Coim Cez
From KneeQuickie
Coim Cez is the language spoken by the ancestors of those labeled Primitives in Kolyn's conworld Osbamiz. Below is an example of the language, a translation of the Babel Text into Coim Cez. Another example is the translation of the poem Full Circle.
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Coim Cez Babel Text
Coim Cez
- Alos osba azda faz coimei aim me osoiric aimis fazin maibonei.
- Frasofeimic aimis fazin adebanei zad defral zinar me melaimic ecrif acanei.
- Cososoiric ecrif "Cesiralnoi boseifinei me bosireloi garad grif ecrifei." Drimic ecrif boseifinei zad car boirdel.
- Cososoiric ecrif "Cesiralnoi beigardei roz beil faid garad iro cosoilomeloi grif me cogaraimeloi grif osbanei faz."
- Masedorig iro frasir osbadal cesirocis aimisei beigardei faz me beilei faid faz
- Cososoirig osbadal "Garaimeneil boidomanai iro osoir aimis coimei aim me cesiroc ecrif beilei faid faz ez egai ofeid masedon asda."
- "Elobleran coimei ecrifol ez colaicobremenai ecrif."
- Zaicesirocis ecrif beigardei faz me oriz deiserig osbadal aimisei faz.
- Brifazoran beigard faz babelei me oriz eloblerig osbadal coimei faz. Deiserig osbadal aimisei faz me omos masedonei iro carasda am iro aimis faz.
English Gloss
- to-have (2p arch sing) world (nom) whole the tongue (acc) one and to-speak (3p arch plur) people (nom) the (plur) same (acc).
- to-discover (3p arch plur) people (nom) the (plur) plain (acc) in east shinar and to-live (3p arch plur) they (nom) there (acc).
- to-speak (3p arch plur reflex) they (nom) "to-make (1p imper plur) bricks (acc) and to-cook (1p imper plur) much they (acc)". to-use (3p arch plur) they (nom) bricks (acc) in place stone (gen)
- to-speak (3p arch plur reflex) they (nom) "to-make (1p imper plur) town (acc) with house tall very to to-make-important (1p futr plur reflex) we (nom) and to-unite (1p futr plur reflex) we (nom) world (acc) the."
- to-come (2p arch sing) to to-see world-spirit (nom) to-make (3p arch-cont plur) people (acc) city (acc) the and hourse (acc) tall the.
- to-speak (2p arch sing reflex) world-spirit (nom) "to-unite (3p cond plur) to-be-able (3p pres plur) to to-speak (3p pres plur) people (nom) tongue (acc) one and to-make they (nom) house (acc) tall the then to-be (3p futr plur) paths (nom) all open (acc)".
- "to-twist (1p imper sing) tongue (acc) they (gen) then to-understand (3p futr plur reflex neg) they".
- to-make (3p arch plur cess) they (nom) city (acc) the because to-break (2p arch sing) world-spirit (nom) people (acc) the.
- to-name (2p pres sing) city (nom) the babel (acc) because to-twist (2p arch sing) world-spirit (nom) tongue (acc) the. to-break (2p arch sing) world-spirit (nom) people (acc) the and to-give (2p arch sing) path (acc) to everywhere a to people the.
Phonology
Consonants
In Coim Cez the following consonants were present (given in X-Sampa):
Plosives
- /b/ - b
- /d/ - d
- /k/ - c
- /g/ - g
Fricatives
- /f/ - f
- /s/ - s
- /S/ - z
Nasals
- /m/ - m
- /n/ - n
Approximants
- /l/ - l
- /j/ - y
Taps
- /4/ - r
Vowels
The Coim Cez Vowel system features four vowels:
- /I/ - i
- /a/ - a
- /o/ - o
- /E/ - e
There are also three diphthongs in Coim Cez:
- /ai/ - ai
- /oi/ - oi
- /Ei/ - ei
Allophones
r /4/ becomes /r/ when preceeding l /l/.
r /4/ becomes /r/ when following b /b/, f /f/, c /k/, g /g/, d /d/.
l /l/ becomes l /5/ when appearing word finally.
c /k/ becomes c /x/ when appearing between two vowels.
More to come when they are found.
Phonotactics
The basic allowed syllable form in Coim Cez is (C)V(C). This produces syllables like col and meiz. However a further constraint on this is that a syllable cannot begin and end with the same consonant sound, thus disallowing syllables like bab and lil. r's may appear in a syllable between a consonant and vowel as well, but not at both ends of the syllable, this creates (C)rV(C) and (C)Vr(C). For the (C)rV(C) the allowed initial consonants are b, c, d, f, g and for the (C)Vr(C) the allowed final consonants are d, l, m, n. No syllable can end in y, i. "V" can represent any vowel sound or diphthong.
- (C)V(C)
- (b, c, d, f, g)rV(C)
- (C)Vr(d, l, m, n)
Nouns
Coim Cez nouns have at least three cases (more may be revealed through further research).
Nominative
This is the standard form of the Noun and does not change in any way.
"nom" in glosses.
Accusative
Accusative is used to indicate the object of a verb. It is formed by adding the following endings to the noun based of the final sound of the nominative form:
- consonant - add "ei"
- vowel - add "nei"
- vowel after "n" - add "mei"
"acc" in glosses.
Genitive
Genitive is used to indicate possesion of one noun by another. The possesor noun appears in genitive form rather than the possesed noun (there may be another case to indicate the possesed object). Genitive is form by adding the following endings to the noun based of the final sound of the nominative form:
- "l" - no change
- consonant other than "l" - add "ol"
- vowel - add "mol"
"gen" in glosses.
Plural
To make nouns plural a short suffix is added to the end of the noun. Plurality is applied to the nominative before a change in case to genitive or accusative.
- "b, c, d, g, l, m, n, r" - add "is"
- "f, s, š" - add "in"
- vowel - add "n"
- vowel after "n" - add "s"
Verbs
The infinitive form of verbs in Coim Cez always ends in an "r" or an "m". There are four tenses of verbs in Coim Cez which are: Archaic (Far past. This is used for events prior to ones own lifetime or events in mythological stories. It is used almost exclusively in the Babel Text above.), Past, Present, and Future. These can all appear in either simple or continuous forms. The continuous form denoting an action that is/was/will be occuring over a period of time, especially if other actions occur within that time period. There also exist Conditional and Imperative forms. Imperative is used when giving orders, instructions, or requests. The following charts indicate the ending to add to the infinitive for each conjugation form. Use of Conditional is uncertain at this time.
Conjugations
| Archaic | Past | Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple | ||||
| 1st Sing. | - | +il | +al | +el |
| 2nd/3rd Sing. | +ig | +in | +an | +en |
| 1st Plur. | - | +iloi | +aloi | +eloi |
| 2nd/3rd Plur. | +ic | +inai | +anai | +enai |
| Continuous | ||||
| 1st Sing. | - | +ozi | +og | +oge |
| 2nd/3rd Sing. | +ocos | +ocin | +oc | +ocen |
| 1st Plur. | - | +ozoi | +og | +ogoi |
| 2nd/3rd Plur. | +ocis | +išai | +oc | +ogai |
| Conditional | Imperative | ||||
| 1st Sing. | +en | +an | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Sing. | +ena | +ana | |||
| 3rd Sing. | +ene | +ane | |||
| 1st Plur. | +elnoi | +alnoi | |||
| 2nd Plur. | +enail | +anail | 3rd Plur. | +eneil | +aneil |
Modifiers
There are several prefixes that can be added to a verb to modify its meaning.
The prefix zai causes the verb to end. There is no verb "to stop" in Coim Cez so to stop doing an action, one adds the prefix zai to the verb. An example would be as follows: "to love" is bar, thus "to stop loving" would be zaibar.
The prefix o reverses the meaning of the verb. "to hate", being the opposite of "to love", would be obar.
The prefix lai makes the verb negative. The negative of bar would be laibar meaning "to not love".
The prefix co makes the verb reflexive. cobar would thus mean "to love oneself" (this implies the emotion rather than any physical action).
The prefix moi makes the verb habitual. The habitual form of "to love" would thus be moibar.
When the infinitive of the verb begins with a vowel sound, an s is inserted between the prefix and the infinitive. These prefixes may also be stacked together. This means that laicosobar means "to not hate oneself".
Word Order
The basic word order of Coim Cez is VSO as in "killed I dog" to say "I killed a dog". Adverbs, adjectives, and articles follow each verb and noun, as in "killed quickly man big the dog brown" to say "The big man killed a brown dog quickly".
