Humild
|
| Language family | Language isolate |
| Writing system | Humild Script, Latin |
| Official status |
| Spoken in | Hummland |
| Speaker |
| Demonym | Humild |
| Number of speakers | 2 |
| Technical information |
| Usage | Native language, Government language |
Humild is a language spoken in Hummland.
Phonology
Consonants
- the consonants m, n, l, s, and ɕ may be syllabic, and are written 'm, 'n, 'l, 's, and 'ś.
Vowels
- Also there are the diphthongs: au, ou, yi, ui, ai, and oi
Orthography
| IPA |
Humild Script |
Romanization |
Alternative
|
Consonants
| /p/ |
p |
p |
|
| /b/ |
b |
b |
|
| /t/ |
t |
t |
|
| /d/ |
d |
d |
|
| /k/ |
k |
k |
|
| /g/ |
g |
g |
|
| /m/ |
m |
m |
|
| /n/ |
n |
n |
|
| /ŋ/ |
ṇ |
ṇ |
ng
|
| /f/ |
f |
f |
|
| /v/ |
v |
v |
|
| /s/ |
s |
s |
|
| /ð/ |
ð |
ð |
th
|
| /ɕ/ |
ś |
ś |
sh
|
| /h/ |
h |
h |
|
| /r̥/ |
ŕ |
ŕ |
rh
|
| /r/ |
r |
r |
|
| /l/ |
l |
l |
|
| /j/ |
j |
j |
|
|
Vowels
| IPA |
Humild Script |
Romanization |
Alternative
|
| /i/ |
i |
i |
|
| /y/ |
y |
y |
|
| /u/ |
u |
u |
|
| /e/ |
e |
e |
|
| /ø/ |
ø |
ø |
oe
|
| /o/ |
o |
o |
|
| /æ/ |
æ |
æ |
ae
|
| /ɑ/ |
a |
a |
|
| /ɑu/ |
â |
au |
|
| /ou/ |
ô |
ou |
|
| /yi/ |
ỳ |
yi |
|
| /ui/ |
ù |
ui |
|
| /ɑi/ |
à |
ai |
|
| /oi/ |
ò |
oi |
|
Suprasegmentals
| IPA |
Humild Script |
Romanization |
Notes
|
| /◌̩/ |
◌̇ (M N L S Ś) |
'◌ ('m 'n 'l 's 'ś) |
Syllabic consonant
|
| /◌ː/ |
◌̇ (í ý ú é ǿ ó ǽ á) |
◌́ (í ý ú é ǿ ó ǽ á) |
Long vowel
|
|
Grammar
The word order of Humild is subject object verb. There are no articles.
Noun Declension
Humild has 3 numbers: the singular for one of something, the plural for many of something, and the superplural for loads upon loads of something, and 5 cases: the nominative used for the agent, the accusative used for the patient, the genitive used for posession, the positive locative used for loacation at or on a high place, and the negative locative used for location at or in a low place.
| is "food" |
Singular |
Plural |
Superplural
|
| Nominative
|
is
|
isil
|
isiln
|
| Accusative
|
ís
|
ísil
|
ísiln
|
| Genitive
|
sanis
|
sanisil
|
sanisiln
|
| Locative +
|
lis
|
lisil
|
lisiln
|
| Locative -
|
kis
|
kisil
|
kisiln
|
| ṇu "Ŋearth" |
Singular |
Plural |
Superplural
|
| Nominative
|
ṇu
|
ṇuśil
|
ṇuśiln
|
| Accusative
|
ṇy
|
ṇyśil
|
ṇyśiln
|
| Genitive
|
saṇu
|
saṇuśil
|
saṇuśiln
|
| Locative +
|
'lṇu
|
'lṇuśil
|
'lṇuśiln
|
| Locative -
|
keṇu
|
keṇuśil
|
keṇuśiln
|
Verb Conjugation
In Humild there are only two tenses and two aspects.
| dag "eat" |
Past |
Nonpast
|
| Imperfective
|
däg
|
dag
|
| Perfective
|
gedäg
|
-
|
| copula |
Past |
Nonpast
|
| Imperfective
|
vä
|
va
|
| Perfective
|
gä
|
-
|