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This is a scratchpad for a conlang derived from Proto-Japonic.

Phonology

Grammar

Nouns

The following table shows the typical declension of the five declension classes:

pana "flower" c kagi "shadow" c fomu "cloud" c "stone" n jul "night" c
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative pana panata kagi kageta fomu fomota išta jul julta
Accusative pano panato kago kageto fomo fomoto išu išto julu julto
Genitive pananu panatanu kagenu kagetanu fomonu fomotanu išnu ištanu julnu jultanu
Dative panar panatar kagir kagetar fomur fomotar išir ištar julur jultar
Instrumental panasi panatasi kagesi kagetasi fomosi fomotasi išši ištasi julsi jultasi
Comitative panatu panatatu kagetu kagetatu fomotu fomotatu ištu ištatu jultu jultatu
Ablative panakala panatakala kagekala kagetakala fomokala fomotakala iškala ištakala julkala jultakala
Comparative pane panate kage kagete fome fomote iše ište jule julte
Terminative panamadi panatamadi kagemadi kagetamadi fomomadi fomotamadi išmadi ištamadi julmadi jultamadi
Locative panaka panataka kageka kagetaka fomoka fomotaka iška ištaka julka jultaka
Allative panake panatake kageke kagetake fomoke fomotake iške ištake julke jultake

In general, the only difference between the fourth and fifth declensions is the dative (singular), which is -ir in the former and -ur in the latter. However, stems ending in -j- (exclusively fourth declension) and -w- (exclusively fifth declension) have an additional difference, with the latter using the thematic accusative -o instead of the athematic accusative -u.

Nouns with monomoraic stems have slightly differing declensions:

"leaf" n "hand" c "plain" n
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative pata teta nota
Accusative pau pato teu teto noto
Genitive panu patanu tenu tetanu nonu notanu
Dative par patar tir tetar nur notar
Instrumental pasi patasi tesi tetasi nosi notasi
Comitative patu patatu tetu tetatu notu notatu
Ablative pakala patakala tekala tetakala nokala notakala
Comparative pai pate tete noi note
Terminative pamadi patamadi temadi tetamadi nomadi notamadi
Locative paka pataka teka tetaka noka notaka
Allative pake patake teke tetake noke notake

In addition to the case markers, there are also topic (-a) and focus markers (-s, -kus). They modify the case markers as follows:

Plain Topic Focus
-a -a -awa -as -akus
-i -i -ewa -is -ekus
-u -u -owa -us -okus
4th Nominative - -a -is -ikus
5th Nominative - -a -us -ukus
Accusative -o -o -oba -os -okus
Accusative -u -u -uba -us -okus
Dative -r -ra -ris -rikus
Comparative -e -oja -uis -uikus
Allative -ke -kaja -kais -kaikus

Pronouns

Personal pronouns

First Second
Singular Inclusive Exclusive Singular Plural
Nominative wan wake wanna noi nola
Accusative wau wako wanno nonu nolo
Genitive waga wakega wannaga noga nolaga
Dative war waker wannar nunur nolar
Instrumental wasi wakesi wannasi nozi nolasi
Comitative watu waketu wannatu nodu nolatu
Ablative wagala wakekala wannakala nogala nolakala
Comparative wane wače wanne none nole
Terminative wamadi wakemadi wannamadi nommadi nolamadi
Locative wanaka wakenaka wannanaka nonaka nolanaka
Allative wage wakege wannake noge nolake

The reflexive onoi inflects identically to noi, but only has singular forms.

Demonstrative pronouns

Proximal Medial Distal
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative koli koleta oli oleta kali kaleta
Accusative kolo koleto olo oleto kalo kaleto
Genitive konu koletanu onu oletanu kanu kaletanu
Dative kolir koletar olir oletar kalir kaletar
Instrumental kursi koletasi ursi oletasi karsi kaletasi
Comitative koletu koletatu oletu oletatu kaletu kaletatu
Ablative kolekala koletakala olekala oletakala kalekala kaletakala
Comparative kole kolete ole olete kale kalete
Terminative kolemadi koletamadi olemadi oletamadi kalemadi kaletamadi
Locative koma koletaka oma oletaka kama kaletaka
Allative koleke koletake oleke oletake kaleke kaletake

Interrogative pronouns

Neuter Common Animate
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative nan nata illi illeta tali taleta
Accusative nau nato illo illeto talo taleto
Genitive nanu natanu irnu illetanu taga taletaga
Dative nar natar illir illetar talir taletar
Instrumental narsi natasi irsi illetasi talesi taletasi
Comitative natu natatu illetu illetatu taletu taletatu
Ablative nakala natakala illekala illetakala talekala taletakala
Comparative nai nate ille illete tale talete
Terminative namadi natamadi illemadi illetamadi talemadi taletamadi
Locative nama nataka irma illetaka taleka taletaka
Allative nake natake illeke illetake taleke taletake

The interrogative numeral is if(u)- (ik when used alone). The temporal interrogative is it.

Verbs

Verbs generally have three stems. The forms of each stem for the regular verb classes (collectively the first, or athematic, conjugation) are as follows:

Verb Stem 1 Stem 2 Stem 3
kačum kak- kač- kašt-
ojožum ojog- ojuž- ojud-
pušum pos- puš- pušt-
macum mat- mac- mast-
tugum tob- tug- tud-
yunum yom- yun- yund-
čijum čel- čij- čīt-

The stem forms for the irregular classes are as follows:

Verb Stem 1 Stem 2 Stem 3
waleum wala- wale- walēt-
agijum age- agi- aget-
šum se- š- št-
čum ko- č- čet-
am al- aj- at-
širum šene- šir- šird-

From top to bottom, the conjugations listed in the above table are:

  • Semi-thematic (second conjugation)
  • Thematic (third conjugation)
  • The light verb "to do" (fourth conjugation)
  • The verb "to come" (fifth conjugation)
  • Existentials and copulas (sixth conjugation)
  • The verb "to die" (seventh conjugation)

The fourth, fifth and seventh conjugations only contain one verb each, while the sixth only contains a handful of verbs (including the existentials am and um and the copula jam).

The stem forms of second conjugation verbs can vary, depending on the stem-final vowel:

Stem Stem 1 Stem 2 Stem 3
-a- -a- -e- -ēt-
-e-/-i- -e- -i- -īt-
-o- -o- -e- -ēt-
-u- -u- -i- -īt-
- -a- -i- -it-

Among second conjugation verbs, the verb jum ("to say") is particularly irregular; its stems are ē-, j- and it- respectively. The seventh conjugation is anomalous in that its first stem is unaffected by umlaut, unlike the other irregular classes' first stems.

Verb forms

The following table lists various verb forms for a number of verbs:

Form (to write) (to laugh) (to rise) (to do) (to come) (to be) (to die) Derivation
Present kačum waleum agijum šum čum am širum 2 + -um
Past (Aorist) kaštam walētam agetam štam četam atam širdam 3 + -am
Past (Imperfect) kačotam waleutam agijotam šotam čotam aitam širotam 2 + -otam
Future kaka wala age ala šene 1 + -a
Negative (Gnomic) kakan walan agin sin kun (alan) šenen 1 + -an
Imperative kaki walai agelu selu ali šeni 1 + -i/-lu
Attributive (Gnomic) kaku walau agelu selu kolu alu šenelu 1 + -(l)u
Prohibitive kakona walauna agelona selona kolona alona šenelona 1 + -(l)ona
Emphatic (Gnomic) kaki walai ageli seli ali šeni 1 + -(l)i
Conditional kakaba walaba ageba seba koba alaba šeneba 1 + -aba
Provisional kakeba walaiba ageleba seleba keba aleba šeneba 1 + -eba
Infinitive kač wale agi šī čī ai šir 2
Participle kašti walēti ageti štī četi ati širdi 3 + -i
Negative Participle kakada walada ageda seda koda (alada) šeneda 1 + -ada

Note that the -m in the present and past forms is a marker of the indicative mood, and may be absent or replaced. Additionally, the regular negative of am is used for jam (copula) instead, and the actual negative of am is nēn (participle nēda). The negative -n (but not the corresponding participle -da) is the only ending that induces umlaut of the first stem's final vowel.

Aspectual forms are built on the participle (with only kačum showing the past and future forms in the following table):

Form (to write) (to laugh) (to rise) (to do) (to come) (to be) (to die)
Perfect kaštēm
kaštētam
kašteitam
kaštēla
walētēm agetēm štēm četēm atēm širdēm
Progressive kaštōm
kaštōtam
kaštoitam
kaštōla
walētōm agetōm štōm četōm atōm širdōm
Experientive kaštinum
kaštintam
kaštinutam
kaštine
walētinum agetinum štinum četinum atinum širdinum
Preparative kaštučum
kaštuštam
kaštučotam
kaštuka
walētučum agetučum štučum četučum atučum širdučum

Voice forms and the potential are as follows:

Form (to write) (to laugh) (to rise) (to do) (to come) (to be) (to die) Construction
Passive kakalijum walalijum agelijum selijum kolijum šenelijum 1 + -alijum
Causative kakašum walašum agišmijum šimijum kušum šenešum 1 + -ašum/ or 2 + -šmijum
Causative Passive kakasalijum walasalijum agesalijum salijum kosalijum šenesalijum 1 + -asalijum
Potential kačušum waleušum agijušum čičišum čušum ašum širušum 2 + -ušum

The finite, attributive and emphatic forms of kačum are below:

Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present kačum kaču kačoga kačona kačolu kačoli kakadam kakada kakadaga kakadana kakadalu kakadali
Past (Aorist) kaštam kašta kaštaga kaštana kaštalu kaštali kakantam kakanta kakantaga kakantana kakantalu kakantali
Past (Imperfect) kačotam kačota kačotaga kačotana kačotalu kačotali kakadatam kakadata kakadataga kakadatana kakadatalu kakadatali
Future kaka kakaga kakena kaku kaki kakan kakanga kakanna kakanu kakani

The following tables list the finite, attributive and emphatic forms for the irregular classes:

Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present waleum walu waleuga waleuna waleulu waleuli waladam walada waladaga waladana waladalu waladali
Past (Aorist) walētam walēta walētaga walētana walētalu walētali walantam walanta walantaga walantana walantalu walantali
Past (Imperfect) waleutam waleuta waleutaga waleutana waleutalu waleutali waladatam waladata waladataga waladatana waladatalu waladatali
Future wala walaga walena walau walai walan walanga walanna walanu walani
Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present agijum agiju agijoga agijona agijolu agijoli agedam ageda agedaga agedana agedalu agedali
Past (Aorist) agetam ageta agetaga agetana agetalu agetali agintam agianta agintaga agintana agintalu agintali
Past (Imperfect) agijotam agijota agijotaga agijotana agijotalu agijotali agedatam agedata agedataga agedatana agedatalu agedatali
Future age agega agena agelu ageli agin aginga aginna aginu agini
Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present šum šū šoga šona šolu šoli sedam seda sedaga sedana sedalu sedali
Past (Aorist) štam šta štaga štana štalu štali sintam sinta sintaga sintana sintalu sintali
Past (Imperfect) šotam šota šotaga šotana šotalu šotali sedatam sedata sedataga sedatana sedatalu sedatali
Future sega sena selu seli sin singa sinna sinu sini
Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present čum čū čoga čona čolu čoli kodam koda kodaga kodana kodalu kodali
Past (Aorist) četam četa četaga četana četalu četali kuntam kunta kuntaga kuntana kuntalu kuntali
Past (Imperfect) čotam čota čotaga čotana čotalu čotali kodatam kodata kodataga kodatana kodatalu kodatali
Future koga kona kolu kun kunga kunna kunu kuni
Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present am ā aga ana alu ali nēdam nēda nēdaga nēdana nēdalu nēdali
Past (Aorist) atam ata ataga atana atalu atali nēntam nēnta nēntaga nēntana nēntalu nēntali
Past (Imperfect) aitam aita aitaga aitana aitalu aitali nēdatam nēdata nēdataga nēdatana nēdatalu nēdatali
Future ala alaga alena alalu alali nēn nēnga nēnna nēnu nēni
Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present um ū oga ona olu oli oladam olada oladaga oladana oladalu oladali
Past (Aorist) otam ota otaga otana otalu otali olantam olanta olantaga olantana olantalu nēntali
Past (Imperfect) uitam uita uitaga uitana uitalu uitali oladatam oladata oladataga oladatana oladatalu oladatali
Future ola olaga olena olalu olali olan olanga olanna olanu olani
Affirmative Negative
Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic Indicative Subjunctive Interrogative Attributive Emphatic
Present širum širu široga širona širolu široli šenedam šeneda šenedaga šenedana šenedalu šenedali
Past (Aorist) širdam širda širdaga širdana širdalu širdali šenentam šenenta šenentaga šenentana šenentalu šenentali
Past (Imperfect) širotam širota širotaga širotana širotalu širotali šenedatam šenedata šenedataga šenedatana šenedatalu šenedatali
Future šene šenega šenena šenelu šeni šenen šenenga šenenna šenenu šeneni

Adjectives and numerals

Adjectives are a class of words that serve to modify noun phrases. They always end in a vowel or , with the latter forming a separate inflectional class.

When modifying noun phrases, adjectives are placed before the noun phrase in question. Depending on the head noun, a suffix (-t or -i) may also be attached to the adjective, if it is not verbalised by the below mechanism.

When used as a predicate, adjectives take the -sam/-šam suffix (depending on its inflectional class), which inflects identically to am. Verbalised adjectives can also act as attributives (with the appropriate inflection), with narrower meanings than using bare or gendered forms.

Examples of adjectives:

taka "high/tall" mirraš "unusual"
Neuter Attributive takat mirrašit
Common Attributive taka mirraš
Animate Attributive takai mirraši
Adverbial takak mirrak
Predicative takasam mirrašam
Noun of Degree takasa mirraša
Superlative takaso mirrašo

Numerals are mentioned in this section as well, as the bare numerals share some traits with attributive adjectives (with the exception of jolur "ten thousand" and higher numerals, which are normal nouns). Their bare (common) forms are listed in the vocabulary section; the following tables show their neuter and animate forms respectively (for the neuter forms, the number in parentheses is the declensional class when used as a noun):

1 tit (5, tic-) 10 tō (5, tow-) 100 momu (3) 1,000 cī (2)
2 tat (5, tac-) 20 patac (4) 200 foto (5, fotaw-) 2,000 fotacic (4)
3 nit (5, nic-) 30 nesur (4, nesuz-) 300 nō (5, new-) 3,000 nicic (4)
4 jut (5, juc-) 40 josur (4, josuz-) 400 jō (5, jow-) 4,000 jucic (4)
5 ist (5, iss-) 50 esur (4, esuz-) 500 eu (5, ew-) 5,000 icuc (4)
6 mut (5, muc-) 60 mosur (4, mosuz-) 600 mō (5, mow-) 6,000 mucic (4)
7 nanat (5, nanac-) 70 nanasur (4, nanasuz-) 700 nano (5, nanaw-) 7,000 nanacic (4)
8 jat (5, jac-) 80 jasur (4, jasuz-) 800 jau (5, jaw-) 8,000 jacic (4)
9 kokonut (5, kokonuc-) 90 kokonosur (4, kokonosuz-) 900 kokono (5, kokonow-) 9,000 kokonucic (4)
1 hetui 10 tōtai 100 momotai 1,000 citai
2 fotai 20 patatai 200 fotōtai 2,000 fotastai
3 netai 30 nesutai 300 nōtai 3,000 nistai
4 jotai 40 josutai 400 jōtai 4,000 justai
5 istai 50 esutai 500 eutai 5,000 icustai
6 motai 60 mosutai 600 mōtai 6,000 mustai
7 nanatai 70 nanasutai 700 nanōtai 7,000 nanastai
8 jatai 80 jasutai 800 jautai 8,000 jastai
9 kokonotai 90 kokonosutai 900 kokonōtai 9,000 kokonustai

Animate numerals, when used as nouns, are fourth declension nouns.

Some common nouns (such as tuš "year") have count forms that suffix directly to the bare numeral (e.g. hetutosi "one year", where the count form is -tosi). In general, they are otherwise regular, but there is one irregular count form -ka ("day"), whose forms are divergent:

1 hetui 10 tōka 100 momoka 1,000 cuka
2 foska 20 paska 200 fotōka 2,000 fotaska
3 nīka 30 nesoka 300 nōka 3,000 niska
4 juika 40 josoka 400 jōka 4,000 juska
5 iska 50 esoka 500 euka 5,000 icuska
6 muika 60 mosoka 600 mōka 6,000 muska
7 nanka 70 nanasoka 700 nanōka 7,000 nanaska
8 jaika 80 jasoka 800 jauka 8,000 jaska
9 kokonoka 90 kokonosoka 900 kokonōka 9,000 kokonuska

Vocabulary

Numerals

1 hetu (3) 10 tō (5, tow-) 100 momu (3) 1,000 cī (2) 10,000 jolur (5, joluz-)
2 fota (1) 20 pata (1) 200 foto (5, fotaw-) 2,000 fotacic (4)
3 nī (2) 30 nesu (3) 300 nō (5, new-) 3,000 nicic (4)
4 jū (3) 40 josu (3) 400 jō (5, jow-) 4,000 jucic (4)
5 it (5) 50 esu (3) 500 eu (5, ew-) 5,000 icuc (4)
6 mū (3) 60 mosu (3) 600 mō (5, mow-) 6,000 mucic (4)
7 nana (1) 70 nanasu (3) 700 nano (5, nanaw-) 7,000 nanacic (4)
8 jā (1) 80 jasu (3) 800 jau (5, jaw-) 8,000 jacic (4)
9 kokonu (3) 90 kokonosu (3) 900 kokono (5, kokonow-) 9,000 kokonucic (4)

Swadesh list

No. English Word
1 I wan
2 thou noi
3 he kali
4 we wake, wanna
5 you nola
6 they kaleta
7 this koli
8 that oli, kali
9 here koma
10 there oma, kama
11 who tali
12 what nan
13 where ir, irma
14 when it, ica
15 how eka
16 not -n, -da-
17 all molu, nena
18 many ō
19 some soku
20 few sona
21 other poka
22 one hetu
23 two fota
24 three
25 four
26 five it
27 big ōma
28 long naga
29 wide helu
30 thick acu
31 heavy omu
32 small cini
33 short ega
34 narrow sema
35 thin koma
36 woman onna an
37 man (male) weku an
38 man (human) hetu an
39 child walabi an
40 wife coma an
41 husband uttu an
42 mother amu an
43 father kazu an
44 animal išmuš c (4)
45 fish iu c (5, iw-)
46 bird tui an (4, tuj-)
47 dog in an (5)
48 louse šlan c (4)
49 snake pam an (5)
50 worm muš c (4)
51 tree c
52 forest mui c (4, muj-)
53 stick (wood) joda n
54 fruit nai n (4, naj)
55 seed tani n
56 leaf n
57 root n
58 bark kega c
59 flower pana c
60 grass fosa c
61 rope cona n
62 skin kawa c
63 meat šiš n
64 blood c
65 bone poni n
66 fat avla n
67 egg tamagu n
68 horn conu n
69 tail šiju c
70 feather pani n
71 hair (kannu) kī c
72 head cuv c (5)
73 ear nin n (4)
74 eye n
75 nose pana n
76 mouth fuc c
77 tooth c
78 tongue štā c
79 fingernail comi c
80 foot štaš c (4)
81 leg c (4)
82 knee hiza n
83 hand c
84 wing cobasa c
85 belly pala n
86 guts wata c
87 neck fug n (4)
88 back c
89 breast moni c
90 heart kokolu c
91 liver čemu n
92 to drink nunum (nom-)
93 to eat feum (fo-)
94 to bite kanum (kam-)
95 to suck seum (so-)
96 to spit pačum (pak-)
97 to vomit pačum (pak-)
98 to blow fučum (fok-)
99 to breathe ičačum (ičak-)
100 to laugh waleum (wala-)
101 to see nijum (ne-)
102 to hear čičum (ček-)
103 to know šijum (šel-)
104 to think omeum (omo-)
105 to smell kagum (kab-)
106 to fear osolijum (osole-)
107 to sleep nimujum (nimol-)
108 to live ikijum (ike-)
109 to die širum (šene-)
110 to kill kolušum (kolos-)
111 to fight tatakeum (tataka-)
112 to hunt kajum (kal-)
113 to hit tatačum (tatak-)
114 to cut čijum (čel-)
115 to split wajum (wal-)
116 to stab sašum (sas-)
117 to scratch kačum (kak-)
118 to dig pujum (pol-)
119 to swim ojužum (ojog-)
120 to fly tugum (tob-)
121 to walk aičum (aik-)
122 to come čum
123 to lie nimijum (nime-)
124 to sit wijum (we-)
125 to stand tacum (tat-)
126 to turn mawajum (mawal-)
127 to fall otijum (ote-)
128 to give tabijum (tabe-), folijum (fole-)
129 to hold mucum (mot-)
130 to squeeze šebujum (šebol-)
131 to rub sujum (sol-)
132 to wash aleum (ala-)
133 to wipe sosujum (sosol-)
134 to pull hičum (hek-)
135 to push ušum (os-)
136 to throw nagijum (nage-)
137 to tie mosugum (mosob-)
138 to sew neum (no-)
139 to count kazeum (kazo-)
140 to say jum (ē-)
141 to sing oteum (ota-)
142 to play asugum (asob-)
143 to float učum (ok-)
144 to flow nagalijum (nagale-)
145 to freeze kōjum (kōl-)
146 to swell fufranum (fufram-)
147 sun c, hemal c (5)
148 moon cuč c (4)
149 star puš c (4)
150 water mir c (5, miz-, irregular genitive mena)
151 rain ami c
152 river kawa n
153 lake mizun c (4)
154 sea un c (4)
155 salt šū n
156 stone n (4)
157 sand snā n
158 dust n (4, cij)
159 earth cuc c (4)
160 cloud fomu c
161 fog čī c (4, čij-)
162 sky sola c
163 wind kazi c
164 snow juč c (4)
165 ice koi n (4, koj-)
166 smoke kivi n
167 fire c
168 ash pai n (4, paj-)
169 to burn mojum (moje-)
170 road nic c (4)
171 mountain jama n
172 red aka
173 green mī, au
174 yellow čī
175 white šlū, šlā
176 black flū
177 night jul c (5)
178 day c
179 year tuš c
180 warm nufu
181 cold hī, samu
182 full mitijum (mite-)
183 new
184 old fulu
185 good ju
186 bad walu
187 rotten fosajum (fosal-)
188 dirty četana
189 straight sogu
190 round malu
191 sharp suldu
192 dull nivu
193 smooth nabi
194 wet nolijum (nole-)
195 dry kawačum (kawak-)
196 correct tadaš
197 near ceka
198 far
199 right niži
200 left hedai (4, hedaj-)
201 at (locative)
202 in (locative)
203 with (comitative, instrumental)
204 and tu
205 if -ba
206 because kalar
207 name n