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Moghul conlang (Text-rich)

From:Rodlox R <rodlox@...>
Date:Monday, June 20, 2005, 18:25
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   This language is a conlanguage, and thus is not real. I am using the
   phonemes and a few of the language rules of a few Iranian/Persian languages,
   but am deriving original words from them.
   References for the phonemes and a few language rules:
   "Punjabi-English English-Punjabi Dictionary" by Dr. K.K. Goswami.
   "Urdu: Dictionary And Phrasebook" by Nicholas Awde.
   "Lonely Planet: Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook: The Language of Iran"
   To avoid any confusion, I'll explain here and now what some of the perhaps
   odd-looking letters represent, since I only know the English alphabet when
   it comes to text-only formats.
   e= and a= are e and a with a line over the vowel.
   d. and r.are those consonants with a . beneath them.
   n. is n with a . overtop of it.
   ' is an apostrophe...though it may be used as an 'ayn.
   " is a glottal stop...like the Cockney bo"le.

   Plural Forms 
   __                  pair        three  four      five and more
   -t            -te              thhe    te=       t.e          
   -d, -dh       ___              da, dha de=, dhe=            
   -d.           d.a              d.ha    d.a'      d.a=         
   n             na               nhe     ne        na=          
   n.            n.e              n.he    n.e'      n.e=         
   verbs         -ob              -obt    -obh      -ob.n        
   guess         -ah              -ah     -ahn      -ahn         
   negation      e=x-             e=xa=-  e=xa=-    e=xa=-       

   "group of..." swe, swen-(both) sun     sut       su'a, sua    


   saying "Welcome"               
   greeting [inclusive]            greeting [non-inclusive]
   chey                            shey                    

   greeting [for duration of stay] greeting [other]        
   mera'chey, mera'shey                                  

   And then there are the words derived from pre-existing languages...

   Name / Word     in Moghul "from...(s)" in Moghul
   Turk            Turq      from Turks   Tur.q      
   Bahasa          Bahas     from Bahasa  Bahas'   
   Merbaha (hello) Marhaba=                    

   And now, for some interlinears:
   n.at ond.h-n.an
   wing has[2]bird
   bird is greater part of wing
   *
   n.ate ond.hn.an
   wings[pair] has[2]bird
   bird has two wings
   *
   Na’at ibv-(a=)n.ate
   Glider is-wings
   The glider is wings
   *
   d.ha=q suuv(a)1812 a=f-na’ate
   invent(ed)-in-1812 is/was-gliders
   **
   A=f prefix’s time is determined by sentence context, not by its attached
   word.
   **
   E=x-n.ate ond.-Kiwi
   No-wings has[2]Kiwi
   Kiwis have no wings
   *
   Ok.t swen-Tim swen-Jim a=f-am-ichar
   And both[of a pair]Tim both[of a pair]Jim is-was-being-done-hike
   Jim and Tim are [both] hiking
   *
   Ok.t swe-Daisy swe-Jim a=f-(am)-swe
   Daisy and Jim are married
   *
   Chey ’ven
   Welcome[inclusive into-family
   Welcome to the family
   **
   The ’ role is largely determined by the preceeding words.
   **
   Mera’shey ’(a)ghaf-aw
   Welcome[non-inclusive] into-house-mine
   Welcome to my house
   *
   Sevas r.ha=n
   Child how-like/typical-of
   How like a child, typical [of] child (usually refers to behavior)
   *
   Qes-Tur.q
   Flower-Turks[from]
   Flower from [the]Turks
   Tulip
   *
   Qust-Bahas’
   Fruit-Bahasa[from]
   Fruit from [the] Bahasa
   Nutmeg

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References

   1. http://www.geocities.com/rodlox/Conlangs/Faux_Farsi.html