#otpoetti

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Òtpoetti̖ Post #5: Vocabulary of Worlds

The word “world” in English can mean a variety of different things, but in Òtpoetti̖ there are several words that can be used in its stead, depending on particular contexts.

Types of Worlds

Ah’i̖tta̖ [a̤²i²¹tːa²¹] - the collection of everything concievable and inconcievable

Examples: everything

Ao̖bu̱u [a²o²¹buː¹] - an isolated region or system in outer space

Examples: large asteroid, asteroid belt, planetary ring, moon, planet, star, nebula, solar system, star cluster, galaxy, void, etc.

Ho̖ttxi̱rrān [ho²¹t͡ʃːi¹raɹ̃³] - a singular spacetime, i.e. modern usage of “universe”

Examples: our universe

I̖nna̱màing [i²¹nːa¹mai̯ɰ̃²¹] - the collection of everything inconcievable

Examples: (none)

I̖ssu̗ [i²¹sːu¹²] - a local setting (such as the setting of a story or situation spoken of)

Examples: The Pride Lands in The Lion King, Earth-616 in the Marvel universe, the region(s) with player activity in a Minecraft server, New York City in someone's recount of their vacation there, etc.

Kèngbu̱u [keɰ̃³²buː¹] - an isolated region

Examples: an island, a planet, a star, the top of a mountain, aboard the International Space Station, a Euclidian space, etc.

Mi’kkatā [mḭ²kːḁ.ta³] - an environment or ecosystem

Examples: a desert, a jungle, an ocean, a planet, a civilization, a multicellular organism (in the context of microbes), etc.

O̖esāahcī [oe̯²¹sa̤ː³kʲi³] - the collection of what directly, or indirectly is conceptually connected to a particular object in question

Examples: a word web, a domain of discourse, a theme-centered multiverse such as the Spider-Verse of the Spider-Verse comic and derivative works, etc.

Sa̗a’íto̱h [sa̰ː¹²i²³to̤¹] - the collection of everything concievable

Examples: everything concievable

Untúnku̱ [un²tuŋ²³ku¹] - the collection of what directly, or indirectly is part of a causal tree to a particular object in question (typically implied to be the speaker)

Examples: our universe, a fictional universe to the characters within it, etc.

U̱usaaìkoe [uː¹saː²i³²koe̯²] - a global setting, i.e. a larger setting that a local setting is part of. This word is not used if there is no local setting to compare it to.

Examples: Earth in The Lion King, the Marvel Multiverse in the Marvel universe, the entire world of a Minecraft server, the universe in someone's recount of their vacation in New York City, etc.

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Òtpoetti̖ Post #6: Phonology

This post will detail the phonology and function as an update to my first post about Òtpoetti̖, which contained some information about the phonology. The Òtpoetti̖ phonology is continuously evolving as I add new words, so this may not be the final phonology update I do.

Phonemes & Romanization

/m mː n nː ɲ ŋ p pː pːʷ b t tː d t͡s t͡ʃ t͡ʃː k kː kʲ kʼ kʲʼ ɡ ʔ ɸ v vː s ʃ h j l r ɾ/

⟨m mm n nn nj ng p pp pw b t tt d z c cc k kk q k’ q’ g x f v vv s sj h y l rr r⟩

/i iː e eː ɛ ɛː u uː o oː a aː/

⟨i ii e ee æ ææ u uu o oo a aa⟩

/a̤ a̰ a³ a² a¹ a³¹ a³² a²³ a²¹ a¹²/

⟨ah a’ ā a a̱ à a̖ â á a̗⟩

Tone 3: high tone, tone 2: mid tone, tone 1: low tone, and combinations of those are contour tones.

All vowels have some tone. Length can combine with phonation, but phonations cannot combine with each other.

A vowel marked with a diaerisis is a tone-2 vowel in a separate syllable from the previous vowel or previous ⟨h⟩.

Allophony

Long creaky vowels /V̰ː/ have a brief glottal stop in the middle [V̰ˀV̰].

A tone-2 vowel becomes voiceless between two voiceless consonants.

Open central vowels /a/ become open back vowels [ɑ] after velar consonants /ŋ k kʼ ɡ/.

/h/ becomes [x] before back vowels /u o/.

/t͡ʃ t͡ʃː ʃ h/ become [t͡ɕ t͡ɕː ɕ ç] before the close front vowels /i/.

Coda /n/ assimilates to the place of articulation of a following plosive or affricate.

Coda /n ɲ ŋ/ become [ɹ̃ j̃ ɰ̃] except when preceding an occlusive of their place of articulation.

Phonotactics

(C)V(V)(C)

The only word-final coda consonants allowed are nasals.

Vowels with different tones cannot make up a diphthong together.

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Òtpoetti̖ Post #4: Adjectives Extended

I've realized upon translating some sentences that Òtpoetti̖ has a few major gaps regarding the behavior of adjectives, verbs, and adverbs, which I will be clearing up in the coming posts starting with this one.

Adjective Markers

Attributive Adjectives

Attributive adjectives are marked with a suffix placed on the head lexical word, or on an adjective particle if the head is multiple words. These suffixes mark the Manner of Modification, that is what property of the adjective the modifiee is intended to be modified by.

Manners of Modification:

-(m)ái - internal property: a property of the AdjP head that originates from the actual referent. Examples include “living” for an organism, “hot” for fire, “cold” for ice, “wooden” for a door, “juicy” for a fruit, “red” for a naturally red rock, etc. The m is only included if the previous word ends in a vowel.

ttapfu̗ (“water”) ttapfu̗ái (“watery”­)

-(s)o̖u - external property: a property of the AdjP head that originates from a source other than the referent. Examples include “wet” for a towel, “broken” for a window, “hot” for a pizza, “smooth” for a countertop, “red” for a car, etc. The s is only included if the previous word ends in a vowel.

ttapfu̗o̖u (“wet”­)

-te - personal property: a property of the AdjP head that stems from an experience regarding the referent. Examples include “fast” for restaurant service, “lucky” for a person, “delicious” for food, “boring” for a theme park, “fluent” for a person speaking a language, “desired” for a toy, “too spicy” for food, etc.

ttapfu̗te (“gets wet”­)

-tsūu - behavioral property: a property of the AdjP head that is exhibited by the referent but not an actual part of it. Examples include “friendly” for a person, “fast” for a dog, “drunk” for a drunkard, “wavy” for water, “often” for rain, etc.

ttapfu̗tsūu (“fluid”­)

Predicative Adjectives

Predicative adjectives (as well as predicative nominals) are marked in the same locations as attributive adjectives, but instead with suffixes marking the personhood, number, proximity, and animacy of the topic.

First Person Non-Paucal (Singular, Dual, and Plural) • Proximal: -e̖h (animate), -me̖h (inanimate) • Distal: -nje̖h (animate), -njme̖h (inanimate) Paucal • Proximal: -te̖h (animate), -tte̖h (inanimate) • Distal: -ce̖h (animate), -itte̖h (inanimate)

Second Person Minimal (Singular and Dual) • Proximal: -qa’ (animate), -txa’ (inanimate) • Distal: -qa’-tà (animate), -txa’-te̱h (inanimate) Paucal • Proximal: -k’a’ (animate), -xa’ (inanimate) • Distal: -k’a’-tà (animate), -xa’-te̱h (inanimate) Plural • Proximal: -qa’ (animate), -lya’ (inanimate) • Distal: -qa’-tà (animate), -lya’-te̱h (inanimate)

Third Person Singular • Proximal: -ko (animate), -po̱ (inanimate) • Distal: -kola̱ (animate), -konnæ̱ (inanimate) Dual • Proximal: -ko̱lo̱ (animate), -po̱lo̱ (inanimate) • Distal: -ko̱ræ̱ (animate), -po̱lo̱u (inanimate) Paucal • Proximal: -kong (animate), -po̱ng (inanimate) • Distal: -konnæ̱ (animate), -pwæ̱ (inanimate) Plural • Proximal: -kǽ (animate), -pá (inanimate) • Distal: -kæ̂ (animate), -páu (inanimate)

Adjective Particles

A lexical word of any part of speech may be an adjective head. Clauses used as heads are preceded by a particle denoting their part of speech. The particles include:

Noun: ngo̱

Adjective: a̗i

Verb: en

Adverb: see the TAME post.