Pirãha based conlang?

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FlamyobatRudki
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Pirãha based conlang?

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Any Advice on making one?
bradrn
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Re: Pirãha based conlang?

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It depends on what you mean by ‘Pirãha based’. Assuming you mean an a priori language with a Pirãha-like aesthetic, from what I’ve seen of Pirãha (admittedly not much), the key points are:
  • Phonology: Minimal consonant inventory, lots of odd allophony, vowel system something like /a i o/ + tone
  • Morphology: Complex verb structure with many prefixes and suffixes, lots of TAME distinctions
  • Syntax: Can be analysed without recursion
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2+3 Clusivity
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Re: Pirãha based conlang?

Post by 2+3 Clusivity »

You could probably also add

Lexicon: borrowing basic/core vocabulary for neighboring trade language/lingua francas (e.g., pronouns).
keenir
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Re: Pirãha based conlang?

Post by keenir »

2+3 Clusivity wrote: Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:15 pmYou could probably also add
Lexicon: borrowing basic/core vocabulary for neighboring trade language/lingua francas (e.g., pronouns).
As well as

Spatial directions based on rivers / major landmarks. (not "its left of me [as I'm presently facing]" but "its downriver [from where i am]" )
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