnj/n:ʲ/ | o/o/ | oa/oɑ/ | p/p/ | pp/p:/ | r/r/ | rr/r:/ | š/ʃ/ | s/s/ |
ss/s:/ | šš/ʃ:/ | t/t/ | tj/tʲ/ | tt/t:/ | ttj/t:ʲ/ | u/u/ | uo/uo/ | v/ʋ/ | vv/ʋ:/ | ž/t͡ʃ/ |
z/t͡s/ | zz/t͡s:/ | žž/t͡ʃ:/ | ŋ/ŋ/ | ŋŋ/ŋ:/ | ŧ/θ/ | ŧŧ/θ:/ | ||||
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Latest 8 related articles listed below.
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The test sentences collection in Jáhkarrá
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Summary of how Jáhkarrá verbs work.
22-Jun-21 11:43Jáhkarrá: Orthography
The spelling of Jáhkarrá, especially consonant gradation
07-Jan-20 17:00Jáhkarrá: Consonant gradation
Consonant gradation in Jáhkarrá
10-May-19 09:57Jáhkarrá: Noun cases
The twenty-two cases of Jáhkarra
07-Jan-19 14:55Jáhkarrá: Politeness
Polite expressions in Jáhkarrá
05-Jan-19 10:30Jáhkarrá: Derivational morphology
Derivational suffixes
05-Dec-18 16:16Jáhkarrá: Nouns
Overview of the nouns
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