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Buluk

2025-12-04T16:00:34Z

GayOpossum:

{{Infobox language
|name = Buluk
|nativename = Tenga Buluk
|pronunciation =
|region = Annamite Range
|speakers = ~400
|date = 2020
|familycolor = Austroasiatic
|fam1 = [[w: Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]]
|fam2 = [[w: Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]]
|fam3 = Buluic
|script = Oral tradition; [[Latin script]] (substitute)
|creator = Anthony Ancell (GayOpossum)
|setting = Ekapa Feñol tribe
}}

'''Buluk''' (natively '''Tenga Buluk''') is a [[w: Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]] language spoken by approximately 400 members of the Ekapa Feñol tribe in the Annamite Range. It represents the sole member of the Buluic branch within the Austroasiatic language family.

==History and Culture==
The Ekapa Feñol tribe descended from a late Iron Age tribe in modern-day Cambodia. Following a rebellion for freedom, the tribe became isolated in the Annamite Range. While Buluk maintains loose connections with other Mon-Khmer languages through historical and geographic proximity, its prolonged isolation has resulted in unique linguistic developments, establishing it as a distinct branch within the family.

==Phonology==

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="2" |
! Bilabial
! Labiodental
! Alveolar
! Postalveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Nasal'''
| {{IPA|m}}
|
| {{IPA|n}}
|
| {{IPA|ɲ}}
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Plosive'''
| {{IPA|p b}}
|
| {{IPA|t d}}
|
|
| {{IPA|k g}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Fricative'''
|
| {{IPA|f v}}
| {{IPA|s}}
| {{IPA|ʃ ʒ}}
|
|
| {{IPA|h}}
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Lateral'''
|
|
| {{IPA|l}}
|
|
|
|
|}

===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
! Front
! Central
! Back
|-
! '''Close'''
| {{IPA|i}}
|
| {{IPA|u}}
|-
! '''Mid'''
| {{IPA|e}}
|
| {{IPA|o}}
|-
! '''Open'''
|
| {{IPA|a}}
|
|}

===Phonotactics===
Buluk employs a relatively simple syllable structure:
* '''CV''' (most common)
* '''VC''' (word-initial only)

==Grammar==

===Word Order===
Buluk exhibits two distinct word orders depending on register:
* '''Informal/Colloquial''': [[w: SVO]] (Subject-Verb-Object)
*: '''''Ve dol diko''''' — "I eat food"
* '''Formal''': [[w: OSV]] (Object-Subject-Verb)
*: '''''Diko ve dol''''' — "Food I eat" (I eat food)

===Key Typological Features===
* No grammatical gender
* No grammatical cases
* No articles
* Particle-based marking for tense, plurality, and questions

===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| I/me/my || '''ve'''
|-
| you (sg.) || '''du'''
|-
| we/us || '''ka'''
|-
| he/him/his || '''to'''
|-
| she/her || '''te'''
|-
| they/them/their || '''ta'''
|-
| it/its || '''ti'''
|}

===Nouns===

====Plurality====
Plurality is marked by the particle '''shi''' placed before the noun:
* '''''feñol''''' — "person"
* '''''shi feñol''''' — "people"

====Possession====
Possession follows the pattern: '''Possessor + eket + Possessed'''

The particle '''eket''' literally means "owns" but functions as a possessive marker:
* '''''feñol eket diko''''' — "the person's food"
* '''''ve eket kaba''''' — "my water"

===Verbs===

====Tense Marking====
Tense particles can mark both verbs and nouns:

'''Past tense''' — '''pa''' (post-positioned):
* '''''dol pa''''' — "ate"
* '''''feñol pa''''' — "was a person"

'''Future tense''' — '''ki''' (pre-positioned):
* '''''ki dol''''' — "will eat"
* '''''ki feñol''''' — "will be a person"

====Aspect====
'''Habitual''' — '''hab''' (sentence-initial):
* '''''Hab ve dol diko''''' — "I habitually eat food"
* '''''Hab to hap''''' — "He habitually runs"

====Negation====
Negation is marked by '''ne''' placed after the negated element:
* '''''To hap ne''''' — "He is not running"
* '''''Ve feñol ne''''' — "I am not a person"
* '''''Diko fath ne''''' — "The food is not good"

===Adjectives===

====Position====
Adjectives precede nouns in attributive position:
* '''''fath diko''''' — "good food"
* '''''gal ket''''' — "bad animal"

====Predicative Use====
Adjectives can function as main predicates without a copula:
* '''''Fath to''''' — "He is good"
* '''''Nim ve''''' — "I am sad"

====Adverbial Use====
Buluk lacks dedicated adverbs. Adjectives placed after verbs serve an adverbial function:
* '''''Ta vang fath''''' — "They talk well/fluently"
* '''''To hap gal''''' — "He runs badly"

===Questions===

====Yes/No Questions====
Formed by adding '''ku''' at the beginning with rising intonation:
* '''''Ku John ki dol?''''' — "Will John eat?"

'''Responses:'''
* '''zha''' — "yes"
* '''no''' — "no"

====Wh-Questions====
Question words are placed directly before the element they modify:

{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| where || '''hish'''
|-
| when || '''vit'''
|-
| who || '''bel'''
|-
| why || '''mong'''
|-
| how || '''hak'''
|}

'''Examples:'''
* '''''Bel dol diko?''''' — "Who eats food?"
* '''''Vit du ki hap?''''' — "When will you run?"
* '''''Hish feñol?''''' — "Where is the person?"

==Lexicon==

===Core Vocabulary===

====Nouns====
* '''ket''' — animal
* '''feñol''' — person
* '''kaba''' — water
* '''lipi''' — sun
* '''hod''' — thing
* '''diko''' — food

====Verbs====
* '''dol''' — to eat
* '''leke''' — to drink
* '''hap''' — to run
* '''vang''' — to talk

====Adjectives====
* '''fath''' — good
* '''gal''' — bad
* '''nim''' — sad
* '''mon''' — happy

====Particles & Function Words====
* '''shi''' — plural marker
* '''eket''' — possessive marker
* '''pa''' — past tense
* '''ki''' — future tense
* '''hab''' — habitual aspect
* '''ne''' — negation
* '''ku''' — yes/no question marker
* '''zha''' — yes
* '''no''' — no

====Prepositions====
* '''pod''' — in/inside
* '''lepi''' — over/above
* '''ipel''' — below/under
* '''shing''' — at
* '''gan''' — near/by
* '''tekap''' — on
* '''mela''' — through/across
* '''gena''' — from
* '''hik''' — to/towards
* '''demat''' — before
* '''uko''' — after
* '''kofog''' — during/while
* '''gumol''' — with
* '''bep''' — about

====Conjunctions====
* '''me''' — and
* '''a''' — or
* '''ko''' — but
* '''zhita''' — because/since
* '''bu''' — if/unless

==Example Sentences==

===Simple Statements===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol diko.
|I eat food
|"I eat food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap.
|he run
|"He runs."}}

===With Tense===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol pa diko.
|I eat PAST food
|"I ate food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ki to hap.
|FUT he run
|"He will run."}}

===With Negation===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap ne.
|he run NEG
|"He is not running."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ta vang ne fath.
|they talk NEG good
|"They don't talk well."}}

===Possession===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Feñol eket diko.
|person POSS food
|"The person's food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve eket kaba.
|I POSS water
|"My water."}}

===Questions===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ku John ki dol?
|Q John FUT eat
|"Will John eat?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Bel dol diko?
|who eat food
|"Who eats food?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Mong to hap ne?
|why he run NEG
|"Why is he not running?"}}

===Formal Word Order (OSV)===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Diko ve dol.
|food I eat
|"I eat food." (formal)}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Kaba feñol ki leke.
|water person FUT drink
|"The person will drink water." (formal)}}

= Disclaimer =
This article is out of date. For the most up to date updates on Buluk, go this google doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kiavv1D9LQqWqKCPu_Ipln8sU2rQb0YJgC4RSaQTQu0/edit?usp=sharing

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Austroasiatic languages]]
[[Category:Mon-Khmer languages]]
[[Category:Constructed languages]]

Buluk

2025-12-02T20:09:46Z

GayOpossum:

{{Infobox language
|name = Buluk
|nativename = Tenga Buluk
|pronunciation =
|region = Annamite Range
|speakers = ~400
|date = 2020
|familycolor = Austroasiatic
|fam1 = [[w: Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]]
|fam2 = [[w: Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]]
|fam3 = Buluic
|script = Oral tradition; [[Latin script]] (substitute)
|creator = Anthony Ancell (GayOpossum)
|setting = Ekapa Feñol tribe
}}

'''Buluk''' (natively '''Tenga Buluk''') is a [[w: Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]] language spoken by approximately 400 members of the Ekapa Feñol tribe in the Annamite Range. It represents the sole member of the Buluic branch within the Austroasiatic language family.

==History and Culture==
The Ekapa Feñol tribe descended from a late Iron Age tribe in modern-day Cambodia. Following a rebellion for freedom, the tribe became isolated in the Annamite Range. While Buluk maintains loose connections with other Mon-Khmer languages through historical and geographic proximity, its prolonged isolation has resulted in unique linguistic developments, establishing it as a distinct branch within the family.

==Phonology==

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="2" |
! Bilabial
! Labiodental
! Alveolar
! Postalveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Nasal'''
| {{IPA|m}}
|
| {{IPA|n}}
|
| {{IPA|ɲ}}
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Plosive'''
| {{IPA|p b}}
|
| {{IPA|t d}}
|
|
| {{IPA|k g}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Fricative'''
|
| {{IPA|f v}}
| {{IPA|s}}
| {{IPA|ʃ ʒ}}
|
|
| {{IPA|h}}
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Lateral'''
|
|
| {{IPA|l}}
|
|
|
|
|}

===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
! Front
! Central
! Back
|-
! '''Close'''
| {{IPA|i}}
|
| {{IPA|u}}
|-
! '''Mid'''
| {{IPA|e}}
|
| {{IPA|o}}
|-
! '''Open'''
|
| {{IPA|a}}
|
|}

===Phonotactics===
Buluk employs a relatively simple syllable structure:
* '''CV''' (most common)
* '''VC''' (word-initial only)

==Grammar==

===Word Order===
Buluk exhibits two distinct word orders depending on register:
* '''Informal/Colloquial''': [[w: SVO]] (Subject-Verb-Object)
*: '''''Ve dol diko''''' — "I eat food"
* '''Formal''': [[w: OSV]] (Object-Subject-Verb)
*: '''''Diko ve dol''''' — "Food I eat" (I eat food)

===Key Typological Features===
* No grammatical gender
* No grammatical cases
* No articles
* Particle-based marking for tense, plurality, and questions

===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| I/me/my || '''ve'''
|-
| you (sg.) || '''du'''
|-
| we/us || '''ka'''
|-
| he/him/his || '''to'''
|-
| she/her || '''te'''
|-
| they/them/their || '''ta'''
|-
| it/its || '''ti'''
|}

===Nouns===

====Plurality====
Plurality is marked by the particle '''shi''' placed before the noun:
* '''''feñol''''' — "person"
* '''''shi feñol''''' — "people"

====Possession====
Possession follows the pattern: '''Possessor + eket + Possessed'''

The particle '''eket''' literally means "owns" but functions as a possessive marker:
* '''''feñol eket diko''''' — "the person's food"
* '''''ve eket kaba''''' — "my water"

===Verbs===

====Tense Marking====
Tense particles can mark both verbs and nouns:

'''Past tense''' — '''pa''' (post-positioned):
* '''''dol pa''''' — "ate"
* '''''feñol pa''''' — "was a person"

'''Future tense''' — '''ki''' (pre-positioned):
* '''''ki dol''''' — "will eat"
* '''''ki feñol''''' — "will be a person"

====Aspect====
'''Habitual''' — '''hab''' (sentence-initial):
* '''''Hab ve dol diko''''' — "I habitually eat food"
* '''''Hab to hap''''' — "He habitually runs"

====Negation====
Negation is marked by '''ne''' placed after the negated element:
* '''''To hap ne''''' — "He is not running"
* '''''Ve feñol ne''''' — "I am not a person"
* '''''Diko fath ne''''' — "The food is not good"

===Adjectives===

====Position====
Adjectives precede nouns in attributive position:
* '''''fath diko''''' — "good food"
* '''''gal ket''''' — "bad animal"

====Predicative Use====
Adjectives can function as main predicates without a copula:
* '''''Fath to''''' — "He is good"
* '''''Nim ve''''' — "I am sad"

====Adverbial Use====
Buluk lacks dedicated adverbs. Adjectives placed after verbs serve an adverbial function:
* '''''Ta vang fath''''' — "They talk well/fluently"
* '''''To hap gal''''' — "He runs badly"

===Questions===

====Yes/No Questions====
Formed by adding '''ku''' at the beginning with rising intonation:
* '''''Ku John ki dol?''''' — "Will John eat?"

'''Responses:'''
* '''zha''' — "yes"
* '''no''' — "no"

====Wh-Questions====
Question words are placed directly before the element they modify:

{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| where || '''hish'''
|-
| when || '''vit'''
|-
| who || '''bel'''
|-
| why || '''mong'''
|-
| how || '''hak'''
|}

'''Examples:'''
* '''''Bel dol diko?''''' — "Who eats food?"
* '''''Vit du ki hap?''''' — "When will you run?"
* '''''Hish feñol?''''' — "Where is the person?"

==Lexicon==

===Core Vocabulary===

====Nouns====
* '''ket''' — animal
* '''feñol''' — person
* '''kaba''' — water
* '''lipi''' — sun
* '''hod''' — thing
* '''diko''' — food

====Verbs====
* '''dol''' — to eat
* '''leke''' — to drink
* '''hap''' — to run
* '''vang''' — to talk

====Adjectives====
* '''fath''' — good
* '''gal''' — bad
* '''nim''' — sad
* '''mon''' — happy

====Particles & Function Words====
* '''shi''' — plural marker
* '''eket''' — possessive marker
* '''pa''' — past tense
* '''ki''' — future tense
* '''hab''' — habitual aspect
* '''ne''' — negation
* '''ku''' — yes/no question marker
* '''zha''' — yes
* '''no''' — no

====Prepositions====
* '''pod''' — in/inside
* '''lepi''' — over/above
* '''ipel''' — below/under
* '''shing''' — at
* '''gan''' — near/by
* '''tekap''' — on
* '''mela''' — through/across
* '''gena''' — from
* '''hik''' — to/towards
* '''demat''' — before
* '''uko''' — after
* '''kofog''' — during/while
* '''gumol''' — with
* '''bep''' — about

====Conjunctions====
* '''me''' — and
* '''a''' — or
* '''ko''' — but
* '''zhita''' — because/since
* '''bu''' — if/unless

==Example Sentences==

===Simple Statements===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol diko.
|I eat food
|"I eat food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap.
|he run
|"He runs."}}

===With Tense===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol pa diko.
|I eat PAST food
|"I ate food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ki to hap.
|FUT he run
|"He will run."}}

===With Negation===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap ne.
|he run NEG
|"He is not running."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ta vang ne fath.
|they talk NEG good
|"They don't talk well."}}

===Possession===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Feñol eket diko.
|person POSS food
|"The person's food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve eket kaba.
|I POSS water
|"My water."}}

===Questions===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ku John ki dol?
|Q John FUT eat
|"Will John eat?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Bel dol diko?
|who eat food
|"Who eats food?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Mong to hap ne?
|why he run NEG
|"Why is he not running?"}}

===Formal Word Order (OSV)===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Diko ve dol.
|food I eat
|"I eat food." (formal)}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Kaba feñol ki leke.
|water person FUT drink
|"The person will drink water." (formal)}}

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Austroasiatic languages]]
[[Category:Mon-Khmer languages]]
[[Category:Constructed languages]]

Buluk

2025-12-02T20:07:11Z

GayOpossum:

{{Infobox language
|name = Buluk
|nativename = Tenga Buluk
|pronunciation =
|region = Annamite Range
|speakers = ~400
|familycolor = Austroasiatic
|fam1 = [[w: Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]]
|fam2 = [[w: Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]]
|fam3 = Buluic
|script = Oral tradition; [[Latin script]] (substitute)
|creator = Anthony Ancell (GayOpossum)
|setting = Ekapa Feñol tribe
}}

'''Buluk''' (natively '''Tenga Buluk''') is a [[w: Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]] language spoken by approximately 400 members of the Ekapa Feñol tribe in the Annamite Range. It represents the sole member of the Buluic branch within the Austroasiatic language family.

==History and Culture==
The Ekapa Feñol tribe descended from a late Iron Age tribe in modern-day Cambodia. Following a rebellion for freedom, the tribe became isolated in the Annamite Range. While Buluk maintains loose connections with other Mon-Khmer languages through historical and geographic proximity, its prolonged isolation has resulted in unique linguistic developments, establishing it as a distinct branch within the family.

==Phonology==

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="2" |
! Bilabial
! Labiodental
! Alveolar
! Postalveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Nasal'''
| {{IPA|m}}
|
| {{IPA|n}}
|
| {{IPA|ɲ}}
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Plosive'''
| {{IPA|p b}}
|
| {{IPA|t d}}
|
|
| {{IPA|k g}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Fricative'''
|
| {{IPA|f v}}
| {{IPA|s}}
| {{IPA|ʃ ʒ}}
|
|
| {{IPA|h}}
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Lateral'''
|
|
| {{IPA|l}}
|
|
|
|
|}

===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
! Front
! Central
! Back
|-
! '''Close'''
| {{IPA|i}}
|
| {{IPA|u}}
|-
! '''Mid'''
| {{IPA|e}}
|
| {{IPA|o}}
|-
! '''Open'''
|
| {{IPA|a}}
|
|}

===Phonotactics===
Buluk employs a relatively simple syllable structure:
* '''CV''' (most common)
* '''VC''' (word-initial only)

==Grammar==

===Word Order===
Buluk exhibits two distinct word orders depending on register:
* '''Informal/Colloquial''': [[w: SVO]] (Subject-Verb-Object)
*: '''''Ve dol diko''''' — "I eat food"
* '''Formal''': [[w: OSV]] (Object-Subject-Verb)
*: '''''Diko ve dol''''' — "Food I eat" (I eat food)

===Key Typological Features===
* No grammatical gender
* No grammatical cases
* No articles
* Particle-based marking for tense, plurality, and questions

===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| I/me/my || '''ve'''
|-
| you (sg.) || '''du'''
|-
| we/us || '''ka'''
|-
| he/him/his || '''to'''
|-
| she/her || '''te'''
|-
| they/them/their || '''ta'''
|-
| it/its || '''ti'''
|}

===Nouns===

====Plurality====
Plurality is marked by the particle '''shi''' placed before the noun:
* '''''feñol''''' — "person"
* '''''shi feñol''''' — "people"

====Possession====
Possession follows the pattern: '''Possessor + eket + Possessed'''

The particle '''eket''' literally means "owns" but functions as a possessive marker:
* '''''feñol eket diko''''' — "the person's food"
* '''''ve eket kaba''''' — "my water"

===Verbs===

====Tense Marking====
Tense particles can mark both verbs and nouns:

'''Past tense''' — '''pa''' (post-positioned):
* '''''dol pa''''' — "ate"
* '''''feñol pa''''' — "was a person"

'''Future tense''' — '''ki''' (pre-positioned):
* '''''ki dol''''' — "will eat"
* '''''ki feñol''''' — "will be a person"

====Aspect====
'''Habitual''' — '''hab''' (sentence-initial):
* '''''Hab ve dol diko''''' — "I habitually eat food"
* '''''Hab to hap''''' — "He habitually runs"

====Negation====
Negation is marked by '''ne''' placed after the negated element:
* '''''To hap ne''''' — "He is not running"
* '''''Ve feñol ne''''' — "I am not a person"
* '''''Diko fath ne''''' — "The food is not good"

===Adjectives===

====Position====
Adjectives precede nouns in attributive position:
* '''''fath diko''''' — "good food"
* '''''gal ket''''' — "bad animal"

====Predicative Use====
Adjectives can function as main predicates without a copula:
* '''''Fath to''''' — "He is good"
* '''''Nim ve''''' — "I am sad"

====Adverbial Use====
Buluk lacks dedicated adverbs. Adjectives placed after verbs serve an adverbial function:
* '''''Ta vang fath''''' — "They talk well/fluently"
* '''''To hap gal''''' — "He runs badly"

===Questions===

====Yes/No Questions====
Formed by adding '''ku''' at the beginning with rising intonation:
* '''''Ku John ki dol?''''' — "Will John eat?"

'''Responses:'''
* '''zha''' — "yes"
* '''no''' — "no"

====Wh-Questions====
Question words are placed directly before the element they modify:

{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| where || '''hish'''
|-
| when || '''vit'''
|-
| who || '''bel'''
|-
| why || '''mong'''
|-
| how || '''hak'''
|}

'''Examples:'''
* '''''Bel dol diko?''''' — "Who eats food?"
* '''''Vit du ki hap?''''' — "When will you run?"
* '''''Hish feñol?''''' — "Where is the person?"

==Lexicon==

===Core Vocabulary===

====Nouns====
* '''ket''' — animal
* '''feñol''' — person
* '''kaba''' — water
* '''lipi''' — sun
* '''hod''' — thing
* '''diko''' — food

====Verbs====
* '''dol''' — to eat
* '''leke''' — to drink
* '''hap''' — to run
* '''vang''' — to talk

====Adjectives====
* '''fath''' — good
* '''gal''' — bad
* '''nim''' — sad
* '''mon''' — happy

====Particles & Function Words====
* '''shi''' — plural marker
* '''eket''' — possessive marker
* '''pa''' — past tense
* '''ki''' — future tense
* '''hab''' — habitual aspect
* '''ne''' — negation
* '''ku''' — yes/no question marker
* '''zha''' — yes
* '''no''' — no

====Prepositions====
* '''pod''' — in/inside
* '''lepi''' — over/above
* '''ipel''' — below/under
* '''shing''' — at
* '''gan''' — near/by
* '''tekap''' — on
* '''mela''' — through/across
* '''gena''' — from
* '''hik''' — to/towards
* '''demat''' — before
* '''uko''' — after
* '''kofog''' — during/while
* '''gumol''' — with
* '''bep''' — about

====Conjunctions====
* '''me''' — and
* '''a''' — or
* '''ko''' — but
* '''zhita''' — because/since
* '''bu''' — if/unless

==Example Sentences==

===Simple Statements===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol diko.
|I eat food
|"I eat food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap.
|he run
|"He runs."}}

===With Tense===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol pa diko.
|I eat PAST food
|"I ate food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ki to hap.
|FUT he run
|"He will run."}}

===With Negation===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap ne.
|he run NEG
|"He is not running."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ta vang ne fath.
|they talk NEG good
|"They don't talk well."}}

===Possession===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Feñol eket diko.
|person POSS food
|"The person's food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve eket kaba.
|I POSS water
|"My water."}}

===Questions===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ku John ki dol?
|Q John FUT eat
|"Will John eat?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Bel dol diko?
|who eat food
|"Who eats food?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Mong to hap ne?
|why he run NEG
|"Why is he not running?"}}

===Formal Word Order (OSV)===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Diko ve dol.
|food I eat
|"I eat food." (formal)}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Kaba feñol ki leke.
|water person FUT drink
|"The person will drink water." (formal)}}

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Austroasiatic languages]]
[[Category:Mon-Khmer languages]]
[[Category:Constructed languages]]

Buluk

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GayOpossum: Created page with "{{Infobox language |name = Buluk |nativename = Tenga Buluk |pronunciation = |region = Annamite Range |speakers = ~400 |familycolor = Austroasiatic |fam1 = Austroasiatic |fam2 = Mon-Khmer |fam3 = Buluic |script = Oral tradition; Latin script (substitute) |creator = Anthony Ancell (GayOpossum) |setting = Ekapa Feñol tribe }} '''Buluk''' (natively '''Tenga Buluk''') is a Mon-Khmer language sp..."

{{Infobox language
|name = Buluk
|nativename = Tenga Buluk
|pronunciation =
|region = Annamite Range
|speakers = ~400
|familycolor = Austroasiatic
|fam1 = [[Austroasiatic languages|Austroasiatic]]
|fam2 = [[Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]]
|fam3 = Buluic
|script = Oral tradition; [[Latin script]] (substitute)
|creator = Anthony Ancell (GayOpossum)
|setting = Ekapa Feñol tribe
}}

'''Buluk''' (natively '''Tenga Buluk''') is a [[Mon-Khmer languages|Mon-Khmer]] language spoken by approximately 400 members of the Ekapa Feñol tribe in the Annamite Range. It represents the sole member of the Buluic branch within the Austroasiatic language family.

==History and Culture==
The Ekapa Feñol tribe descended from a late Iron Age tribe in modern-day Cambodia. Following a rebellion for freedom, the tribe became isolated in the Annamite Range. While Buluk maintains loose connections with other Mon-Khmer languages through historical and geographic proximity, its prolonged isolation has resulted in unique linguistic developments, establishing it as a distinct branch within the family.

==Phonology==

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! colspan="2" |
! Bilabial
! Labiodental
! Alveolar
! Postalveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Nasal'''
| {{IPA|m}}
|
| {{IPA|n}}
|
| {{IPA|ɲ}}
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Plosive'''
| {{IPA|p b}}
|
| {{IPA|t d}}
|
|
| {{IPA|k g}}
|
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Fricative'''
|
| {{IPA|f v}}
| {{IPA|s}}
| {{IPA|ʃ ʒ}}
|
|
| {{IPA|h}}
|-
! colspan="2" | '''Lateral'''
|
|
| {{IPA|l}}
|
|
|
|
|}

===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!
! Front
! Central
! Back
|-
! '''Close'''
| {{IPA|i}}
|
| {{IPA|u}}
|-
! '''Mid'''
| {{IPA|e}}
|
| {{IPA|o}}
|-
! '''Open'''
|
| {{IPA|a}}
|
|}

===Phonotactics===
Buluk employs a relatively simple syllable structure:
* '''CV''' (most common)
* '''VC''' (word-initial only)

==Grammar==

===Word Order===
Buluk exhibits two distinct word orders depending on register:
* '''Informal/Colloquial''': [[SVO]] (Subject-Verb-Object)
*: '''''Ve dol diko''''' — "I eat food"
* '''Formal''': [[OSV]] (Object-Subject-Verb)
*: '''''Diko ve dol''''' — "Food I eat" (I eat food)

===Key Typological Features===
* No grammatical gender
* No grammatical cases
* No articles
* Particle-based marking for tense, plurality, and questions

===Pronouns===
{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| I/me/my || '''ve'''
|-
| you (sg.) || '''du'''
|-
| we/us || '''ka'''
|-
| he/him/his || '''to'''
|-
| she/her || '''te'''
|-
| they/them/their || '''ta'''
|-
| it/its || '''ti'''
|}

===Nouns===

====Plurality====
Plurality is marked by the particle '''shi''' placed before the noun:
* '''''feñol''''' — "person"
* '''''shi feñol''''' — "people"

====Possession====
Possession follows the pattern: '''Possessor + eket + Possessed'''

The particle '''eket''' literally means "owns" but functions as a possessive marker:
* '''''feñol eket diko''''' — "the person's food"
* '''''ve eket kaba''''' — "my water"

===Verbs===

====Tense Marking====
Tense particles can mark both verbs and nouns:

'''Past tense''' — '''pa''' (post-positioned):
* '''''dol pa''''' — "ate"
* '''''feñol pa''''' — "was a person"

'''Future tense''' — '''ki''' (pre-positioned):
* '''''ki dol''''' — "will eat"
* '''''ki feñol''''' — "will be a person"

====Aspect====
'''Habitual''' — '''hab''' (sentence-initial):
* '''''Hab ve dol diko''''' — "I habitually eat food"
* '''''Hab to hap''''' — "He habitually runs"

====Negation====
Negation is marked by '''ne''' placed after the negated element:
* '''''To hap ne''''' — "He is not running"
* '''''Ve feñol ne''''' — "I am not a person"
* '''''Diko fath ne''''' — "The food is not good"

===Adjectives===

====Position====
Adjectives precede nouns in attributive position:
* '''''fath diko''''' — "good food"
* '''''gal ket''''' — "bad animal"

====Predicative Use====
Adjectives can function as main predicates without a copula:
* '''''Fath to''''' — "He is good"
* '''''Nim ve''''' — "I am sad"

====Adverbial Use====
Buluk lacks dedicated adverbs. Adjectives placed after verbs serve an adverbial function:
* '''''Ta vang fath''''' — "They talk well/fluently"
* '''''To hap gal''''' — "He runs badly"

===Questions===

====Yes/No Questions====
Formed by adding '''ku''' at the beginning with rising intonation:
* '''''Ku John ki dol?''''' — "Will John eat?"

'''Responses:'''
* '''zha''' — "yes"
* '''no''' — "no"

====Wh-Questions====
Question words are placed directly before the element they modify:

{| class="wikitable"
! English !! Buluk
|-
| where || '''hish'''
|-
| when || '''vit'''
|-
| who || '''bel'''
|-
| why || '''mong'''
|-
| how || '''hak'''
|}

'''Examples:'''
* '''''Bel dol diko?''''' — "Who eats food?"
* '''''Vit du ki hap?''''' — "When will you run?"
* '''''Hish feñol?''''' — "Where is the person?"

==Lexicon==

===Core Vocabulary===

====Nouns====
* '''ket''' — animal
* '''feñol''' — person
* '''kaba''' — water
* '''lipi''' — sun
* '''hod''' — thing
* '''diko''' — food

====Verbs====
* '''dol''' — to eat
* '''leke''' — to drink
* '''hap''' — to run
* '''vang''' — to talk

====Adjectives====
* '''fath''' — good
* '''gal''' — bad
* '''nim''' — sad
* '''mon''' — happy

====Particles & Function Words====
* '''shi''' — plural marker
* '''eket''' — possessive marker
* '''pa''' — past tense
* '''ki''' — future tense
* '''hab''' — habitual aspect
* '''ne''' — negation
* '''ku''' — yes/no question marker
* '''zha''' — yes
* '''no''' — no

====Prepositions====
* '''pod''' — in/inside
* '''lepi''' — over/above
* '''ipel''' — below/under
* '''shing''' — at
* '''gan''' — near/by
* '''tekap''' — on
* '''mela''' — through/across
* '''gena''' — from
* '''hik''' — to/towards
* '''demat''' — before
* '''uko''' — after
* '''kofog''' — during/while
* '''gumol''' — with
* '''bep''' — about

====Conjunctions====
* '''me''' — and
* '''a''' — or
* '''ko''' — but
* '''zhita''' — because/since
* '''bu''' — if/unless

==Example Sentences==

===Simple Statements===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol diko.
|I eat food
|"I eat food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap.
|he run
|"He runs."}}

===With Tense===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve dol pa diko.
|I eat PAST food
|"I ate food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ki to hap.
|FUT he run
|"He will run."}}

===With Negation===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|To hap ne.
|he run NEG
|"He is not running."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ta vang ne fath.
|they talk NEG good
|"They don't talk well."}}

===Possession===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Feñol eket diko.
|person POSS food
|"The person's food."}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ve eket kaba.
|I POSS water
|"My water."}}

===Questions===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Ku John ki dol?
|Q John FUT eat
|"Will John eat?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Bel dol diko?
|who eat food
|"Who eats food?"}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Mong to hap ne?
|why he run NEG
|"Why is he not running?"}}

===Formal Word Order (OSV)===
{{interlinear|indent=3
|Diko ve dol.
|food I eat
|"I eat food." (formal)}}

{{interlinear|indent=3
|Kaba feñol ki leke.
|water person FUT drink
|"The person will drink water." (formal)}}

[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Austroasiatic languages]]
[[Category:Mon-Khmer languages]]
[[Category:Constructed languages]]