Conlang Year: Week 28
This week, I dive further into developing questions. As always, the prompts are here.
Day 190 - Create a variety of positive y/n questions
| IPA | Meaning | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| ʒɛx.tas ða βðøm.ɾa aɪs.yʒ | Was the cat yellow? | 3.a.pa.BE question cat.nom yellow |
| tax.uɢ.ɾuq.ʃʌ ða ŋaʎ uɢ.ɾuq.ɾaŋ | Give that lizard to your sister | 2.a.pa.FISH question you.nom fish.acc |
| ʒɛx.ɪ.tas ða qyɸ ɣʒɪŋ.ɾa.sɪn | Gather the fruits | 3.a.pr.BE question he.nom married |
| tax.sɸɪt ða ŋaʎ ʃɸoŋ.ɾaŋ | Watch the white dog | 2.a.pa.COOK question you.nom sheep.acc |
Day 191 - Create a variety of negative y/n questions
| IPA | Meaning | Structure |
|---|---|---|
| tax.βðønʃ ða ɛʃ ŋaʎ ʒɛr.oŋ | Didn't you find it? | 2.a.pa.FIND question negation you.nom it.acc |
| ʒɛx.ut.pɛɪ ða ɛʃ qyɸ ɪŋʃ.ɢaŋ doŋ.oŋ | Didn't he gather any mushrooms? | 3.a.pa.GATHER question negation he.nom fungus.acc any.acc |
| tax.syɸ zaɪ.βa ða ɛʃ ŋaʎ | Didn't you sleep well? | 2.a.pa.SLEEP well question negation you.nom |
| ʒɛʎ.ɸɾu.ɢʌq ða ɛʃ ʃɪθ.βan.ɢa ɾɪmʃθ θɛʎ.ɢaŋ | Didn't that rock break the fence? | 3.i.pa.BREAK question negation rock.nom that.nom fence.acc |
Day 192 - Review verb forms in light of y/n question strategies
Since the yes/no question is simply formed by adding a particle after the verb phrase, I don't think it's necessary to go through all these inflections - they aren't changed by the addition of the particle.
Day 193 - Create strategies for answering y/n questions
I came up with a few short sentences and then reduced them. I ended up with a yes and no that both ended in a voiced fricative and shared a vowel at first, so I went back and figured out a different form for yes.
| IPA | Meaning | Reduced form |
|---|---|---|
| ʒɛʎ.ɪ.ʃan.qɪð.wøŋ nɛð.ɢa | Truth is spoken (yes) | wøn |
| tax.aɪ.aɪɾ ða ta.ɪx.qyʃ.ɾa | Will the flood recede? (probably) | ðaɪ.qyʃ |
| wað.bøn naɪ daɪ.bɾu | Sun or moon (maybe) | wað.naɪ.daɪ |
| ʒɛx.ɪ.tas ðɛd.ɾa nɪðβ.ɾaŋ | Words are wind (I don't know) | ðɛd.nɪθɸ |
| ʒɛx.ɪ.tas ɛʃ ʒɛr | It is not (no) | ɛʒ |
Day 194 - Write a section on y/n questions
I've been keeping this up as I went along and I'll be adding my examples to the documentation as well.
Day 195 - Explore options for wh-word questions
I accidentally made forms for many of the wh-words way back, but what I think I'm going to need here are forms for each of the cases present in Thekkish, so they can replace that phrase in a sentence to turn it into a question. I'm undecided as to whether the question particle should be present here too. I lean towards yes.
Day 196 - Explore options for wh-word as modifier
In cases where the wh-word modifies a noun, I think they co-occur after the noun, making sure they agree with its case.
This one took me a bit longer than last week, but I still had a good time. I hope to be back for another round next week!