Do-gogoro

The language of the Goron, consisting of gutteral grunts, moans, sighs, and occasional hard, toothy consonants. A handful of Hylians have attempted to learn the language, but few have gained anything more than the ability to introduce themselves.  
You sound less like the rumbling mountain, brother. More like small pebble dropped down distant mountain.
— Goron Explanation of difference between native and non-native speakers
  The Gorons place an emphasis on ones loudness when speaking Do-gogoro, as being heard over the rumbling of Death Mountain is always a necessity.
Spoken by

Natively known as: do' goro /do' goro/

  ...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
kul mup aw m̈oth dzoj kul kåth ḍedz peng dzoj mom derawp
Pronunciation: /kuʟ mup ɔ ɱoð ʣoʤ kuʟ kɑð ɖœʣ pœŋ ʣoʤ mom dœrɔp/
Do-goro word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind  

Spelling & Phonology

  Consonant inventory: b d g k m n p r ð ŋ ɖ ɗ ɱ ɹ ʟ ʣ ʤ  
↓Manner/Place→BilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolarPalato-alveolarRetroflexVelar
Nasalmɱnŋ
Stopp bdɖk g
Implosiveɗ
Affricateʣʤ
Fricativeð
Approximantɹ
Trillr
Lateral approximantʟ
  Vowel inventory: aɪ̯ o u æ œ ɑ ɔ ɔɪ̯ ʊ ʌ   Diphthongs: aɪ̯ ɔɪ̯  
FrontBack
Highu
Near-highʊ
High-mido
Low-midœʌ ɔ
Near-lowæ
Lowɑ
  Syllable structure: (C)V(C)
Stress pattern: No stress   Spelling rules:  
PronunciationSpelling
aɪ̯ie
æa
œe
ɔaw
ɔɪ̯oi
ʊ
ɑ
ʌ
ðth
ŋng
ɖ
ɗd’
ʟl
ʣdz
ʤj
ɱ
ɹ
◌̯
 

Grammar

  Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.
Adposition: prepositions  

Numbers

  Do-goro has a base-10 number system:   1 - d’ukem̈
2 - pawɪ
3 - ub
4 - kawɪnbu
5 - jùr̈
6 - d’iegbůrraw
7 - kaw
8 - kawɪ
9 - duj
10 - m̈ed’ùkodz
Hundred - åth
Thousand - d’ůr̈  

Derivational morphology

  Adjective → adverb = Suffix -æʣ
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -oð
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix æ-
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Suffix -ʊ
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix p-
Else: Prefix pɑ-
Noun to verb = Suffix -œʣ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʣʊ
Else: Suffix -ʊʣʊ
Tending to = Suffix -ɔɪ̯
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = Suffix -ʊn
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Suffix -o
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Prefix rʊ-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b
Else: Suffix -ʊb
Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʤ
Else: Suffix -uʤ
Augmentative = If ends with vowel: Suffix -b
Else: Suffix -aɪ̯b

Comments

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Sep 21, 2021 11:58 by C. B. Ash

The quote just makes this one for me! :D

Sep 21, 2021 12:01 by Heath O'Donnell

Thanks! I thought it was quite a way to explain it this morning before my coffee kicked in.

Sep 21, 2021 18:14 by Time Bender

Fascinating! I love the quote. :D