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The Toli language dates back to early 20's. It has evolved, or rather morphed, several times, changing everything in its entirely. Aleksanetra is currently reserching old documents in order to devise the "eras" of Toli in chronological order.
The Toli language dates back to early 20's. It has evolved, or rather morphed, several times, changing everything in its entirely. Aleksanetra is currently reserching old documents in order to devise the "eras" of Toli in chronological order.
== Phonology ==
==== Vowels ====
Toli has six phonemic vowels, devided into three pairs of low and high vowels in each pair.
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
|High
|i
|ʏ
|u
|-
|Low
|a
|ɛ
|ɔ
|}
===== Vowel Rhythm =====
Vowels alternate between high and low between syllables, in one word. When affixation or any other word-merging occurs, the vowels <u>may</u> change their state to fit the first vowel in the new word. An example of this would be:
* ''kirfa'' "cinnamon"
* ''xukuelit'' "chocolatte"
* ''apxukuelitk'''a'''rf'''i''''' "(Adjective marker)-chocolatte-cinnamon"
==== Semivowels ====
Semivowels are found only in diphthongs. In the romanization, as mentioned above, semivowels are spelled as i and u. However, in the Toli script, the semivowels are marked with an underdot (official usage) or a vertical line under (handwritting; sometimes connects with the rest of the character) the respective vowel graphemes.
==== Consonants ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table 1 - unvoiced
!
!Labial
!Coronal
!Dorsal
|-
|Nasal
|'''m'''
|'''n'''
|
|-
|Plosive
|p
|t
|k
|-
|Fricative
|f
|s, ʂ
|x
|-
|Trill/Lateral
|
|'''r''', '''l''', '''ɬ'''
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table 2 - voiced
!
!Labial
!Coronal
!Dorsal
|-
|Nasal
|'''mg'''
|'''nd'''
|
|-
|Plosive
|b
|d
|g
|-
|Fricative
|v
|z, ʐ
|ɣ
|-
|Trill/Lateral
|
|'''rb''', '''lz''', '''ɬv'''
|
|}
Toli has 12 consonants (Table 1) with their grammaticaly voiced counterparts (Table 2). Grammaticaly unvoiced consonants (Bold) are consonants that are acctualy voiced, but they are treated as unvoiced in grammatical transformations. Once they become "voiced" (Table 2), they become a consonant cluster, each with its own unique additional consonant.
If this cluster is in a word-final open syllable, it splits: C<sub>1</sub>V --voicing-> C<sub>1</sub>VC<sub>2</sub>.


== Orthography ==
== Orthography ==
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==== Asomtavrulization ====
==== Asomtavrulization ====
For all the "remove Ⴃ" folks in the nguhcord.
The Asomtavrulization of Toli consists of 19 letters. A stroke diacritic is used for voicing of consonants. Semivowels are spelled as their vowel counterparts + Ⴥ.
The Asomtavrulization of Toli consists of 19 letters. A stroke diacritic is used for voicing of consonants. Semivowels are spelled as their vowel counterparts + Ⴥ.
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|}
And you know who else uses [[w:Georgian_scripts#Asomtavruli|Asomtavruli]]?
And you know who else uses [[w:Georgian_scripts#Asomtavruli|Asomtavruli]]?
== Phonology ==
==== Vowels ====
Toli has six phonemic vowels, devided into three pairs of low and high vowels in each pair.
{| class="wikitable"
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
|High
|i
|ʏ
|u
|-
|Low
|a
|ɛ
|ɔ
|}
===== Vowel Rhythm =====
Vowels alternate between high and low between syllables, in one word. When affixation or any other word-merging occurs, the vowels may change their state to fit the first vowel in the new word. An example of this would be:
* ''kirfa'' "cinnamon"
* ''xukuelit'' "chocolatte"
* ''apxukuelitk'''a'''rf'''i''''' "(Adjective marker)-chocolatte-cinnamon"
==== Semivowels ====
Semivowels are mostly derived from loanwords. They only apear in diphthongs and are not phonemic.
==== Consonants ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table 1 - unvoiced
!
!Labial
!Coronal
!Dorsal
|-
|Nasal
|'''m'''
|'''n'''
|
|-
|Plosive
|p
|t
|k
|-
|Fricative
|f
|s, ʂ
|x
|-
|Trill/Lateral
|
|'''r''', '''l''', '''ɬ'''
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table 2 - voiced
!
!Labial
!Coronal
!Dorsal
|-
|Nasal
|'''mg'''
|'''nd'''
|
|-
|Plosive
|b
|d
|g
|-
|Fricative
|v
|z, ʐ
|ɣ
|-
|Trill/Lateral
|
|'''rb''', '''lz''', '''ɬv'''
|
|}
Toli has 12 consonants (Table 1) with their grammaticaly voiced counterparts (Table 2). Grammaticaly unvoiced consonants (Bold) are consonants that are acctualy voiced, but they are treated as unvoiced in grammatical transformations. Once they become "voiced" (Table 2), they become a consonant cluster, each with its own unique consonant. If this cluster is in a word-final open syllable, it splits: CV --voicing-> C<sub>1</sub>VC<sub>2</sub>.


== Grammar ==
== Grammar ==


=== Nouns ===
=== Nouns ===
Nouns have high initial vowels. They are inflected by number... and that's it. If only I were a smarter conlanger.
Nouns start with high initial vowels - i ʏ u - and are inflected by number, and are able to be agglued together to express greater or more precise meanings.


==== Plurals ====
==== Number ====
Plurals are formed by voicing the last consonant (see chart above). When a noun ends in a vowel, and the preceding consonant is falsely unvoiced, the consonant is voiced and split by the vowel (Cv > CvC).
Two plural numbers exist in Toli -  singular and plural. Plurals are achived through the voicing of the last consonant in said noun. Numeral names may be agglued to a noun in its <u>singular</u> form as a preffix, to convey a specific number of said noun - they conform to the vowel rythm.


=== Verbs ===
''Kuyn'' /kwʏn/ - Needle
Verbs have low initial vowels. They are conjugated by tense and aspect. Aspect is the first to be aplied to a verb, then tense is aplied.


==== Tense ====
''Kuyn''' /kwʏnd/ - Needles
Verbs are in present tense in their unconjugated form. Past tense is achived through the ky- prefix, and future tense is achived through the -y/ef suffix.


==== Aspect ====
Ỽ'''''e'''kuyn'' /ɬɛkwʏn/ - Two needles; With ''Sl'''y''''' - Two
Verbs are in imperfective aspect in their unconjugated form. Perfective aspect is achived through voicing of the last syllable.


=== Adjectives ===
==== Glueing Nouns ====
Adjectives are placed before their nouns. Adjectives derived from nouns start with a ap- prefix, while adjectives derived from verbs have their first consonant voiced and their vowel rhythm switched.


=== Adverbs ===
==== Capitalization ====
Adverbs are placed before their verbs. Adverbs derived from verbs start with a kor- perfix, while adverbs derived from nouns have their vowel rhythm switched and a kor- prefix added.


== Dialects ==
== Dialects ==

Revision as of 10:01, 25 October 2025

Toli / Modern Toli
Language familyIuta-Karax
  • Karax
  • Yrilhs
  • Fantoli
  • Tixtoli
  • Kretoli
  • Atoliax
  • Modern Toli
EraSince 998(AD)
Writing systemToli script, Latin
Official status
Spoken inAprux Mexyrhat
Speaker
DemonymTolifax
Number of speakers83
Technical information
UsageOfficial and cultural language
Language codeMTL


Toli (endonym: Toli /tɔli/) or Modern Toli, is a language spoken and official in Aprux Mexyrhat and FERRA, writen in Toli script. Its distinctive features are vowel rhythm and grammatical voicing of consonants.

History

The Modern Toli langauge split-off from Atoliax language alongside Adolhix at the end of the first millenium A.Dyr..

History 2

Main article: Toli Fakeworld Evolution

The Toli language dates back to early 20's. It has evolved, or rather morphed, several times, changing everything in its entirely. Aleksanetra is currently reserching old documents in order to devise the "eras" of Toli in chronological order.

Phonology

Vowels

Toli has six phonemic vowels, devided into three pairs of low and high vowels in each pair.

Front Central Back
High i ʏ u
Low a ɛ ɔ
Vowel Rhythm

Vowels alternate between high and low between syllables, in one word. When affixation or any other word-merging occurs, the vowels may change their state to fit the first vowel in the new word. An example of this would be:

  • kirfa "cinnamon"
  • xukuelit "chocolatte"
  • apxukuelitkarfi "(Adjective marker)-chocolatte-cinnamon"

Semivowels

Semivowels are found only in diphthongs. In the romanization, as mentioned above, semivowels are spelled as i and u. However, in the Toli script, the semivowels are marked with an underdot (official usage) or a vertical line under (handwritting; sometimes connects with the rest of the character) the respective vowel graphemes.

Consonants

Table 1 - unvoiced
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n
Plosive p t k
Fricative f s, ʂ x
Trill/Lateral r, l, ɬ
Table 2 - voiced
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal mg nd
Plosive b d g
Fricative v z, ʐ ɣ
Trill/Lateral rb, lz, ɬv

Toli has 12 consonants (Table 1) with their grammaticaly voiced counterparts (Table 2). Grammaticaly unvoiced consonants (Bold) are consonants that are acctualy voiced, but they are treated as unvoiced in grammatical transformations. Once they become "voiced" (Table 2), they become a consonant cluster, each with its own unique additional consonant.

If this cluster is in a word-final open syllable, it splits: C1V --voicing-> C1VC2.

Orthography

Toli script

Main article: Toli Script

The Toli script is a left to right alphabet with one to one letter to phoneme correspondence. It was created from Ksãndra's own head, but /p/ and /f/ were derived from Greek.

Romanization

The romanization of Toli consists of 17 letters, uper case and lower case. It also includes an apostrophe for voicing of consonants. Semivowels, since they only apear alongside vowels, are spelled as i and u.

Front Central Back
High I i Y y U u
Low A a E e O o
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal M m N n
Plosive P p T t K k
Fricative F f S s, X x H h
Trill/Lateral R r, L l, SL sl/Ỽ ỽ[1]

Asomtavrulization

The Asomtavrulization of Toli consists of 19 letters. A stroke diacritic is used for voicing of consonants. Semivowels are spelled as their vowel counterparts + Ⴥ.

Front Central Back
High Ⴈ Ⴄ‿ Ⴓ
Low Ⴀ Ⴄ Ⴍ

Oh, also, it's boustrophedon.

Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal Ⴋ Ⴌ
Plosive Ⴔ Ⴇ Ⴕ
Fricative Ⴣ Ⴑ, Ⴘ Ⴠ
Trill/Lateral Ⴐ, Ⴊ

And you know who else uses Asomtavruli?

Grammar

Nouns

Nouns start with high initial vowels - i ʏ u - and are inflected by number, and are able to be agglued together to express greater or more precise meanings.

Number

Two plural numbers exist in Toli - singular and plural. Plurals are achived through the voicing of the last consonant in said noun. Numeral names may be agglued to a noun in its singular form as a preffix, to convey a specific number of said noun - they conform to the vowel rythm.

Kuyn /kwʏn/ - Needle

Kuyn' /kwʏnd/ - Needles

Ỽekuyn /ɬɛkwʏn/ - Two needles; With Sly - Two

Glueing Nouns

Capitalization

Dialects

Modern Toli has developed several dialects. Sometimes, separate languges are regarded as dialects of Toli. Most spoken dialects are presented bellow

Perhyh Dialect

Perhyh Dialect is used in the capital of Aprux Mexyrhat, Perhyh. It's the stereotypical "young people lazy" and "deafult city" trope. Notable features of this dialect include:

  • Merging of r and l into l
  • Merging of ʏ and u in closed syllable positions
  • Lenghting of open end syllable vowels
  • Historical ɛr becoming ə
  • Glotalization of x into h

Refrences and Notes

  1. ↑ SL may be used in casual texts, while Ỽ is used in official contexts, https://discord.com/channels/1364649322376986768/1415994708949336104/1424315733302579201
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