Castithan - Revision history

Nicomega at 14:16, 15 November 2016

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	'''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)\|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.		'''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)\|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.

	~~=Introduction=~~

	Castithan is a [[w:fusional language\|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology\|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final\|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language\|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>

	=Phonology=		=Phonology=
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	=Morphology=		=Morphology=

			Castithan is a [[w:fusional language\|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology\|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final\|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language\|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>

	==Word Order: head final==		==Word Order: head final==

Nicomega at 14:14, 15 November 2016

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	\|ethnicity = Castithans		\|ethnicity = Castithans
	\|familycolor = Language isolate		\|familycolor = Language isolate
			\|fam1 = Proto-Castithan
	\|fam2 = Old Castithan		\|fam2 = Old Castithan
	\|ancestor = ~~Proto-~~Castithan		\|ancestor = Old Castithan
	\|creator = [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]]		\|creator = [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]]
	\|created = ca. 2011		\|created = ca. 2011
	\|setting = Daribo/Earth		\|setting = Daribo/Earth
			\|script = Castithan, Latin
	}}		}}

Nicomega at 14:10, 15 November 2016

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	\|pronunciation = /kasti'θanu/		\|pronunciation = /kasti'θanu/
	\|ethnicity = Castithans		\|ethnicity = Castithans
	\|familycolor = ~~Proto-Castithan~~		\|familycolor = Language isolate
	\|fam2 = Old Castithan		\|fam2 = Old Castithan
	\|ancestor = Proto-Castithan		\|ancestor = Proto-Castithan

Nicomega at 15:56, 14 November 2016

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			{{construction}}

	{{Infobox language		{{Infobox language
	\|name="Castithan"		\|name="Castithan"

Nicomega: /* Phonology */ Work in progress

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Phonology: Work in progress

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	=Morphology=		=Morphology=

Nicomega at 21:23, 20 October 2016

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	'''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)\|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.		'''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)\|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.

			=Introduction=

	Castithan is a [[w:fusional language\|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology\|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final\|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language\|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>		Castithan is a [[w:fusional language\|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology\|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final\|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language\|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>

			=Phonology=

	=Morphology=		=Morphology=
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	Note that particles and inflection will change meanings depending on whether the verb is stative or dynamic<ref name="Stative/Dynamic">[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/69828050015/i-know-you-must-have-tons-of-stuff-in-your-ask-box Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 12, 2013]</ref>. This will be discussed below.		Note that particles and inflection will change meanings depending on whether the verb is stative or dynamic<ref name="Stative/Dynamic">[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/69828050015/i-know-you-must-have-tons-of-stuff-in-your-ask-box Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 12, 2013]</ref>. This will be discussed below.

	=Inflection=		==Inflection==
	==Adjectives==		===Adjectives===
	==Nouns==		===Nouns===
	==Verbs==		===Verbs===

	=Particles=		==Particles==


	=References=		=References=
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Nicomega at 21:18, 20 October 2016

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	Note that particles and inflection will change meanings depending on whether the verb is stative or dynamic<ref name="Stative/Dynamic">[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/69828050015/i-know-you-must-have-tons-of-stuff-in-your-ask-box Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 12, 2013]</ref>. This will be discussed below.		Note that particles and inflection will change meanings depending on whether the verb is stative or dynamic<ref name="Stative/Dynamic">[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/69828050015/i-know-you-must-have-tons-of-stuff-in-your-ask-box Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 12, 2013]</ref>. This will be discussed below.

			=Inflection=
			==Adjectives==
			==Nouns==
			==Verbs==

			=Particles=


	=References=		=References=
	<references/>		<references/>

Nicomega at 21:15, 20 October 2016

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	Castithan is a [[w:fusional language\|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology\|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final\|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language\|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>		Castithan is a [[w:fusional language\|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology\|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final\|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language\|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>

	=~~Basic Sentence Structure~~=		=Morphology=
	==Word Order: head final==		==Word Order: head final==

Nicomega at 21:13, 20 October 2016

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			{{Infobox language
			\|name="Castithan"
			\|nativename=kastithanu
			\|pronunciation = /kasti'θanu/
			\|ethnicity = Castithans
			\|familycolor = Proto-Castithan
			\|fam2 = Old Castithan
			\|ancestor = Proto-Castithan
			\|creator = [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]]
			\|created = ca. 2011
			\|setting = Daribo/Earth
			}}

	'''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)\|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.		'''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson\|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)\|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.

Nicomega at 21:01, 20 October 2016

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 '''Castithan''' is the language created by [[w:David J. Peterson|David J. Peterson]] for the Castithan race in the world of the [[w:Defiance_(TV_series)|TV series Defiance]]. It is a working language with its own vocabulary, grammar, phonology and writing system and currently it has grown from 1400 or so words<ref>[http://www.dothraki.com/2013/01/akat-dalen-senthi Dothraki.com ''Akat Dalen Senthi!'', Jan. 2, 2013.]</ref> to over 2100 words<ref>[https://twitter.com/Dedalvs/status/382575141818871808 Twitter @Dedalvs, Sept. 24, 2013.]</ref> over 2013. It stands with [[Irathient]] as one of the two main usable alien languages of Defiance.
-Castithan is a [[w:fusional language|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly head-final with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>
+Castithan is a [[w:fusional language|fusional language]] lightly inflectional tending towards [[w:isolating typology|isolating typology]]. The language is predominantly [[w:head-final|head-final]] with a strict subject–object–verb order. It can inflect for topicality, object and subject and is mostly [[w:Pro-drop language|pro-drop]]. In combination to these the language uses a set of particles, much like Japanese, which are described below, with verbs being fairly easy to conjugate. Verbs can be either stative or dynamic, an important distinction is made between the two in the language.<ref>[http://dedalvs.tumblr.com/post/37747912502/what-are-the-major-differences-between-the-defiance Tumblr, Imeimei, Dec. 11, 2012.]</ref>
 =References=
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