Dheizeiian
The language of the Weinadi tribes of Wulei Ranifa, particularly the dialect of the nomadic group known as the Dheizei .
ŕà da jugi puà da tino ŕà nao da juma weìdhe shuzaoeì hɔì
Pronunciation: /ɹɑ dæ ʤuˈgi puˈɑ dæ ˈtinʊ ɹɑ naʊ dæ ʤuˈmæ weɪˈðɛ ˈʃuzaʊeɪ hɔɪ/
Dheìẓeìian word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet the wind to
Co-articulated phonemes
Vowel inventory: /aɪ aʊ eɪ i u æ ɑ ɔɪ ɛ ɪ ʊ ʌ/
Diphthongs: aɪ, aʊ, eɪ, ɔɪ ?
Syllable structure: (C)V ?
Stress pattern: No fixed stress ?
Word initial consonants: b, d, h, j, l, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, ð, ɹ, ʀ, ʃ, ʐ, ʤ, ʧ, θ
Mid-word consonants: b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z, ð, ŋ, ɹ, ʀ, ʃ, ʐ, ʒ, ʤ, ʧ, θ
Word final consonants: N/A
Phonological changes (in order of application): ?
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions ?
Dheìẓeìian uses a standalone particle word for past tense:
2 - vo
3 - rà
4 - pù
5 - yà
6 - dayù
7 - a
8 - nà
9 - pì
10 - rà
11 - be ŕà rà “one and ten”
100 - aga “hundred”
101 - aga be “hundred one”
200 - vo aga
1000 - lir̈aì “thousand”
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ki
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -daʊ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -beɪ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -ʃɑ
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Suffix -ʤɔɪ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -hɑ
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -ʐaʊ
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -hæ
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -daɪ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -bu
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -jæ
Diminutive = Suffix -ku
Augmentative = Suffix -ɹi
Natively known as: Dheìẓeì /ˈðeɪʐeɪ/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...ŕà da jugi puà da tino ŕà nao da juma weìdhe shuzaoeì hɔì
Pronunciation: /ɹɑ dæ ʤuˈgi puˈɑ dæ ˈtinʊ ɹɑ naʊ dæ ʤuˈmæ weɪˈðɛ ˈʃuzaʊeɪ hɔɪ/
Dheìẓeìian word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet the wind to
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /b d f g h j k l m n p r s t v w z ð ŋ ɹ ʀ ʃ ʐ ʒ ʤ ʧ θ/| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||||
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | |||||||
| Affricate | ʧ ʤ | |||||||||
| Fricative | f v | θ ð | s z | ʃ ʒ | ʐ | h | ||||
| Approximant | ɹ | j | ||||||||
| Trill | r | ʀ | ||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Labio-velar |
|---|---|
| Approximant | w |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Near-high | ɪ | ʊ |
| Low-mid | ɛ | ʌ |
| Near-low | æ | |
| Low | ɑ |
Word initial consonants: b, d, h, j, l, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, ð, ɹ, ʀ, ʃ, ʐ, ʤ, ʧ, θ
Mid-word consonants: b, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, z, ð, ŋ, ɹ, ʀ, ʃ, ʐ, ʒ, ʤ, ʧ, θ
Word final consonants: N/A
Phonological changes (in order of application): ?
- r → t / _{i,u}
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| aɪ | ie |
| aʊ | ou |
| eɪ | ay |
| j | y |
| æ | a |
| ð | dh |
| ŋ | ng |
| ɑ | à |
| ɔɪ | oi |
| ɛ | e |
| ɪ | ì |
| ɹ | ŕ |
| ʀ | r̈ |
| ʃ | sh |
| ʊ | o |
| ʌ | ù |
| ʐ | ẓ |
| ʒ | zh |
| ʤ | j |
| ʧ | ch |
| θ | th |
Grammar
Main word order: Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary opened the door with a key.Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: postpositions ?
Nouns
Nouns form plural with separate plural word:| Plural | hà /hɑ/ plural particle |
Articles
| Definite | Indefinite | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | pù /pʌ/ the | veì /veɪ/ a |
| Plural | le /lɛ/ the | ẓɔì /ʐɔɪ/ some |
Pronouns
| 1st singular | po /pʊ/ I, me, mine |
| 2nd singular | dho /ðʊ/ you, yours |
| 3rd singular masc | da /dæ/ he, him, his |
| 3rd singular fem | dheì /ðeɪ/ she, her, hers |
| 1st plural inclusive | re /rɛ/ we, us, ours (including you) |
| 1st plural exclusive | ju /ʤu/ we, us, ours (excluding you) |
| 2nd plural | thao /θaʊ/ you (all), yours |
| 3rd plural | ya /jæ/ they, them, theirs |
Possessive determiners
| 1st singular | po /pʊ/ my |
| 2nd singular | dho /ðʊ/ your |
| 3rd singular masc | da /dæ/ his |
| 3rd singular fem | dheì /ðeɪ/ her |
| 1st plural inclusive | re /rɛ/ our (including you) |
| 1st plural exclusive | re /rɛ/ our (excluding you) |
| 2nd plural | dho /ðʊ/ your |
| 3rd plural | ya /jæ/ their |
Verbs
| Future | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Suffix -ʃɑ lengàshà /ˈlɛŋɑʃɑ/ (I/you/he/she) will study |
| Plural | Suffix -mɑ lengàmà /ˈlɛŋɑmɑ/ (we/they) will study |
| Past | yà /jɑ/ past particle |
Perfect aspect
The perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’, which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present. Dheìẓeìian uses the word for ‘finish’ jukà for the perfect aspect.Numbers
Dheìẓeìian has a base-10 number system: 1 - be2 - vo
3 - rà
4 - pù
5 - yà
6 - dayù
7 - a
8 - nà
9 - pì
10 - rà
11 - be ŕà rà “one and ten”
100 - aga “hundred”
101 - aga be “hundred one”
200 - vo aga
1000 - lir̈aì “thousand”
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -fʊAdjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -ki
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -daʊ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -beɪ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = Suffix -ʃɑ
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Suffix -ʤɔɪ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -hɑ
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -ʐaʊ
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -hæ
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -daɪ
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -bu
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -jæ
Diminutive = Suffix -ku
Augmentative = Suffix -ɹi
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