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Cragimaroa uses the Shavian alphabet (๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฏ) for its writing system. Each grapheme corresponds to a phoneme or a phonetic modifier, often with dual values depending on context. | Cragimaroa uses the Shavian alphabet (๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฏ) for its writing system. Each grapheme corresponds to a phoneme or a phonetic modifier, often with dual values depending on context. | ||
=== Vowels === | ===Phonology=== | ||
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=== Orthography === | |||
==== Stress ==== | |||
The orthography of Cragimaroa is relatively straightforward, though slightly more complex than a simple one-to-one phonemeโgrapheme correspondence. Each grapheme represents a phoneme, but in regular words, unstressed syllables are written using the same letters that typically denote diphthongsโsuch as [ษฬฏ]โand are pronounced identically, though not as diphthongs. That is, they are realized as [ษ]. | |||
==== Proper names ==== | |||
However, in proper namesโsuch as the name Cragimaroa itself (๐๐ฑ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ท๐ฑ)โunstressed syllables are pronounced with their full phonemic value. For example, [รค] is not reduced to [ษ], and therefore it is written with the full grapheme for [รค], not the diphthong marker. | |||
In such words, long vowels typically indicate the stressed syllable. Additionally, there is a general rule that stress falls on the penultimate syllable. However, when a proper name is stressed on the penultimate or final syllable, all other syllables are written using the diphthong grapheme (such as the one used for [ษฬฏ]), which in this case does represent the phoneme [รค], albeit in an unstressed form. | |||
== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 5 September 2025
Cragimaroa
Cragimaroa or ๐๐ฑ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ท๐ฑ [tษฬฏรคษimฬฅรคษพษหห] (in Arini "Krahimaroa") is a Romance-based conlang with strong Germanic influence, primarily shaped by Michoacรกn and State of Mexico Spanish, as well as English. It also incorporates lexical and phonological elements from Japanese, French, Purhepecha, Nahuatl, and German.
History
Cragimaroa is one of the Romance-equivalent languages spoken in the world of Kybur (Kaybur); unlike the Romance language of the Fire Kingdom, Cragimaroa belongs to the Water Kingdom. It remains relatively unknown due to its geographic and cultural isolation.
Script and Phonology
Cragimaroa uses the Shavian alphabet (๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฏ) for its writing system. Each grapheme corresponds to a phoneme or a phonetic modifier, often with dual values depending on context.
Phonology
Vowels
| Grapheme | IPA | Modifier |
|---|---|---|
| ๐จ | /รค/ | |
| ๐ญ | /ษห/ | |
| ๐ฑ | /ษฬฏ/ | /-ห/ |
| ๐ง | /eฬ/ | |
| ๐ฉ | /ษห/ | |
| ๐บ | /eฬฏ/ | /-ห/ |
| ๐ฆ | /i/ | |
| ๐ฐ | /ษจห/ | |
| ๐พ | /ษชฬฏ/ | /สฒ-/ |
| ๐ช | /oฬ/ | |
| ๐ท | /ษห/ | |
| ๐ถ | /oฬฏ/ | /ห -/ |
| ๐ซ | /u/ | |
| ๐ต | /uฬห/ | |
| ๐ป | /สฬฏ/ | /สท-/ |
Consonants
| Grapheme | Onset | Nucleus or Coda |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ | /b-/ | /ฮฒห/ |
| ๐ | /k/ | /-kสผ/ |
| ๐ | /ฮธ/ | |
| ๐ | /d-/ | /รฐฬ/ |
| ๐ | /f/ | |
| ๐ | /ษก-/ | /ษฐ/ |
| ๐ฃ | /สฬ/ | |
| ๐ | /รง/ | |
| ๐ก | /c/ | /-cสผ/ |
| ๐ | /ส/ | |
| ๐ด | /kสฐ/ | |
| ๐ค | /l/ | |
| ๐ฅ | /m/ | /VmฬฅV/ |
| ๐ฏ | /n/ | /VnฬฅV/ |
| ๐ | /ษฒ/ | /-ลสฒ/ |
| ๐ | /p/ | /-pสผ/ |
| ๐ฎ | /r-/ | |
| ๐ | /ษพ/ | |
| ๐ | /s/ | |
| ๐ | /ษ/ | |
| ๐ | /t/ | /-tสผ/ |
| ๐ฌ | /tสฐ/ | |
| ๐ณ | /pสฐ/ | |
| ๐ | /โฑฑ/ | |
| ๐ | /ษ-/ | /VjV/ /Cสฒ/ |
| ๐ | /z/ |
Orthography
Stress
The orthography of Cragimaroa is relatively straightforward, though slightly more complex than a simple one-to-one phonemeโgrapheme correspondence. Each grapheme represents a phoneme, but in regular words, unstressed syllables are written using the same letters that typically denote diphthongsโsuch as [ษฬฏ]โand are pronounced identically, though not as diphthongs. That is, they are realized as [ษ].
Proper names
However, in proper namesโsuch as the name Cragimaroa itself (๐๐ฑ๐จ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐ท๐ฑ)โunstressed syllables are pronounced with their full phonemic value. For example, [รค] is not reduced to [ษ], and therefore it is written with the full grapheme for [รค], not the diphthong marker.
In such words, long vowels typically indicate the stressed syllable. Additionally, there is a general rule that stress falls on the penultimate syllable. However, when a proper name is stressed on the penultimate or final syllable, all other syllables are written using the diphthong grapheme (such as the one used for [ษฬฏ]), which in this case does represent the phoneme [รค], albeit in an unstressed form.
Grammar
Overview
Cragimaroaโs grammar is inspired by English, making it relatively accessible. It uses accentual vowel marking and diphthong suppression rules: vowels that appear alone and modify consonants or other vowels are pronounced unstressed and without diphthongal effect.
The language distinguishes three grammatical genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. Verbal morphology is analytic and suffix-based, with tense, aspect, and modality encoded through regular endings.
Verb Endings
| Category | Ending(s) |
|---|---|
| Present | -๐จ๐, -๐ง๐, -๐ฆ๐ |
| Past | -๐จ๐, -๐ง๐, -๐ฆ๐ |
| Imperfect | -๐๐จ |
| Progressive | -๐ |
Modal Verbs
| Mood | Form |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | ๐ฌ๐ต |
| Future | ๐๐ป๐ฆ๐ค |
| Optative | ๐๐ซ๐ |
| Exhortative | ๐ด๐ซ๐ |
| Deontic | ๐ฅ๐ง๐พ |
| Negative | ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฌ |
Lexicon
Nouns
- ๐๐บ๐ ๐ง๐ค๐ถ โ โthawingโ
- ๐ฅ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐๐ฑ โ โmayonnaiseโ
Adjectives
- ๐๐ท๐ฏ โ โmisterโ
- ๐๐ท๐๐ฑ โ โmissโ
- ๐๐ฉ๐พ๐๐พ๐บ๐ฏ โ โShavianโ or โSavianโ