Josolchir language

The Josolchir language is the native language of the Josolchir Vozonids, a group of people that live in the republic of Josol at eastern Palkyras.

## Dialects

### Mandil Josolchir

Mandil Josolchir, a northerly dialect, is the standard form of Josolchir.

### Notarjozid Josolchir

Notarjozis Josolchir is used in the capital city of Notarjoz. Its words tend to be shorter.

### Krathalid Josolchir

A form of Josolchir used in northwestern Siangwaan. Its speakers are Siangwaanians, but they behave more like Josolchir.

## Pronouns

nominative-accusative-possessive-affiliative

### 1st person

"I, me, my"

* masc: lo, loz, loi, loira
* fem: la, laz, lai, laira
* plural: lālo, lōvoz, lōvoi, lovoira

### 2nd person

"thou, thee, thy"

* masc: šū, šūz, džoi, džoira
* fem: šū, šūz, džai, džaira
	+ informal: pel, peluz, pelai, pleira
* plu: plo, ploiz, plovoi, ploira

### 3rd person

"he, him, his"

* masc: knō, knōz, konoi, knoira
* fem: knai, knaiz, kanai, k(n)aira
* it: čei, čez, čezoi, čeira
* plu: čepo, čepar, č(r)epoi, čjepra
	+ čepa is used when addressing a group of females

-so - plural

-se - genitive

-luaz - -self

## Verbal tenses

infinitive - continuous - perfective

Past: -mjol - -mjolza - -mjonjen

Present: -mal - -malza - -maljen

Future: -mačil - -mônza - -mônjen

## Affixes

### Location

mur - from

rhuo - towards

-ča - in

(w)ot - out

senōjo - near

-lo - away from

nendōl - beyond

nul- - through

ruo - north

svai - south

josol - east

zmari - west

### Time

(mi)gil - previous

(mi)nil - next

... sap - until

### Amount

meikhā - too much

-ča - only

### Questions

ghad - what

sao - who

okač - where

neikhan - when

gjo - why

zôjen - how

## Basics

* šā - yes
* šū šō na?/šūšōn? - how are you?
* šūthokro - thank you
* šanuźai - (G) congratulations, well done
* sko - to have
* rasja šō - good morning
* Ñaloi!, Galoi!, Iklalôi! - Oh my gosh!

## Numbers

0;1-10 - naut; ôn, lai/lajon, thon, pjon, byson, tīrjon, mardon, kannon, jordon, prindon

11-20 - jarukoz, thoksoz, printhon, primpjon, primbyz, sônuan, primmar, priñan, prinčor, tīvanon

21-30 - tīvan dôn, tīvan lajo, tīvan thon, tīvan pjon, tīvan byson, tīvan tīrjon, tīvan mardon, tīvan kannon, tīvan jordon, thonaprin

100 - jokha

1000 - ijāmei

10000 - desājoz

## Alphabet

### Order

а, б, в, г, ґ,
д, е, з, з́ , і,
ј, к, ʌ, ʌ̧ , м,
н, ң, нј, о, ѡ,
п, ҁ, р, с, ш, т,
ѳ, у, х, һ, ѵ,
ф, х, ч, ы, һ,
џ, ъ, ѣ

### List

* а - a
* б - b
* в - v
* г - g
* ґ - gh
* д - d
* е - e
* ж - ž
* з - z
* (з́ - ź)
* і - i
* ѵ - j
* к - k
* ʌ - l
* ʌ̧ - lh
* м - m
* н - n
* ң - ñ
* нј - nj
* о - o
* ѡ - ô
* п - p
* ҁ - q
* р - r
* р̧ - rh
* с - s
* ш - š
* т - t
* ѳ - th
* у - u
* (ф - f)
* х - kh
* ч - č
* ы - ö
* һ - h
* џ - dž
* ъ - y
* (ѣ - ê)

## Pronunciation:

* a - [a, ə, ʌ]
* b - [b]
* ch/č - [t͡ʃ], [t͡ɕ] before j
* d - [d]
* dzh/dž - [d͡ʒ], [d͡ʑ] before j
* ê - [æ~ɛa~ja]
* g - [g~q]
* gh - [j], [ç-] at the start of words
* j - [j]
* k - [k], [kʰ] at the start of words
* kh - [x]
* lh - [ɭ~l(w)]
* ng/ñ - [ŋ]
* nj - [ɲ]
* o - [o], [wo] in some words at the start or as a long vowel
* ô - [ɔ], [wa] in some words at the start or as a long vowel
* ö - [œ~ə]
* p - [p], [pʰ-] at the start of words
* q - [g~q]
* r - [r]
* rh - [tr~dr]
* sh/š - [ʃ], [ɕ] before j
* t - [t], [tʰ-] at the start of words
* th - [t], [tʰ-] at the start of words
* v/w - [v~w]
* y - [ɯ~y], [wi] at the start of some words
* z - [z], [-s]
* ž - [ʒ], [ʑ] before j
* ê - [æ~ɛa~ja]

## See also

* Josolchir glossary
* Heronoi language
* Siangwaanian language
* Gauvajut language
* Arantarese language
* Azgovian language