ordinary animals also exist but are considered non-sentient.
![map of an as-yet unnamed world, with three contents and a few
-islands][https://lyssa-rpg-docs.neocities.org/media/blorb-world-map-minimal.png]
+islands](https://lyssa-rpg-docs.neocities.org/media/blorb-world-map-minimal.png){width=600}
Rinna has the following goals for Midêkʰ:
To help with approachability for English/Spanish speakers, [][@:Rinna]
opted to draw inspiration from
-[Wikipedia's account of Proto-Indo-European phonology][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_phonology#Vowels]{title="Wikipedia on reconstructed PIE phonology"].
+[Wikipedia's account of Proto-Indo-European phonology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_phonology#Vowels){title="Wikipedia on reconstructed PIE phonology"].
Consonant table:
### Derivational morphology
-The derivational morphology of Midêkh is based around the combination
+The derivational morphology of Midêkʰ is based around the combination
of a root with a template to form a stem (TKTK).
These stems are further modified by infection to arrive at final word
forms.
root, but vary in other positions.
These are summarized below, with more details below:
-| pattern | description | m-d-kh | gender | english gloss |
+| pattern | description | m-d-kʰ | gender | english gloss |
|---------|--------------|----------|--------|--------------------------|
-| +i++é | abstraction | midkhé | f | linguistics/all language |
-| +i+ê+ | prototype | midêkh | varies | the Midêkh language |
-| so+í+i+ | place | somídikh | n | TKTK |
-| mi+í++o | instrument | mimídkho | n | pen, stylus |
-| +i+és+e | emphasis | midéskhe | m/f | conversation/command |
-| hê+i+o+ | personal | hêmidokh | m/f | orator, author, sage |
-| hi+i++í | diminutive | himidkhí | f | word |
-| ŋô+i++o | derogative | ŋômidkho | m | nonsense, pleading |
+| +i++é | abstraction | midkʰé | f | linguistics/all language |
+| +i+ê+ | prototype | midêkʰ | varies | the Midêkʰ language |
+| so+í+i+ | place | somídikʰ | n | TKTK |
+| mi+í++o | instrument | mimídkʰo | n | pen, stylus |
+| +i+és+e | emphasis | midéskʰe | m/f | conversation/command |
+| hê+i+o+ | personal | hêmidokʰ | m/f | orator, author, sage |
+| hi+i++í | diminutive | himidkʰí | f | word |
+| ŋô+i++o | derogative | ŋômidkʰo | m | nonsense, pleading |
* The noun of abstraction represents the abstract category of the root,
both the set of all of the things (or at least a particular type of
all things belonging to the category.
* The prototype noun represents the prototypical object related to a
root.
- For some roots, the prototype refers to a specific thing (as "Midêkh"
+ For some roots, the prototype refers to a specific thing (as "Midêkʰ"
for the language) as a proper noun, in which case it cannot be used
in the plural and it has feminine gender.
In other cases, it refers to a typical type of object related to the
brackets) include "+í+o+" (f), "to+i+í+" (n), "te+i++ó" (m),
"no+i+é+" (f), "si+í+e+" (m).
+Verbs are similarly formed by combining a semantic root with one of
+several patterns.
+
### Inflectional morphology
TKTK
### Roots
-* m-d-kh: language
+* m-d-kʰ: language
* p-s-ŋ: liquid/water
TKTK
**v**arying by referent), **v**erb (**t**ransitive, **i**ntransitive),
**adj**ective.
-* hêmidokh (m-d-kh): nv. orator, author, sage
+* hêmidokʰ (m-d-kʰ): nv. orator, author, sage
* hêpisoŋ (p-s-ŋ): nv. cupbearer
-* himidkhí (m-d-kh): nf. word
+* himidkʰí (m-d-kʰ): nf. word
* hipisŋí (p-s-ŋ): nf. pond, lake
-* midêkh (m-d-kh): nf.sg. the Midêkh language
-* midéskhe (m-d-kh): nf. command, order
-* midéskhe (m-d-kh): nm. conversation, dialogue (this can refer to a spoken conversation or a written dialogue)
-* midkhé (m-d-kh): nf.sg. linguistics, language in general
-* mídokh (m-d-kh): nf. book, scroll
-* mimídkho (m-d-kh): nn. pen, stylus, other writing instrument
+* midêkʰ (m-d-kʰ): nf.sg. the Midêkʰ language
+* midéskʰe (m-d-kʰ): nf. command, order
+* midéskʰe (m-d-kʰ): nm. conversation, dialogue (this can refer to a spoken conversation or a written dialogue)
+* midkʰé (m-d-kʰ): nf.sg. linguistics, language in general
+* mídokʰ (m-d-kʰ): nf. book, scroll
+* mimídkʰo (m-d-kʰ): nn. pen, stylus, other writing instrument
* mipísŋo (p-s-ŋ): nn. canal
-* nomidékh (m-d-kh): nf. message, letter
-* ŋômidkho (m-d-kh): nm. nonsense, pathetic request
+* nomidékʰ (m-d-kʰ): nf. message, letter
+* ŋômidkʰo (m-d-kʰ): nm. nonsense, pathetic request
* nôpisŋo (p-s-ŋ): nm. urine
* pisêŋ (p-s-ŋ): nm. water
* pisésŋe (p-s-ŋ): nm. flood
* pisŋé (p-s-ŋ): nf.sg. liquids (the state of matter, and the science of its behavior)
-* simídekh (m-d-kh): nm. language, script
+* simídekʰ (m-d-kʰ): nm. language, script
* sipíseŋ (p-s-ŋ): nm. mouthful (esp. of liquids)
-* somídikh (m-d-kh): nn. TKTK (some sort of language place)
+* somídikʰ (m-d-kʰ): nn. TKTK (some sort of language place)
* sopísiŋ (p-s-ŋ): nn. body of water or other liquid, esp. an ocean
* tepisŋó (p-s-ŋ): nm. blood
-* tōmidíkh (m-d-kh): nn. sentence
+* tōmidíkʰ (m-d-kʰ): nn. sentence
* tōpisíŋ (p-s-ŋ): nn. cup, waterskin, jug
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