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Padien

Padien is the language spoken by the mornvan and celebvan of the Taenost Belt. These people were the first of their species to make it into space, and it has become the lingua franca of Lavan in space.

Phonology

Consonant inventory: /b d g h j l m n p r s t v w x ð ɸ ɹ ɾ ʣ ʦ θ/   Vowel inventory: /a ae ai au e i ie o u ui/   Word initial consonants: b, d, g, h, j, l, m, n, p, s, t, v, w, ð, ɸ, ɹ, ɾ, ʣ, ʦ, θ   Mid-word consonants: d, g, gl, h, l, lx, lθ, m, n, nd, r, s, v, x, ɸ, ɹ, ɹd, ɹg, ɹh, ɹl, ɹn, ɹð, ɹθ, ʣ, ʦ, θ   Word final consonants: d, l, m, n, s, ð, ɸ, ɹ, ɾ, ʣ, ʦ, θ

Morphology

Adjective → noun = Suffix -uim   Noun → adjective = Suffix -oɾ   Noun → verb = Suffix -uid   Verb → noun = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʦui Else: Suffix -aʦui   Verb → adjective = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ho Else: Suffix -eho   Adjective → verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -da Else: Suffix -uida   Adjective → adverb = Suffix -uiɸ   One who Xs (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -sai Else: Suffix -esai   Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɾ Else: Suffix -eɾ   Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -lθo Else: Suffix -olθo   Augmentative = Suffix -ad

Syntax

Main word order: Subject-Oblique-Object-Verb. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary with a key the door opened.   Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.   Adposition: postpositions

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