Belter Creole - Revision history

Jukethatbox at 14:57, 29 February 2024

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	====Stress====		====Stress====
	In Belter, different than usual stress is indicated with an acute accent on a vowel, e.g. ''ámolof''([ˈamolof]), meaning "love". Vowels that can appear with acute accents are ⟨á⟩, ⟨é⟩, ⟨ó⟩ and ⟨ú⟩, although in general stress is placed on the [[w:Stress (linguistics)\|penultimate]] syllable of a word.		In Belter, different than usual stress is indicated with an acute accent on a vowel, e.g. ''ámolof''([ˈamolof]), meaning "love". Vowels that can appear with acute accents are ⟨á⟩, ⟨é⟩, ⟨ó⟩ and ⟨ú⟩, although in general stress is placed on the [[w:Stress (linguistics)\|penultimate]] syllable of a word.

	===Phonotactics===		===Phonotactics===
	~~<!-- Explain the consonant clusters and vowel clusters that are permissible for use in the language. For example, "st" is an allowed consonant cluster in English while onset "ng" isn't. -->~~
	===Morphophonology===		===Morphophonology===

	==Morphology==		==Morphology==
	<small>''See also: [[Belter Creole/Swadesh list]].''</small>		<small>''See also: [[Belter Creole/Swadesh list]].''</small>
			===Particles===
			There are two Belter particles: indefinite ''wa'' and definite ''da.''
			===Pronouns===
			====Personal pronouns====
			{\| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
			! !! Singular !! Plural
			\|-
			! First
			\| ''mi'' \|\| ''milowda''
			\|-
			! Second
			\| ''to'' \|\| ''tolowda''
			\|-
			! Third
			\| ''im'' \|\| ''imalowda/imim''
			\|}
	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	In Belter, questions are formed by adding ''ke'' at the end of a statement, e.g. ''To showxa lang belta''(You speak Belter) and ''To showxa lang belta, ke?''(Do you speak Belter?). Additionally, ''keyá'' means "isn't it", so if one wanted to say "You speak Belter, right?" it would be ''To showxa lang belta, keyá?''		In Belter, questions are formed by adding ''ke'' at the end of a statement, e.g. ''To showxa lang belta''(You speak Belter) and ''To showxa lang belta, ke?''(Do you speak Belter?). Additionally, ''keyá'' means "isn't it", so if one wanted to say "You speak Belter, right?" it would be ''To showxa lang belta, keyá?''

Jukethatbox at 12:17, 30 January 2024

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	\| posteriori = [[w:Romance languages\|Romance languages]], [[w:Slavic languages\|Slavic languages]], [[Germanic languages\|Germanic languages]], [[w:Japanese language\|Japanese]], [[w:Chinese language\|Chinese]], [[w:Arabic language\|Arabic]], [[w:Hebrew language\|Hebrew]], [[w:Zulu language\|Zulu]]		\| posteriori = [[w:Romance languages\|Romance languages]], [[w:Slavic languages\|Slavic languages]], [[Germanic languages\|Germanic languages]], [[w:Japanese language\|Japanese]], [[w:Chinese language\|Chinese]], [[w:Arabic language\|Arabic]], [[w:Hebrew language\|Hebrew]], [[w:Zulu language\|Zulu]]
	\| familycolor = Constructed language		\| familycolor = Constructed language
	\| ~~scripts~~ = ~~[[w:Latin script\|Latin script]]~~		\| script1 = Latn
	\| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer\|Nick Farmer]]		\| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer\|Nick Farmer]]
	\| notice = IPA		\| notice = IPA

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Vowels

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	\|}		\|}
	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align=center;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align=center;"
	\|+ Nasalised ~~owels~~		\|+ Nasalised vowels
	\|-		\|-
	!		!

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2023-10-18T12:39:51Z

Orthography

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	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	===Orthography===		===Orthography===
	Although all of Belter Creole's appearances have been written in the [[w:Latin script\|Latin script]], Farmer claims that the language can be written in other writing systems as well.		Although all of Belter Creole's appearances(both in and out of the series) have been written in the [[w:Latin script\|Latin script]], Farmer claims that the language can be written in other writing systems as well.
	====Alphabet====		====Alphabet====
	{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"		{\|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

Jukethatbox at 09:48, 18 October 2023

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	\| scripts = [[w:Latin script\|Latin script]]		\| scripts = [[w:Latin script\|Latin script]]
	\| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer\|Nick Farmer]]		\| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer\|Nick Farmer]]
	~~\| glotto =~~
	~~\| iso =~~
	\| notice = IPA		\| notice = IPA
	}}		}}

Jukethatbox at 09:42, 18 October 2023

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	The novel language is also not internally consistent, for example the words ''la''<ref>From Arabic لا(''laa'')</ref>, ''na''<ref>From English ''nah''</ref> and ''ne''<ref>From Serbo-Croatian ''не''(''ne'')</ref> all mean "no", while ''gato''<ref>From Japanese ありがとう(''arigatou'').</ref> and ''aituma''<ref>From Estonian ''aitäh''</ref> both mean "thank you".		The novel language is also not internally consistent, for example the words ''la''<ref>From Arabic لا(''laa'')</ref>, ''na''<ref>From English ''nah''</ref> and ''ne''<ref>From Serbo-Croatian ''не''(''ne'')</ref> all mean "no", while ''gato''<ref>From Japanese ありがとう(''arigatou'').</ref> and ''aituma''<ref>From Estonian ''aitäh''</ref> both mean "thank you".
			<blockquote>''Tu run spin, pow, Schlauch tu way acima and ido.''<br>
			Go spinward to the tube station, which will take you back to the docks.</blockquote>
	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	===Orthography===		===Orthography===

Jukethatbox: /* Novel version */

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Novel version

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	There is a distinction between the language made by Nick Farmer for the TV series and the language created by James S.A. Corey in the ''The Expanse'' novel series. In the novels, the language is presented as more of an English dialect "to give the reader a sense of being excluded from [the] culture". It has no developed phonology, morphology and syntax, and instead mixes vocabulary from various languages spoken on Earth, including English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Estonian, Esperanto, French, Korean, Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Dutch, Arabic, Catalan, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Russian and Turkish.		There is a distinction between the language made by Nick Farmer for the TV series and the language created by James S.A. Corey in the ''The Expanse'' novel series. In the novels, the language is presented as more of an English dialect "to give the reader a sense of being excluded from [the] culture". It has no developed phonology, morphology and syntax, and instead mixes vocabulary from various languages spoken on Earth, including English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Estonian, Esperanto, French, Korean, Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Dutch, Arabic, Catalan, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Russian and Turkish.

	The novel language is also not internally consistent, for example the words ''la''<ref>From Arabic لا(''laa'')</ref>, ''na''<ref>From English ''nah''</ref> and ''ne''<ref>From Serbo-Croatian ''не''(''ne'')</ref> all mean "no".		The novel language is also not internally consistent, for example the words ''la''<ref>From Arabic لا(''laa'')</ref>, ''na''<ref>From English ''nah''</ref> and ''ne''<ref>From Serbo-Croatian ''не''(''ne'')</ref> all mean "no", while ''gato''<ref>From Japanese ありがとう(''arigatou'').</ref> and ''aituma''<ref>From Estonian ''aitäh''</ref> both mean "thank you".

	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	===Orthography===		===Orthography===

Jukethatbox at 08:06, 18 October 2023

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	\| scripts = [[w:Latin script\|Latin script]]		\| scripts = [[w:Latin script\|Latin script]]
	\| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer\|Nick Farmer]]		\| agency = [[w:Nick Farmer\|Nick Farmer]]
			\| glotto =
			\| iso =
	\| notice = IPA		\| notice = IPA
	}}		}}
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	Belter has various accents and dialects due to the immense cultural diversity of the Belt's inhabitants. According to Nick Farmer himself, the dialect used in the TV show is the [[w:Ceres\|Ceres]] dialect.		Belter has various accents and dialects due to the immense cultural diversity of the Belt's inhabitants. According to Nick Farmer himself, the dialect used in the TV show is the [[w:Ceres\|Ceres]] dialect.
			==Novel version==
			There is a distinction between the language made by Nick Farmer for the TV series and the language created by James S.A. Corey in the ''The Expanse'' novel series. In the novels, the language is presented as more of an English dialect "to give the reader a sense of being excluded from [the] culture". It has no developed phonology, morphology and syntax, and instead mixes vocabulary from various languages spoken on Earth, including English, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Estonian, Esperanto, French, Korean, Chinese, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Dutch, Arabic, Catalan, Italian, Serbo-Croatian, Russian and Turkish.

			The novel language is also not internally consistent, for example the words ''la''<ref>From Arabic لا(''laa'')</ref>, ''na''<ref>From English ''nah''</ref> and ''ne''<ref>From Serbo-Croatian ''не''(''ne'')</ref> all mean "no".
	==Phonology==		==Phonology==
	===Orthography===		===Orthography===

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Vowels

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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align=center;"
+!
 ! colspan="2" |[[w:Front vowels|Front]]
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 | style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Open front unrounded vowel|a]]
 | style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | [[w:Open back rounded vowel|ɒ]]
- |}
+|}
 ===Prosody===
 ====Stress====

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Syntax

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	==Syntax==		==Syntax==
	In Belter, questions are formed by adding ''ke'' at the end of a statement, e.g. ''To showxa lang belta''(You speak Belter) and ''To showxa lang belta, ke?''(Do you speak Belter?). Additionally, ''keyá'' means "isn't it", so if one wanted to say "You speak Belter, right?" it would be ''Tu showxa lang belta, keyá?''		In Belter, questions are formed by adding ''ke'' at the end of a statement, e.g. ''To showxa lang belta''(You speak Belter) and ''To showxa lang belta, ke?''(Do you speak Belter?). Additionally, ''keyá'' means "isn't it", so if one wanted to say "You speak Belter, right?" it would be ''To showxa lang belta, keyá?''

	Belter also uses the [[w:Zero copula\|zero copula]] feature, e.g. ''mi nadzhush'' means "I am tired", although a literal translation would simply be "I tired".		Belter also uses the [[w:Zero copula\|zero copula]] feature, e.g. ''mi nadzhush'' means "I am tired", although a literal translation would simply be "I tired".