Orsilic
Natively known as: Orsilichy /ˈOrsilic/
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...ul hru stem kruo blof tukachy ul fuk blof tumpo ig trùd yo>
Pronunciation: /ul hru stem ˈkruo blof ˈtukɑc ul fuk blof ˈtumpo ig tryd jo/
Orsilichyian word order: and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face the wind to
Spelling & Phonology
Consonant inventory: /b c d f g h j k l m n p r s t v/
| ↓Manner/Place→ | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Stop | p b | t d | c | k g | ||
| Fricative | f v | s | h | |||
| Approximant | j | |||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral approximant | l |
Vowel inventory: /e i o u y ɑ/
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i y | u |
| High-mid | e | o |
| Low | ɑ |
Stress pattern: Penultimate — stress is on the second last syllable
Word initial consonants: b, bl, br, c, d, f, g, gl, gr, h, hr, j, k, kr, l, m, mr, n, p, r, s, sh, sl, sn, st, t, tr, v
Mid-word consonants[pg]: b, bd, bl, c, d, dr, f, g, h, j, jk, k, kn, kp, l, lk, m, mp, n, nd, ns, p, pr, pt, r, rf, rg, rm, rs, s, t, tg, v
Word final consonants: b, c, d, f, g, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v
Show frequency stats
Word initial: b*21 d*16 f*14 g*12 h*11 j*11 k*10 l*9 m*9 n*9 p*8 r*8 s*8 t*8 v*7 c*7 sh*14 bl*11 hr*9 tr*9 gl*8 st*7 br*7 gr*7 sn*7 sl*6 kr*6 mr*6
Mid-word: c*21 v*16 r*14 f*12 d*11 g*11 h*10 l*9 b*9 t*9 s*8 n*8 p*8 j*8 k*7 m*7 nd*14 mp*12 ns*11 pt*9 kn*9 rg*7 rs*7 rm*7 dr*7 bl*7 bd*6 tg*6 rf*6 kp*6 lk*5 jk*5 pr*5
Word final: c*21 v*16 r*14 f*12 d*11 g*11 l*9 b*9 t*9 s*8 n*8 p*8 k*7 m*7
- k → Ø / V_V
- d → Ø / V_V
- p → b / V_V
- s → h / V_V
| Pronunciation | Spelling |
|---|---|
| c | chj> |
| j | y> |
| y | ù> |
| ɑ | a> |
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 before the noun.
Adposition: postpositions
Noun
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine | No affix
trùr> /tryr/ |
If ends with vowel: Suffix -p
Else: Suffix -ip trùrip> /ˈtryrip/ |
| Feminine | No affix
trùr> /tryr/ |
If ends with vowel: Suffix -c
Else: Suffix -ɑc trùrachy> /ˈtryrɑc/ |
| Neuter | No affix
trùr> /tryr/ |
Suffix -o
trùro> /ˈtryro/ |
Articles
| Definite | Indefinite | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | bret> /bret/
the |
lu> /lu/
a |
| Plural | blig> /blig/
the |
rim> /rim/
some |
Pronouns
| 1st singular | be> /be/
I, me |
| 2nd singular | trùr> /tryr/
you |
| 3rd singular masc | hru> /hru/
he, him, it |
| 3rd singular fem | lùchy> /lyc/
she, her, it |
| 1st plural | ub> /ub/
we, us |
| 2nd plural | din> /din/
you (all) |
| 3rd plural masc | dir> /dir/
they, them (masculine) |
| 3rd plural fem | chya> /cɑ/
they, them (feminine) |
Possessive determiners
| 1st singular | ig> /ig/
my |
| 2nd singular | sta> /stɑ/
your |
| 3rd singular masc | blof> /blof/
his, its |
| 3rd singular fem | a> /ɑ/
her, its |
| 1st plural | hro> /hro/
our |
| 2nd plural | ham> /hɑm/
your |
| 3rd plural masc | hechy> /hec/
their (masculine) |
| 3rd plural fem | i> /i/
their (feminine) |
Verbs
| Present | No affix
pel> /pel/ |
| Past | Prefix bɑ-
bapel> /ˈbɑpel/ |
| Remote past | If ends with vowel: Suffix -ru
Else: Suffix -ɑru pelaru> /peˈlɑru/ |
| Future | Prefix ji-
yipel> /ˈjipel/ |
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 word:
| Imperfect particle | nas> /nɑs/
imperfect particle |
Derivational morphology
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -uf
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -k
Else: Suffix -ok
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Suffix -ɑ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = Prefix so-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -n
Else: Suffix -ɑn
Noun → verb (to create [noun]) = Suffix -od
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -f
Else: Suffix -yf
Verb → adjective (likely to do [verb]) = Suffix -e
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -t
Else: Suffix -it
Verb → noun that verb physically produces (e.g. build → building) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -kno
Else: Suffix -okno
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = Prefix fu-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix ɑ-
Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -lo
Else: Suffix -ilo
Augmentative = If ends with vowel: Suffix -c
Else: Suffix -ɑc