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Masela: clarified omission of verb arguments and fixed inconsistency with usage of "zjugo" and "zjuan"

2026-05-01T16:28:56Z

clarified omission of verb arguments and fixed inconsistency with usage of "zjugo" and "zjuan"

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	=== Consonants ===		=== Consonants ===
	~~Zjuan~~ consonants feature a full voicing distinction in all plosives and fricatives except for the velar fricatives. They also include a palatalization distinction for all plosives and fricatives and alveolar/palatal nasal consonants. Especially in recent times, labial and velar palatalized consonants are often articulated as consonant clusters with the palatal approximant.		Zjugo's consonants feature a full voicing distinction in all plosives and fricatives except for the velar fricatives. They also include a palatalization distinction for all plosives and fricatives and alveolar/palatal nasal consonants. Especially in recent times, labial and velar palatalized consonants are often articulated as consonant clusters with the palatal approximant.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \|		! colspan="2" rowspan="2" \|
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	=== Diphthongs ===		=== Diphthongs ===
	Any ~~Zjuan~~ vowel except /i/ and /ɯ/ may appear as the first vowel in a diphthong followed by /i/ (frequently articulated as [ɪ] when appearing like this).		Any vowel in Zjugo except /i/ and /ɯ/ may appear as the first vowel in a diphthong followed by /i/ (frequently articulated as [ɪ] when appearing like this).

	=== Phonotactics ===		=== Phonotactics ===
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	\| colspan="7" \|"I'm good, so I'm not bad."		\| colspan="7" \|"I'm good, so I'm not bad."
	\|}		\|}
			Any argument of a verb may be omitted, this includes subjects, which then carries a similar use case to the passive voice, which is otherwise absent from Zjugo.

	== Verbs ==		== Verbs ==
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	Any content word can be formed by concatenating multiple monosyllabic content roots together. When this is done, the root at the end is treated as the main root with the previous morphemes modifying it. Words derived from more than two roots in this way introduce some ambiguity in interpretation. For example ninhire (lit. big person tool) could be interpreted as "big (person tool)", where both "big" and "person" modify "tool", that is it's a big tool for people, or it could be interpreted as "(big person) tool" where "big" modifies "person" and then their pair modifies "tool", so it's a tool intended for big people. This ambiguity is not grammatically resolved.		Any content word can be formed by concatenating multiple monosyllabic content roots together. When this is done, the root at the end is treated as the main root with the previous morphemes modifying it. Words derived from more than two roots in this way introduce some ambiguity in interpretation. For example ninhire (lit. big person tool) could be interpreted as "big (person tool)", where both "big" and "person" modify "tool", that is it's a big tool for people, or it could be interpreted as "(big person) tool" where "big" modifies "person" and then their pair modifies "tool", so it's a tool intended for big people. This ambiguity is not grammatically resolved.

	Many derived words are lexicalized and have a single canon interpretation. These can be found in ~~Zjuan~~ dictionaries.		Many derived words are lexicalized and have a single canon interpretation. These can be found in Zjugo's dictionaries.

	== Demonstratives ==		== Demonstratives ==

Masela at 14:00, 1 May 2026

2026-05-01T14:00:42Z

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	{\|		{\|
	\|		\|
	\|''Da''		\|''Dakai''
	\|''kjole''		\|''kjole''
	\|''hun?''		\|''hun?''
	\|-		\|-
	\|		\|
	\|be		\|be-Q
	\|this		\|this
	\|Q		\|Q

Masela: added extra spaces between the glosses to keep them more distinct

2026-05-01T13:59:48Z

added extra spaces between the glosses to keep them more distinct

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	\| colspan="3" \|Who did that?		\| colspan="3" \|Who did that?
	\|}		\|}
			<br>
	{\|		{\|
	\|		\|
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	\| colspan="3" \|"What's this?"		\| colspan="3" \|"What's this?"
	\|}		\|}
			<br>
	{\|		{\|
	\|		\|
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	\| colspan="6" \|This is better than infinite bees!		\| colspan="6" \|This is better than infinite bees!
	\|}		\|}
			<br>
	{\|		{\|
	\|		\|

Masela: added indentation to glosses to better separate them from the normal text

2026-05-01T13:18:56Z

added indentation to glosses to better separate them from the normal text

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Masela: Undo revision 39292 by Masela (talk)

2026-05-01T13:13:25Z

Undo revision 39292 by Masela (talk)

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	Zjugo's context clause, if used, should be the very first thing in the sentence, followed by the verb, then followed by the verb's arguments. These arguments can have various cases which usually follow the order LOC NOM DAT ACC. In particular, the nominative argument nearly always appears before the accusative argument, with variations being very rare and usually reserved for artistic purposes. The locative argument usually appears first and the dative argument usually appears right before the accusative argument or at the end if there isn't one, but those two exhibit much more variation in placement. Finally, prepositional phrases are always placed at the end of the sentence.		Zjugo's context clause, if used, should be the very first thing in the sentence, followed by the verb, then followed by the verb's arguments. These arguments can have various cases which usually follow the order LOC NOM DAT ACC. In particular, the nominative argument nearly always appears before the accusative argument, with variations being very rare and usually reserved for artistic purposes. The locative argument usually appears first and the dative argument usually appears right before the accusative argument or at the end if there isn't one, but those two exhibit much more variation in placement. Finally, prepositional phrases are always placed at the end of the sentence.
	{\|		{\|
	~~\|&nbsp;~~
	\|''Fenhuhja''		\|''Fenhuhja''
	\|''lu''		\|''lu''
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	\|''jowo.''		\|''jowo.''
	\|-		\|-
	~~\|&nbsp;~~
	\|last-day		\|last-day
	\|CONTEXT		\|CONTEXT
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	\|thing-ACC		\|thing-ACC
	\|-		\|-
	~~\|&nbsp;~~
	\| colspan="9" \|"Yesterday, at work, somebody gave my mother a strange object."		\| colspan="9" \|"Yesterday, at work, somebody gave my mother a strange object."
	\|}		\|}

Masela at 13:12, 1 May 2026

2026-05-01T13:12:18Z

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	Zjugo's context clause, if used, should be the very first thing in the sentence, followed by the verb, then followed by the verb's arguments. These arguments can have various cases which usually follow the order LOC NOM DAT ACC. In particular, the nominative argument nearly always appears before the accusative argument, with variations being very rare and usually reserved for artistic purposes. The locative argument usually appears first and the dative argument usually appears right before the accusative argument or at the end if there isn't one, but those two exhibit much more variation in placement. Finally, prepositional phrases are always placed at the end of the sentence.		Zjugo's context clause, if used, should be the very first thing in the sentence, followed by the verb, then followed by the verb's arguments. These arguments can have various cases which usually follow the order LOC NOM DAT ACC. In particular, the nominative argument nearly always appears before the accusative argument, with variations being very rare and usually reserved for artistic purposes. The locative argument usually appears first and the dative argument usually appears right before the accusative argument or at the end if there isn't one, but those two exhibit much more variation in placement. Finally, prepositional phrases are always placed at the end of the sentence.
	{\|		{\|
			\|&nbsp;
	\|''Fenhuhja''		\|''Fenhuhja''
	\|''lu''		\|''lu''
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	\|''jowo.''		\|''jowo.''
	\|-		\|-
			\|&nbsp;
	\|last-day		\|last-day
	\|CONTEXT		\|CONTEXT
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	\|thing-ACC		\|thing-ACC
	\|-		\|-
			\|&nbsp;
	\| colspan="9" \|"Yesterday, at work, somebody gave my mother a strange object."		\| colspan="9" \|"Yesterday, at work, somebody gave my mother a strange object."
	\|}		\|}

Masela: adjusted formatting on the glosses, thanks omaatje

2026-05-01T12:55:25Z

adjusted formatting on the glosses, thanks omaatje

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	Zjugo's context clause, if used, should be the very first thing in the sentence, followed by the verb, then followed by the verb's arguments. These arguments can have various cases which usually follow the order LOC NOM DAT ACC. In particular, the nominative argument nearly always appears before the accusative argument, with variations being very rare and usually reserved for artistic purposes. The locative argument usually appears first and the dative argument usually appears right before the accusative argument or at the end if there isn't one, but those two exhibit much more variation in placement. Finally, prepositional phrases are always placed at the end of the sentence.		Zjugo's context clause, if used, should be the very first thing in the sentence, followed by the verb, then followed by the verb's arguments. These arguments can have various cases which usually follow the order LOC NOM DAT ACC. In particular, the nominative argument nearly always appears before the accusative argument, with variations being very rare and usually reserved for artistic purposes. The locative argument usually appears first and the dative argument usually appears right before the accusative argument or at the end if there isn't one, but those two exhibit much more variation in placement. Finally, prepositional phrases are always placed at the end of the sentence.
	{\|		{\|
	\|Fenhuhja		\|''Fenhuhja''
	\|lu		\|''lu''
	\|vjonzjo		\|''vjonzjo''
	\|vjusjuni		\|''vjusjuni''
	\|gahi		\|''gahi''
	\|kinso		\|''kinso''
	\|djoine		\|''djoine''
	\|pi'en		\|''pi'en''
	\|jowo.		\|''jowo.''
	\|-		\|-
	\|last-day		\|last-day
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	In a sentence with just a copula, both the subject and its complement follow the copula, with the subject appearing first. There are two copulas, one of them negative (equivalent to "isn't").		In a sentence with just a copula, both the subject and its complement follow the copula, with the subject appearing first. There are two copulas, one of them negative (equivalent to "isn't").
	{\|		{\|
	\|da		\|''Da''
	\|kin		\|''kin''
	\|di		\|''di''
	\|lu		\|''lu''
	\|dja		\|''dja''
	\|kin		\|''kin''
	\|ve		\|''ve.''
	\|-		\|-
	\|be		\|be
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	As discussed above there are two special verbs, the two copulas: one indicative and one negative indicative. These do not take the aforementioned inflection and, in fact, rarely ever have any affixes applied to them at all. They can however be preceded by an adverb, which does carry some modal information.		As discussed above there are two special verbs, the two copulas: one indicative and one negative indicative. These do not take the aforementioned inflection and, in fact, rarely ever have any affixes applied to them at all. They can however be preceded by an adverb, which does carry some modal information.
	{\|		{\|
	\|Wa		\|''Wa''
	\|da		\|''da''
	\|kin		\|''kin''
	\|zjoin'jin.		\|''zjoin'jin.''
	\|-		\|-
	\|want		\|want
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	Any sentence may be turned into a question by suffixing -kai onto the verb. This suffix follows the mood suffixes, if they exist.		Any sentence may be turned into a question by suffixing -kai onto the verb. This suffix follows the mood suffixes, if they exist.
	{\|		{\|
	\|Tuntjakai		\|''Tuntjakai''
	\|kjole		\|''kjole''
	\|kje?		\|''kje?''
	\|-		\|-
	\|exist-SJV-Q		\|exist-SJV-Q
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	\|}		\|}
	{\|		{\|
	\|Da		\|''Da''
	\|kjole		\|''kjole''
	\|hun?		\|''hun?''
	\|-		\|-
	\|be		\|be
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	\|}		\|}
	{\|		{\|
	\|Hunkjain		\|''Hunkjain''
	\|lu		\|''lu''
	\|sjunzjokai		\|''sjunzjokai''
	\|pin		\|''pin''
	\|hunwo?		\|''hunwo?''
	\|-		\|-
	\|Q-time		\|Q-time
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	A relative clause can follow any noun phrase. It's constructed by placing a verb, directly following the noun, then the relative particle ki and any additional arguments for the verb between it and the particle.		A relative clause can follow any noun phrase. It's constructed by placing a verb, directly following the noun, then the relative particle ki and any additional arguments for the verb between it and the particle.
	{\|		{\|
	\|~~bjozjo~~		\|''Bjozjo''
	\|man		\|''man''
	\|bozjo		\|''bozjo''
	\|hjoni		\|''hjoni''
	\|ki		\|''ki.''
	\|-		\|-
	\|arrive-IND		\|arrive-IND
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	Comparison is done by prefixing mai- or tei- onto an adjective (meaning "more" and "less" respectively), then following the adjective with a prepositional phrase using bei. Any noun modified by the adjective is placed before bei.		Comparison is done by prefixing mai- or tei- onto an adjective (meaning "more" and "less" respectively), then following the adjective with a prepositional phrase using bei. Any noun modified by the adjective is placed before bei.
	{\|		{\|
	\|Da		\|''Da''
	\|kjole		\|''kjole''
	\|maigoi		\|''maigoi''
	\|bei		\|''bei''
	\|fain'en		\|''fain'en''
	\|wenzeinfi!		\|''wenzeinfi!''
	\|-		\|-
	\|be		\|be
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	\|}		\|}
	{\|		{\|
	\|Da		\|''Da''
	\|kjole		\|''kjole''
	\|teigoi		\|''teigoi''
	\|fain'en		\|''fain'en''
	\|wenzeinfi		\|''wenzeinfi''
	\|bei		\|''bei''
	\|vole.		\|''vole.''
	\|-		\|-
	\|be		\|be

Masela: vocabylare

2026-05-01T11:34:45Z

vocabylare

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	To show what it looks like in use, in this system, the number 4096 would be read as jon ka lunsen lun (four none six-three six).		To show what it looks like in use, in this system, the number 4096 would be read as jon ka lunsen lun (four none six-three six).

			== Vocabulary ==
			The current list of all words can be found in the [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1n54Ms4VmSE6OhbFzo7CJyG4xOxUkieS-sQEEe8L60Pw/edit?usp=sharing vocabulary document] hosted on Google Sheets.

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	<references />		<references />

Masela: /* Base ten */

2026-04-30T19:20:21Z

Base ten

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	Each digit zero through nine, in this system, is simply pronounced as its equivalent number in the base six system, so for instance 6 is simply lun and 7 is lun'ji.		Each digit zero through nine, in this system, is simply pronounced as its equivalent number in the base six system, so for instance 6 is simply lun and 7 is lun'ji.

	~~For example~~, in this system, the number 4096 would be read as jon ka lunsen lun (four none six-three six).		To show what it looks like in use, in this system, the number 4096 would be read as jon ka lunsen lun (four none six-three six).

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	<references />		<references />

Masela at 19:19, 30 April 2026

2026-04-30T19:19:35Z

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	=== Base ten<ref name="one" /> ===		=== Base ten<ref name="one" /> ===
	The base ten system appeared much later in the ~~languages~~ existence due to English and Ukrainian influences. The system first appeared in writing and in spoken language manifests simply as the digits being read out sequentially.		The base ten system appeared much later in the language's existence due to English and Ukrainian influences. The system first appeared in writing and, in spoken language, manifests simply as the digits being read out sequentially.

	Each digit zero through nine, in this system, is ~~simple~~ pronounced as its equivalent number in the base six system, so for instance 6 is simply lun and 7 is lun'ji.		Each digit zero through nine, in this system, is simply pronounced as its equivalent number in the base six system, so for instance 6 is simply lun and 7 is lun'ji.

	For example, in this system, the number ~~111'875~~ would be read as ~~ji ji ji lunnu~~ lun~~'ji gu~~ (~~one one one~~ six-~~two~~ six~~-one five~~).		For example, in this system, the number 4096 would be read as jon ka lunsen lun (four none six-three six).

	== Notes ==		== Notes ==
	<references />		<references />