Kamakari

Kamakari^listen is the verbal language spoken by kamakari throughout the Sora. Unlike most other languages, Kamakari is spoken by all kamakari known as a native language, even those on realms that have not yet reached the Sora. It is believed this is due to the psionic nature of kamakari, linking them together subconsciously even across great distances. Non-kamakari can speak the language with some difficulty, as demonstrated by the examples in this article.

Natively known as: Zonuhetix /ˈzonuheˌtix/^listen

...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
pex ix kurax zeku ka tinseka pex hix ka ubo ontax hix zox^listen
Pronunciation: /pex ix ˈkurax ˈzeku ka ˈtinseka pex hix ka ˈubo onˈtax hix zox/
Kamakari word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet the wind to

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: /b d g h j k m n p r s t w x z ŋ ǀ ʘ/

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal
Nasal	m		n
Stop	p b		t d
Fricative			s z
Approximant				j
Trill			r
Click	ʘ	ǀ

↓Manner/Place→	Velar	Labio-velar	Glottal
Nasal	ŋ
Stop	k g
Fricative	x
Approximant		w

Vowel inventory: /a e i o u/

	Front	Back
High	i	u
High-mid	e	o
Low	a

Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: No fixed stress
Word initial consonants: b, d, g, h, j, k, m, n, p, r, s, t, w, z
Mid-word consonants: b, d, g, h, j, k, m, mb, mp, n, ns, nt, p, r, s, t, w, x, z, ŋg, ǀ, ʘ
Word final consonants: n, x
Phonological changes (in order of application):

• a → ɜ / _wo
• n → ɲ / i_{o,a}

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
ŋ	n
ǀ
ʘ	'

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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

Noun

	Singular	Plural
Definite	If ends with vowel: Suffix -n Else: Suffix -un ogan /ˈogan/	Suffix -e ogae /ˈogae/
Indefinite	Suffix -ex ogaex /ˈogaex/	Suffix -u ogau /ˈogau/

Pronouns

1st singular	jen /jen/ I, me
2nd singular	i /i/ you
3rd singular masc	ix /ix/ he, him, it
3rd singular fem	tan /tan/ she, her, it
1st plural	jo /jo/ we, us
2nd plural	dun /dun/ you (all)
3rd plural	un /un/ they, them

Possessive determiners

1st singular	sox /sox/ my
2nd singular	ho /ho/ your
3rd singular masc	ka /ka/ his, its
3rd singular fem	son /son/ her, its
1st plural	gu /gu/ our
2nd plural	ni /ni/ your
3rd plural	pox /pox/ their

Verbs

Future tense is indicated with the word:

Future particle

mu /mu/ future tense particle

Present	No affix sodemox /ˈsodemox/
Past	If ends with vowel: Suffix -x Else: Suffix -ux sodemoxux /ˈsodeˌmoxux/
Remote past	Suffix -o sodemoxo /soˈdemoˌxo/

Imperfective aspect

The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am studying, and habitual actions, such as I study (every night).
It is indicated with the affix:

Imperfect

Suffix -ox sodemoxox /ˈsodeˌmoxox/

Perfect aspect

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.
In Kamakari, the perfect is constructed with the word for ‘finish’ mumpa + present tense of the verb.

Numbers

Kamakari has a base-10 number system:

1 - ux
2 - duzux
3 - kux
4 - gun
5 - max
6 - ta
7 - wi
8 - tix
9 - ba
10 - je
11 - je pex ux “ten and one”
100 - kiki “hundred”
101 - kiki ux “hundred one”
200 - duzux kiki
1000 - su'in “thousand”

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = Suffix -i
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = Suffix -i
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ax
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -hi
Else: Suffix -ahi
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -mi
Else: Suffix -umi
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Suffix -u
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -na
Else: Suffix -ana
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -ox
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ŋgu
Else: Suffix -uŋgu
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = Suffix -ax
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Suffix -ux
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -tu
Else: Suffix -otu
Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -mo
Else: Suffix -imo
Augmentative = Suffix -u

Dictionary

4277 Words.