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	'''Iskel''', pronounced [ískel] natively or /ˈɪskəl/ in English, is [[User:Suqi\|Suqi's]] first and most developed conlang. It was originally heavily based on Italian, Spanish, Korean, English, and Latin (creating the acronym ISKEL), but has been leaning much more ''a priori'' as development has progressed. Iskel first originated from a much more relex-like, or even code-like language called Lanesil, which only combined elements of English and Spanish in a transparently jumbled way, but was quickly replaced with a new language structure as Suqi learned more about linguistics. Some remnants of Lanesil still exist in Iskel, such as the word ''kire'' (to want) based on the Spanish word ''quiere'' (he/she/it wants), or the word ''to'' (two) based on the English word ''two''.		'''Iskel''', pronounced [ískel] natively or /ˈɪskəl/ in English, is [[User:Suqi\|Suqi's]] first and most developed conlang. It was originally heavily based on Italian, Spanish, Korean, English, and Latin (creating the acronym ISKEL), but has been leaning much more ''a priori'' as development has progressed. Iskel first originated from a much more relex-like, or even code-like language called Lanesil, which only combined elements of English and Spanish in a transparently jumbled way, but was quickly replaced with a new language structure as Suqi learned more about linguistics. Some remnants of Lanesil still exist in Iskel, such as the word ''kire'' (to want) based on the Spanish word ''quiere'' (he/she/it wants), or the word ''to'' (two) based on the English word ''two''.

			== Dialects ==
			There are three dialects spoken in Iskel which have different significance depending on which setting they're spoken in. The dialects are '''Lanikel''' [lánikel], [[Kliqel]] [k͡ǁíqel], and [[Duskel]] [ɽʌʂʼkʼɛɭ] (also spelled Drâŝkkel). They differ primarily in phoneme inventory. Outside of the phonology section, this article uses only the Lanikel dialect since it is the most dominant.

	== Setting ==		== Setting ==
	There are three settings where Iskel is spoken that canonically have no knowledge of each other. One setting is the real world, where it is Suqi's personal constructed language. Another setting is in an alternate history Earth, as the native language of the inhabitants of Iskeland, a moderately-sized island west of Africa overlapping with the coordinates 0,0. The third setting is in an archipelago called [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Juya_Gwaña Juya Gwaña] which exists on the Agma Schwa Minecraft server, [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Nguhcraft Nguhcraft]. The primary structure of Iskel is determined by its real-world setting, with it being a personal conlang, however there are sometimes influences from its alternate history setting. There are no influences from Nguhcraft, however.		There are three settings where Iskel is spoken that canonically have no knowledge of each other. One setting is the real world, where it is Suqi's personal constructed language. Another setting is in an alternate history Earth, as the native language of the inhabitants of Iskeland, a moderately-sized island west of Africa overlapping with the coordinates 0,0. The third setting is in an archipelago called [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Juya_Gwaña Juya Gwaña] which exists on the Agma Schwa Minecraft server, [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Nguhcraft Nguhcraft]. The primary structure of Iskel is determined by its real-world setting, with it being a personal conlang, however there are sometimes influences from its alternate history setting. There are no influences from Nguhcraft, however.

	~~== Dialects ==~~
	There are three dialects spoken in Iskel which have different significance depending on which setting they're spoken in. The dialects are '''Lanikel''' [lánikel], '''Kliqel''' [k͡ǁíqel], and '''Duskel''' [ɽʌʂʼkʼɛɭ] (also spelled '''Drâŝkkel'''). They differ primarily in phoneme inventory.

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	There are four primary semantic roles in Iskel, which determine the syntactic structure of the language. They are referred to as the sender (S, {{Sc\|snd}}), the message (M, {{Sc\|mss}}), the receiver (R, {{Sc\|rcv}}), and the transfer (T, {{Sc\|trf}}). They loosely overlap with the more commonly known roles of agent, instrument, patient, and verb, respectively, but are distinct and can have any part of speech.		There are four primary semantic roles in Iskel, which determine the syntactic structure of the language. They are referred to as the sender (S, {{Sc\|snd}}), the message (M, {{Sc\|mss}}), the receiver (R, {{Sc\|rcv}}), and the transfer (T, {{Sc\|trf}}). They loosely overlap with the more commonly known roles of agent, instrument, patient, and verb, respectively, but are distinct and can have any part of speech.

	The sender is whatever sets the transfer (or action) in motion in a sentence. Without the sender, the action cannot begin. ~~As an example, the teacher is a sender when teaching a student a lesson.~~		The sender is whatever sets the transfer (or action) in motion in a sentence. Without the sender, the action cannot begin.

	The message is whatever is causally transferred from the sender to the receiver in the action. Without the message, steps can be taken to initiate the action, but it cannot manifest~~. As an example, the lesson is a message when a teacher is teaching a student~~.		The message is whatever is causally transferred from the sender to the receiver in the action. Without the message, steps can be taken to initiate the action, but it cannot manifest.

	The receiver is whatever the message affects as a direct consequence of its sending. Without the receiver, the action can begin, but not end~~. As an example, the student is the receiver when a teacher is teaching a lesson~~.		The receiver is whatever the message affects as a direct consequence of its sending. Without the receiver, the action can begin, but not end.

	The transfer is the process by which the message is directed from the sender to the receiver. Without the transfer, nothing happens at all despite everything being there to make it happen~~. As an example, the instruction is the transfer when a teacher is teaching a lesson to a student~~.		The transfer is the process by which the message is directed from the sender to the receiver. Without the transfer, nothing happens at all despite everything being there to make it happen.

	Iskel uses the word order SRTM. The sender is often omitted, only being included when specification is necessary.		Iskel uses the word order SRTM. The sender is often omitted, only being included when specification is necessary. The receiver and message may also be omitted, but this is rare. When the receiver is omitted but the sender isn't, the sender must be marked. A word of any part of speech may play any semantic role, but the semantic role must be marked on whichever word is not the typical part of speech that it is, i.e. S, R, and M as nouns, and T as a verb.

	=== Role Descriptors ===		=== Role Descriptors ===
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	Parts of speech:		Parts of speech:

	* Noun ({{Sc\|n}}): -''a'' ~~/ ''-~~a~~'' / ''-~~a~~'' (translates to English "the.~~..~~" or "~~a.~~..")~~		* Noun ({{Sc\|n}}): -''a''
	* Verb ({{Sc\|v}}): -''e'' ~~/ ''-e'' / ''-e'' (translates~~ to ~~English "..~~.~~-ates")~~		** Nouns are words denoting a certain concept existing within a larger relationship. That relationship is typically with a verb, adjunct, or both. A noun may also exist as a standalone sentence in Iskel, denoting mere existence.
	* Adjunct ({{Sc\|adj}}): -''o'' ~~/ ''-o'' / ''-ê'' (translates to English "that is the... / that is~~ a~~... /~~ that .~~..-ates")~~		* Verb ({{Sc\|v}}): -''e''
			** Verbs are words denoting a certain quality that their receiver is stated to change into having.
			* Adjunct ({{Sc\|adj}}): -''o''
			** Adjuncts are words denoting a certain quality that their modifyee has.

	Semantic roles:		Semantic roles:

	* Sender ({{Sc\|snd}}): ''žâ-'' ~~/ ''jô-~~'' / ''~~żo-''~~		* Sender ({{Sc\|snd}}): ''žâ-''
	* Receiver ({{Sc\|rcv}}): ''šâ-'' / ''~~çô-~~'' / ~~''ṡo-''~~		** ''Iya<sub>R</sub> žâkíle<sub>S</sub> seta<sub>M</sub>.''
	* Transfer ({{Sc\|trf}}): ''ît-'' ~~/ ''ît-~~'' / ''~~ûdh-''~~		** (Knowledge sends this to me.)
	* Message ({{Sc\|mss}}): ''mi-'' ~~/ ''mi-~~'' / ''~~mi-''~~		** “I know this from knowing it.”
			* Receiver ({{Sc\|rcv}}): ''šâ-''
			** ''Iya<sub>S</sub> šâkíle<sub>R</sub> seta<sub>M</sub>.''
			** (I send this to knowledge.)
			** “I know/teach more from this.”
			* Transfer ({{Sc\|trf}}): ''sč(î)-''
			** ''Iya<sub>R</sub> kíle<sub>T</sub> seta<sub>M</sub>.''
			** (I know this.)
			** “I know this.”
			* Message ({{Sc\|mss}}): ''ii-''
			** ''Iya<sub>S</sub> iikíle<sub>M</sub> seta<sub>R</sub>.''
			** (I send knowledge to this.)
			** “I teach this (student).”

	The semantic roles of receiver, transfer, and message are not marked if their position in a word has not changed from the base SRTM order and they are a noun, verb, and noun repsectively.		The semantic roles of receiver, transfer, and message are not marked if their position in a word has not changed from the base SRTM order and they are a noun, verb, and noun repsectively.

	Role descriptors:		Role descriptors:

	* Present Actor ({{Sc\|prac}}):		* Present Actor ({{Sc\|prac}}): unmarked
	* Potential Actor ({{Sc\|poac}}):		* Potential Actor ({{Sc\|poac}}): ''-''(''o'')''y''
	* Performance ({{Sc\|pfmc}}):		* Performance ({{Sc\|pfmc}}): ''-êl''
	* Identity ({{Sc\|idty}}):		* Identity ({{Sc\|idty}}): ''-rî''
	* Condition ({{Sc\|cdtn}}):		* Condition ({{Sc\|cdtn}}): -(''ẏ'')''ss''

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Suqi: /* Setting */

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	\|state =		\|state = Iskeland, [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Juya_Gwaña Juya Gwaña]
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	== Setting ==		== Setting ==
	There are three settings where Iskel is spoken that canonically have no knowledge of each other. One setting is the real world, where it is Suqi's personal constructed language. Another setting is in an alternate history Earth, as the native language of the inhabitants of Iskeland, a moderately-sized island west of Africa overlapping with the coordinates 0,0. The third setting is in an ~~island~~ archipelago called Juya Gwaña which exists on the Agma Schwa Minecraft server, [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Nguhcraft Nguhcraft]. The primary structure of Iskel is determined by its real-world setting, with it being a personal conlang, however there are sometimes influences from its alternate history setting. There are no influences from Nguhcraft, however.		There are three settings where Iskel is spoken that canonically have no knowledge of each other. One setting is the real world, where it is Suqi's personal constructed language. Another setting is in an alternate history Earth, as the native language of the inhabitants of Iskeland, a moderately-sized island west of Africa overlapping with the coordinates 0,0. The third setting is in an archipelago called [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Juya_Gwaña Juya Gwaña] which exists on the Agma Schwa Minecraft server, [https://mc.nguh.org/wiki/Nguhcraft Nguhcraft]. The primary structure of Iskel is determined by its real-world setting, with it being a personal conlang, however there are sometimes influences from its alternate history setting. There are no influences from Nguhcraft, however.

	== Dialects ==		== Dialects ==

Suqi: /* Phonotactics */

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	=== Phonotactics ===		=== Phonotactics ===
	The phonotactics in all Iskel dialects are the same. There is a (C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C)(ʰ) syllable structure (where C excludes /ʰ/), with only 3 consonants and 3 vowels (triphthongs or three nuclei) being able to be adjacent at a time. All phonemes can be adjacent to one another except for Lanikel and Kliqel's /ɾ/s and Duskel's /r/. Geminate consonants or long vowels count as one instead of two. No phoneme can occur three times in a row. Long vowels cannot be part of polypthongs.		The phonotactics in all Iskel dialects are the same. There is a (C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C)(ʰ) syllable structure (where C excludes /ʰ/), with only 3 consonants and 3 vowels (triphthongs or three nuclei) being able to be adjacent at a time. All phonemes can be adjacent to one another except for Lanikel and Kliqel's /ɾ/s and Duskel's /r/. Geminate consonants or long vowels count as one instead of two. No phoneme can occur three times in a row. Long vowels cannot be part of polypthongs. Syllabic consonants cannot be adjacent to a vowel or another syllabic nucleus.

	==== Kaḥpíḥpaḥ ====		==== Kaḥpíḥpaḥ ====

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	\|pronunciation = [ís.kel]		\|pronunciation = ís.kel
	\|pronunciation_key =		\|pronunciation_key =
	\|state =		\|state =

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	'''Iskel''', pronounced [ískel] natively or /ˈɪskəl/ in English, is [[User:Suqi\|Suqi's]] first and most developed conlang. It was originally heavily based on Italian, Spanish, Korean, English, and Latin (creating the acronym ISKEL), but has been leaning much more ''a priori'' as development has progressed. Iskel first originated from a much more relex-like, or even code-like language called Lanesil, which only combined elements of English and Spanish in a transparently jumbled way, but was quickly replaced with a new language structure as Suqi learned more about linguistics. Some remnants of Lanesil still exist in Iskel, such as the word ''kire'' (to want) based on the Spanish word ''quiere'' (he/she/it wants), or the word ''to'' (two) based on the English word ''two''.		'''Iskel''', pronounced [ískel] natively or /ˈɪskəl/ in English, is [[User:Suqi\|Suqi's]] first and most developed conlang. It was originally heavily based on Italian, Spanish, Korean, English, and Latin (creating the acronym ISKEL), but has been leaning much more ''a priori'' as development has progressed. Iskel first originated from a much more relex-like, or even code-like language called Lanesil, which only combined elements of English and Spanish in a transparently jumbled way, but was quickly replaced with a new language structure as Suqi learned more about linguistics. Some remnants of Lanesil still exist in Iskel, such as the word ''kire'' (to want) based on the Spanish word ''quiere'' (he/she/it wants), or the word ''to'' (two) based on the English word ''two''.

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Phonotactics

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	=== Phonotactics ===		=== Phonotactics ===
	The phonotactics in all Iskel dialects are the same. There is a (C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C)(h̞) syllable structure (where C excludes /h̞/), with only 3 consonants and 3 vowels (triphthongs or three nuclei) being able to be adjacent at a time. All phonemes can be adjacent to one another except for Lanikel and Kliqel's /ɾ/s and Duskel's /r/. Geminate consonants or long vowels count as one instead of two. No phoneme can occur three times in a row. Long vowels cannot be part of polypthongs.		The phonotactics in all Iskel dialects are the same. There is a (C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C)(ʰ) syllable structure (where C excludes /ʰ/), with only 3 consonants and 3 vowels (triphthongs or three nuclei) being able to be adjacent at a time. All phonemes can be adjacent to one another except for Lanikel and Kliqel's /ɾ/s and Duskel's /r/. Geminate consonants or long vowels count as one instead of two. No phoneme can occur three times in a row. Long vowels cannot be part of polypthongs.

	==== Kaḥpíḥpaḥ ====		==== Kaḥpíḥpaḥ ====

Suqi: /* Duskel */

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Duskel

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	\|[[w:voiced_velar_approximant\|ɰ]] '''w'''		\|[[w:voiced_velar_approximant\|ɰ]] '''w'''
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="2" \|[[w:~~vibrant_consonant~~\|~~Vibrant~~]]		! colspan="2" \|[[w:Trill_consonant\|Trill]]
	\|[[w:voiced_bilabial_trill\|ʙ]] '''b'''		\|[[w:voiced_bilabial_trill\|ʙ]] '''b'''
	\|		\|
	\|[[w:voiced_alveolar_trill\|r]] '''rr, ř'''		\|[[w:voiced_alveolar_trill\|r]] '''rr, ř'''
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			! colspan="2" \|[[w:tap_consonant\|Tap]]
			\|
			\|
			\|[[w:voiced_alveolar_tap\|ɾ]] '''dh'''
	\|[[w:voiced_retroflex_flap\|ɽ]] '''dr'''		\|[[w:voiced_retroflex_flap\|ɽ]] '''dr'''
	\|		\|

Suqi: /* Duskel */

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Duskel

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	==== Duskel ====		==== Duskel ====
	''See [[Duskel orthography]] for more information about the romanization.''		''.See [[Duskel orthography]] for more information about the romanization.''

	Duskel is the second oldest, created much closer to Lanesil than Lanikel's current phonology. It was created to be an "evil" version of Iskel, but only for aesthetics. Duskel was never prioritized, so it only changed once after it was created, which was upon the creation of this wiki when it was finally updated to have sounds corresponding to all the new Iskel phonemes that have been added.		Duskel is the second oldest, created much closer to Lanesil than Lanikel's current phonology. It was created to be an "evil" version of Iskel, but only for aesthetics. Duskel was never prioritized, so it only changed once after it was created, which was upon the creation of this wiki when it was finally updated to have sounds corresponding to all the new Iskel phonemes that have been added.
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	\|[[w:retroflex_ejective_fricative\|ʂʼ]] '''~~sz,~~ ŝ'''		\|[[w:retroflex_ejective_fricative\|ʂʼ]] '''ŝ'''
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	\|[[w:velar_ejective\|kʼ]] '''kk'''		\|[[w:velar_ejective\|kʼ]] '''kk'''

Suqi: /* Duskel */

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Duskel

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	\|[[w:nasal_vowel\|ɯ̰̤̃́ːː]] '''u''''		\|[[w:nasal_vowel\|ɯ̰̤̃́ːː]] '''î'''
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			== Morphology ==

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	\|[[w:voiced_velar_approximant\|ɰ]] '''w'''		\|[[w:voiced_velar_approximant\|ɰ]] '''w'''
	\|-		\|-
	! colspan="2" \|[[w:~~vibrant_consonant~~\|~~Vibrant~~]]		! colspan="2" \|[[w:Trill_consonant\|Trill]]
	\|[[w:voiced_bilabial_trill\|ʙ]] '''b'''		\|[[w:voiced_bilabial_trill\|ʙ]] '''b'''
	\|		\|
	\|[[w:voiced_alveolar_trill\|r]] '''rr, ř'''		\|[[w:voiced_alveolar_trill\|r]] '''rr, ř'''
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			\|
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			\|-
			! colspan="2" \|[[w:tap_consonant\|Tap]]
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			\|
			\|[[w:voiced_alveolar_tap\|ɾ]] '''dh'''
	\|[[w:voiced_retroflex_flap\|ɽ]] '''dr'''		\|[[w:voiced_retroflex_flap\|ɽ]] '''dr'''
	\|		\|