Talk:A priori language

Todo

Ypyḷḷityyn = a place name?

Introduction

A priori language ([tiŋkatkiramai] 'mother language') is a language inspired aesthetically by Finnish and Tamil. It is spoken by a tribe of dwarves in the Tolkienian fantasy world of Rotunu.

Numbers: 1: aintu

Phonology

Consonants

A priori language consonants

		Labial	Dental	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar
Nasal		m /m/	n /n̪/	ṇ /ɳ/		[ŋ]
Plosive		p /p~b/	t /t̪~d̪/	ṭ /ʈ~ɖ/		k /k~g~x/
Trill/Flap			r /ɾ~r/
Approximant		v /ʋ/	l /l̪/	ḷ /ɭ/	j /j/

Vowels

/a e i o u æ ø y/ ⟨a e i o u ö ü⟩

Morphology

Nouns

• tinka
• tinkaku
• tinkavuur
• tinkava
• tinkarru
• tinkanta
• tinkaḷpa
• tinkatana
• tinkanen
• tinkattu
• tinkaval

Derivational morphology

• -mAi: deverbal noun
  • kiramai "language"; nyömäi "dream"