Razboinic

[Rawkiller]

Razboinic

Language Guide

ooc note: Not approved language ic just a base guide for my hopes and dreams to have it as one ic.

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Syllable structure: (C)(C)V(C)
Stress pattern: No fixed stress
Word initial consonants: b, d, f, g, gl, h, j, k, kw, kŋ, l, m, mr, n, r, s, sb, sn, t, tr, ts, w, ŋ, ŋw, ʃ, θ, θr
Mid-word consonants: b, bd, bt, d, f, fl, g, gm, h, hw, j, jk, k, kn, ks, kt, kw, l, lk, m, mb, n, nf, ng, nh, nl, r, rg, rk, rs, rw, s, st, t, tg, tk, ts, tw, w, ŋ, ŋg, ʃ, ʃt, θ
Word final consonants: b, d, f, g, h, k, l, r, s, t, w, ŋ, ʃ, θ




Grammar
Main word order: Subject-Oblique-Object-Verb. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary with a key the door opened.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun.


Noun

Singular	No affix doth /doθ/
Plural	Suffix -a dotha /ˈdoθa/

Nouns have two cases:
Nominative is the doer of a verb: dog bites man
Accusative is the done-to of a verb: man bites dog

Nominative	No affix doth /doθ/
Accusative	If ends with vowel: Suffix -h Else: Suffix -ah dothah /doˈθah/

Articles

Definite	sha /ʃa/ the
Indefinite	te /te/ a, some

Pronouns

	Nominative	Accusative
1st singular	tsit /tsit/ I	u /u/ me
2nd singular	mat /mat/ you	ngwə̃sh /ŋwə̃ʃ/ you
3rd singular masc	lig /lig/ he, it	trə̃ /trə̃/ him, it
3rd singular fem	ku /ku/ she, it	glə̃s /glə̃s/ her, it
1st plural	lif /lif/ we	ra /ra/ us
2nd plural	glə̃t /glə̃t/ you (all)	fi /fi/ you (all)
3rd plural	sos /sos/ they	thros /θros/ them

Possessive determiners

1st singular	kwa /kwa/ my
2nd singular	hal /hal/ your
3rd singular masc	bi /bi/ his, its
3rd singular fem	mres /mres/ her, its
1st plural	wi /wi/ our
2nd plural	hash /haʃ/ your
3rd plural	ye /je/ their

Verbs

Present	No affix ak /ak/
Past	Suffix -ar akar /aˈkar/
Remote past	Suffix -as akas /ˈakas/
Future	Suffix -o ako /aˈko/

Imperfective aspect
The ‘imperfective’ aspect refers to ongoing actions, such as I am studying,
and habitual actions, such as I study (every night).

It is indicated with the word:

Imperfect particle

ku /ku/ imperfect particle

Perfect aspect
Perfect aspect in English is exemplified in ‘I have read this book’,
which expresses an event that took place before the time spoken
but which has an effect on or is in some way still relevant to the present.

In Razobinic the perfect is constructed with the word for ‘finish’ listig + present tense of the verb.


Derivational morphology
Adjective → noun = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ŋge
Else: Suffix -iŋge
Noun → adjective = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ŋ
Else: Suffix -oŋ
Noun → verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -g
Else: Suffix -ə̃g
Verb → noun = Suffix -ə̃l
Verb → adjective = Suffix -oʃ
Adjective → verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -kwu
Else: Suffix -ekwu
Adjective → adverb = Suffix -e
One who Xs (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -h
Else: Suffix -ah
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Suffix -a
Diminutive = If ends with vowel: Suffix -θi
Else: Suffix -iθi
Augmentative = If ends with vowel: Suffix -k
Else: Suffix -ek