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'''Osol''' is the official language of [[Osolia]]. It is a conlang | '''Osol''' is the official language of [[Osolia]]. It is a conlang created by [[tz_scion]] and is used in the [[Korsomas_Ned_Osoles|Osolian national anthem]] as well as on street and road signs in Osolia. | ||
== Grammar == | |||
Osol syntax is generally SOV (subject—object—verb). When asking a question, the word order switches to OSV (object—subject—verb). | |||
Adjectives follow the word they modify and indirect objects follow the direct object. | |||
Osol has 4 noun cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, and possessive. The language also has 3 noun classes in the form of grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, and neuter. | |||
== Phonology == | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" | |||
!Consonants | |||
! colspan=2 | Labial | |||
! colspan=2 | Alveolar | |||
! colspan=2 | Palatal | |||
! colspan=2 | Velar | |||
! colspan=2 | Glottal | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Plosive''' | |||
| p | |||
| b | |||
| t | |||
| d | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| k | |||
| g | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Affricate''' | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | t͡s <ts> | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Nasal''' | |||
| | |||
| m | |||
| | |||
| n | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| | |||
| (ŋ) | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Trill''' | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| | |||
| r | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Fricative''' | |||
| f | |||
| | |||
| s | |||
| | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| x | |||
| | |||
| h | |||
| | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Approximant''' | |||
| | |||
| w <w> | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| | |||
| j <y> | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
|- style="vertical-align:top; white-space:nowrap;" | |||
| '''Lateral Approximant''' | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| | |||
| l | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
| colspan=2 | | |||
|} | |||
== Vocabulary == | |||
Most Osol words are not based on any natural language. However, Osol does feature some loanwords borrowed from various languages, such as English, Greek/Ancient Greek, Italian, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Melonyc (the language tz_scion created for Melonia), and Nahuatl. Loanwords make up approximately 0.6% of Osol's vocabulary. | |||
Latest revision as of 00:57, 18 June 2024
Osol is the official language of Osolia. It is a conlang created by tz_scion and is used in the Osolian national anthem as well as on street and road signs in Osolia.
Grammar
Osol syntax is generally SOV (subject—object—verb). When asking a question, the word order switches to OSV (object—subject—verb).
Adjectives follow the word they modify and indirect objects follow the direct object.
Osol has 4 noun cases: the nominative, accusative, genitive, and possessive. The language also has 3 noun classes in the form of grammatical gender: masculine, feminine, and neuter.
Phonology
| Consonants | Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||
| Affricate | t͡s <ts> | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) | |||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||
| Fricative | f | s | x | h | ||||||
| Approximant | w <w> | j <y> | ||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | |||||||||
Vocabulary
Most Osol words are not based on any natural language. However, Osol does feature some loanwords borrowed from various languages, such as English, Greek/Ancient Greek, Italian, Latin, Mandarin Chinese, Melonyc (the language tz_scion created for Melonia), and Nahuatl. Loanwords make up approximately 0.6% of Osol's vocabulary.