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|---|---|---|---|
| Type | |||
| Alignment | |||
| Head direction | |||
| Tonal | |||
| No | |||
| Declensions | |||
| No | |||
| Conjugations | |||
| No | |||
| Genders | |||
| No | |||
| Nouns decline according to... | |||
| Case | Number | ||
| Definiteness | Gender | ||
| Verbs conjugate according to... | |||
| Voice | Mood | ||
| Person | Number | ||
| Tense | Aspect | ||
General information[]
Mong is a priori language contructed to play with phonemes and grammar. Some interesting features of the language include infixes, lack of plosives, clicks, and a whistle consonant.
Phonology[]
Consonants[]
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Labialized palatal-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Fricative | ɸ β | θ ð | s | ɹ̠̊˔ʷ | ç ʝ | x ɣ |
| Approximant | w | j | ||||
| Trill | r | |||||
| Lateral app. | l | |||||
| Click | ǀ̃ | ǂ̃ | ||||
Vowels[]
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Close-mid | ɤ | |
| Open | ɑ |
Alphabet[]
| Letter | IPA |
|---|---|
| A a | ɑ |
| B b | β |
| C c | ç |
| D d | ð |
| F f | ɸ |
| G g | ɣ |
| H h | x |
| I i | i |
| J j | ʝ |
| L l | l |
| M m | m |
| N n | n |
| Ng ng | ŋ |
| Ny Ny | ɲ |
| O o | ɤ |
| Q q | ǂ̃ |
| R r | r |
| S s | s |
| U u | u |
| W w | w |
| X x | ǀ̃ |
| Y y | j |
| Z z | ɹ̠̊˔ʷ |
| Þ þ | θ |
Phonotactics[]
Syllables are (C)V(C) where:
- C is consonant
- V is vowel
- N is consonant
Grammar[]
| Gender | Cases | Numbers | Tenses | Persons | Moods | Voices | Aspects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verb | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nouns | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adjectives | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Numbers | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Participles | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adverb | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Pronouns | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Adpositions | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Article | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Particle | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Nouns[]
Verbs[]
Syntax[]
Sentences are generally VSO.
Vocabulary[]
Example text[]
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters."
― Genesis 1:1-2
"Ngowoi Hooia ma qaamsan num þa rogosing nu aahan da. Laai fawai rogosing ma yahnah ni þa ijaan ni, fawai woosgar ma miinyal haþ zorom yo, þa fawabai Xico ma Hooia yo huoos haþum."
― Jinisis 1:1-2