Nasalized vowels are no longer written using ogoneks but postconsonantal
m n.
e is used for forcing a coda nasal. Also, What was
ê/ô is now
ai/au. To avoid a hash collision, what was
ai is now
aï. Also, more silent and accented
e/é for maximum Frankness.
For citing roots and forms in this trivoc, we use the format
√ × π—
√ for the root,
π for the pattern/form,
e.g. √aou-in-a × π3-J-X =
daoutjinga.
Some more orthographic tests
√aoun-aï-aoun-iº × ^K-Y-K = [mɔ̃
uʒɔ
ymɔ̃
uʃ]
moaunchoaümoaunch
√e-ei-aoun × ^T-T7-X-7 = [tette
iʁɑ̃
uŋ]
tetteiraounngue
√ûi-Ø-ei × ^X-L-K = [ʁʌ
ilge
i]
rûilquei
√aou-in-a × ^3-3K-7-T = [ðɑ
uðŋĩŋɑt]
daoudnguingat
√i-ai-eui × ^K-3-7 = [kiðɛʔɯ
i]
quidai’eui
√en-Ø-aoun × ^H-X-L = [ŋæ̃glɑ̃
u]
nguenglaoun
√äi-ä-ä × ^3-K-XX-Xº = [ðœ
ybœh̪͆h̪͆œʁ]
deübäuffäur
√ûi-Ø-ei × ^L-LK-Y = [lʌ
ilgɛʒe
i]
lûilquêchei
√i-ai-eui × ^H-K-D = [higɛd̪ɯ
i]
hicaitheui
Roots & Forms
3
V is, in essence, the inverse of Semitic triconsonantal morphology; the roles of the vowels and consonants have been essentially switched.
Roots
As one might expect from the name, the typical root in 3
V is trivocalic. These are generally described as being of the form
√U-W-Z(-&)
where:
- U, W, and Z are any vowel or diphthong,
- any one of U, W, or Z can be zero, but only one,
- if both U and Z are nasal, then W must be as well,
- & is one of a restricted set of vowels, to wit /ɑ ɑ̃u ɜ i ĩ ɯ/, and
- & can only appear if the F slot on a form (q.v.) exists to support it.
The language is considered triliteral and not quadriliteral;
& is relatively rarely found, and the way it behaves has led to conjecture that it’s the remnant of a derivational or grammatical modifier, that it’s the fossil of an
s-mobile-like process, that they are the aftereffects of taboo deformation, or that some, all, or none of the above is correct.
Forms
The form in 3
V is applied to the root by inserting specific consonants and sequences thereof. Forms in 3
V are typically of the structure
πA-BC-DE-FR
where:
- A through E can be any single nonzero consonant,
- F may be one of /J 7 3 Y X H/,
- C, E, and F may be zero, and
- R is the roundedness parameter /ª º/.
For convenience, the unroundedness parameter /ª/ is typically assumed and thus unwritten unless necessary.
There is a
very restricted class of forms where A is zero. In these cases what happens is that, if the vowel is a monophthong, it becomes the glide that corresponds to its POA and roundedness; diphthongs just turn the offglide into a glide.
Form structure constraints
- A dental consonant and an alveolar consonant cannot come consecutively in the form—i.e., XDT XDL X3T X3L XTD XT3 XLD XL3 XD-T XD-L X3-T X3-L XT-D XT-3 XL-D XL-3. They can occur if there's an intervening consonant, e.g. D-X-T D-XT-.
- Two laryngeal consonants cannot adjoin, either within a form slot or across consecutive slots—i.e., X77 X7H XH7 XHH X7-7 X7-H XH-7 XH-H. Similarly, if there’s another consonant between, you can get these in the same form.
- Bill Bellichick.
- A form cannot consist of three of the same consonant.
This will ruin the tour, and greatly restrict the number of valid forms (and their shape)…but I think I actually
want that—on the cyanotypes, it’s basically the inverse of Arabic, which has six full vowels (standard
T3 vowel system plus length) as against 28 consonants for its roots, whereas here we have ten consonants as against 44 (plus zero) for the roots in 3
V. It would simplify things immensely on multiple levels with crafting this thing if I could get rid of a bunch of valid roots for some (plausible) reason/mechanism.
Combining Roots and Forms
As you've no doubt gathered, you have to fill out the form in triplicate (at least) to get to the root of it; alternatively, you have to form the root into a word. This wordplay is stupid but I felt like writing it.
Typically, the roots are denoted with a
√; the forms are denoted with a
^. You can represent the process as a pseudoequation:
√ ×
^ = [ the word ]
For instance:
√ä-ai-a ×
^T-K-7 = [tægɛʔɑ]
täcai’a
√i-û-a ×
^H-T-Y = [hidʌʒɑ]
hitûcha
√ein-in-in ×
^D-3-X = [t̪æ̃
id̪ðĩqĩ]
theindhinguin
Some forms are fairly common or, to some degree, predictable.
^X-K-TK- – produces stative verbs
√aou-eun-î >
raoumeuntquî [ʁɑ
umɯ̃tkɜª] ‘to remain, to stay, to wait’
√ai-ä-i >
raicätqui [ʁɛgætki]
√eui-i-û >
reuiquitcû [ʁɯ
igitkʌ]
√ûi-en-a >
rûinguętca [ʁʌ
iŋẽtkɑ]
D-X-T ~
D-XT-7- – collective and singulative
√aou-eun-î >
thaouréuntî [t̪ɑ
uʁɯ̃dɜª] ‘the world’ (< ‘all that which remains [even if we do not]’) ~
thaourndeun’î [t̪ɑ
uʁdɯ̃ʔɜª] ‘territory, territorial route’
√ai-ä-i >
thairäti [t̪ɛʁædi] ~
thairtä’i [t̪ɛxtæʔi]
√eui-i-û >
theuiritû [t̪ɛʁɯ
iʁidʌ] ~
theuirti’û [t̪ɛʁɯ
ixtiʔʌ]
√ûi-en-a >
thûiręta [t̪ʌ
iʁẽdɑ] ~
thûirten’a [t̪ʌ
iʁdẽʔa]
L-KX-T-Y – locative
√aou-eun-î >
laoumefeuntîch [lɑ
umh̪͆ɯ̃dɜªʃ]
√ai-ä-i >
laicrätich [lɛgʁædiʃ]
K-K7-3 – toponym
√aou-eun-î >
caoummeundî [kɑ
ummɯ̃ðɜª]
√ai-ä-i >
caiccädhi [kɛkkæd̪ði]
√eui-i-û >
queuicquidû [kɯ
ikkiðʌ]
√ûi-en-a >
cûicquenda [kʌ
ikkẽða]
An experiment I may regret…
[lɑ
umh̪͆ɯ̃dɜªʃ]
laoumefeuntîch
[t̪ɑ
uʁɯ̃dɜª]
thaoureuntî
[ʁʌ
iŋẽtkɑ]
rûinguentca?
rûinguéntca?
[t̪ɑ
uʁdɯ̃ʔɜª]
thaourteun’î
[t̪ʌ
iʁẽdɑ]
thûirenta
[t̪ʌ
iʁdẽʔa]
thûirten’a
[lʌ
ilgɛʒe
i]
lûilcaichei
Miscellanea
Traditionally, /ɜª ~ ɜº/ is dubbed the “poison vowel” because of the extent of what its effects do to words.
