Uwipu a umu-umu
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uwipu a umu-umu is a constructed language, created by Jane Rotfels in 2020.
| uwipu a umu-umu | |
| Spoken in | TBD |
| Language family | Purely A-Priori out of semantic compounds |
| Language Type | Art-/Englang* |
| Regulated by | Jane Rotfels |
| Inception | |
| 15-16 Oct 2020 | |
Basics
| ENG | UAU |
|---|---|
| Hello! | umu ipu [I speak] |
| How are you? | umi i awili? [Question, you are healthy] |
| I'm good | umu i awili. [I am healthy] (bodily) |
| I'm bad | umu i awilu. [I am sick] (bodily) |
| Where is X? | la, X i? / X i la? [Where?, X is] |
| X is in Y | X iwi Y |
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |
| Plosive | p | t | k |
| Approximant | w | l | j |
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Open | a | |
Phonotactics
- The most basic phonotactic rules may be rendered as [(V)word] and CV.
- All CV combinations except {wu, ji} are allowed.
Sentence structure
All sentences are structured as follows:
(Adverb Phrase)-Subject{Noun-(Adjective)}-Verb{Verb + (Adverb)}-(Object{(Noun)-(Adjective)})?