My language
My language is called Balbayerem . It is pronounced Ball-Ba-ye-rem
Here are the consonants. The apostrophies(') Mark seperation between the 2 letters that make the symbols for the sounds, and the english 2 letter combos.The slash(/) Seperates the unvoiced and the voiced consonants.
My Consonants
Bilabial
Labiodental
Dental
Alveolar
Postalveolar
Palatal
Velar
Glottal
Plosive
B
T/D
K/G
Nasal
M
N
N'g
Fricatives
V
S/Z
S'h
C'h
H
Approximant
R
Y
Lateral Approximant
L
My vowels
Front
Central
Back
Close
I
U
Close-mid
O
U'h
Open-mid
E
A'e
Open
A
These phonemes are pronounced as such:
Phoneme
English word where phoneme is used
English letter soundalike
Vowels
I
Ski
EE
U
Foo l
OO
O
Cro w
O
U'h
U nder
B
A'e
Ae ther
AE
E
E mber
E
A
A rtifact
A
Consonants
B
B ed
B
D
D ine
D
Z
Z ebra
Z
G
G reen
G
K
K oala
K
V
V egetable
V
N'g
Cooking
NG
S
S oup
S
T
T ry
T
H
H ello
H
R
R ye
R
Y
Y ellow
Y
L
L ime
L
N
N oon
N
M
M oon
M
C'h
Ch ild
CH
The grammar rules are as follows
Plurality:
Singular; unmarked
Plural; ="Kro-"
Dual; ="Vi-"
Paucal; ="Ma-"
Collective; ="De-"
Tenses:
Present Aspects:
No copula; No marking/construction
Copula; "Kroma" to sit; Aux meaning: To do continuosly
Past:
Aspects:
Perfective; ="-(E)ter"
Future; ="Aver-"
Perfect; ="-(O)zon"
Valency:
Passive; ="-(U)ne"
Causitive; ="-(I)stu"
"Animal I To see rock To cause"
Articles:
Indefinite; "One"
Definite; "This"
Augmentatives and diminutives:
Augmentative; "Great"
Dimunitive; "Child"
Noun Cases:
Subject; No changes
Object; ="-na"
Possesor;="-da"
Here are the syntax rules
Object>Subject>Verb
Zuzu balba lizu
Animal Person To see
Noun-like Adjectives/ Adjective>Noun
Akri zuzu balba lizu
Big Animal Person To see
Verb-like Postpositions/Noun>Postposition
Kire balba kroma
Rock Person To sit
Possesor>Possessee
Verb<-Auxilliary
Zuzu balba avera lizu
Animal Person To go To see
Here are the words i have made so far:
Here are some sentences from the unfinished Guide to Balbayerem:
Alan Meets his Friend Alis on the Ferry one day. They are later joined by Alan's cousin Oron, Whom Alis does not know.
Alan: Yezemeregu'h orust, Alis.
Alis: Yezemeregu'h orust, Alan. Ema orun kogil?
Alan: Kimenas'hag yezemeregu'h, Ema Kolidd. Ema orun kogil?
Alis: Kimenas'hag yezemereg'uh, Kolidd ema. Yezemeregu'h orust roska kogil.
Alan: Akonner.
(Oron Joins them)
Alis, Oron s'hos'hast kogil.
Alis: Yezemeregu'h orust, Oron. Alis li kogil.
Oron: Yezemeregu'h orust, Alis. Oron li kogil. Ema orun kogil?
Alis: Kimenas'hag yezemeregu'h, Kolidd ema. Ema orun kogil?
Oron: Yezemeregu'h orust, Alan. Li kogil Oron. Nezug ema kogil averu'hlideluk, Alis?
Alis: Vazestan "york" li kogil averu'hlideluk. Nezug ema kogil averu'hlideluk, Oron?
Oron: "Dallas" li kogil averu'hlideluk.
English translations
"Yezemeregu'h orust, Alis." Good Day (technically light) Alice.
"Yezemeregu'h orust, Alan." Good Day (technically light) Alan.
"Ema orun kogil?" How are you?
"Kimenas'ag yezemeregu'h, Ema kolidd." Fine, Thank you.
"Yezemeregu'h orust roska kogil." It is a good day.
"Akonner." Yes/Agreed.
"Alis, Oron s'hos'hast kogil." Alice, this is Orion.
"Yezemeregu'h orust, Oron." Good Day (technically light) Orion.
"Alis li kogil." I am Alice.
"Oron li kogil." I am Orion.
"Nezug ema kogil averu'hlideluk, Alis?" Where are you from, Alice?
"Vazestan "york" li kogil averu'hlideluk." I am from new york.
"Nezug ema kogil averu'hlideluk, Oron?" Where are you from, Orion?
""Dallas" li kogil averu'hlideluk." I am from new york.
UNDER CONSTRUCTION