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Ƨodī is a conlang I came up with a while ago. It's not meant to be taken too seriously.

Phonology

the letters are:

bcↄdδfghjȷklλmnƞprstþvwxz

aeıouʌεʜъy

c [ʃ] ↄ [tʃ] δ [ð] λ [ɬ] ƞ [ɲ] þ [θ] ı [i] ʌ [æ] ε [ə~ɯ] ʜ [ɪ] ъ [ø] y [y] ȷ [ç] j [ʒ] ƨ [ʃ]

I don't want it to look even more like a diacritic soup, so I'm avoiding diacritics from the base letters entirely.

The syllable structure is (C)CV(C).

Tones

– 3 – particle
– 51 – predicate
– 15 – argument
– 151 – property clause
– 5 – relative clause
– 515 – adverb or preposition
– 1ʔ5 adjective
– 1ʔ1 – event clause
– 3ʔ3 – determiner
– 5ʔ1 – variable
– 5ʔ5 – conjunction
– 1 – part of the root that isnt the first syllable
– X̰3 – compounded root
– X̃1 – context clause
– X̃5 – interjection

If a word needs multiple tones for a particular reason, append the particle λъ next to it, and let λъ carry the excess tone.

Grammar

Ƨodī sentences follow this structure:
predicate (arguments) (context) (illocution)
Predicates in Ƨodī can have anywhere from 0 to 4 arguments. Here's an example predicate:
ȷa: x₁ is talking to x₂ about x₃.

Adverbs

The start of an adverb is marked with .

The event is assumed to take up the x₁ slot of the adverb.

dànzε̄	bé	mûa
dance `	me ´	beautiful ^
I dance beautifully.

pùa	ló	dê	másā
wait `	they ´	on top of ^	table ´
They wait on top of the table.

Context

The start of a context clause is marked with . A verb with is a noun by default. Its meaning is comparable to the toki pona word la.


frà	bé	tı̣λъ̏ krъ́
like `	me ´	the book ̏ ´
As for the book, I like it.

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-Šodī is a constructed language (conlang) I came up with a while ago. It's not meant to be taken too seriously
+Ƨodī is a conlang I came up with a while ago. It's not meant to be taken too seriously.
 == Phonology ==
 the letters are:
-'''bčdḑfghjklļmnňñprsštţvwxzž'''
+'''bcↄdδfghjȷklλmnƞprstþvwxz'''
-'''aeıouäëïöü'''
+'''aeıouʌεʜъy'''
-<code>ḑ [ð]
+<code>c [ʃ]
-ļ [ɬ]
+ↄ [tʃ]
-ň [ŋ]
+δ [ð]
-ñ [ɲ]
+λ [ɬ]
-ţ [θ]
+ƞ [ɲ]
+þ [θ]
 ı [i]
-ä [æ]
+ʌ [æ]
-ë [ə]
+ε [ə~ɯ]
-ï [ɯ]
+ʜ [ɪ]
-ü [y]</code>
+ъ [ø]
+y [y]
+ȷ [ç]
+j [ʒ]
+ƨ [ʃ]</code>
+I don't want it to look even more like a diacritic soup, so I'm avoiding diacritics from the base letters entirely.
-The syllable structure is (C)(C)V(C). A monosyllabic root or the last syllable of a root can only be (C)(C)V, since the last (C) is utilized for grammar reasons.
+The syllable structure is (C)CV(C).
 ==Tones==
-Initially, I wanted to minimize the number of tones, but then I thought: "fuck it, it's not like anyone's actually going to speak this language, whether it has 1 tone or 16 tones." So, I decided to add 16 distinct tones to Šodī.
+*{{tonebig|n}}– 3 – particle
+*{{tonebig|g}} – 51 – predicate
-*{{tonebig|n}} or {{tonebig|g}} – predicates a˥˦˧
+*{{tonebig|a}} – 15 – argument
-*{{tonebig|a}} – 1st argument of predicate a˦˥
+*{{tonebig|cr}} – 151 – property clause
-*{{tonebig|cr}} – 2nd argument of predicate a˥˦˥
+*{{tonebig|d}}– 5 – relative clause
-*{{tonebig|d}} or {{tonebig|r}} – 3rd argument of predicate a˧˧˧
+*{{tonebig|c}} – 515 – adverb or preposition
-*{{tonebig|c}} – adverb (start) a˦˥˦
+*{{tonebig|da}} – 1ʔ5  adjective
-*{{tonebig|da}} – adjective a˩˥
+*{{tonebig|u}} – 1ʔ1 – event clause
-*{{tonebig|u}} – relative clause start a˥˩˥
+*{{tonebig|ud}} – 3ʔ3 – determiner
-*{{tonebig|ud}} – content clause start a˧˦˧
+*{{tonebig|x}} – 5ʔ1 – variable
-*{{tonebig|b}} – relative clause end ã˥˩˥
+*{{tonebig|t}} – 5ʔ5 – conjunction
-*{{tonebig|h}} – content clause end ã˧˦˧
+*{{tonebig|m}} – 1 – part of the root that isnt the first syllable
-*{{tonebig|t}} – adverb end ã˦˥˦
+*{{tonebig|ho}} – X̰3 – compounded root
-*{{tonebig|m}} – part of the root that isnt the first syllable a˥
+*{{tonebig|dg}} – X̃1 – context clause
-*{{tonebig|ho}} – compounded root a˩
+*{{tonebig|og}} – X̃5 – interjection
-*{{tonebig|dc}} – context start a˧˨˧
+If a word needs multiple tones for a particular reason, append the particle '''λъ''' next to it, and let '''λъ''' carry the excess tone.
-*{{tonebig|td}} – context end ã˧˨˧
-*{{tonebig|ur}} – interjection or particle a˨˩
-*{{tonebig|og}}  negates predicate: a̰˥˦˧ by default, just adds creaky voice when combined with another tone.
-To combine multiple tones in a syllable, a glottal stop (ʔ) is used as a separator. For instance, if the syllable "a" requires both the {{tonebig|cr}} and {{tonebig|ud}} tones, you would split it like this: [aʔa], with each part carrying its respective tone. ([a˥˦˥ʔã˦˥˦]) This does not apply to ogonek since it only creakens the voice.
-The vowel with multiple diacritics is either written as ę̌ or ęě depending on preference.
 ==Grammar==
-Šodī sentences follow this structure:<br>
+Ƨodī sentences follow this structure:<br>
-<code>predicate (arguments) (illocutionary markers)</code><br>
+<code>predicate (arguments) (context) (illocution)</code><br>
-Adverbs and interjections can be placed almost anywhere in a sentence, except after the illocutionary markers.<br>
+Predicates in Ƨodī can have anywhere from 0 to 4 arguments. Here's an example predicate:<br>
-Predicates  in Šodī can have anywhere from 0 to 4 arguments. Here's an example predicate:<br>
+'''ȷa''': x<sub>1</sub> is talking to x<sub>2</sub> about x<sub>3</sub>.
-'''ža''': x<sub>1</sub> is talking to x<sub>2</sub> about x<sub>3</sub>.<br>
-In many other languages, like Toaq or Lojban, the sentence "I talk to you about food" would typically follow a strict word order, like this:<br>
-'''ža''' me you food<br>
-Because the argument numbers are determined by word order, you're limited to this fixed structure.
-However, in Šodī, the argument roles are marked by tone, which means the word order can be flexible. All of the following are valid ways to express "I talk to you about food": (assume the english words are šodīan words)
-'''ža''' mé yǒu fo̊od<br>
-'''ža''' fo̊od mé yǒu<br>
-fo̊od mé '''ža''' yǒu<br>
-fo̊od mé yǒu '''ža'''
-In each case, the tones mark which argument is which, so you're free to rearrange the words without losing meaning.
 ===Adverbs===
-The start of an adverb is marked with {{tonebig|c}} and the end of its arguments is marked with {{tonebig|t}}.<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
+The start of an adverb is marked with {{tonebig|c}}.
-ža bé sǒ ko̊m tâ wę̌
-talk me\1 you\2 food\3-some at\adv house\Eadv\1
-</syntaxhighlight>
-The verb is assumed to take up the x<sub>1</sub> slot of the adverb.
-If the adverb is one word:
-When it's at the very start, it gets {{tonebig|og}} only.
-When it's at the very end, it gets {{tonebig|c}} only.
-When it's in the middle of the sentence, it gets both.
-=== Context ===
-The start of a context clause is marked with {{tonebig|dc}}  and the end of it is marked with {{tonebig|td}}. Its meaning is comparable to the toki pona word '''la'''.
-<syntaxhighlight lang="text">
-ge᪴lē        ye  bé
-future\Econ eat me\1
-</syntaxhighlight>
-=== Articles ===
+The event is assumed to take up the x<sub>1</sub> slot of the adverb.
-Marked by the last consonant of the noun.
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+
+|dànzε̄
-!Cons.
+|bé
-!Mean.
+|mûa
-!Symbolic
 |-
-|none
+|dance `
-|some X
+|me ´
-|λx.P(x)
+|beautiful ^
 |-
-|m
+| colspan="3" |I dance beautifully.
-|an X
+|}
-|λx.∃x(P(x) ∧ ∀y(P(y) → y = x))
+{| class="wikitable"
+|pùa
+|ló
+|dê
+|másā
 |-
-|w
+|wait `
-|all x
+|they ´
-|λx.∀y(P(y)→y=x)
+|on top of ^
+|table ´
 |-
-|p
+| colspan="4" |They wait on top of the table.
-|no X
-|λx.∀y(P(y)→y≠x)
-|-
-|t
-|this X
-|idk
-|-
-|k
-|the X
-|λx. ∀y. (P(y) → y = x)
-|-
-|g
-|x-ness
-|idk
-|-
-|l
-|which X?
-|idk
 |}
-=== Mood ===
+=== Context ===
-Marked by the last consonant of the predicate. NOTE: Mood has higher scope than negation, so negation doesn't apply to mood.
+The start of a context clause is marked with {{tonebig|dg}}. A verb with {{tonebig|dg}} is a noun by default. Its meaning is comparable to the toki pona word '''la'''.
 {| class="wikitable"
 |+
-!Cons.
+|frà
-!Meaning
+|bé
-|-
+|tı̣λъ̏ krъ́
-|none
-|none
-|-
-|m
-|possible
-|-
-|w
-|impossible
-|-
-|p
-|general rule
 |-
-|t
+|like `
-|subjunctive possible
+|me ´
+|the book  ̏ ´
 |-
-|k
+| colspan="3" |As for the book, I like it.
-|subjunctive general rule
 |}