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Nikkon Language (Knee-kon)

Nikkon is the ancestral language of the Nikkon people.

Writing System

n sounds like "ny"

Phonology

↓Manner/Place→ Bilabial  Labiodental Alveolar Palato-alveolar Palatal Velar     Glottal
Nasal m n
Stop p t ʔ
Affricate
Fricative ʧ  ʤ
Approximant  f       v s z ʃ ʒ h
Trill  j
Lateral fricative r
Lateral approximant l ɬ

Morphology

Adjective → adverb = Prefix ʒi- Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix rɯ- Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix ky- Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix ʒa- Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Prefix ʧy- Noun to verb = Prefix k͡pi- Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix wɯ- Tending to = Prefix ki- Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Prefix ra- Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Prefix ti- One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Prefix zɯ- Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix ka- Diminutive = Prefix ʃo- Augmentative = Prefix ʃi-

Vocabulary

Many words are peppered with what the humans would call cat puns, or are associated with cats or foxes, which the Nikki are inspired by. For example, "mu" becomes "mew" and "er" becomes "ur"

Tenses

Present  No affix tuku /tuˈku/ (learn)
Past  Prefix tu- tutuku /tuˈtuku/ (learned)
Future Participle before the verb: re - re tuku /re tuˈku/ (will learn)

Adjective Order

Quantity, Quality, Size, Age, Shape, Color, Nationality, Material, Purpose

Dictionary

358 Words.
Common Phrases
"Right meow!" Hound: A swear
Common Female Names
Audie, Bianca, Blanche, Claudia, Felicity, Judy, Kiki, Kitt, Lolly, Maru, Merry, Mitzi, Moe, Nimue, Olivia, Rey, Tabby, Whitney
Common Male Names
Bob, Claude, Hans, Hopper, Ike, Indy, Leonardo, Leopold, Mott, Punchy, Raymond, Red, Rex, Rudy, Rolf, Rowan, Roy, Rudolph, Sherb, Tab, Todd, Tom, Tybalt
Common Unisex Names
Blue

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