User:Luzset Zari/Kanpos
The Kanpos language is an a priori conlang based on a simplified phonology and polysynthesis.
Phonology
Kanpos allows a wide range of allophony for most of its phonemes.
Consonants
| Front | Mid | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | n /n/ | ||
| Stop | p /p/ | t /t/ | k /k/ |
| Fricative | v /w/ | j /ʝ/ | s /ʃ/ |
| Liquid | r /ɹ/ | ||
Vowels
| Up | u /ü/ |
|---|---|
| In | o /ɔ/ |
| Down | a /ä/ |
Accent
A sequence of two identical vowels gives a stressed vowel.
Grammar
Verbs
Verbs only conjugate for their mood.
| Modality | Mood | |
|---|---|---|
| Realis -on- | Declarative -ta- | Indicative -s |
| Energetic -r | ||
| Mirative -tu | ||
| Gnomic -jo- | Gnomic -j | |
| Epistemic irrealis -apa- | Hyperthetical -pnu- | Epistemic -tas |
| Assumptive -kol | ||
| Deductive -vap | ||
| Renarrative -saso | ||
| Tentative -kuvu | ||
| Isothetical -jan- | Dubitative -os | |
| Potential -ar | ||
| Interrogative -ka | ||
| Isothetical conjunctive -sur | ||
| Hypothetical -tuvo- | Hypothetical -ro | |
| Counterfactual conjunctive -sta | ||
| Deontic irrealis -uva- | Volitive -taj- | Optative -atn |
| Desiderative -oj | ||
| Alethic -rut- | Alethic -o | |
| Assertive directive -vuns- | Hortative -ar | |
| Jussive -un | ||
| Passive directive -tov- | Deliberative -onko | |
| Precative -otn | ||
| Propositive -anku |