Fumo Creole - Revision history

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-Fumo Creole vocabulary is currently being studied and documented.
+Fumo Creole vocabulary is currently being studied and documented. This list is temporary, and serves to express the grammar in the examples above.
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	Fumo Creole is generally head-initial. Verbs precede objects, prepositions precede noun phrases, and auxiliary verbs precede the verb. Modifiers (other than prepositional phrases) precede the noun/verb. Relative clauses, however, follow the noun/verb and are introduced by a dedicated relativizer.		Fumo Creole is generally head-initial. Verbs precede objects, prepositions precede noun phrases, and auxiliary verbs precede the verb. Modifiers (other than prepositional phrases) precede the noun/verb. Relative clauses, however, follow the noun/verb and are introduced by a dedicated relativizer.

			===Examples===
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	Noun case is expressed through word order, with the subject before the verb, and the object after the verb. Clauses can also have an indirect/direct object distinction, also determined by word order, with direct objects following indirect objects.		Noun case is expressed through word order, with the subject before the verb, and the object after the verb. Clauses can also have an indirect/direct object distinction, also determined by word order, with direct objects following indirect objects.

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	Modality is expressed through auxiliaries and adverbs. Meanings such as probability and obligation are conveyed through adverbs (likely, should), while others like necessity, permission, and desire (need to, can, want to) are indicated by auxiliary verbs. Some auxiliary verbs are dedicated in that role, while others are full verbs repurposed as an auxiliary. These modifiers can stack.		Modality is expressed through auxiliaries and adverbs. Meanings such as probability and obligation are conveyed through adverbs (likely, should), while others like necessity, permission, and desire (need to, can, want to) are indicated by auxiliary verbs. Some auxiliary verbs are dedicated in that role, while others are full verbs repurposed as an auxiliary. These modifiers can stack.

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BE14underscores: Created page with "{{Infobox language |name=Fumo Creole |family=Contact Language (Japonic) |era=Current |scripts=Hiragana, Kanji |country=Reimusia, Hertskomestat Ngegypt |demonym=Fumo |number=? |usage=Government language Colloquial language |lang-code=FMO }} Fumo Creole (ふもくりおおる or ふも語) is a Japanese-Midelisk creole language spoken as a lingua franca in Reimusia and parts of the Hertskomestat..."

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Created page with "{{Infobox language |name=Fumo Creole |family=Contact Language (Japonic) |era=Current |scripts=Hiragana, Kanji |country=Reimusia, Hertskomestat Ngegypt |demonym=Fumo |number=? |usage=Government language Colloquial language |lang-code=FMO }} Fumo Creole (ふもくりおおる or ふも語) is a Japanese-Midelisk creole language spoken as a lingua franca in Reimusia and parts of the Hertskomestat..."

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{{Infobox language
|name=Fumo Creole
|family=Contact Language (Japonic)
|era=Current
|scripts=[[wikipedia:Hiragana|Hiragana]], [[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]]
|country=[[Reimusia]], [[Hertskomestat|Hertskomestat Ngegypt]]
|demonym=Fumo
|number=?
|usage=Government language
Colloquial language
|lang-code=FMO
}}
Fumo Creole (ふもくりおおる or ふも語) is a [[Japanese]]-[[Midelisk]] creole language spoken as a lingua franca in [[Reimusia]] and parts of [[the Hertskomestat Syndicate]]. It uses [[Japanese]] Vocabulary, with strong grammatical influence from Midelesk. It is the official government language of [[Reimusia]].

Little is recorded the early history of Fumo Creole, but it emerged from the ethnic Hertskomestat minority living in Reimusia a short time after the [[Second coming]]. It eventually replaced [[Midelisk]] and [[Michami]] as the lingua franca for the region, and was then later adopted by the Fumo ruling class as an official Government language in [[Reimusia]]. [[Japanese]] was retained as a liturgical language.

Fumo Creole is a relatively isolating language with simple phonotactics, a 5 vowel system with a length distinction, and a subject-verb-object word order. Conjugation is heavily simplified from the original Japanese, as is much of the rest of the grammar. Fumo Creole uses [[wikipedia:Hiragana|Hiragana]] and [[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]], while [[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] has been lost.

=Phonology=
Fumo Creole phonology is very similar to [[Japanese]], but simplified.
==Consonants==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! [[wikipedia:Labial consonant|Labial]] !! [[wikipedia:Alveolar consonant|Alveolar]]!! [[wikipedia:Post alveolar consonant|Post alveolar]]!! [[wikipedia:Velar consonant|Velar]]!! [[wikipedia:Glotal consonant|Glotal]]
|-
! [[wikipedia:Plosive|Plosive]]
| p (p) b (b) || t (t) d (d) || || k (k) g (g) ||
|-
! [[wikipedia:Nasal|Nasal]]
| m (m) || n (n) || ||
|-
! [[wikipedia:Fricative|Fricative]]
| f (f) || s (s) z (z) || ʃ (sh) ʒ (j) || || h (h)
|-
! [[wikipedia:Rhotic|Rhotic]]
| || r (r) || ||
|-
! [[wikipedia:Approximant|Approximant]]
| w (w) || || || j (y) ||
|-
! [[wikipedia:Affricate|Affricate]]
| || t͡s (ts) || t͡ʃ (ch) ||
|}

==Vowels==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! [[wikipedia:Front vowel|Front]]!! [[wikipedia:Back vowel|Back]]
|-
! [[wikipedia:Close vowel|Close]]
| i (y) || u (u)
|-
! [[wikipedia:Open-mid vowel|Mid]]
| e (e) || o (o)
|-
! [[wikipedia:Open vowel|Open]]
| || a (a)
|}

=Orthography=
Fumo Creole uses [[wikipedia:Hiragana|Hiragana]] for words traditionally spelled with [[wikipedia:Hiragana|Hiragana]] and [[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] in japanese. [[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] was lost, likely due to relative rarity in the adopted lexicon.

[[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]] usage in Fumo Creole is somewhat inconsistent. Some [[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]] are used ubiquitously, while others are sometimes replaced by [[wikipedia:Hiragana|Hiragana]], depending on the speaker. A [[Reimusia]] government standard is in development.

=Grammar=
Fumo Creole Grammar is highly simplified, and doesn't particularly resemble [[Japanese]].
==Syntax==
Unlike Japanese, Fumo Creole has a subject–verb–object (SVO) word order. Word order serves as the primary means of identifying grammatical roles, replacing the particles for case marking from Japanese. Like Japanese, however, Fumo Creole regularly omits the subject if it is understood from context.

Fumo Creole is generally head-initial. Verbs precede objects, prepositions precede noun phrases, and auxiliary verbs precede the verb. Modifiers (other than prepositional phrases) precede the noun/verb. Relative clauses, however, follow the noun/verb and are introduced by a dedicated relativizer.

==Nouns==
Nouns in Fumo Creole do not change for number or case, and do not have definite or indefinite articles. As in Japanese, a noun such as “inu” (dog) can mean “dog”, “a dog”, “the dog”, or “dogs”, depending on context. Specification can be accomplished through the use of determiners, and plurality can be conveyed with numerals or quantifiers.

Possession is marked with the suffix “-no”, inherited from the Japanese particle “no”, but reinterpreted as a suffix. Otherwise, Nouns are isolating, though Fumo Creole does make extensive use of compounding.

Noun case is expressed through word order, with the subject before the verb, and the object after the verb. Clauses can also have an indirect/direct object distinction, also determined by word order, with direct objects following indirect objects.

==Verbs==
Verbs are highly isolating and consist of a single stem that does not change for person, number, tense, mood, or voice. These are, instead, mostly conveyed through auxiliary verbs, particles, adverbs, and context.

Fumo Creole does have three verb suffixes. The perfect Aspect is marked with a “-ta” suffix (from Japanese “-ta”), the negative mood is marked with a “-nai” suffix (from Japanese “-nai”), and the interrogative mood is marked with a “-ka” suffix (from the Japanese particle “ka”). These suffixes can stack, always in that order. The “-ta” suffix specifically is more complex than the others, as it replaces some part of the verb stem, though it is still predictable and regular.

Tense is not marked on the verb. Verbs are temporally neutral and are interpreted through context. Past, present, and future meanings are expressed through adverbs and prepositional phrases. The “-ta” suffix can imply past tense, but does not necessarily confirm it.

Modality is expressed through auxiliaries and adverbs. Meanings such as probability and obligation are conveyed through adverbs (likely, should), while others like necessity, permission, and desire (need to, can, want to) are indicated by auxiliary verbs. Some auxiliary verbs are dedicated in that role, while others are full verbs repurposed as an auxiliary. These modifiers can stack.

==Adjectives and Adverbs==
Adjectives and adverbs are generally interchangeable, and have no distinct morphology. They are isolating and do not conjugate.

Numbers are straightforward unchanging roots, with no specific counting terminology or morphology. Numbers and colors appear the same as both nouns and adjectives.

=Vocabulary=
Fumo Creole vocabulary is currently being studied and documented.

[[Category: Language]]