Natively known as: Kútse /ˈkuːtʃɛ/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
er cszéb gék tabb tö er ti úzle rang tö po vuld
Pronunciation: /ɛr ʧeːb ɡeːk tɒbb tø ɛr ti ˈuːzlɛ rɒnɡ tø po vuld/
Kútsen word order: and stood he holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /b d f h j k l m n p r t v z ɟ ɡ ɲ ʃ ʦ ʧ/
↓Manner/Place→ |
Bilabial |
Labiodental |
Alveolar |
Palato-alveolar |
Palatal |
Velar |
Glottal |
Nasal |
m |
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n |
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ɲ |
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Stop |
p b |
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t d |
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ɟ |
k ɡ |
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Affricate |
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ʦ |
ʧ |
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Fricative |
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f v |
z |
ʃ |
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h |
Approximant |
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j |
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Trill |
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r |
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Lateral approximant |
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l |
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Vowel inventory: /aː eː i iː o oː u uː y yː ø øː ɒ ɛ/
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Front |
Back |
High |
i iː y yː |
u uː |
High-mid |
eː ø øː |
o oː |
Low-mid |
ɛ |
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Low |
aː |
ɒ |
Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: Initial — stress is on the first syllable
Word initial consonants: b, d, f, fr, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, pr, r, t, v, z, ɟ, ɡ, ɲ, ʃ, ʦ, ʧ
Mid-word consonants: b, bb, bl, br, d, dv, f, h, j, jt, k, kk, kʃ, l, ld, lh, lj, lk, ll, lm, ln, lr, lt, ltʃ, lv, lɡ, lʃ, m, mb, mʃ, n, nd, ndt, nk, nl, nn, nt, nɡ, nɡz, nʃ, p, pv, pʃ, r, rd, rf, rj, rk, rl, rm, rn, rr, rt, rtʃ, rv, rɡ, rʃ, t, tk, tl, tm, tʃ, v, z, zd, zk, zl, zn, zt, zz, ɟ, ɟʃ, ɡ, ɡf, ɡh, ɡl, ɲ, ʃ, ʃk, ʃl, ʃt, ʃʃ, ʦ, ʧ
Word final consonants: b, bb, d, j, jt, k, l, ld, ll, lt, lɟ, lʧ, m, n, nt, nɡ, nʃ, nʦ, nʧ, p, r, rd, rt, rʃ, rʦ, t, tt, v, z, zt, ɟ, ɡ, ɲ, ʃ, ʃt, ʃʃ
Phonological changes (in order of application):
- t → s / _{n,m}
- t → ʦ / _i
- h → j / _E
- l → ʎ / _{i,j}
- b → Ø / #_{u,i}
- z → ʦ / Vj_
How to read phonological rules
Spelling rules:
Pronunciation |
Spelling |
ɒ |
a |
aː |
á |
ʦ |
c |
ʧ |
cs |
ɛ |
e |
eː |
é |
ɡ |
g |
ɟ |
gy |
iː |
í |
ɲ |
ny |
oː |
ó |
øː |
ő |
ø |
ö |
s |
sz |
ʒ |
zs |
ʃ |
s |
uː |
ú |
yː |
ű |
y |
ü |
Grammar
Main word order: Verb Subject Object (Prepositional phrase). "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into
Opened Mary the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: prepositions
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Masculine |
Feminine |
Singular |
If starts with vowel: Prefix n-
Else: Prefix neː-
némepvencsz /ˈneːmɛpvɛnʧ/ |
Prefix lo-
lomepvencsz /ˈlomɛpvɛnʧ/ |
Plural |
If starts with vowel: Prefix ʧ-
Else: Prefix ʧoː-
cszómepvencsz /ˈʧoːmɛpvɛnʧ/ |
Prefix aː-
ámepvencsz /ˈaːmɛpvɛnʧ/ |
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = If starts with vowel: Prefix z-
Else: Prefix zi-
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Prefix piː-
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ɲ-
Else: Prefix ɲu-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix lɛ-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix l-
Else: Prefix liː-
Noun to verb = Prefix yː-
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Prefix yː-
Tending to = If starts with vowel: Prefix f-
Else: Prefix fiː-
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix ʃ-
Else: Prefix ʃø-
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Prefix fry-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix d-
Else: Prefix di-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix iː-
Diminutive = Prefix zu-
Augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix l-
Else: Prefix lo-
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