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''"Kaipanese" and "Kaipaī" redirect here. For the country, see [[Kaipa]].''<br>''This article contains incomplete sections. Revisions should be made to correct the lack of information. (May 2025)<br><br>
''"Kaipanese" and "Kaipaī" redirect here. For the country, see [[Kaipa]].''<br>''This article contains incomplete sections. Revisions should be made to correct the lack of information. (June 2025)<br><br>
{{Infobox language
{{Infobox language
|name=Kaipanese
|name=Kaipanese
|family=[[Aomoic (language family)|Aomoic]]
|family=Okamic
|era=2025 to present
|era=2025 to present
|scripts=[[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]] (native words)<br>[[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] (grammar, names, and loanwords)
|scripts=[[#Kaipanese Script|Kaipanese]] (current)<br>[[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]] (former)<br>[[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] (former)
|country=[[Kaipa|The Republic of Kaipa]]
|country=[[Kaipa|The Republic of Kaipa]]
|demonym=Kaipanese
|demonym=Kaipanese
|number=Unknown
|number=Unknown
|usage=Government language<br>Colloquial language
|usage=Government language<br>Colloquial language
|lang-code=???
|lang-code=KAI
}}
}}
'''Kaipanese''' (カイパ語 ''Kaipagon'', {{ipa|[ka.i.pa.gon]}}) is the official language spoken in [[Kaipa|the Republic of Kaipa]]. It is a member of the [[Aomoic (language family)|Aomoic language family]], alongside the [[Aomoī (langauge)|Aomoī]] and [[Lukan (language)|Lukan]] languages.
'''Kaipanese''' (カイパ語 ''Kaipagon'', {{ipa|[kai̯.pa.gon]}}) is the official language spoken in [[Kaipa|the Republic of Kaipa]]. It is a member of the Okamic language family.


== History ==
== History ==
''This section is incomplete. (May 2025)''
''This section is incomplete. (June 2025)''
=== Old Kaipan ===
 
=== Middle Kaipan ===
 
=== Modern Kaipan ===


== Distribution ==
== Distribution ==
''This section is incomplete. (May 2025)''
''This section is incomplete. (June 2025)''


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==


=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Kaipanese uses the following consonant inventory:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
! colspan="2" |
! colspan="2" |
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|/b/
|/b/
|/d/
|/d/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/g/
|/g/
|-
|-
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|/p/
|/p/
|/t/
|/t/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/k/
|/k/
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
!Voiced
!Voiced
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/z/
|/z/
|/ʒ/ ⟨j⟩ [dʒ]¹
|/ʒ/ ( /dʒ/ ) ¹
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|-
|-
!Voiceless
!Voiceless
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/s/
|/s/
|/ʃ/ ⟨c⟩ [tʃ]¹
|/ʃ/ ( /tʃ/ ) ¹
|( /ç/ ⟨h⟩ )²
|( /ç/ ) ²
|/x~h/ ⟨h⟩
|/x~h/
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Nasal
! colspan="2" |Nasal
|/m/
|/m/
|/n/
|/n/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/ŋ/ ⟨n⟩
|/ŋ/
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Liquid
! colspan="2" |Liquid
|/ʋ/ ⟨w⟩
|/ʋ/
|/ɾ/ ⟨r⟩
|/ɾ/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/j/ ⟨y⟩
|/j/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|}
|}
¹ ⟨j⟩ and ⟨c⟩ are both affricates word-initially and fricatives elsewhere.<br>² ⟨h⟩ is pronounced /ç/ after front vowels /i/ and /e/.
¹ The postalveolar fricatives are pronounced as affricates word-initially and fricatives elsewhere.<br>² {{ipa|/x~h/}} is pronounced {{ipa|/ç/}} after front vowels {{ipa|/i/}} and {{ipa|/e/}}.


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Kaipanese uses the following vowel inventory:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|+
!
!
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|-
|-
!Close
!Close
|/i/ ⟨i⟩
|/i/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/ɯ/ ⟨u⟩
|/ɯ/
|-
|-
!Mid
!Mid
|/e/ ⟨e⟩
|/e/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/o/ ⟨o⟩
|/o/
|-
|-
!Open
!Open
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|/a/ ⟨a⟩
|/a/
|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|}
|}
The following nine diphthongs are also valid: /ai̯/, /aɯ̯/, /ao̯/, /ei̯/, /eɯ̯/, /eo̯/, /oa̯/, /oi̯/, /oe̯/.


=== Phonotactics ===
=== Phonotactics ===
Kaipanese syllables follow a (C)V(N) structure, meaning most of its syllables are open, and the ones that are not open end with a nasal consonant.
Kaipanese syllables follow a '''(C)V(D)(N)''' structure, where '''C''' is any consonant, '''V''' is any vowel, '''D''' is any valid diphthong that can follow the vowel, and '''N''' is a final nasal.
 
== Orthography ==
 
=== Kaipanese Script ===
''This section contains placeholders for Kaipanese text, and is thus incomplete. (June 2025)''
 
The current Kaipanese script is an alphasyllabary, with markings for vowels, final nasals, voicing, and diphthongs. The following table names onsets in the top row, and codas in the left column.
 
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan="19"|Kaipanese Alphasyllabary
|-
!colspan="2"|
!∅||K||G||S||Z||T||D||C||J||N||H||P||B||M||Y||R||W
|-
!rowspan="10" style="background:#becfeb"|Short Vowels<br>
!A
|a||ka||ga||sa||za||ta||da||ca||ja||na||ha||pa||ba||ma||ya||ra||wa
|-
!AN
|an||kan||gan||san||zan||tan||dan||can||jan||nan||han||pan||ban||man||yan||ran||wan
|-
!I
|i||ki||gi||si||zi||ti||di||ci||ji||ni||hi||pi||bi||mi
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|ri||wi
|-
!IN
|in||kin||gin||sin||zin||tin||din||cin||jin||nin||hin||pin||bin||min
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|rin||win
|-
!U
|u||ku||gu||su||zu||tu||du||cu||ju||nu||hu||pu||bu||mu||yu||ru
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|-
!UN
|un||kun||gun||sun||zun||tun||dun||cun||jun||nun||hun||pun||bun||mun||yun||run
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|-
!E
|e||ke||ge||se||ze||te||de||ce||je||ne||he||pe||be||me
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|re||we
|-
!EN
|en||ken||gen||sen||zen||ten||den||cen||jen||nen||hen||pen||ben||men
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|ren||wen
|-
!O
|o||ko||go||so||zo||to||do||co||jo||no||ho||po||bo||mo||yo||ro||wo
|-
!ON
|on||kon||gon||son||zon||ton||don||con||jon||non||hon||pon||bon||mon||yon||ron||won
|-
!rowspan="10" style="background:#cccb9a"|Long Vowels<br>
!Á
|á||ká||gá||sá||zá||tá||dá||cá||já||ná||há||pá||bá||má||yá||rá||wá
|-
!ÁN
|án||kán||gán||sán||zán||tán||dán||cán||ján||nán||hán||pán||bán||mán||yán||rán||wán
|-
!Í
|í||kí||gí||sí||zí||tí||dí||cí||jí||ní||hí||pí||bí||mí
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|rí||wí
|-
!ÍN
|ín||kín||gín||sín||zín||tín||dín||cín||jín||nín||hín||pín||bín||mín
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|rín||wín
|-
!Ú
|ú||kú||gú||sú||zú||tú||dú||cú||jú||nú||hú||pú||bú||mú||yú||rú
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|-
|-
!ÚN
|ún||kún||gún||sún||zún||tún||dún||cún||jún||nún||hún||pún||bún||mún||yún||rún
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|-
!É
|é||ké||gé||sé||zé||té||dé||cé||jé||né||hé||pé||bé||mé
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|ré||wé
|-
!ÉN
|én||kén||gén||sén||zén||tén||dén||cén||jén||nén||hén||pén||bén||mén
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|rén||wén
|-
!Ó
|ó||kó||gó||só||zó||tó||dó||có||jó||nó||hó||pó||bó||mó||yó||ró||wó
|-
!ÓN
|ón||kón||gón||són||zón||tón||dón||cón||jón||nón||hón||pón||bón||món||yón||rón||wón
|-
!rowspan="18" style="background:#ffc0cb"|Diphthongs<br>
!AI
|ai||kai||gai||sai||zai||tai||dai||cai||jai||nai||hai||pai||bai||mai||yai||rai||wai
|-
!AIN
|ain||kain||gain||sain||zain||tain||dain||cain||jain||nain||hain||pain||bain||main||yain||rain||wain
|-
!AU
|au||kau||gau||sau||zau||tau||dau||cau||jau||nau||hau||pau||bau||mau||yau||rau||wau
|-
!AUN
|aun||kaun||gaun||saun||zaun||taun||daun||caun||jaun||naun||haun||paun||baun||maun||yaun||raun||waun
|-
!AO
|ao||kao||gao||sao||zao||tao||dao||cao||jao||nao||hao||pao||bao||mao||yao||rao||wao
|-
!AON
|aon||kaon||gaon||saon||zaon||taon||daon||caon||jaon||naon||haon||paon||baon||maon||yaon||raon||waon
|-
!EI
|ei||kei||gei||sei||zei||tei||dei||cei||jei||nei||hei||pei||bei||mei
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|rei||wei
|-
!EIN
|ein||kein||gein||sein||zein||tein||dein||cein||jein||nein||hein||pein||bein||mein
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|rein||wein
|-
!EU
|eu||keu||geu||seu||zeu||teu||deu||ceu||jeu||neu||heu||peu||beu||meu
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|reu||weu
|-
!EUN
|eun||keun||geun||seun||zeun||teun||deun||ceun||jeun||neun||heun||peun||beun||meun
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|reun||weun
|-
!EO
|eo||keo||geo||seo||zeo||teo||deo||ceo||jeo||neo||heo||peo||beo||meo
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|reo||weo
|-
!EON
|eon||keon||geon||seon||zeon||teon||deon||ceon||jeon||neon||heon||peon||beon||meon
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|reon||weon
|-
!OA
|oa||koa||goa||soa||zoa||toa||doa||coa||joa||noa||hoa||poa||boa||moa||yoa||roa||woa
|-
!OAN
|oan||koan||goan||soan||zoan||toan||doan||coan||joan||noan||hoan||poan||boan||moan||yoan||roan||woan
|-
!OI
|oi||koi||goi||soi||zoi||toi||doi||coi||joi||noi||hoi||poi||boi||moi||yoi||roi||woi
|-
!OIN
|oin||koin||goin||soin||zoin||toin||doin||coin||join||noin||hoin||poin||boin||moin||yoin||roin||woin
|-
!OE
|oe||koe||goe||soe||zoe||toe||doe||coe||joe||noe||hoe||poe||boe||moe||yoe||roe||woe
|-
!OEN
|oen||koen||goen||soen||zoen||toen||doen||coen||joen||noen||hoen||poen||boen||moen||yoen||roen||woen
|}
 
=== Former Writing Systems ===
[[Kaipa|The Republic of Kaipa]] is currently in the process of phasing out its use of Japanese [[wikipedia:Katakana|Katakana]] and [[wikipedia:Kanji|Kanji]] to write Kaipanese.
 
=== Kaipanese Romanization ===
The Jadoan system of romanization, named for the province of Jado, is the standard in Kaipa. Long vowels are written with acute accents, and places that need to distinguish that a final N is separate from the next syllable is written with a hyphen after the N.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
! colspan="2" |
!Labial
!Alveolar
!Postalveolar
!Palatal
!Velar-Uvular
|-
! rowspan="2" |Plosive
!Voiced
|B b
|D d
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|G g
|-
!Voiceless
|P p
|T t
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|K k
|-
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
!Voiced
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|Z z
|J j
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|-
!Voiceless
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|S s
|C c
|''( H h )'' ¹
|H h
|-
! colspan="2" |Nasal
|M m
|N n
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|''( N n )'' ²
|-
! colspan="2" |Liquid
|W w
|R r
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|Y y
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
!Close
|I i
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|U u
|-
!Mid
|E e
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|O o
|-
!Open
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|A a
|style="background:#e0e0e0"|
|}
¹ H is pronounced {{ipa|/ç/}} after front vowels {{ipa|/i/}} and {{ipa|/e/}}.<br>² Final N before another velar-uvular consonant is pronounced as {{ipa|/ŋ/}}.


== Grammar ==
== Grammar ==
''This section is incomplete. (May 2025)''
''This section is incomplete. (June 2025)''
=== Word Order ===
=== Word Order ===
Primarily, Kaipanese is a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) language.
Primarily, Kaipanese is a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) language. However, it also makes use of topic referencing, in order to aid in conversation.
 
=== Personal Pronouns ===
Kaipanese makes use of both third and fourth person pronouns, where the third person pronoun specifies a nearby party, and the fourth person specifies a party far away.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
!
!1st Person||2nd Person||3rd Person||4th Person
|-
!Singular
|''wo''||''ni''||''ta''||''reo''
|-
!Plural
|''wanyo''||''anyo''||''teyo''||''raiyo''
|-
|}
Personal pronouns also act as nominal words, except in the context of pronoun dropping, which occurs when a pronoun does not need to be referenced as a topic. For instance, ''wo ha ókamie dera'' ("I am a wolf") can instead be rendered as just ''ókamie dera'' (lit. "wolf be").
 
=== Non-Personal Pronouns ===
The bulk of non-personal pronouns can be neatly organized by the specific genre of pronoun and whether what is being referenced is used in a topical or non-topical context. Additionally, these non-personal pronouns can be neatly organized into the following table of demonstratives:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
!
!Topical
!Non-Topical
|-
!Object
|''nan''||''one''
|-
!Location
|''kon''||''koa''
|-
!Time
|''ajin''||''ji''
|-
!Person
|''anton''||''toa''
|-
!Manner
|''áden''||''dei''
|-
!Amount
|''anwen''||''wei''
|}
A non-personal pronoun can be modified to an interrogative with the prefix ''den''.
:''Ajin ha sanji.'' "It is three o'clock."<br>'''''Den'''-ajinzó ka?'' "What's the time?"


=== Pronouns ===
Non-personal pronouns are also marked with suffixes for proximity.
*''su'' marks for proximity to the speaker.
:''Nan'''su''' ha suika da wo.''<br>"'''This''' is my melon."
*''ku'' marks for proximity to the listener.
:''Dennan'''ku''' ha da ni, daine?''<br>"'''That''''s yours, right?"
*''ru'' marks for distance from both the speaker and listener.
:''Hute da Rika-seu ha kon'''ru.'''''<br>"Rika's house is '''over there'''."
*''zó'' marks for both unknown proximity and indefinite amounts, when referring to anything other than objects or locations.
:''A, ni ha konku keinta me anwen'''zó''' ho kakeira ka?''<br>Ah, do you know how much this sword costs?


=== Nouns ===
=== Nouns ===
''This section is incomplete. (June 2025)''


=== Verbs ===
=== Verbs ===
''This section is incomplete. (June 2025)''


=== Adjectives and Adverbs ===
=== Adjectives and Adverbs ===
''This section is incomplete. (June 2025)''


== Vocabulary ==
== Vocabulary ==
''This section is incomplete. (May 2025)''
''This section is incomplete. (May 2025)''
== Orthography ==
Kaipanese is written almost exclusively in Japanese Kanji and Katakana characters, with a few exceptions in Neryu City on Flower Island, which use Latin text to supplement the writing for non-Kaipanese citizens.


== Example Text ==
== Example Text ==
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!rowspan="3" |Kaipanese<br>カイパ語
! Script
! Script
|''incomplete''<br>''translation''
|''incomplete''<br>''translation''<br>
|-
|-
!Romanized
!Romanized
|''incomplete''<br>''translation''
|''incomplete''<br>''translation''<br><!-- Hikasho arai ha, -->
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!IPA
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!rowspan="2" |Japanese<br>日本語
!rowspan="2" |Japanese<br>日本語

Revision as of 01:48, 16 June 2025

"Kaipanese" and "Kaipaī" redirect here. For the country, see Kaipa.
This article contains incomplete sections. Revisions should be made to correct the lack of information. (June 2025)

Kaipanese
Language familyOkamic
Era2025 to present
Writing systemKaipanese (current)
Kanji (former)
Katakana (former)
Official status
Spoken inThe Republic of Kaipa
Speaker
DemonymKaipanese
Number of speakersUnknown
Technical information
UsageGovernment language
Colloquial language
Language codeKAI

Kaipanese (カイパ語 Kaipagon, [kai̯.pa.gon]) is the official language spoken in the Republic of Kaipa. It is a member of the Okamic language family.

History

This section is incomplete. (June 2025)

Distribution

This section is incomplete. (June 2025)

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar-Uvular
Plosive Voiced /b/ /d/ /g/
Voiceless /p/ /t/ /k/
Fricative Voiced /z/ /ʒ/ ( /dʒ/ ) ¹
Voiceless /s/ /ʃ/ ( /tʃ/ ) ¹ ( /ç/ ) ² /x~h/
Nasal /m/ /n/ /ŋ/
Liquid /ʋ/ /ɾ/ /j/

¹ The postalveolar fricatives are pronounced as affricates word-initially and fricatives elsewhere.
² /x~h/ is pronounced /ç/ after front vowels /i/ and /e/.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close /i/ /ɯ/
Mid /e/ /o/
Open /a/

The following nine diphthongs are also valid: /ai̯/, /aɯ̯/, /ao̯/, /ei̯/, /eɯ̯/, /eo̯/, /oa̯/, /oi̯/, /oe̯/.

Phonotactics

Kaipanese syllables follow a (C)V(D)(N) structure, where C is any consonant, V is any vowel, D is any valid diphthong that can follow the vowel, and N is a final nasal.

Orthography

Kaipanese Script

This section contains placeholders for Kaipanese text, and is thus incomplete. (June 2025)

The current Kaipanese script is an alphasyllabary, with markings for vowels, final nasals, voicing, and diphthongs. The following table names onsets in the top row, and codas in the left column.

Kaipanese Alphasyllabary
∅ K G S Z T D C J N H P B M Y R W
Short Vowels
 A a ka ga sa za ta da ca ja na ha pa ba ma ya ra wa
AN an kan gan san zan tan dan can jan nan han pan ban man yan ran wan
I i ki gi si zi ti di ci ji ni hi pi bi mi ri wi
IN in kin gin sin zin tin din cin jin nin hin pin bin min rin win
U u ku gu su zu tu du cu ju nu hu pu bu mu yu ru
UN un kun gun sun zun tun dun cun jun nun hun pun bun mun yun run
E e ke ge se ze te de ce je ne he pe be me re we
EN en ken gen sen zen ten den cen jen nen hen pen ben men ren wen
O o ko go so zo to do co jo no ho po bo mo yo ro wo
ON on kon gon son zon ton don con jon non hon pon bon mon yon ron won
Long Vowels
 Á á ká gá sá zá tá dá cá já ná há pá bá má yá rá wá
ÁN án kán gán sán zán tán dán cán ján nán hán pán bán mán yán rán wán
Í í kí gí sí zí tí dí cí jí ní hí pí bí mí rí wí
ÍN ín kín gín sín zín tín dín cín jín nín hín pín bín mín rín wín
Ú ú kú gú sú zú tú dú cú jú nú hú pú bú mú yú rú
ÚN ún kún gún sún zún tún dún cún jún nún hún pún bún mún yún rún
É é ké gé sé zé té dé cé jé né hé pé bé mé ré wé
ÉN én kén gén sén zén tén dén cén jén nén hén pén bén mén rén wén
Ó ó kó gó só zó tó dó có jó nó hó pó bó mó yó ró wó
ÓN ón kón gón són zón tón dón cón jón nón hón pón bón món yón rón wón
Diphthongs
 AI ai kai gai sai zai tai dai cai jai nai hai pai bai mai yai rai wai
AIN ain kain gain sain zain tain dain cain jain nain hain pain bain main yain rain wain
AU au kau gau sau zau tau dau cau jau nau hau pau bau mau yau rau wau
AUN aun kaun gaun saun zaun taun daun caun jaun naun haun paun baun maun yaun raun waun
AO ao kao gao sao zao tao dao cao jao nao hao pao bao mao yao rao wao
AON aon kaon gaon saon zaon taon daon caon jaon naon haon paon baon maon yaon raon waon
EI ei kei gei sei zei tei dei cei jei nei hei pei bei mei rei wei
EIN ein kein gein sein zein tein dein cein jein nein hein pein bein mein rein wein
EU eu keu geu seu zeu teu deu ceu jeu neu heu peu beu meu reu weu
EUN eun keun geun seun zeun teun deun ceun jeun neun heun peun beun meun reun weun
EO eo keo geo seo zeo teo deo ceo jeo neo heo peo beo meo reo weo
EON eon keon geon seon zeon teon deon ceon jeon neon heon peon beon meon reon weon
OA oa koa goa soa zoa toa doa coa joa noa hoa poa boa moa yoa roa woa
OAN oan koan goan soan zoan toan doan coan joan noan hoan poan boan moan yoan roan woan
OI oi koi goi soi zoi toi doi coi joi noi hoi poi boi moi yoi roi woi
OIN oin koin goin soin zoin toin doin coin join noin hoin poin boin moin yoin roin woin
OE oe koe goe soe zoe toe doe coe joe noe hoe poe boe moe yoe roe woe
OEN oen koen goen soen zoen toen doen coen joen noen hoen poen boen moen yoen roen woen

Former Writing Systems

The Republic of Kaipa is currently in the process of phasing out its use of Japanese Katakana and Kanji to write Kaipanese.

Kaipanese Romanization

The Jadoan system of romanization, named for the province of Jado, is the standard in Kaipa. Long vowels are written with acute accents, and places that need to distinguish that a final N is separate from the next syllable is written with a hyphen after the N.

Labial Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar-Uvular
Plosive Voiced B b D d G g
Voiceless P p T t K k
Fricative Voiced Z z J j
Voiceless S s C c ( H h ) ¹ H h
Nasal M m N n ( N n ) ²
Liquid W w R r Y y
Front Central Back
Close I i U u
Mid E e O o
Open A a

¹ H is pronounced /ç/ after front vowels /i/ and /e/.
² Final N before another velar-uvular consonant is pronounced as /ŋ/.

Grammar

This section is incomplete. (June 2025)

Word Order

Primarily, Kaipanese is a Subject-Object-Verb (SOV) language. However, it also makes use of topic referencing, in order to aid in conversation.

Personal Pronouns

Kaipanese makes use of both third and fourth person pronouns, where the third person pronoun specifies a nearby party, and the fourth person specifies a party far away.

1st Person 2nd Person 3rd Person 4th Person
Singular wo ni ta reo
Plural wanyo anyo teyo raiyo

Personal pronouns also act as nominal words, except in the context of pronoun dropping, which occurs when a pronoun does not need to be referenced as a topic. For instance, wo ha ókamie dera ("I am a wolf") can instead be rendered as just ókamie dera (lit. "wolf be").

Non-Personal Pronouns

The bulk of non-personal pronouns can be neatly organized by the specific genre of pronoun and whether what is being referenced is used in a topical or non-topical context. Additionally, these non-personal pronouns can be neatly organized into the following table of demonstratives:

Topical Non-Topical
Object nan one
Location kon koa
Time ajin ji
Person anton toa
Manner áden dei
Amount anwen wei

A non-personal pronoun can be modified to an interrogative with the prefix den.

Ajin ha sanji. "It is three o'clock."
Den-ajinzó ka? "What's the time?"

Non-personal pronouns are also marked with suffixes for proximity.

  • su marks for proximity to the speaker.
Nansu ha suika da wo.
"This is my melon."
  • ku marks for proximity to the listener.
Dennanku ha da ni, daine?
"That's yours, right?"
  • ru marks for distance from both the speaker and listener.
Hute da Rika-seu ha konru.
"Rika's house is over there."
  • zó marks for both unknown proximity and indefinite amounts, when referring to anything other than objects or locations.
A, ni ha konku keinta me anwenzó ho kakeira ka?
Ah, do you know how much this sword costs?

Nouns

This section is incomplete. (June 2025)

Verbs

This section is incomplete. (June 2025)

Adjectives and Adverbs

This section is incomplete. (June 2025)

Vocabulary

This section is incomplete. (May 2025)

Example Text

The following is a translation of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Kaipanese, Japanese, and English:

Example Text
Kaipanese
カイパ語 		Script incomplete
translation
Romanized incomplete
translation
IPA incomplete
translation
Japanese
日本語 		Script すべての人間は、生まれながらにして自由であり、かつ、尊厳と権利とについて平等である。
人間は、理性と良心とを授けられており、互いに同胞の精神をもって行動しなければならない。
Romanized Subete no ningen wa, umarenagara ni shite jiyū de ari, katsu, songen to kenri to ni tsuite byōdō de aru.
Ningen wa, risei to ryōshin to o sazukerarete ori, tagai ni dōhō no seishin o motte kōdō shinakereba naranai.
English All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood
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