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'''Trace Deeplects''' are incomplete portions of languages that have been detected in experiments attempting to verify the [[Deep Dimensional]] theory. While the strongest evidence for Deep Dimensional is the languages that have inexplicably appeared, [[MARA]] experiments have found trace amounts of languages in their investigations, giving it more credibility. However, measurement error is not ruled out. This article will contain all the information on every Trace Deeplect. Trace Deeplects are listed in order of their negative discovery.
'''Trace Deeplects''' are incomplete portions of languages that have been detected in experiments attempting to verify the [[Deep Dimensional]] theory. While the strongest evidence for Deep Dimensional is the languages that have inexplicably appeared, [[MARA]] experiments have found trace amounts of languages in their investigations, giving it more credibility. However, measurement error is not ruled out. This article will contain all the information on every Trace Deeplect. Trace Deeplects are listed in order of their negative discovery.  


== Deeplect -8 ==
== Deeplect -A ==
Deeplect -A is intended to create a manner of communication that involves very little complexity, whether that be phonological, grammatical, semantic, or pragmatic, and therefore easy and intuitive to learn from any linguistic background. Words do not take on parts of speech (noun, verb, etc.) or grammatical roles (subject, object, etc.) typical of natural languages. The syntactic structure is based purely on the relationships of emphasized words, unemphasized words, and pauses.
 
'''Vocabulary'''
 
* small: ki
** can be used to describe small size, quantity, height, social position, etc.
* big: on
** can be used to describe large size, quantity, height, social position, etc.
* move: ne
** can be used to describe living things, fluids, motion, etc.
* stay: at
** can be used to describe unmoving things, solids, the ground, some locations, etc.
* subject: e (subject of discussion, not gramamtical subject)
* not: su
 
'''Syntax'''
 
''u'' = unemphasized word; ''E'' = emphasized word
 
* uE: ''u'' performs as a topic, ''E'' performs as a comment modifying the topic.
* Eu: ''E'' performs as a novel topic, ''u'' performs as a comment modifying the novel topic.
* u<sub>1</sub>u<sub>1</sub>: marks plurality
* E<sub>1</sub>E<sub>1</sub>: marks emphasis
* u<sub>1</sub>u<sub>2</sub>/E<sub>1</sub>E<sub>2</sub>: marks addition or comparison depending on context
* Lack of pauses indicate a continuous idea.
* Brief pauses (marked with commas) indicate the beginning of a new idea related to the previous one.
* Medial pauses (marked with periods ) indicate the beginning of a new idea related to the multiple previous ideas. Which previous ideas they are is left up to context.
* Long pauses (marked with elipses) indicate the beginning of an idea unrelates to the previous ones.
 
'''Expressions'''
 
* Ownership is expressed with "e ON e KI", translating to "This is big and/but that is small." This can also be used to compare sizes or quantities of "this" and "that", depending on context.
** "e ON KI" translates to "This is big and small."
** "e on e ki" translates to "This, a big thing, that, and a small thing."
** "e ON E KI" translates to "This is big, the other thing, and small."
** "e ON, e KI" translates to "This is big, meanwhile that is small." This is more often used for comparison of the sizes between "this" and "that".
** "e ON. e KI" translates to "...and this is big. Additionally, that is small."
** "E on, e KI" translates to "As for this, this is big, and/but that is small."
** "E on e KI" translates to "As for this, this is big and the other thing. There is also a small thing."
 
== Deeplect -9 ==


=== Consonants ===
=== Consonant ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |
|-
!Labial
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Consonants
!Dental
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Bilabial
!Alveolar
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Dental
! colspan="3" |Alveolar
! colspan="4" |Palatal
! colspan="6" |Velar
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Laryngeal
|-
! colspan="2" |Plain
!Palatal
!Palatal
!Velar
! colspan="2" |Plain
!Uvular
! colspan="2" |Labial
!Epiglottal
! colspan="2" |Plain
! colspan="2" |Palatal
! colspan="2" |Labial
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Nasal
|m̥
|m
|
|ᵑʇ
|n̥
|n
|
|
|
|
|ŋ̊
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Nasal
|'''''mh/ṁ'''''
!Plain
|'''''m'''''
|m (m)
|
|n̪ (nh)
|'''''nz'''''
|n (n)
|'''''nh/ṅ'''''
|ɲ (ny)
|'''''n'''''
|ŋ (ng)
|
|
|'''''ny/ņ'''''
|
|
|'''''ňh'''''
|'''''ň'''''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! rowspan="6" |Plosive
! rowspan="2" |Aspirated
|pʰ
|bʰ
|ᵏʇʰ
|
|tʰ
|dʰ
|
|
|ɟʰ
|
|ɟʰʷ
|kʰ
|
|kʰʲ
|
|kʰᶣ
|
|
|
|-
|'''''ph'''''
|'''''bh'''''
|'''''zh'''''
|
|'''''th'''''
|'''''dh'''''
|
|
|'''''jh'''''
|
|'''''ǰh'''''
|'''''kh'''''
|
|'''''ķh'''''
|
|'''''ǩh'''''
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
!Glottalized
! rowspan="2" |Plain
|mˀ (m')
|p
|b
|
|
|t
|d
|tɕ
|c
|cʷ
|ɟʷ
|k
|
|kʲ
|
|kᶣ
|
|
|nˀ (n')
|ɲˀ (ny')
|ŋˀ (ng')
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Plosive
|'''''p'''''
!Prenasalized
|'''''b'''''
|
|
|'''''t'''''
|'''''d'''''
|'''''ch'''''
|'''''c'''''
|'''''j'''''
|'''''č'''''
|'''''ǰ'''''
|'''''k'''''
|
|'''''ķ'''''
|
|'''''ǩ'''''
|
|
|
|ⁿdz̪ (ndz)
|ⁿd (nd)
|ᶮɟ (nj)
|ᵑɡ (ngg)
|ᶰɢ (nq)
|
|
|-
|-
!Voiceless
! rowspan="2" |Rhinoglottic
|p (p)
|pʼ
|ts̪ (tz)
|ᵐb
|t (t)
|ᵏʇˀ
|c (c)
|
|k (k)
|tʼ
|q (q)
|ⁿd
|ʡ (x)
|tɕʼ
|
|ᶮɟ
|
|ᶮɟʷ
|kʼ
|ᵑg
|kʲʼ
|ᵑgʲ
|kᶣʼ
|ᵑgᶣ
|ʔ
|
|-
|-
!Voiced
|'''''pp'''''
|b (b)
|'''''nb'''''
|dz̪ (dz)
|'''''zz'''''
|d (d)
|ɟ (j)
|ɡ (g)
|
|
|'''''tt'''''
|'''''nd'''''
|'''''cc'''''
|
|'''''jj'''''
|
|'''''nǰ'''''
|'''''kk'''''
|'''''ng'''''
|'''''ḱḱ'''''
|'''''nǵ'''''
|'''''ǩǩ'''''
|'''''nǧ'''''
|'''''<nowiki/>''''''
|
|
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Ejective
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Fricative
|pʼ (p')
|ɸ
|ts̪ʼ (tz')
|β
|tʼ (t')
|θ~s̪
|cʼ (c')
|ð~z̪
|kʼ (k')
|s
|qʼ (q')
|
|çʷ
|ʝʷ
|
|
|ʁʲ
|
|ʁᶣ
|h
|
|
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Implosive
|'''''f'''''
|ɓ (b')
|'''''v'''''
|'''''ç'''''
|'''''z'''''
|'''''s'''''
|
|
|ɗ (d')
|'''''x'''''
|'''''ś'''''
|'''''ź'''''
|'''''š'''''
|'''''ž'''''
|
|
|'''''g'''''
|
|
|'''''ǵ'''''
|
|
|'''''ǧ'''''
|'''''h'''''
|
|
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Fricative
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Approximant
|
|
|
|
|l̥
|l
|
|
|j
|
|
|
|s̪ (sz)
|s (s)
|ç (ch)
|
|
|χ (qh)
|
|ħ (ḥ)
|
|
|
|
|ʕ̞
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Approximant
|
!Plain
|
|β̞ (v)
|
|ð̞ (dh)
|
|ɹ (r)
|'''''lh'''''
|j (y)
|'''''l'''''
|ɰ (gh)
|
|
|'''''y'''''
|
|'''''w'''''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|'''''q'''''
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Tap
|
|
|
|
|ɾ̥
|
|ɾ̥ʲ
|ɾʲ
|ɾ̥ᶣ
|ɾᶣ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
!Glottalized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|jˀ (y')
|
|'''''rh'''''
|'''''r'''''
|
|'''''ŕh'''''
|'''''ŕ'''''
|'''''řh'''''
|'''''ř'''''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|ʕˀ (g')
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Lateral Approximant
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Trill
!Plain
|
|
|
|
|r̥
|r
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|l̪ (lh)
|l (l)
|ʎ (ly)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
!Glottalized
|
|
|
|
|lˀ (l')
|
|ʎˀ (ly')
|
|'''''ŗh'''''
|'''''ŗ'''''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}
|}
=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |
!Labial
!Dental
!Alveolar
!Lateral
!Palatal
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Vowels
! colspan="3" |Front
! colspan="2" |Central
! colspan="2" |Back
|-
! rowspan="2" |Oral
! colspan="2" |Nasal
! rowspan="2" |Oral
! rowspan="2" |Nasal
! rowspan="2" |Nasal
!Plain
! rowspan="2" |Oral
|ᵑʘ (mf)
! rowspan="2" |Nasal
|ᵑǀ (nț)
|-
|ᵑǃ (nķ)
!Unround
|ᵑǁ (nļ)
!Round
|ᵑǂ (nç)
|-
! rowspan="2" |High
|i
|
|ɨ
|ɨ̃
|
|ʊ̃
|-
|-
!Glottalized
|'''''i'''''
|ᵑʘˀ (mf')
|'''''ĩ'''''
|ᵑǀˀ (nț')
|'''''ü'''''
|ᵑǃˀ (nķ')
|'''''u'''''
|ᵑǁˀ (nļ')
|'''''ũ'''''
|ᵑǂˀ (nç')
|
|'''''õ'''''
|-
|-
! rowspan="6" |Voiceless
! rowspan="2" |Mid
!Affricate
|e
|ᵏʘχ (fq)
|ẽ
|ᵏǀχ (țq)
|ø̃
|ᵏǃχ (ķq)
|ɘ
|ᵏǁχ (ļq)
|
|ᵏǂχ (çq)
|o
|
|-
|-
!Aspirated
|'''''e'''''
|ᵏʘʰ (fh)
|'''''ẽ'''''
|ᵏǀʰ (țh)
|'''''ö'''''
|ᵏǃʰ (ķh)
|'''''ë'''''
|ᵏǁʰ (ļh)
|
|ᵏǂʰ (çh)
|'''''o'''''
|
|-
|-
!Tenuis
! rowspan="2" |Low
|ᵏʘ (f)
|ɛ~æ
|ᵏǀ (ț)
|
|ᵏǃ (ķ)
|
|ᵏǁ (ļ)
|
|ᵏǂ (ç)
|
|ɔ~ɑ
|
|-
|-
!Glottalized Oral
|'''''ä'''''
|ᵏʘˀ (f<nowiki>''</nowiki>)
|
|ᵏǀˀ (ț')
|
|ᵏǃˀ (ķ')
|
|ᵏǁˀ (ļ')
|
|ᵏǂˀ (ç')
|'''''a'''''
|
|}
 
=== Grammar ===
Nouns usually have either feminine or masculine gender. Nouns and proper nouns referring to people can have feminine, masculine, or femasculine. Proper nouns not referring to people are always femasculine. There is some precedent for nouns or proper nouns with the opposite gender that they're supposed to have being used for alternative versions of the original word. This is primarily used in fiction and physics.
 
Deeplect -9 has a complex way of marking gender, topic, number, transitivity, specificity, and adjectives that makes them interconnected.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Ejective
!Masc //-bʰi//, //-te//
|ʘkʼ (fk')
|ǀkʼ (țk')
|ǃkʼ (ķk')
|ǁkʼ (ļk')
|ǂkʼ (çk')
|-
|-
!Fricative Ejective
!Fem //-ⁿd//, //-l//
|ᵏʘxʼ (fh')
|ᵏǀxʼ (țh')
|ᵏǃxʼ (ķh')
|ᵏǁxʼ (ļh')
|ᵏǂxʼ (çh')
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Voiced
!Femasc //-bʰiⁿd//, //-tel//
|ᶢʘ (bf)
|ᶢǀ (dț)
|ᶢǃ (dķ)
|ᶢǁ (dļ)
|ᶢǂ (jç)
|}
|}
=== Vowels ===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" rowspan="3" |
! colspan="3" rowspan="3" |Noun Declensions (''lhaadh'')
! colspan="4" |Oral
! colspan="4" |Topic within noun phrase
! colspan="2" |Nasal
! colspan="2" |Topic not within noun phrase
|-
! colspan="2" |Subject
! colspan="2" |Object
! rowspan="2" |Subject
! rowspan="2" |Object
|-
!Noun Topic
!Adjective Topic
!Noun Topic
!Adjective Topic
|-
! colspan="3" |Generic
| colspan="2" |''lhaadh'' V O
| colspan="2" |V ''lhaadh'' S
|V O ''lhaadh''
|S V ''lhaadh''
|-
! rowspan="6" |Singular
! rowspan="3" |Non-specific
!Masc
|''lhaadte'' V O
|''lhaadbhi'' V O
|V ''lhaachte'' S
|V ''lhaach'' S
|V O ''lhaadhbhi''
|S V ''lhaach''
|-
!Fem
|''lhaadhal'' V O
|''lhaadhand'' V O
|V ''lhaadhol'' S
|V ''lhaadhon'' S
|V O ''lhaadhand''
|S V ''lhaadhon''
|-
!Femasc
|''lhaadtel'' V O
|''lhaadhbhind'' V O
|V ''lhaachontel'' S
|V ''lhaachon'' S
|V O ''lhaadhbhind''
|S V ''lhaachon''
|-
! rowspan="3" |Specific
!Masc
|''lhaadte'' V O
|''lhaadbhi'' V O
|V ''lhaadhbhite'' S
|''lhaadbhi'' V O
|V O ''lhaadhbhi''
|S V ''lhaadhbhi''
|-
!Fem
|''lhaadhal'' V O
|''lhaadhand'' V O
|V ''lhaadhandal'' S
|''lhaadhand'' V O
|V O ''lhaadhand''
|S V ''lhaadhand''
|-
!Femasc
|''lhaadtel'' V O
|''lhaadhbhind'' V O
|V ''lhaadhbhindel'' S
|''lhaadhbhind'' V O
|V O ''lhaadhbhind''
|S V ''lhaadhbhind''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Front
! rowspan="4" |Plural
! colspan="2" |Back
! rowspan="2" |Non-specific
! colspan="2" |Non-Front
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
!Unround
!
!Round
|
!Unround
|
!Round
|
!Unround
|
!Round
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Modal
! rowspan="2" |Specific
!High
!
|i (i)
|
|y (iw)
|
|ɯ (uw)
|
|u (u)
|
|ɨ̃ (į)
|
|ũ (ų)
|
|-
|-
!Mid
!
|e (e)
|
|ø (ew)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|o (o)
|ɘ̃ (ę)
|õ (ǫ)
|-
|-
!Low
! rowspan="4" |Distributive
|æ (a)
! rowspan="2" |Non-specific
|ɶ (aw)
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|ɔ (ow)
|ã (ą)
|ɔ̃ (ǫw)
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Creaky
!
!High
|
|ɪ̰ (i')
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|ʊ̰ (u')
|ɨ̰̃ (į')
|ṵ̃ (ų')
|-
|-
!Mid
! rowspan="2" |Specific
|ɛ̰ (e')
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|ɔ̰ (o')
|ɘ̰̃ (ę')
|õ̰ (ǫ')
|-
|-
!Low
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|ɑ̰ (a')
|
|
|ã̰ (ą')
|}
|ɔ̰̃ (ǫw')
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Breathy
! rowspan="2" |Verbs
!High
! colspan="2" |Intransitive
|ɪ̤ (ih)
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! colspan="2" |Transitive
!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|ɘ̤ (uwh)
|ʊ̤ (uh)
|
|
|
|
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Low
!Adjectives
|ɛ̤ (eh)
!
|ɞ̤ (awh)
!
|ɑ̤ (ah)
!
|ɔ̤ (oh)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|}Vowels can have a high ⟨◌̄⟩ or low tone ⟨◌⟩. Stressed high-tone vowels ⟨◌́⟩ are extra-high and aspirated [◌̋ʰ], and stressed low-tone vowels ⟨◌̀⟩ are extra-low and postglottalized [◌̏ˀ].
|
 
|}
* H[+long] > HL / _L
In the following charts, small asterisked words are atypical declensions.
* L[+long] > LH / _H
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
* H[–long] > HL / _L[+stress]
! rowspan="2" |Nouns
* L[–long] > LH / _H[+stress]
!Plain
This also happens across word boundaries.
!Fem
 
!Masc
=== Phonotactics ===
!Femasc
(C)V(R)
!Fem Topic
 
!Masc Topic
=== Grammar ===
!Femasc Topic
Deeplect -8 follows a verb-object-agent structure. The object may be a patient or agent. It is semantically whatever the verb is said to happen to. The agent is what causes the verb to happen, however. Every main verb must have an object. No argument is considered the subject because both the object and agent can take on qualities of a subject, which makes labeling either as the true subject arbitrary.
!Fem Singular
 
!Masc Singular
Placing a converb after all the arguments indicates it happened after the main verb. Placing a converb before the main verb indicates it resulted in the main verb. Placing a converb after the main verb indicates it happened simultaneously. Placing a converb after the patient, but before the agent, indicates it is connected to the main action in some other way, which is usually interpretable through context. The relationship may be specified through a relative clause that it becomes the main verb of. The agent of the main verb is always the agent of the converb, but the converb may be followed by its own object separate from that of the main verb. If the main verb has no agent, then the converb instead shares the object with the main verb and cannot have an agent.
!Femasc Singular
 
|-
Should I add gender?
!//Ø//
 
!//-ⁿd//
Verbs can be conjugated for person, obviation, and more?
!//-bʰi//
 
!//-bʰiⁿd//
=== Sentences ===
!//-l//
''{{Ipa|Kį̄ ndų̀nggųl’i ļhīi’ y’éhbēsa nț’ūhrį́n.}}''
!//-te//
 
!//-tel//
''{{Ipa|[kɨ̃˥˩ ⁿdũˀ˩.ᵑɡũ˨.lˀi˨ ᵏǁʰḭː˦ jˀɛ̤ʰ˥.be˦.sæ˨ ᵑǀˀṳ˦.ɹɨ̃ʰn˥]}}''
!//-on//
 
!//-js//
<code>[[kį̄]<sup>V</sup> [ndų̀nggų]<sup>N</sup> -l'i]<sup>VP</sup> [[[ļhīi']<sup>N</sup> [[y'éhbē]<sup>N</sup> -sa]<sup>RelC</sup>]<sup>NP</sup> [[nț'ūhrį́]<sup>V</sup> -n]]<sup>ConVP</sup></code>
!//-json//
 
|-
<code>see    hammer    -ACC    person     friend    -REL.COP  smile      -CONV</code>
!friend
 
|chẽ
The person, who is a friend, sees the hammer and then smiles.
|chẽnd
=== Vocabulary ===
|chẽbhi
|chẽbhind
|chẽl
|chẽte
|chẽtel
|chẽon
|chẽys
|chẽyson
|-
!watermelon
|vilh
|*vilnd
|vilhbhi
|*vilhbhind
|*vill
|vilhte
|*vilhtel
|*vilhon
|vilhx
|*vilhxon
|-
!sun
|ńaṁ
|*ńamnd
|ńaṁbhi
|*ńaṁbhind
|*ńaml
|ńaṁte
|*ńaṁtel
|*ńaṁon
|ńaṁx
|*ńaṁxon
|-
!moon
|ḱḱuŗh
|*ḱḱuŗnd
|ḱḱuŗhbhi
|*ḱḱuŗhbhind
|ḱḱuŗl
|ḱḱuŗhte
|*ḱḱuŗhtel
|*ḱḱuŗhon
|ḱḱuŗhx
|*ḱḱuŗhxon
|-
!day
|ma
|mand
|*mabhi
|*mabhind
|mal
|*mate
|*matel
|maon
|*mays
|*mayson
|-
!night
|bhai
|bhaind
|*bhaibhi
|*bhaibhind
|bhail
|*bhaite
|*bhaitel
|bhaion
|*bhaiys
|*bhaiyson
|-
!day sky
|cĩĩ
|cĩĩnd
|*cĩĩbhi
|*cĩĩbhind
|cĩĩl
|*cĩĩte
|*cĩĩtel
|cĩĩon
|*cĩĩys
|*cĩĩyson
|-
!night sky
|'att
|*'attand
|'attibhi
|*'attibhind
|*'attal
|'atte
|*'attel
|*'atton
|'attis
|*'attison
|-
!cloud
|lhä
|lhänd
|*lhäbhi
|*lhäbhind
|lhäl
|*lhäte
|*lhätel
|lhäon
|*lhäys
|*lhäyson
|-
!paper
|nzũ'
|nzũnd
|*nzũ'bhi
|*nzũ'bhind
|nzũl
|*nzũ'te
|*nzũ'tel
|nzũ'on
|*nzũ'x
|*nzũ'xon
|-
!computer
|zhoto
|*zhotond
|zhotobhi
|*zhotobhind
|*zhotol
|zhotote
|*zhototel
|*zhotoon
|zhotoys
|*zhotoyson
|-
!person
|lhaadh
|lhaadhand
|lhaadhbhi
|lhaadhbhind
|lhaadhal
|lhaadte
|lhaadtel
|lhaadhon
|lhaadhx
|lhaadhxon
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!English
! rowspan="2" |Verbs
!D -8
!Intransitive
!Notes
!Fem Transitive
!Masc Transitive
!Femasc Transitive
|-
!//Ø//
!//-r̥//
!//-ʊ̃//
!//-ʊ̃r̥//
|-
!like
|qad
|qatŗh
|qadõ
|qadõŗh
|-
!want
|chëk
|chëkŗh
|chëkõ
|chëkõŗh
|-
!have
|ṁẽ
|ṁẽŗh
|ṁẽõ
|ṁẽõŗh
|-
!give
|zzõ
|zzõŗh
|zzõõ
|zzõõŗh
|-
!receive/take
|ń'e
|ń'eŗh
|ń'eõ
|ń'eõŗh
|-
!eat/drink
|mäx
|mäxŗh
|mäxõ
|mäxõŗh
|-
!breathe
|ňhim
|ňhimŗh
|ňhimõ
|ňhimõŗh
|-
!say
|ää
|ääŗh
|ääõ
|ääõŗh
|-
!sing
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|hammer
!go to
|ndų̀nggų
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|person
!leave
|ļhīi'
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|friend
!
|y'éhbē
|
|
|
|
|-
!
|
|
|
|
|-
!
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|smile
!
|nț'ūhrį́
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|language
!
|ç'ē
|
|
|
|
|
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! rowspan="2" |Adjectives
!Fem
!Masc
!Femasc
!Fem Topic
!Masc Topic
!Femasc Topic
|-
!//-β//
!//-i//
!//-ɥ//
!//-l//
!//-te//
!//-tel//
|-
|-
|to have
!happy
|so'u'
|zzaav
|zzaai
|zzaaw
|zaal
|zzaate
|zaatel
|-
!blue
|ǵëv
|ǵëi
|ǵëw
|ǵël
|ǵëte
|ǵëtel
|}
 
== Deeplect -8 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!C
! colspan="2" |Bilabial
! colspan="2" |Alveolar
! colspan="2" |Dorsal
! colspan="2" |Glottal
!V
!Non-Back
!Back
|-
!Nasal
|{{ipa|m̥}}
|{{ipa|m}}
|{{ipa|n̥}}
|{{ipa|n}}
|
|
|{{ipa|ɲ}}
|
|
!Close
|{{ipa|i̞}}
|{{ipa|ɯ}}
|-
|-
|black
!Plosive
|ndzih
|{{ipa|pʰ}}
|{{ipa|bʰ}}
|{{ipa|tʰ}}
|{{ipa|dʰ}}
|{{ipa|kʰ}}
|{{ipa|ɡʰ}}
|{{ipa|ʔ}}
|
|
!Mid
|{{ipa|ə}}
|{{ipa|o}}
|-
|-
|white
!Fricative
|nçęl
|{{ipa|ɸ}}
|{{ipa|β}}
|{{ipa|ʃ}}
|{{ipa|ʒ}}
|{{ipa|x}}
|{{ipa|ɣ}}
|{{ipa|h}}
|{{ipa|ɦ}}
!Open
|{{ipa|a}}
|
|
|-
|-
|red
!Sonorant
|k'ìwtūwh
|
|{{ipa|w}}
|
|{{ipa|ɾ}}
|
|{{ipa|j}}
|
|
|
! colspan="3" |
|}
* VS̥ʰ VS̬ʰ > V́S̥ V̀S̥ / _%
(C<sub>1</sub>)V(C<sub>2</sub>)
* C<sub>1</sub>: any consonant except /ʔ h ɦ/
* V: any vowel
* C<sub>2</sub>: any consonant
=== Transliterations ===
==== Latin ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!IPA
|{{ipa|m̥}}
|{{ipa|m}}
|{{ipa|n̥}}
|{{ipa|n}}
|{{ipa|ɲ}}
|{{ipa|pʰ}}
|{{ipa|bʰ}}
|{{ipa|tʰ}}
|{{ipa|dʰ}}
|{{ipa|kʰ}}
|{{ipa|ɡʰ}}
|{{ipa|ʔ}}
|{{ipa|ɸ}}
|{{ipa|β}}
|{{ipa|ʃ}}
|{{ipa|ʒ}}
|{{ipa|x}}
|{{ipa|ɣ}}
|{{ipa|h}}
|{{ipa|ɦ}}
|{{ipa|w}}
|{{ipa|ɾ}}
|{{ipa|j}}
|{{ipa|i̞}}
|{{ipa|ɯ}}
|{{ipa|ə}}
|{{ipa|o}}
|{{ipa|a}}
|-
!Romanization
|'''mh'''
|'''m'''
|'''nh'''
|'''n'''
|'''ny'''
|'''p'''
|'''b'''
|'''t'''
|'''d'''
|'''k'''
|'''g'''
|'''c'''
|'''f'''
|'''v'''
|'''s'''
|'''j'''
|'''x'''
|'''q'''
|'''h'''
|'''’'''
|'''w'''
|'''r'''
|'''y'''
|'''i'''
|'''u'''
|'''e'''
|'''o'''
|'''a'''
|}
==== Kana ====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|to walk
!
|ķhāwy'
!{{ipa|Ø}}
!{{ipa|m̥}}
!{{ipa|m}}
!{{ipa|n̥}}
!{{ipa|n}}
!{{ipa|ɲ}}
!{{ipa|pʰ}}
!{{ipa|bʰ}}
!{{ipa|tʰ}}
!{{ipa|dʰ}}
!{{ipa|kʰ}}
!{{ipa|ɡʰ}}
!{{ipa|ʔ}}
!{{ipa|ɸ}}
!{{ipa|β}}
!{{ipa|ʃ}}
!{{ipa|ʒ}}
!{{ipa|x}}
!{{ipa|ɣ}}
!{{ipa|h}}
!{{ipa|ɦ}}
!{{ipa|w}}
!{{ipa|ɾ}}
!{{ipa|j}}
|-
!{{ipa|i̞}}
|'''い'''
|'''ミ'''
|'''み'''
|'''ニ'''
|'''に'''
|'''にぃ'''
|'''ぴ'''
|'''び'''
|'''ち'''
|'''ぢ'''
|'''き'''
|'''ぎ'''
|
|'''ふぃ'''
|'''ゔぃ'''
|'''し'''
|'''じ'''
|'''キ'''
|'''ギ'''
|
|
|
|'''ゐ'''
|'''り'''
|'''いぃ'''
|-
|-
|to show
!{{ipa|ɯ}}
|dțōvę́
|'''う'''
|'''ム'''
|'''む'''
|'''ヌ'''
|'''ぬ'''
|'''にゅ'''
|'''ぷ'''
|'''び'''
|'''つ'''
|'''づ'''
|'''く'''
|'''ぐ'''
|
|'''ふ'''
|'''ゔ'''
|'''しゅ'''
|'''じゅ'''
|'''ク'''
|'''グ'''
|
|
|
|'''うぅ'''
|'''る'''
|'''ゆ'''
|-
|-
|to touch
!{{ipa|ə}}
|ļ'āa'ng
|'''え'''
|'''メ'''
|'''め'''
|'''ネ'''
|'''ね'''
|'''にぇ'''
|'''ぺ'''
|'''べ'''
|'''て'''
|'''で'''
|'''け'''
|'''げ'''
|
|
|'''ふぇ'''
|'''ゔぇ'''
|'''しぇ'''
|'''じぇ'''
|'''ケ'''
|'''ゲ'''
|
|
|'''ゑ'''
|'''れ'''
|'''いぇ'''
|-
|-
|to see
!{{ipa|o}}
|kį̄
|'''お'''
|'''モ'''
|'''も'''
|'''ノ'''
|'''の'''
|'''にょ'''
|'''ぽ'''
|'''ぼ'''
|'''と'''
|'''ど'''
|'''こ'''
|'''ご'''
|
|
|'''ふぉ'''
|'''ゔぉ'''
|'''しょ'''
|'''じょ'''
|'''コ'''
|'''ゴ'''
|
|
|'''を'''
|'''ろ'''
|'''よ'''
|-
|-
|to go
!{{ipa|a}}
|buw
|'''あ'''
|'''マ'''
|'''ま'''
|'''ナ'''
|'''な'''
|'''にゃ'''
|'''ぱ'''
|'''ば'''
|'''た'''
|'''だ'''
|'''か'''
|'''が'''
|
|'''ふぁ'''
|'''ゔぁ'''
|'''しゃ'''
|'''じゃ'''
|'''カ'''
|'''ガ'''
|
|
|
|'''わ'''
|'''ら'''
|'''や'''
|-
|-
|to bring
!{{ipa|Ø}}
|mfōōw
|
|
|'''ム゚'''
|'''ム゙'''
|'''ヌ゚'''
|'''ヌ゙'''
|'''ニ゙'''
|'''プ'''
|'''ブ'''
|'''ト'''
|'''ド'''
|'''ク゚'''
|'''ん'''
|'''っ'''
|'''フ'''
|'''ヴ'''
|'''シ'''
|'''ジ'''
|'''ホ'''
|'''ン'''
|'''ゝ'''
|'''ゞ'''
|'''ウ'''
|'''ル'''
|'''イ'''
|}
|}



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Trace Deeplects are incomplete portions of languages that have been detected in experiments attempting to verify the Deep Dimensional theory. While the strongest evidence for Deep Dimensional is the languages that have inexplicably appeared, MARA experiments have found trace amounts of languages in their investigations, giving it more credibility. However, measurement error is not ruled out. This article will contain all the information on every Trace Deeplect. Trace Deeplects are listed in order of their negative discovery.

Deeplect -A

Deeplect -A is intended to create a manner of communication that involves very little complexity, whether that be phonological, grammatical, semantic, or pragmatic, and therefore easy and intuitive to learn from any linguistic background. Words do not take on parts of speech (noun, verb, etc.) or grammatical roles (subject, object, etc.) typical of natural languages. The syntactic structure is based purely on the relationships of emphasized words, unemphasized words, and pauses.

Vocabulary

  • small: ki
    • can be used to describe small size, quantity, height, social position, etc.
  • big: on
    • can be used to describe large size, quantity, height, social position, etc.
  • move: ne
    • can be used to describe living things, fluids, motion, etc.
  • stay: at
    • can be used to describe unmoving things, solids, the ground, some locations, etc.
  • subject: e (subject of discussion, not gramamtical subject)
  • not: su

Syntax

u = unemphasized word; E = emphasized word

  • uE: u performs as a topic, E performs as a comment modifying the topic.
  • Eu: E performs as a novel topic, u performs as a comment modifying the novel topic.
  • u1u1: marks plurality
  • E1E1: marks emphasis
  • u1u2/E1E2: marks addition or comparison depending on context
  • Lack of pauses indicate a continuous idea.
  • Brief pauses (marked with commas) indicate the beginning of a new idea related to the previous one.
  • Medial pauses (marked with periods ) indicate the beginning of a new idea related to the multiple previous ideas. Which previous ideas they are is left up to context.
  • Long pauses (marked with elipses) indicate the beginning of an idea unrelates to the previous ones.

Expressions

  • Ownership is expressed with "e ON e KI", translating to "This is big and/but that is small." This can also be used to compare sizes or quantities of "this" and "that", depending on context.
    • "e ON KI" translates to "This is big and small."
    • "e on e ki" translates to "This, a big thing, that, and a small thing."
    • "e ON E KI" translates to "This is big, the other thing, and small."
    • "e ON, e KI" translates to "This is big, meanwhile that is small." This is more often used for comparison of the sizes between "this" and "that".
    • "e ON. e KI" translates to "...and this is big. Additionally, that is small."
    • "E on, e KI" translates to "As for this, this is big, and/but that is small."
    • "E on e KI" translates to "As for this, this is big and the other thing. There is also a small thing."

Deeplect -9

Consonant

Consonants Bilabial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Laryngeal
Plain Palatal Plain Labial Plain Palatal Labial
Nasal m ᵑʇ n ɲ ŋ̊ ŋ
mh/ṁ m nz nh/ṅ n ny/ņ ňh ň
Plosive Aspirated ᵏʇʰ ɟʰ ɟʰʷ kʰʲ kʰᶣ
ph bh zh th dh jh ǰh kh ķh ǩh
Plain p b t d c ɟ ɟʷ k kᶣ
p b t d ch c j č ǰ k ķ ǩ
Rhinoglottic ᵐb ᵏʇˀ ⁿd tɕʼ ᶮɟ ᶮɟʷ ᵑg kʲʼ ᵑgʲ kᶣʼ ᵑgᶣ ʔ
pp nb zz tt nd cc jj kk ng ḱḱ ǩǩ '
Fricative ɸ β θ~s̪ ð~z̪ s ʃ ç ʝ çʷ ʝʷ ʁ ʁʲ ʁᶣ h
f v ç z s x ś ź š ž g ǵ ǧ h
Approximant l j ɥ ʕ̞
lh l y w q
Tap ɾ̥ ɾ ɾ̥ʲ ɾʲ ɾ̥ᶣ ɾᶣ
rh r ŕh ŕ řh ř
Trill r
ŗh ŗ

Vowels

Vowels Front Central Back
Oral Nasal Oral Nasal Oral Nasal
Unround Round
High i ĩ ɨ ɨ̃ ʊ̃
i ĩ ü u ũ õ
Mid e ø̃ ɘ o
e ö ë o
Low ɛ~æ ɔ~ɑ
ä a

Grammar

Nouns usually have either feminine or masculine gender. Nouns and proper nouns referring to people can have feminine, masculine, or femasculine. Proper nouns not referring to people are always femasculine. There is some precedent for nouns or proper nouns with the opposite gender that they're supposed to have being used for alternative versions of the original word. This is primarily used in fiction and physics.

Deeplect -9 has a complex way of marking gender, topic, number, transitivity, specificity, and adjectives that makes them interconnected.

Masc //-bʰi//, //-te//
Fem //-ⁿd//, //-l//
Femasc //-bʰiⁿd//, //-tel//
Noun Declensions (lhaadh) Topic within noun phrase Topic not within noun phrase
Subject Object Subject Object
Noun Topic Adjective Topic Noun Topic Adjective Topic
Generic lhaadh V O V lhaadh S V O lhaadh S V lhaadh
Singular Non-specific Masc lhaadte V O lhaadbhi V O V lhaachte S V lhaach S V O lhaadhbhi S V lhaach
Fem lhaadhal V O lhaadhand V O V lhaadhol S V lhaadhon S V O lhaadhand S V lhaadhon
Femasc lhaadtel V O lhaadhbhind V O V lhaachontel S V lhaachon S V O lhaadhbhind S V lhaachon
Specific Masc lhaadte V O lhaadbhi V O V lhaadhbhite S lhaadbhi V O V O lhaadhbhi S V lhaadhbhi
Fem lhaadhal V O lhaadhand V O V lhaadhandal S lhaadhand V O V O lhaadhand S V lhaadhand
Femasc lhaadtel V O lhaadhbhind V O V lhaadhbhindel S lhaadhbhind V O V O lhaadhbhind S V lhaadhbhind
Plural Non-specific
Specific
Distributive Non-specific
Specific
Verbs Intransitive
Transitive
Adjectives

In the following charts, small asterisked words are atypical declensions.

Nouns Plain Fem Masc Femasc Fem Topic Masc Topic Femasc Topic Fem Singular Masc Singular Femasc Singular
//Ø// //-ⁿd// //-bʰi// //-bʰiⁿd// //-l// //-te// //-tel// //-on// //-js// //-json//
friend chẽ chẽnd chẽbhi chẽbhind chẽl chẽte chẽtel chẽon chẽys chẽyson
watermelon vilh *vilnd vilhbhi *vilhbhind *vill vilhte *vilhtel *vilhon vilhx *vilhxon
sun ńaṁ *ńamnd ńaṁbhi *ńaṁbhind *ńaml ńaṁte *ńaṁtel *ńaṁon ńaṁx *ńaṁxon
moon ḱḱuŗh *ḱḱuŗnd ḱḱuŗhbhi *ḱḱuŗhbhind ḱḱuŗl ḱḱuŗhte *ḱḱuŗhtel *ḱḱuŗhon ḱḱuŗhx *ḱḱuŗhxon
day ma mand *mabhi *mabhind mal *mate *matel maon *mays *mayson
night bhai bhaind *bhaibhi *bhaibhind bhail *bhaite *bhaitel bhaion *bhaiys *bhaiyson
day sky cĩĩ cĩĩnd *cĩĩbhi *cĩĩbhind cĩĩl *cĩĩte *cĩĩtel cĩĩon *cĩĩys *cĩĩyson
night sky 'att *'attand 'attibhi *'attibhind *'attal 'atte *'attel *'atton 'attis *'attison
cloud lhä lhänd *lhäbhi *lhäbhind lhäl *lhäte *lhätel lhäon *lhäys *lhäyson
paper nzũ' nzũnd *nzũ'bhi *nzũ'bhind nzũl *nzũ'te *nzũ'tel nzũ'on *nzũ'x *nzũ'xon
computer zhoto *zhotond zhotobhi *zhotobhind *zhotol zhotote *zhototel *zhotoon zhotoys *zhotoyson
person lhaadh lhaadhand lhaadhbhi lhaadhbhind lhaadhal lhaadte lhaadtel lhaadhon lhaadhx lhaadhxon
Verbs Intransitive Fem Transitive Masc Transitive Femasc Transitive
//Ø// //-r̥// //-ʊ̃// //-ʊ̃r̥//
like qad qatŗh qadõ qadõŗh
want chëk chëkŗh chëkõ chëkõŗh
have ṁẽ ṁẽŗh ṁẽõ ṁẽõŗh
give zzõ zzõŗh zzõõ zzõõŗh
receive/take ń'e ń'eŗh ń'eõ ń'eõŗh
eat/drink mäx mäxŗh mäxõ mäxõŗh
breathe ňhim ňhimŗh ňhimõ ňhimõŗh
say ää ääŗh ääõ ääõŗh
sing
go to
leave
Adjectives Fem Masc Femasc Fem Topic Masc Topic Femasc Topic
//-β// //-i// //-ɥ// //-l// //-te// //-tel//
happy zzaav zzaai zzaaw zaal zzaate zaatel
blue ǵëv ǵëi ǵëw ǵël ǵëte ǵëtel

Deeplect -8

C Bilabial Alveolar Dorsal Glottal V Non-Back Back
Nasal m n ɲ Close ɯ
Plosive ɡʰ ʔ Mid ə o
Fricative ɸ β ʃ ʒ x ɣ h ɦ Open a
Sonorant w ɾ j
  • VS̥ʰ VS̬ʰ > V́S̥ V̀S̥ / _%

(C1)V(C2)

  • C1: any consonant except /ʔ h ɦ/
  • V: any vowel
  • C2: any consonant

Transliterations

Latin

IPA m n ɲ ɡʰ ʔ ɸ β ʃ ʒ x ɣ h ɦ w ɾ j ɯ ə o a
Romanization mh m nh n ny p b t d k g c f v s j x q h w r y i u e o a

Kana

Ø m n ɲ ɡʰ ʔ ɸ β ʃ ʒ x ɣ h ɦ w ɾ j
にぃ ふぃ ゔぃ いぃ
ɯ にゅ しゅ じゅ うぅ
ə にぇ ふぇ ゔぇ しぇ じぇ いぇ
o にょ ふぉ ゔぉ しょ じょ
a にゃ ふぁ ゔぁ しゃ じゃ
Ø ム゚ ム゙ ヌ゚ ヌ゙ ニ゙ ク゚

Deeplect -7

Deeplect-7 divides words into 3 categories depending on how they can be perceived by the senses: proximal sensation, distal sensation, and general sensation. Deeplect -7-speakers recognize 6 senses in terms of these divisions: sight, sound, smell, taste, touch, and memory. The emotional sense refers to an individual being made to feel an emotion. The memorial sense refers to an individual forming a memory or recalling past memories.

  • Proximal sensation includes things whose perception is limited to a close range:
    • any object by its texture
    • whispering by sound
    • blood by flavor
    • paper by scent
    • small insects by sight
    • a dream by memory
  • Distal sensation includes things whose perception is not limited to a close range:
    • weather by its temperature
    • shouting by sound
    • chocolate by expectation-induced flavor
    • a fart by scent
    • a building by sight
    • a bear at a zoo by memory
  • General sensation always includes the conceptualization of an object, and senses that are more strongly associated with the concept of it than the sensation of it. Some objects have no associated sensations with them such as

Often, what translates to a single word in English is split into two or three words depending on how they are experienced in a sentence.

Vocabulary List
Deeplect -7 English
Word IPA Translation Context
[nâˀ] paper general: visual, conceptual
[sâˀ] paper distal: auditory, memorial
[θâˀ] paper proximal: tactile, olfactory, gustatory
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]
[nâˀ]

Deeplect -6

Every word is 6 morae long.

Deeplect -5

Consonants

Deeplect -5 has a small consonant inventory with about half of its consonants being clicks. This small size is made up for in extreme allophony.

Consonant Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Glottal
Pulmonic Stop p t ʔ
Fricative s
Glide w l j
Click Nasal ᵑǀ ᵑǃ
Aspirated ᵏǀʰ ᵏǃʰ
Glottalized ᵏǀˀ ᵏǃˀ

Vowels

X language has two levels of stress: primary and secondary. Primary stress is marked with vowel length and can have a high, low, falling, or rising tone. Secondary stress is marked with either a high or low tone. Primary stress is word-initial, but secondary stress is lexical.

Vowels Oral Nasal
Front Back Front Back
Close i u ĩ ũ
Mid e o
Open a

Phonotactics

(C)(G)V(C); C = consonant; G = /t ʔ w j/; Q = click; V = vowel

  1. pʔ tʔ > pʼ tʼ
  2. p t c ʔ s > b d ɟ ʔ̞ z / _{i,e} !{#,C̥}_
  3. d ǃ > ɟ ǂ / _i
  4. w l j > m n ɲ / {Ṽ_,_Ṽ}
  5. n t > ŋ k / _{u,ũ}
  6. l > ɾ / _{u,o,a}
  7. V > Ṽ / ᵑQ_
  8. ᵑǀw ᵑǃj > ᵑʘ ᵑǂ
  9. hʲ / Ø !_{i,ĩ,e,ẽ}
  10. QC / Ø !QC=!w
  11. CCC VVV ṼV VṼ CQ jʔ hʲʔ / Ø

Romanization

Consonant Romanization Vowel Romanization
/p/ [p] p [b] b /i/ [i] i [ĩ] i
/t/ [t] t [d] d [ɟ] dj [k] k /ĩ/ [ĩ] in
/ʔ/ [ʔ] ' [ʔ̞] ' /u/ [u] u [ũ] u
/s/ [s] s [z] z /ũ/ [ũ] un
/hʲ/ [hʲ] h /e/ [e] e [ẽ] e
/w/ [w] w [m] m /ẽ/ [ẽ] en
/l/ [l] l [ɾ] r [n] n [ŋ] ng /o/ [o] o [õ] o
/j/ [j] y [ɲ] nj /a/ [a] a [ã] a
/ᵑǀ/ [ᵑǀ] cn Tone Romanization
/ᵑǃ/ [ᵑǃ] qn [ᵑǂ] qny /H/ [H] ¯
/ᵏǀʰ/ [ᵏǀʰ] ch /L/ [L]
/ᵏǃʰ/ [ᵏǃʰ] qh [ᵏǂʰ] qh /HL/ [HL] ˋ
/ᵏǀˀ/ [ᵏǀˀ] c' /LH [LH] ´
/ᵏǃˀ/ [ᵏǃˀ] q' [ᵏǂˀ] q'
/ᵑǀw/ [ᵑʘ] cm
/ᵑǃj/ [ᵑǂ] qny

Deeplect -4.5

This is a naturalistic dialect of Deeplect -4, used for situations where Deeplect -4 would be required to be naturalistic.

Consonants

All consonants can be lengthened except for /r̥ ɽ͡r ˀɽ/. All velars become palatal or palatalized after front vowels.

Consonants Labial Dental Postalveolar Velar Glottal
Plain Glottalized Plain Glottalized Plain Glottalized
IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom
Nasal ɱ m n n ˀn ’n ɳ nr ˀɳ ’nr ŋ nj ˀŋ ’nj
Plosive Voiceless t t ʈ tr k k k’ ʔ
Voiced d d ɗ d’ ɖ dr g g ɠ g’
Affricate t͡s c t͡sʼ c’ t͡ʃ x t͡ʃʼ x’ k͡x cj k͡xʼ cj’
Fricative Voiceless f f s s ʃ sr x sj h h
Voiced v v z z ʒ zr ɣ zj
Approximant ð ð
Liquid Voiceless ɬ hl hr
Voiced l l ˀl ’l ɽ͡r rr ˀɽ ’r ʟ lj ˀʟ ’lj

Vowels and Tones

All vowels have one of four tones: high, low, falling, and rising. Falling and rising tones are closer to the middle range than high or low. High tone is accompanied by preaspiration. On a word-initial vowel, the preaspiration is breathy. The preaspiration is converted into voiceless aspiration on any preceding voiceless consonant, and breathy voice on any preceding voiced consonant. Low tone is accompanied by creaky voice on the vowel.

Vowels are separated into 2 classes based on their phonotactic behavior and evolutionary history. Class 1 vowels have no phonotactic restrictions other than that they cannot form diphthongs with each other. These vowels originated from the proto-language's 3-vowel system /e a o/.

Class 2 vowels must be preceded or followed by a consonant, or both, and cannot be adjacent to a Class 1 vowel. Class 2 vowels can form diphthongs with each other. These diphthongs use the same tone system as other vowels. Diphthongs with consonants involve sliding articulation. Class 2 diphthongs cannot be adjacent to each other and adhere to the same restrictions as Class 2 monophthongs. They are excluded from the charts because all Class 2 vowels can form diphthongs (or long vowels) with another and it is not specially notated in romanization.

There are three romanizations systems for Deeplect -4 which differ in vowel and tone notation. The Vohnegien[1] notation prioritized representing historical pronunciation such as syllabic consonants and their descendants being written with an vowel-initial diagraph upon which tones would be marked with diacritics. Vohnegien notation is seen as more outdated by some, but still used by a few scattered Deeplect -4-speaking regions and by linguists.

Vohnegien Notation
Vowels Non-labial Labial
Extra-Front Front Back Front Back
IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn.
Class 1 Monophthong e e ɤ y o o
Diphthong je ie ɰɤ uy wo uo
Class 2 Nasal an ĩ in ɱ̍ am ũ un
Close al i iy y iu ʉ eu
Open ar æ ae ɑ ao ɵ au
Tones -H -L ⟨V⟩ here is used to represent a vowel, not the letter V.
IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn.
H- ʰV́
L- V̰̀ V

Gritchend[1] approached notation from a modern pronunciation in which diacritics are used on consonants to show syllabicity and on vowels to show vowel quality. Gritchend elected to romanize tones with unused consonant letters. Gritchend notation is broadly considered the modern notation of the language and is used in most formal and informal contexts.

Gritchend Notation
Vowels Non-labial Labial
Extra-Front Front Back Front Back
IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn.
Class 1 Monophthong e e ɤ y o o
Diphthong je ie ɰɤ uy wo uo
Class 2 Nasal ń ĩ ĩ ɱ̍ ḿ ũ ũ
Close ĺ i i y u ʉ ü
Open ŕ æ ä ɑ a ɵ ö
Tones -H -L ⟨S⟩ here is used to represent a syllable, not the letter S.
IPA Grit. IPA Grit.
H- ʰV́ S Sb
L- Sp V̰̀ Sq

In the interest of avoiding the use of diacritics altogether, Vondenberg[1] combined the vowel notation of Vohnegien and tone notation of Gritchend. This more modern romanization is most often used in informal text messages and typing with decorative fonts, which often have poor diacritic support.

Vondenberg Notation
Vowels Non-labial Labial
Extra-Front Front Back Front Back
IPA Vond. IPA Vond. IPA Vond. IPA Vond. IPA Vond.
Class 1 Monophthong e e ɤ y o o
Diphthong je ie ɰɤ uy wo uo
Class 2 Nasal an ĩ in ɱ̍ am ũ un
Close al i iy y iu ʉ eu
Open ar æ ae ɑ ao ɵ au
Tones -H -L ⟨S⟩ here is used to represent a syllable, not the letter S.
IPA Grit. IPA Grit.
H- ʰV́ S Sb
L- Sp V̰̀ Sq

Deeplect -4

Consonants

All consonants can be lengthened except for /r̥ ɽ͡r ˀɽ/.

Consonants Labial Dental Postalveolar Palatal Glottal
Plain Glottalized Plain Glottalized Plain Glottalized
IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom IPA Rom
Nasal ɱ m n n ˀn ’n ɳ nr ˀɳ ’nr ɲ nj ˀɲ ’nj
Plosive Voiceless t t ʈ tr c k k’ ʔ
Voiced d d ɗ d’ ɖ dr ɟ g ʄ g’
Affricate t͡s c t͡sʼ c’ t͡ʃ x t͡ʃʼ x’ c͡ç cj c͡çʼ cj’
Fricative Voiceless f f s s ʃ sr ç sj h h
Voiced v v z z ʒ zr ʝ zj
Approximant ð ð
Liquid Voiceless ɬ hl hr
Voiced l l ˀl ’l ɽ͡r rr ˀɽ ’r ʎ lj ˀʎ ’lj

Vowels and Tones

All vowels have one of four tones: high, low, falling, and rising. Falling and rising tones are closer to the middle range than high or low. High tone is accompanied by preaspiration. On a word-initial vowel, the preaspiration is breathy. The preaspiration is converted into voiceless aspiration on any preceding voiceless consonant, and breathy voice on any preceding voiced consonant. Low tone is accompanied by creaky voice on the vowel.

Vowels are separated into 2 classes based on their phonotactic behavior and evolutionary history. Class 1 vowels have no phonotactic restrictions other than that they cannot form diphthongs with each other. These vowels originated from the proto-language's 3-vowel system /e a o/.

Class 2 vowels must be preceded or followed by a consonant, or both, and cannot be adjacent to a Class 1 vowel. Class 2 vowels can form diphthongs with each other. These diphthongs use the same tone system as other vowels. Diphthongs with consonants involve sliding articulation. Class 2 diphthongs cannot be adjacent to each other and adhere to the same restrictions as Class 2 monophthongs. They are excluded from the charts because all Class 2 vowels can form diphthongs (or long vowels) with another and it is not specially notated in romanization.

There are three romanizations systems for Deeplect -4 which differ in vowel and tone notation. The Vohnegien[1] notation prioritized representing historical pronunciation such as syllabic consonants and their descendants being written with an vowel-initial diagraph upon which tones would be marked with diacritics. Vohnegien notation is seen as more outdated by some, but still used by a few scattered Deeplect -4-speaking regions and by linguists.

Vohnegien Notation
Vowels Non-labial Labial
Extra-Front Front Back Front Back
IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn.
Class 1 Monophthong e e ɤ y o o
Diphthong je ie ɰɤ uy wo uo
Class 2 Nasal an ĩ in ɱ̍ am ũ un
Close al i iy y iu ʉ eu
Open ar æ ae ɑ ao ɵ au
Tones -H -L ⟨V⟩ here is used to represent a vowel, not the letter V.
IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn.
H- ʰV́
L- V̰̀ V

Gritchend[1] approached notation from a modern pronunciation in which diacritics are used on consonants to show syllabicity and on vowels to show vowel quality. Gritchend elected to romanize tones with unused consonant letters. Gritchend notation is broadly considered the modern notation of the language and is used in most formal and informal contexts.

Gritchend Notation
Vowels Non-labial Labial
Extra-Front Front Back Front Back
IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn. IPA Vohn.
Class 1 Monophthong e e ɤ y o o
Diphthong je ie ɰɤ uy wo uo
Class 2 Nasal ń ĩ ĩ ɱ̍ ḿ ũ ũ
Close ĺ i i y u ʉ ü
Open ŕ æ ä ɑ a ɵ ö
Tones -H -L ⟨S⟩ here is used to represent a syllable, not the letter S.
IPA Grit. IPA Grit.
H- ʰV́ S Sb
L- Sp V̰̀ Sq

In the interest of avoiding the use of diacritics altogether, Vondenberg[1] combined the vowel notation of Vohnegien and tone notation of Gritchend. This more modern romanization is most often used in informal text messages and typing with decorative fonts, which often have poor diacritic support.

Vondenberg Notation
Vowels Non-labial Labial
Extra-Front Front Back Front Back
IPA Vond. IPA Vond. IPA Vond. IPA Vond. IPA Vond.
Class 1 Monophthong e e ɤ y o o
Diphthong je ie ɰɤ uy wo uo
Class 2 Nasal an ĩ in ɱ̍ am ũ un
Close al i iy y iu ʉ eu
Open ar æ ae ɑ ao ɵ au
Tones -H -L ⟨S⟩ here is used to represent a syllable, not the letter S.
IPA Grit. IPA Grit.
H- ʰV́ S Sb
L- Sp V̰̀ Sq

Deeplect -3

Consonants

Non-Click Consonant Bilabial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar/Uvular Laryngeal
Plain Fricated
Stop Plain p p t͡θ th t t t͡s ts t͡ʃ ch k c ʡ q
d d d͡z dz d͡ʒ gh g g
Glottalized t͡s’ ts’ t͡ʃʼ ch’ c’ ʔˤ q’
ɓ b’ ɗ d’ ʄ gh’ ɠ g’
Fricative Plain s s ʃ š χ x ħ h
ʒ ž ʕ ǧ
Glottalized ʃʼ š’ χʼ x’
Nasal m m n n ŋ ň
Sonorant β̞ v l r r rz j y

Allophony

  • /t͡ʃ d͡ʒ t͡ʃʼ ʄ k ɡ kʼ ɠ/ become [k͡x g͡ɣ k͡xʼ ɠ q ɢ qʼ ʛ] before low or back vowels.
Click Consonant Bilabial Dental Alveolar Lateral Palatal
Velar Uvular Velar Uvular Velar Uvular Velar Uvular Velar Uvular
Nasal Fricated ŋʘʰ mwh ɴʘχ mwx ŋǀʰ nzh ɴǀχ nzx ŋǃʰ nkh ɴǃχ nkx ŋǁʰ nllh ɴǁχ nllx ŋǂʰ njh ɴǂχ njx
Plain ŋʘ mw ɴʘ wm ŋǀ nz ɴǀ zn ŋǃ nk ɴǃ kn ŋǁ nll ɴǁ lln ŋǂ nj ɴǂ jn
Ploded ŋʘˀ mw’ ɴʘq mwq ŋǀˀ nz’ ɴǀq nzq ŋǃˀ nk’ ɴǃq nkq ŋǁˀ nll’ ɴǁq nllq ŋǂˀ nj’ ɴǂq njq
Oral Affricate ʘk͡x wch qʘχ wx ǀk͡x zch qǀχ zx ǃk͡x kch qǃχ kx ǁk͡x llch qǁχ llx ǂk͡x jch qǂχ jx
gʘx gwx gǀx gzx gǃx gkx gǁx gllx gǂx gjx
Aspirated kʘʰ wh kǀʰ zh kǃʰ kh kǁʰ llh kǂʰ jh
gʘʱ gwh gǀʱ gzh gǃʱ gkh gǁʱ gllh gǂʱ gjh
Plain cw ʘq wq cz ǀq zq ck ǃq kq cll ǁq llq cj ǂq jq
gw ʘɢ wg gz ǀɢ zg gk ǃɢ kg gll ǁɢ llg gj ǂɢ jg
Glottalized kʘˀ w’ kǀˀ z’ kǃˀ k’ kǁˀ ll’ kǂˀ j’
gkʘˀ gcw’ ɢqʘˀ gqw’ gkǀˀ gcz’ ɢqǀˀ gqz’ gkǃˀ gck’ ɢqǃˀ gqk’ gkǁˀ gcll’ ɢqǁˀ gqll’ gkǂˀ gcj’ ɢqǂˀ gqj’
Ejective ʘkʼ wc’ ʘqʼ wq’ ǀkʼ zc’ ǀqʼ zq’ ǃkʼ kc’ ǃqʼ kq’ ǁkʼ llc’ ǁqʼ llq’ ǂkʼ jc’ ǂqʼ jq’

An apostrophe is placed between grapheme clusters that may be confused with whole graphemes, e.g. ⟨amwha⟩ is /a.ŋʘʰa/ and ⟨am’wha⟩ is /am.kʘʰa/.

Vowels

The vowel qualities are /i u e o a ã/ ⟨i u e o a ã⟩, with the long vowels /iː uː ɛː ɔː ɑː ãː/ ⟨ī ū ē ō ā ãa⟩ and overlong vowels /iːː uːː eːːː oːːː aːːː ãːːː/ ⟨ii uu ee oo aa ãā⟩.

The possible diphthongs are /ei eo oe oi ou oa ue ua ai ae au ao oã uã ãi ãe ãu ão/.

Phonations include modal, breathy ⟨◌h⟩, creaky ⟨◌’⟩, (all three of which can be pharyngealized ⟨◌·⟩), and strident ⟨◌ħ⟩. A long vowels and diphthongs can contain more than one phonation, but short and overlong vowels cannot.

All vowels can be -ATR or +ATR ⟨◌y⟩, corresponding to tongue root harmony. This harmony can change voiceless plain stops to breathy stops (except /p/ which becomes [b]). It is a progressive harmony that begins from the start of a root word and is blocked by ejective and uvular consonants. +ATR is only romanized on the first vowel of a root word.

Allophony

  • Vowels are nasalized whenever adjacent to nasal phonemes. /ã/ merges with /a/, so ⟨ã⟩ is not used adjacent to nasal phonemes.

Deeplect -2

Labiodental Dental Alveolar Palatal Uvular Epiglottal
Plain Labial Plain Labial Plain Labial Plain Labial
Nasal ɱ m ’n n n ɲ nj ɴ ng
Plosive Tense ʔ͡d̪̊ ’t ʔ͡d̪̊ʷ ’tw ʔ͡d̥ t ʔ͡d̥ʷ tw ʔ͡ɟ̊ c ʔ͡ɟ̊ʷ cw ʔ͡ɢ̥ k ʔ͡ɢ̥ʷ kw ʡ q
Lax d̪𐞖 ’dh d̪𐞖ʷ ’dhw d𐞖 dh d𐞖ʷ dhw ɟ𐞖 jh ɟ𐞖ʷ jhw ɢ𐞖 gh ɢ𐞖ʷ ghw
Voiced ’d d̪ʷ ’nw d d dw ɟ j ɟʷ jw ɢ g ɢʷ gw
Fricative ð ð ðʷ ðw z z zw ʝ y ʝʷ yw ʁ x ʁʷ xw ʜ h
Vibrant v r r rw
Lateral ’l l l ʎ lj ʟ lg
Front Non-Front
High Low High Low
Close í í ì i ɨ́ ú ɨ̀ u
Close-Mid é é è e ɘ́ ó ɘ̀ o
Open ɐ́ á ɐ̀ a

Deeplect -1

Grammar
Gloss IPA Description Examples
CAUS.GNO jɾa- production, resultation, consequence (gnomic and nouns) kesˈteltɔ jɾaˈmiawa (earth brings life)
CAUS ko- caused (tense, verbs only) kes'teltɔ koˈmiawe̤ (earth is causing life to exist)
MOA -a,ɔ > -e̤ verbalizer (motion of agent, MOA). MOA verbs receive an adverb? auxiliary verb? after, showing the precise action taking place if it isn't clear from the primary verb (it would be clear if the prim. verb was "to go to" but not if it's "to water"). unclear primary verbs used without secondary verbs are said to simply "be occuring" or "be existing". ˈbiːje̤ (approaching water)

kesˈtelte̤ (kicking the ground)

MOS -a,ɔ > -ʕu verbalizer (motion of secondary thing, MOS). MOS places the object after the verb. objects and "secondary verbs" (referenced above) do not differ in marking ˈbiːjʕu (splashing water on someone/watering something)

kesˈteltʕu (kicking dirt at something/someone)

MOP -a,ɔ > -a(ʕim) verbalizer (motion of patient, MOP). MOP places its object before the verb. -ʕim is only added for formality, emphasis, or syntactic disambiguation. ˈbiːja(ʕim) ~ spraying water around

kesˈtela(ʕim) ~ kicking up dirt

whether a verb is conjugated to MOA/MOS/MOP is determined by which action the speaker wants to focus on the most, even though usually 2 or 3 of them will be actually occuring

topic pronouns (marked for person, number, and obviation) are clitics that attach to a particle with some of their grammatical information (cases).

  1. 1P.SG.OBV1 ~ ũ=
  2. 1P.SG.OBV2 ~ nã=
  3. 1P.SG.OBV3 ~ ˈdeu=
  4. 2P.SG.OBV1 ~ in=
  5. 2P.SG.OBV2 ~ ja̤=
  6. 2P.SG.OBV3 ~ tḛːŋ=
  7. 3P.SG.OBV1 ~ ki=
  8. 3P.SG.OBV2 ~ ɾḛj=
  9. 3P.SG.OBV3 ~ aːn=
  10. 1P.PL.INCL ~ eˈdo=
  11. 1P.PL.EXCL ~ kʼe=
  12. 2P.PL.INCL ~ ˈkimi=
  13. 2P.PL.EXCL ~ ˈhuku=
  14. 3P.PL.OBV1 ~ sto=
  15. 3P.PL.OBV2 ~ ˈmihi=
  16. 3P.PL.OBV3 ~ aˈdoː=
  17. REFL ~ pi
    • used in stuff like drinking(MOS), eating(MOS), etc.
  18. nominative ~ i
  19. vocative ~ -ʃa̤,ja̤/i'ja̤
  20. benefactive ~ -(ɾ)e/ri
  21. malefactive ~ -ḛːse/ḛːse
  22. dative ~ -ãw/ŋaw
  23. commitative ~ -(k,ɡ,ʼ)iː/kiː
  24. instrumental ~ -(s,z)ãʰː/zãʰː
  25. other case particles can be derived using class-less variants of words, which can get prefixed to a non-topic noun
  • sometimes the particle may be used alone instead of the pronoun clitic.
  • the pronoun clitic can be attached to a word to show stronger volition toward that aspect of the action described in the sentence (i.e. TOP=[verb] for showing stronger intent for the action than the object, or TOP=[object] for the opposite). stronger volition toward one aspect often implies weaker volition or intent toward the rest (TOP=[verb] may imply accidentally affecting the object, and TOP=[object] may imply accidentally performing the action, but meaning to do something to the object).
  • both or either of the pronoun clitic and particle may be omitted. omission only occurs in the event of redundance.
  • there is a subject case particle.
  • other NPs are listed in the beginning of the sentence in order of decreasing relevance. their cases (and conjunctions) are expressed in affixes, not a particle.
  • every part of speech has its own set of classes (they do not correspond to each other).
  • modifiers are added by affixing the modifiee's class suffix and changing the modifiee's suffix to -aː (this assumes all classes affixes will be suffixes but maybe i wont do that)
    1. kesˈteltɔ modified by beˈʔaɾa (cooled lava ground) > kesˈtelt beˈʔa-ɾa > kesˈtelt-aː beˈʔa-ɾa > kesˈteltaː beˈʔaɔ
  • noun classes (suffixes and prefixes):
  1. -a, -ɔ ~ fluid, changing (animals, thoughts, breath, wind, clothing, some gods)
  2. -ɾa ~ dangerous (lava, fire, poisonous food, weapon used, some gods)
  3. zũː- ~ machinery (car, computer, lock, some weapons merely existing)
  4. kʰ- ~ valuable natural item (diamond, gold, ivory)
  5. tʰe- ~ material for use (wood, paper, ink, glue, metal, cloth)
  6. -ʔiː ~ natural (plants, sun, moon, dirt, some gods)
  7. -nõ ~ human, human-related concept, or thing altered by humanity (person, domesticated animals, weapon created, gods from secular perspective)
  • verb classes (suffixes):
  1. -e ~
  2. -l ~
  3. -a ~
  • adjective/adverb classes (prefixes):
  • unmarked ~ quality
  • xe- ~ identity
  • o- ~ relation
  • adposition classes (suffixes):
  • when creating a phrase or description, go with more actually-occurs options before hypothetical or culturally-specific ones (i.e. kesˈteltaː beˈʔaɾɔ is a ground of cooled lava, not the ground being molten lava as is pretended in the game "the floor is lava", since the former is more likely to be used in a real situation than the latter)

kesˈteltɔ ~ earth

ˈbiːja ~ water

kṵːɾa ~ fire

ˈmiawa ~ life

ˈzũːkũː ~ metal, mechanical

ˈuːihu ~ gold

beˈʔaɾa ~ lava

ˈtʰeːsʼaː ~ wood

liˈʔiː ~ plant

oˈŋãi ~ human

eˈumĩa ~ love

çiːa ~ emotion(s)

xkiˈʔiː ~ think, mind

ˈtʰenũː ~ paper

tʰeˈʔjul ~ ink

ˈzũːmãi ~ pen

he ~ move to

iːl ~ move at/in

ɬaː ~ express, release, secrete

ˈtʰeŋʔiː ~ visible attribute

kɔʔjɔ ~ color, shadow, brightness, angle

tḛjjɔ ~ red, hot pink, orange, brown, violet

vɾiː ~ yellow, orange, lime, beige, white, pink

ħaːn ~ green, lime, evergreen

ˈijaɲ ~ cyan, mint

ˈṳba ~ blue, indigo, purple, black

naːˈħal ~ dark yellow, muddy green

ħũːe ~ correct, factual, verified, verifiable

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Name created by Janus.