Nidyek Language

= The Language of Nidyekian =
=== Natively Known As Nidyek ===
Nidyek word order: and he stood holding hat his and turned his face wet to the wind
Official Language Of Nidyekia 
===Phonology===
Consonant inventory: /b c dʒ f g h j k l n s t tʃ v z ɟ ɫ ɰ ɾ ʃ ʒ/
↓Manner/Place→ 	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Postalveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Stop 	b 	 	t 	 	cɟ 	kg 	
Nasal 	 	 	n 	 	 	 	
Affricate 	 	 	 	tʃdʒ 	 	 	
Fricative 	 	fv 	sz 	ʃʒ 	 	 	h
Approximant 	 	 	 	 	j 	ɰ 	
Tap 	 	 	ɾ 	 	 	 	
Lateral approximant	 	 	ɫl 	 	 	 	
Syllable structure: (C)(C)(C)V(C) ?
Stress pattern: No fixed stress ?
Word initial consonants: b, c, ch, dʒ, f, fl, g, gj, glj, h, hlj, j, k, kj, kl, kɾ, l, lj, n, s, sf, sj, sk, skj, skl, sz, t, tj, tʃ, v, z, zz, ɟ, ɫ, ɾ, ʃ, ʒ
Mid-word consonants: b, bt, bʃt, c, dʒ, f, ff, fl, g, gg, h, j, jj, jk, jɾ, k, kj, ks, kst, kstʃ, kt, ktj, l, lk, ll, n, nh, nj, nks, nn, ns, nsk, nsl, nsv, s, sfɾ, st, stj, t, tj, ts, tt, tʃ, v, vj, z, ɟ, ɫ, ɾ, ɾs, ʃ, ʒ, ʒj
Word final consonants: b, c, dʒ, f, j, k, l, n, s, v, z, ɟ, ɰ, ɾ, ʒ
Phonological rules (in order of application): ?
Guide to phonological rules: e → i / _g means ‘e’ turns into ‘i’ before a ‘g’.C = consonant, V = vowel, S = stop, N = nasal consonant, F = fricative, K = velar, L = lateral, R = resonant/sonorant, P = labial/bilabial E = front vowel, B = back vowel, # = word boundary, Ø = null/nothing
*v → Ø / u_i
*s → h / V_V
*s → h / #_
*f → ʋ / #_
*l → n / #_VN
*i → e / _C
*n → Ø / _s
==Grammar==
Main word order: Subject-Verb-Object-Oblique. "Mary opened the door with a key" turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions ?
===Noun morphology===
 	 	Singular 	Singular 	Plural 	Plural
Absolutive	Masculine	man 	sisfrul /ˈsisfɾul/ 	men 	Prefix: r(u)- /ɾ(u)-/ rusisfrul /ɾuˈsisfɾul/
Absolutive	Feminine 	woman 	shàk /ʃɑk/ 	women 	Prefix: j(u)- /dʒ(u)-/ jushàk /ˈdʒuʃɑk/
Ergative 	Masculine	man 	Prefix: fl(e)- /fl(ɛ)-/ flesisfrul /flɛˈsisfɾul/	men 	Prefix: ne- /nɛ-/ nesisfrul /ˈnɛsisfɾul/
Ergative 	Feminine 	woman 	Prefix: r(e)- /ɾ(ɛ)-/ reshàk /ˈɾɛʃɑk/ 	women 	Prefix: i- /ɪ-/ ishàk /ˈɪʃɑk/
Genitive 	Masculine	man's 	Prefix: e- /ɛ-/ esisfrul /ɛˈsisfɾul/ 	men's 	Prefix: g(e)- /g(ɛ)-/ gesisfrul /gɛsisˈfɾul/
Genitive 	Feminine 	woman's 	Prefix: ž(à)- /ʒ(ɑ)-/ žàshàk /ʒɑˈʃɑk/ 	women's 	Prefix: e- /ɛ-/ eshàk /ɛˈʃɑk/
Dative 	Masculine	to [the/a] man 	Prefix: j(i)- /dʒ(i)-/ jisisfrul /dʒiˈsisfɾul/ 	to men 	Prefix: u- /u-/ usisfrul /uˈsisfɾul/
Dative 	Feminine 	to [the/a] woman	Prefix: f(o)- /f(ɔ)-/ foshàk /ˈfɔʃɑk/ 	to [the/some] women	Prefix: sh(e)- /ʃ(ɛ)-/ sheshàk /ʃɛˈʃɑk/
Plurals are optional for non-human nouns. 
===Personal pronouns===
 	Absolutive	Absolutive 	Ergative 	Ergative 	Genitive 	Genitive 	Dative 	Dative
1st.sg	I 	no /nɔ/ 	me 	nog /nɔɰ/ 	mine 	tjà no /tjɑ nɔ/ 	to me 	nug /nuɰ/
2nd.sg	you 	nin /nɪn/ 	you 	niž /nɪʒ/ 	yours 	tjà nin /tjɑ nɪn/ 	to you 	nij /nɪj/
3rd.sg	he/she/it 	je /jɛ/ 	him/her/it	jov /jɔv/ 	his/hers/its	tjà je /tjɑ jɛ/ 	to him/her/it	jej /jɛj/
1st.pl	we 	dyi /ɟɪ/ 	us 	dyiv /ɟɪv/	ours 	tjà dyi /tjɑ ɟɪ/ 	to us 	dyi /ɟɪ/
2nd.pl	you 	ni /nɪ/ 	you 	nin /nɪn/ 	yours 	tjà ni /tjɑ nɪ/ 	to you 	nif /nif/
3rd.pl	they 	shedy /ʃɛɟ/	them 	shif /ʃɪf/	theirs 	tjà shedy /tjɑ ʃɛɟ/	to them 	shuf /ʃuf/
===Perfect aspect===
‘have studied’
No perfect aspect.
===Progressive aspect===
‘am studying’
Uses the word for ‘be’ after main verb.
===Verbs===
Indicative mood	Indicative mood	Indicative mood 	Indicative mood 	Indicative mood
 	 	Past 	Present 	Future
Perfective 	 	studied 	study 	will study
Perfective 	1st.sg 	Prefix: sh(e)- /ʃ(ɛ)-/ sheshuju /ʃɛˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: ch(e)- /tʃ(ɛ)-/ cheshuju /tʃɛˈʃudʒu/	Prefix: u- /u-/ ushuju /uˈʃudʒu/
Perfective 	2nd.sg 	Prefix: kj(e)- /kj(ɛ)-/ kjeshuju /kjɛˈʃudʒu/	Prefix: i- /i-/ ishuju /iˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: j(e)- /j(ɛ)-/ jeshuju /jɛˈʃudʒu/
Perfective 	3rd.sg 	Prefix: u- /u-/ ushuju /uˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: v(i)- /v(i)-/ vishuju /ˈviʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: à- /ɑ-/ àshuju /ɑʃuˈdʒu/
Perfective 	1st.pl 	Prefix: b(u)- /b(u)-/ bushuju /buˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: he- /hɛ-/ heshuju /hɛʃuˈdʒu/ 	Prefix: n(o)- /n(ɔ)-/ noshuju /nɔˈʃudʒu/
Perfective 	2nd.pl 	Prefix: u- /u-/ ushuju /uˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: sh(e)- /ʃ(ɛ)-/ sheshuju /ʃɛˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: g(o)- /g(ɔ)-/ goshuju /gɔˈʃudʒu/
Perfective 	3rd.pl 	Prefix: sh(e)- /ʃ(ɛ)-/ sheshuju /ʃɛˈʃudʒu/ 	Prefix: she- /ʃɛ-/ sheshuju /ʃɛʃuˈdʒu/ 	Prefix: sh(e)- /ʃ(ɛ)-/ sheshuju /ʃɛˈʃudʒu/
===Imperative===
‘study!’ (as a command)
First person: Prefix: go- /gɔ-/ 
Second person: Prefix: b(e)- /b(ɛ)-/ 
===Negation===
Uses the particle ru /ɾu/ after main verb phrase.
===Derivational morphology===
Noun → adjective: Prefix: i- /i-/ 
Adjective → noun: Prefix: i- /i-/ 
Noun → verb: Prefix: z(e)- /z(ɛ)-/ 
Verb → noun: Prefix: t(e)- /t(ɛ)-/ 
Verb → adjective: Prefix: že- /ʒɛ-/ 
Adjective → adverb: Prefix: u- /u-/ 
One who Xs (e.g. paint → painter): Prefix: i- /i-/ 
Place where (e.g. wine → winery): Prefix: skj(o)- /skj(ɔ)-/ 
Diminutive: Prefix: v(o)- /v(ɔ)-/ 
Augmentative: Prefix: bu- /bu-/ 
=== Dictionary ===
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