A conlang, autonym Lekmae \ˈɥexmä\ is an aid for experimenting any grammatical features, Type (aiming): being low amount of distinct categories,
half of the lexicon are adoption of low Germanic languages. Making this miniature is that to learn about languages.
content: nouns(nominal of intransitives), adjective nouns(nominal of adjectives), demonstrative nouns, verbal nouns(nominal of monotransitives), coverbal nouns(have characteristics for the category), enclitic nouns.
enclitics have variation for a word, distinguish those kinds, nominal, adjectival, plural, objective, present, habitual, subjunctive, processive, perfective. demontratives have plural forms, characteristics for the category, express those kinds, ergative, objective, subjective, dative, near to the speaker, away from the speaker, first person, second person.
Syntactics
Type: SVO-Topic, right branching of a clause. every word is a morpheme. left element modifies that in right. adjectifier, is a zero morpheme.
nouns with enclitics or VO phrases, are indicative moods.
Word formation: (+coverb) noun (+adjectifier) (+demonstrative) (+enclitic) (+verb) noun (+enclitic) (+adjectifier).
Writings
excepting q w p g j y, u is added as /ŋ/. a i u are consonants in certain circumstances.
Grapheme inventory with their corresponding phonemes
| Consonants
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Bilabial
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Labio-dental
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Alveolar
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Retroflex
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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mam(m, b) |
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nan,nan(n~ɲ, l~d) |
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uâu(ŋ) |
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| Plosive
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bab(b~p) |
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dad(d~t) |
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cac(k~ɡ) |
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aâe,aâe(ʔ, n/a)
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| Affricate
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zae(d͡z~t͡s) |
tât(ʈ͡ʂ~t͡ʃ) |
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| Fricative
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fâf(f) |
sas(s~ɕ) |
xax(ʂ~ç) |
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kak(x~χ, k) |
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hah(ɦ~n/a)
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| Trill
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rae(ʀ~r) |
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| Approximant
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vàe(ʋ) |
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iáe(ʝ) |
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| Semivowel
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aàe,aaè(u̯) |
lal,uàe(ɥ, l) |
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aáe,aaé(i̯) |
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aar(ë~ɐ̯~n/a)
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| Vowels
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Front
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Central
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Back
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unrounded
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rounded
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unrounded
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rounded
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unrounded
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rounded
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| Close
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aie(i) |
aüe(y) |
aêi,aíe(ëi̯) |
aòe(u̯o) |
aui,aîe(ɯɨ~ɨ) |
aue(u)
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| Mid-open
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aee,eäe(e) |
aöe,aeû(ø) |
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aêu,aùe(ëu̯) |
aao,aôe(ʌ) |
aoe(o)
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| Open
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aae(ä) |
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Phonotactics
CV(V)C.
Tone slightly rises initially of a phrase.
Made text
of it is what
Närca fui Sêdnan.
\ˈne.ëɡä fɯɨ su̯ednän\
nac-har fui sêd-nan
1-be member.of swed-ish
of this is what
Famsendocleâ.
\fämsendokɥeˈä\
fam sen-doc-leh-har
fruits this-place.of-be
Naciorneuse a Lekmae Neîdoc.
\näkʝonëu̯s(ë) ʔä ɥexmä nëi̯dok\
nacior neu -se ?- Lekmae neîdoc
rom lang -be is.it.true.for- Lekmae be.not.3
is Lekmae a romlang? no, it's not.
of who does what
hainimdaies doc.
/--/
kai nim daines doc
they eat some-of this
Lexics
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