Hagdukuian

The language spoken by Aerzi’s.

Morphology

Derivational morphology Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -g Else: Suffix -ɛːg   Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -l Else: Suffix -iːl   Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -s Else: Suffix -us   Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʦ Else: Suffix -əːʦ   Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -id   Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʦ Else: Suffix -əːʦ   Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -ud   Tending to = Suffix -oʦ   Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -əd   Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -ɛː   One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ap   Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -ig   Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -ud   Augmentative = Suffix -i

Syntax

Hagdukuian is the same as English.

Phonetics

Hagdukuian has 243 Consonants.    Consonant inventory: b d f g g͡b h k k͡p l m n p q r s t v w z ɢ ʁ ʃ ʒ ʔ ʣ ʤ ʦ ʧ χ     p b    
Manner/Place Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palato-Alveolar Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n
Stop t d k g q ɢ ʔ
Affricate ʦ ʣ ʧ ʤ
Fricative f v s z ʃ ʒ χ ʁ h
Trill r
Lateral approximant l
     

Vowels

      Hagdukuian has 14 vowels.  
Front Central Mid
High iː i u uː
High-Mid e ø o
Mid ə əː
Low-Mid ɛ ɛː ɔ
Low a

Tenses

Verb tense  
Future
1st singular Suffix -ok͡p awsokp /ˈɔsok͡p/ (I) will learn
2nd singular Suffix -iː awsii /ɔˈsiː/ (you) will learn
3rd singular masc If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -ɛːd awsèèd /ˈɔsɛːd/
3rd singular fem Suffix -e awse /ˈɔse/
1st plural inclusive Suffix -ɛl awsèl /ˈɔsɛl/
1st plural exclusive If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʁ Else: Suffix -ɔʁ awsawr̊ /ɔˈsɔʁ/
2nd plural Suffix -u awsu /ˈɔsu/ (you all) will learn
3rd plural masc If ends with vowel: Suffix -g Else: Suffix -ɔg awsawg /ɔˈsɔg/
3rd plural fem If ends with vowel: Suffix -q Else: Suffix -eq awseq /ˈɔseq/
  Verb tense feminine   
Future
1st singular Suffix -a awsa /ˈɔsa/ (I) will learn
2nd singular If ends with vowel: Suffix -p Else: Suffix -iːp awsiip /ɔˈsiːp/ (you) will learn
3rd singular masc If ends with vowel: Suffix -v Else: Suffix -ɔv awsawv /ˈɔsɔv/
3rd singular fem If ends with vowel: Suffix -z Else: Suffix -əːz awsààz /ˈɔsəːz/
1st plural inclusive If ends with vowel: Suffix -s Else: Suffix -us awsus /ˈɔsus/
1st plural exclusive Suffix -aw awsaw /ɔˈsaw/
2nd plural  Suffix -o awso /ˈɔso/ (you all) will learn
3rd plural masc If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʃ Else: Suffix -iʃ awsish /ˈɔsiʃ/
3rd plural fem If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʣ Else: Suffix -oʣ awsodz /ɔˈsoʣ/
  Hagdukuian uses a standalone particle word for past tense  
Past Particle before the verb: wəɢ - wàg̊ aws /wəɢ ɔs/ learned

Adjective Order

Adjectives are positioned before the noun.

Stub

I may expand this article in the future

Work In Progress

This article is a WIP. It might get an update in the future

Dictionary

4516 Words.
Common Phrases
Sav means you don’t belong here


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