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==Vocabulary==
==Vocabulary==
===Common expressions===
===Common expressions===
Hello: '''Hánei''' (I salute)
Hello: '''Hámo''' (I salute)


Good morning: '''Riés háni védek/vedérek''' ("good morning to you", singular/plural)
Good morning: '''Riés háni védek/vedérek''' ("good morning to you", singular/plural)

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Cukish (Livaléns in Cukish) is a Carjado-Matrélikish language that originated in the Oblivion Islands at some point between the 1st and 3rd centuries AD, after which it was spread to the New Leganés archipelago approximately at 6th century AD. It is one of the three official languages of the Cooperative Commonwealth of New Leganés, the Oblivion Islands and Shoneria along with Impelanzan and Staynish, and it's also a notable language in other countries and territories such as Valerijk (Vistaraland) and South Peragen.

History

Phonology

Consonant phonemes
Manner/Place Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Palato-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop p b t d k g q
Affricate
Fricative f v s ʒ ʝ h
Tap ɾ
Trill r
Lateral approximant l
Co-articulated phonemes
Manner/Place Labial-velar
Approximant w
Vowel phonemes
Front Back
High i u
High-mid e o
Low a

Diphtongs: aɪ, eɪ

Grammar

Cukish is a flexive language, and hence verbs have conjugation, and nouns, adjectives and pronouns are marked with grammatical number and case. There may be occasional gender marks in words taken from Impelanzan or Staynish.

Nouns

Adjectives

Pronouns

Pure case (nominative-accusative):

  • 1st sing: Yó
  • 2nd sing: Tú
  • 3rd sing: Véo
  • 1st plur: Véri
  • 2nd plur: Vérek
  • 3rd plur: Véreo

Genitive case:

  • 1st sing: Véli
  • 2nd sing: Vélek
  • 3rd sing: Vélo
  • 1st plur: Véleri
  • 2nd plur: Vélerek
  • 3rd plur: Veléreo

Dative case:

  • 1st sing: Védi
  • 2nd sing: Védek
  • 3rd sing: Védeo
  • 1st plur: Véderi
  • 2nd plur: Vedérek
  • 3rd plur: Vedéreo

Accompanying case:

  • 1st sing: Véni
  • 2nd sing: Vének
  • 3rd sing: Véno
  • 1st plur: Venéri
  • 2nd plur: Venérek
  • 3rd plur: Venéreo

Verbs

Adverbs

Conjunctions

Prepositions

Syntax

Cukish follows a SOV (subject-object-verb) syntax. That way, with time, Cukish got rid of the nominative-accusative case, which left the original roots without suffix when accomplishing the function of subject or direct object, hence receiving the name of "pure case". The Cukish syntax is very regular regarding its word order, as sentences must be ordered in the right way to be properly understood. Aside from the SOV order, genitive must go before the complement they are refering to, and adjectives must go in the same way with their noun correlatives.

Vocabulary

Common expressions

Hello: Hámo (I salute)

Good morning: Riés háni védek/vedérek ("good morning to you", singular/plural)

Good afternoon: Riés gafé védek/vedérek ("good afternoon/evening to you", singular /plural)

Good night: Riés nátu védek/vedérek ("good night to you", singular/plural)

Thanks: Dáni ("I am thankful")

Thank you: Danídek/danidérek ("I am thankful to you", singular/plural)

Thank you so much: Káler danídek/danidérek ("I am very thankful to you", singular/plural)

Please: Si rádek/radérek ("if it's possible for you" singular/plural)