Jinn [JNY]
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Language type
A posteriori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Jinn
The language of genies from my conworld. Has SVO word order with adjective following the noun, Afroasiatic vocabulary(mostly Maltese and Somali), 3 noun cases(nominative, genitive and accusative), stress usually on last syllable, dual number and two genders.
Has three main dialects, the most spoken being the central(ĉentŕu) one, known for its fun with ejectives and crazy phonology
Has three main dialects, the most spoken being the central(ĉentŕu) one, known for its fun with ejectives and crazy phonology
Sound samples in Jinn
Some sound samples of Jinn. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Maħun qariv, þi cil. Qof þi šķuŕ šaþyot anub.
Something is close by, in the shadows. Someone is in the dark watching me.
Something is close by, in the shadows. Someone is in the dark watching me.
Megiði atã ãwto þajyoþ þi neqâ, čojin qoði.
When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.
When you find yourself in a hole, quit digging.
Mazâlţov. Anime kuntu davãŕ laðedabi ma ani âbad ŕaaþo. Âbad.
Congratulations. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Ever.
Congratulations. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Ever.
Atã ãw očean ãw šluliþ. Mhuš yãkun šluliþ. Ħawd yedħãb ţa šlulim šiða ħummã šwa. Očeane šaxif ŕošyot...
You're either an ocean or a puddle. Don't be a puddle. People walk through puddles like they're noth...
You're either an ocean or a puddle. Don't be a puddle. People walk through puddles like they're noth...
Atã mhuš ðaql ħaqli ħal ķabši anub šiða ċaŕix.
You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.
You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.
Hazãq ħadub âwyot ķaši hazqãþ þi nimŕo.
Strength of character can defeat strength in numbers.
Strength of character can defeat strength in numbers.
Language family relationships
[edit] [view] Šurq (Shurq)The Danish of the Jinn dialects, spoken on the east. Has glottal stop, long vowels, /d͡ʒ/ and more words from Oromo and Arabic
[edit] [view] Ţoruft (Toruft)The eastern dialect, spoken near the river that divides Ŕepčilźemě and Amthi, and is one of the most linguistically diverse places in my conworld. Has the trilling "r", but overall its phonology is less crazy than the phonology of the central dialect. The short and long vowel distinction has also returned to this dialect - probably due to the influence of Reptilian, Amthi and Entish
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | |||||||||||
Nasal | m | n | ||||||||||||||||||||
Plosive | p pʼ | b | t tʼ | d | k kʼ | g | q | |||||||||||||||
Fricative | f | v | θ | ð | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | x | ɣ | χ | ʁ | ħ | |||||||||
Affricate | t͡s t͡sʼ | t͡ʃ t͡ʃʼ | ||||||||||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | ȴ | |||||||||||||||||||||
Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||||||
Flap | ɾ |
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i | u | ||
Close-mid | e | o | ||
Open | a ã | ɑ |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Jinn. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
JinnOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
Ãã/ã/ | Aa/a/ | Ââ/ɑ/ | Bb/b/ | Čč/t͡ʃ/ | Ċċ/t͡sʼ/ | Cc/t͡s/ | Ĉĉ/t͡ʃʼ/ | Dd/d/ | Ee/e/ |
Ff/f/ | Gg/g/ | Hh/x/ | Ii/i/ | Jj/ʒ/ | Ķķ/kʼ/ | Kk/k/ | Ll/ȴ/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ |
Oo/o/ | Ṗṗ/pʼ/ | Pp/p/ | Qq/q/ | Ŕŕ/ʁ/ | Rr/ɾ/ | Ss/s/ | Šš/ʃ/ | Ţţ/tʼ/ | Tt/t/ |
Uu/u/ | Vv/v/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/χ/ | Yy/j/ | Zz/z/ | Ðð/ð/ | Þþ/θ/ | Ħħ/ħ/ | Ɣɣ/ɣ/ |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |