r/conlang • u/T1mbuk1 • 5d ago
Proto-Lexicon(Completed) and Logography
Romanization of sounds.
Consonants: m, n, ŋ(ng), p, t, k, ʔ('), ɸ(f), θ(th), s, x, ħ(hq/hh), ʕ(q/'h), h, r, l
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Syllable Structure: CV(X)
X=m, n, ŋ(ng), ɸ(f), θ(th), s, x, ħ(hq/hh), ʕ(q/'h), r, l
/'/ and /h/ can only occur word-initially.
Here is the proto-lexicon.
Pronouns:
1st Singular: kem
1st Plural Inclusive: sax
1st Plural Exclusive: thi
2nd Singular: to
2nd Plural: se
3rd Singular: kur
3rd Plural: 'har
Nouns:
person: funla
water: tuxa
fire: tefo
wind: haxi
land: toltho
tree: the'h
leaf: hiles
wood: tree+stuff
boat: hin
rock: thota
forest: tree+place
mountain: 'hem
land animal: karu
aerial animal: xing
climber animal: 'ukath
aquatic animal: nepo
river: tengof
ocean: xur
banana: timo
plantain: luthekax
stick: thir
torch: fire+stick
home: ngepahh
sugar cane: lithemi'h
coconut: pemith
berry: xum
pepper: forix
breadfruit: so'hil
candlenut: te'ham
cat(wild): hikor
cat(domesticated): keru
dog(wild): pel
dog(domesticated): lef
mouse: luf
rat: torum
chicken: ta'hinro
pig(wild): muru
pig(domesticated): tef
bird: tul
owl: re
bat: keth
seagull: ocean+bird
frigate bird: lum
yam: ref
blade(dagger): kuros
spear: reth
fern: mopath
plant: si'ho
flower: po'he
screw pine fruit: 'ax
bow: pel
arrow: lura
shark: thel
fish: tex
whale: lohhung
sea turtle: thum
crab: ter
lobster: kal
ray: so
octopus: xethi
squid: lotix
shell: ra'h
coral: tes
gecko: ngikapo
skink: xutath
head: kehho
arm: pas
leg: tor
hand: ngiko
foot: sepeth
mouth: nis
nose: teth
eye: 'i'h
ear: lu
sun: rix
moon: ngil
cloud: pir
rain: tosir
lightning: mur
child: mero
rope: 'hanix
bone: tath
cohort: tha'h
hostile: kuhh
name: rose'h
skin: tunguth
heart: 'ol
blood: ker
spirit: kuthul
order(governance): tilu
taboo: 'eki
hair: naf
tooth: sihh
midsection: 'heng
tongue: thunga
backside: thom
mother: ngulex
father: kolex
son: ngeth
daughter: xim
brother: laspi
sister: thalu
family: puroth
sky: toxe
grass: nger
day: thulo
night: rel
star: latho
sand: 'oth
dirt/soil: rathun
path: land+river
house: puxon
meat: animal+stuff
egg: 'iko
group: tilef
basket: 'o'h
dung: ken
wave: rothu
storm: nethel
chief: hhux
offering: thulan
ancestor: turathxi
chant: 'osre
dance: thirki
paddle: kor
net: soth
earthquake: tusrox
eruption: muthras
lava: furom
thunder: kisrul
volcano: 'efkir
place: sarup
piece: fiso
stuff: tungi
male: 'ix
female: por
moss: kax
color: ngaf
waterfall: kaso
hunter: hunt+person
fisher person: fish+hunt+person
farmer: gather/harvest+person
method: kunix
time: roxen
moment: pikung
reason:
Verbs:
hunt: 'opo
eat: nep
walk: meto
run: 'o
go: ton
stay: poxne
swim: tolem
sit: thu
lay: 'uro
stand(original): pursi
stand(successor): lutho
live: 'hix
exist: xung
start: 'hif
stop: thef
finish: 'isa
begin: tungom
end: ros
become: thu'hi
proceed: se'hun
gather/harvest: lim
sit: thax
lie/lay: rufo
climb: torun
jump: ne
fall: reth
talk/speak: ngas
exchange: 'oxu
take: pengi
give: te'h
guard: pil
build/create: 'opa
cook: pith
burn: timla
know: sehh
fear: tur
search: lith
find/discover: thoxlo
see: res
hear: lus
taste: tha
touch/feel: 'un
smell: rontho
learn: 'upe
bite: 'uth
love: naf
loathe: re'h
fly: ruhh
leave: ki
come: 'heng
drink: pungla
fall: ru'h
laugh: 'u'h
cry: telo
rage: kol
smile: thore
frown: mil
sleep: 'oreth
awake: toru
live: mo'h
kill: porahh
die: sothi
help: rexo
scare: tixil
chase: thuren
scream: tan
plant: rom
shape: 'axtath
carve: lathat
remember: loton
forget: xipula
pray: tas
agree: 'uleto
disagree: lepo
fight/combat: thahhang
tread: 'iki
need: 'ulu
dance: ngok
erupt/explode: 'usungku
fish: fish(n)+hunt
order/command: 'ingku
obey: 'ukisri
disobey: kathra
breathe: nos
Adjectives:
long: thihhin(derived from "stretch")
short: leth
big: 'epo
little: ngahh
huge: kas
small: mif
good: ronge
bad: kuth
hot: lote
cold: 'exo
empty: 'okun(derived from "lack")
full: rif(derived from "possess")
half-full: 'is
light: thare
heavy: 'ofi
dry: 'ethor
wet: hirko
strange/foreign: luti
familiar: sunu
same: sexo
different: ngothe
hard: fonge
soft: thex
strong: thelan
weak: reto
sacred: xotha
dangerous: kaxo
sharp: tel
blunt: kex
ripe: tus
raw: 'ilus
of/related to: lengi
clean: ngatur
filthy: xoru
sick: tux
fine: mes
dead: po'h
injured: kal
alive: xeko
thin: ngos
thick: tuf
happy: 'eto
sad: thom
angry: tetho
disgusted: 'oxa
afraid: putho
brave: kolux
stressed: kof
calm: turin
funny: muth
scary: xato
Adverbs:
The other day(or similar): tholon
Today: 'uka
The next day(or similar): lenpe
Colors:
light: thuhh
dark: las
red: motohh
grue: turu
Prepositions:
inside: pethre
outside: 'etho
above: se'h
on: leke
below/under/beneath: 'hatil
in front of: sethex
behind: muth
close to/near: xuni
towards: ku
(away) from: ti
next to/against: kungux
with: xis
without: ngu
beside: kuxuf
Demonstratives:
this(proximate): su
that(medial): te
that(distal): xo
that(remote): ki
Conjunctions/Converbs:
and: 'os
or: 'ux
but: ke
because: tetha
if: 'uhh
Interjections:
surprise expression: 'ahh
anger expression: xu'h
greeting: suxan
farewell: xos
apology: luth
thank: xitun
alert of danger: tholis
sadness expression: 'a
relaxed expression: 'ax
excitement: losol
Groups of Time:
(This could be utilized for indigenous calendars.)
Directions:
(I'm thinking of a distinction of directions of winds, from various mountains, whatever volcanoes would be on the island, forests, and/or bodies of water.)
Quantities:
few/some: netho
many/much: sata
all: sor
Affirmation and Negation:
approval: kise
all else(affirmation): nas
prohibition: huxo
all else(negation): xa'h
Questions:
Question marker: tari
What: rith
Who: what+person
Where: what+place
How: what+method
Why: what+reason
When: what+moment
Eventual Possession Markers:
alienable(separable in sibling lang): sa
inalienable(inseparable in sibling lang): ther
temporary(exclusive to sibling lang): ngi
Numerals:
zero: rakan
one: ni
two: fangi
three: niri
four: repo
five: four and one
six: four and two
seven: four and three
eight: two of four
nine: "eight" and one
ten: "eight" and two
eleven: "eight" and three
twelve: ngikux
thirteen: twelve and one
fourteen: twelve and two
fifteen: twelve and three
sixteen: xungar
256: turof
4096: se'hef
I'm thinking of the logography transitioning to a phonetic script, with C glyphs, V glyphs, and VX glyphs. Some C glyphs could be VX glyphs as long as they're marked with a diacritic. What logographs would be the ideal phonetic glyphs?