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Fija
[fiʒɐ]*
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 23 May 2022
Language type Proto-Conlang
Species Human/humanoid
About Fija This is a language I started making up for fun and possibly to use with some friends. I'm trying to keep things simple. It may not completely naturalistic, but I'm making it enjoyable to me :) Some basic elements which I will elaborate on eventually:

Basic sentence structure = SVO. ADJs -> nouns. Pretty sure I'm going with ADVs -> verbs, but I'm still working on that. Possessor -> possessee.

Subject & object pronouns are the same.

Verbs don't conjugate for person and only have 3 tenses right now: past, present, & future. Past & future are both marked with "il" which is short for "ila" (time); "il" as a prefix = past tense, "il" as a suffix = future tense. I may separate distant & recent past at some point. I'm also trying to decide if I want any progressive conjugations. Right now, you would just use context.

I use affixes for a lot. "A-" = IMP, "ka-" = NEG, "aka-" = NEG.IMP, "ta-" = NMZ, "-ni" = VBZ, "-ma" = POSS, plus all the normal prefixes and suffixes for ADJs & such (still working on those).

No double consonants. You must add a corresponding vowel depending on context between consonants when adding affixes. Example: past tense of "fir" (burn) would be "ilifir" instead of "ilfir." Same with making "daz" (he/him) possessive: "dazma" becomes "dazama." Exception: if the noun/pronoun ends with M, delete one M - "nem" (they) is "nema," not "nemama." All vowels are pronounced separately (no diphthongs), & 2 of the same vowel must be separated by a glottal stop (').

Not sure the best way to explain it, but reduplication is used for things that happen "again." Example: "mati" (to know) can become "mamati" (to remember {know again}). Also, "petal" (yesterday) becomes "pepetal" (day before yesterday).

I try to mash related words together to create new words when possible. For example: lomava (language) comes from lopelis (people), -ma (possessive marker), and vayi (speak). The rules for this are pretty much arbitrary - whatever helps me remember what's what!
Sample of Fija[view] Di vo ice nem tabaka, nem banail.

If you feed them, they will come.
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Phonology
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
AlveolarPost-
Alveolar
PalatalVelarGlottal
Nasal m   n        
Plosive p b   t d     k g ʔ
Fricative   f v s z ʃ ʒ     h
Affricate     t͡s t͡ʃ d͡ʒ      
Lateral approximant     l        
Approximant         j    
Flap     ɾ        
VowelsFrontCentralBack
Close i   u
Close-mid e   o
Near-open   ɐ  
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Fija. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 FijaOrthography [edit]
Aa
b
/ɐ/
Bb
be
/b/
Cc
ca
/t͡ʃ/
Dd
di
/d/
Ee
e
/e/
Ff
fi
/f/
Gg
ga
/g/
Hh
he
/h/
Ii
i
/i/
Jj
je
/ʒ/, /d͡ʒ/
Kk
ka
/k/
Ll
le
/l/
Mm
mi
/m/
Nn
na
/n/
Oo
o
/o/
Pp
pe
/p/
Qq
qi
/t͡s/
Rr
ri
/ɾ/
Ss
se
/s/
Tt
ti
/t/
Uu
u
/u/
Vv
ve
/v/
Xx
xi
/ʃ/
Yy
ye
/j/
Zz
za
/z/
'
/ʔ/
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    Typological information for Fija

    Adjective agreementNone
    Definite articleWord for 'this/that' used
    GendersNone
    Noun numbersSingular/Plural
    Inclusive/exclusive pronounsDistinct forms

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