Editing Snvsdr dhv

EM FĒ DOY SNVSDR EFME PR̄

/ém ɸē dò snœ̀sdɤ̀ èɸmé pɤ̄/

'''snv̀sdr̀ dhè''' is a micro-lang designed to be good at building words. The grammar is derived from kót wàwa. 

The vocabulary is derived from draft versions of a language called "teja", which itself is inspired by tuki tiki.

It has no strict division between word building vocabulary and sentence-building vocabulary.

[[snvsdr dhe/Test sentences]]

[[snvsdr dhe/Example texts]]

=== Phonemes ===

==== Consonants ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
!
!
|-
|p
|t
|c
|k
|-
|b
|d
|ɟ ⟨c⟩
|g ⟨k⟩
|-
|pʰ ⟨ph⟩
|tʰ ⟨th⟩
|cʰ ⟨ch⟩
|kʰ ⟨kh⟩
|-
|bʰ ⟨bh⟩
|dʰ ⟨dh⟩
|ɟʰ ⟨ch⟩
|gʰ ⟨kh⟩
|-
|m̥ ⟨m⟩
|n̥ ⟨n⟩
|ɲ̊ ⟨l⟩
|ŋ̊ ⟨g⟩
|-
|m
|n
|ɲ ⟨l⟩
|ŋ ⟨g⟩
|-
|ɸ ⟨f⟩
|s
|ç ⟨j⟩
|x
|-
|β ⟨f⟩
|z
|ʝ ⟨j⟩
|ɣ ⟨x⟩
|}

==== Vowels ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
!
!
!
!
|-
|ø ⟨vy⟩
|i ⟨ey⟩
|ɯ ⟨ry⟩
|o ⟨oy⟩
|
|ʉ ⟨y⟩
|-
|œ ⟨v⟩
|e
|ɤ ⟨r⟩
|ɔ ⟨o⟩
|
|ə ⟨h⟩
|-
|ɶ ⟨va⟩
|ɛ ⟨ea⟩
|ʌ ⟨ra⟩
|ɒ ⟨oa⟩
|
|a
|}

==== Tones ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
!
|-
|high
|á
|the consonant is always voiceless
|-
|mid
|ā
|no distinction on consonant voicing
|-
|low
|à
|the consonant is always voiced
|}
In the standard Latin orthography, some of the consonants don't show whether they are voiced. In those cases, the voicing can be inferred from the tone.

=== Root words ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!word
!sound (as a verb)
!meaning (as a verb)
!notes
!origin
!kw equiv
!tuki tiki equiv
|-
|''bv''
|/bœ̀/
|x is the start/front of y
|
|< tok ''open''
|''òpe, zìm''
|''open''
|-
|''be''
|/bè/
|x is flat in the presence of y
|
|< teja ''pe'', infl. by tok ''lipu''
|''lìp''
|''kati''
|-
|''br''
|/bɤ̀/
|x is good to y
|
|< teja ''po'' < tok ''pona''
|''bòn''
|''pula''
|-
|''bo''
|/bɔ̀/
|x is a container of/for y
|
|< tok ''poki''
|''pòki, jò''
|''~lu<''
|-
|''dv''
|/dœ̀/
|x moves because of y
|
|< teja ''ta'' < tok ''tawa''
|''nàsa, ìles, mùs''
|''taka''
|-
|''de''
|/dè/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''dr''
|/dɤ̀/
|x experiences y
|
|< teja ''to'' < tok ''sona''
|''bìli, zòn, ~(lùki, gùt)''
|''tula''
|-
|''do''
|/dɔ̀/
|x goes to y
|
|< teja ''ta'' < tok ''tawa''
|''dàu''
|''taka''
|-
|''bhv''
|/bʰœ̀/
|x is above y
|
|< teja ''pa''
|''zèu, bm̀a''
|''tiku''
|-
|''bhe''
|/bʰè/
|x is part of y
|inalienable possession
|a priori
|ìns, bɔ̀k
|puka
|-
|''bhr''
|/bʰɤ̀/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''bho''
|/bʰɔ̀/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''dhv''
|/dʰœ̀/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''dhe''
|/dʰè/
|x is solid to y
|
|
|''gìwe''
|''kiku''
|-
|''dhr''
|/dʰɤ̀/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''dho''
|/dʰɔ̀/
|~ x is the agent of something happening to it
|reflexive pronoun
|< kw ''zɒ̀''
|''zɒ̀''
| -
|-
|''mv''
|/mœ̀/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''me''
|/mè/
|x is me now as I'm speaking, and y is you as you're listening
|
|< teja ''me'' "me; this" < tok ''mi''
|''mì lònní, ànis''
|''mi, li''
|-
|''mr''
|/mɤ̀/
|x uses y
|
|< tok ''moku''
|''bèke, ~mòk''
|''ilu''
|-
|''mo''
|/mɔ̀/
|x is where y is
|
|< teja ''ma'' < tok ''ma''
|''nòl, mà, mèt''
|''lu<, kiku''
|-
|''nv''
|/nœ̀/
|x emits/gives/causes y
|
|< kw ''nàt'' (< tok ''tan)'' & tok ''pana''
|''nàt, bàna''
|''~tuki''
|-
|''ne''
|/nè/
|x is small in the presence of y
|
|negation of ''go'' "big"< teja ''a;'' infl. by tok ''lili''
|''lìli''
|''lili''
|-
|''nr''
|/nɤ̀/
|x is few/one in the presence of y
|
|negation of ''gv'' "many"< teja ''a''
|''ɲæ̀k''
|''a ala''
|-
|''no''
|/nɔ̀/
|x has already happened or begun to happen
|
|< kw ''dà'' < PIE -eh2tos, infl. by vi ''đã'' and zh-cmn 了
|''dà''
|''~lu taka lapi''
|-
|''fv''
|/βœ̀/
|x points to y
|
|a priori
|''lùka dàu''
|''lika, ~tuki''
|-
|''fe''
|/βè/
|x does y
|
|a priori, infl. by tok ''li''
|''lì''
|''li''
|-
|''fr''
|/βɤ̀/
|x can't initiate actions or states of being that affect y from x's own will
|
|negation of ''je'' "agent of action" < teja ''ja'' "living thing" < tuki tiki ''ka &'' tok ''jan''
|''ɰʉ̀ŋ, ~(ʋʉ̀ŋ, ɣɛ̀ɻɔɰ, ɻʉ̀x, ʉ̀tɔx, dʉ̀ɰ)''
|''ka ala''
|-
|''fo''
|/βɔ̀/
|
|unassigned
|
|
|
|-
|''z''
|/z/
|x is an act of doing y (aux.)
|it takes a verb as its object
|a priori, infl. by vi ''sự'' " the act of doing ..."
|''~àn''
|''~pali''
|-
|'':''
|/ː̄/
|in the context of x, y happens
|it lengthens the previous vowel or consonant, but with mid tone. written by repeating the previous letter
|
|''~la''
|''~la''
|-
|''h''
|/ə/
|x happens to y
|
|
|''ìjo, è, ~la''
|''iku, ~la''
|-
|''y''
|/ʉ/
|(
|it can merge with a vowel before it to form a close vowel
|
|''pi, ~àn''
|
|-
|''a''
|/a/
|)
|it can merge with a vowel before to form an open vowel
|
|''ip, na''
|
|}

=== Grammar ===

==== Unit words ====
Every two-letter root word, in the verb form given in the table, is a valid ''unit word''.

Other unit words can be derived by changing the tone.

e.g. ''nv̀'' /nœ̀/ (verb) "emit/cause/give" → ''nv́'' /n̥œ́/ (noun) "giver", → ''nv̄'' /nœ̄/ (connective) "causing".

The noun version of a word refers to something that does the verb version of it. And the verb version of a noun refers to the act of being the thing that the noun refers to.

Other unit words can be derived by reversing it. These are the passive forms.

e.g. ''nv̀'' /nœ̀/ (emit/cause/give) → ''v̀n'' /œ̀n/ "be given"; ''v́n'' /œ́n/ "gift"; ''v̄n'' /œ̄n/ "as a result of"

More unit words can be derived by inverting the sounds. These are the negated forms.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
|-
|p/b
|c
|-
|t/d
|k
|-
|ph/bh
|ch
|-
|th/dh
|kh
|-
|m
|l
|-
|n
|g
|-
|f
|j
|-
|s/z
|x
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
|-
|v
|r
|-
|e
|o
|}
e.g. ''nv̀'' /nœ̀/ → ''gr̀'' /ŋɤ̀/ "not give, not cause"

From this, a single two-letter root word can take 12 different unit word forms.

==== Compound words ====
If you say a noun right after a verb or a noun, it becomes the object of that previous word.

The combination is considered to be a ''compound word''.

e.g. ''nv̀'' "give" + ''pó'' "box" → ''nv̀pó'' /nœ̀pɔ́/ "give a box".

''pó'' "box"+ ''pŕ'' "good thing" → ''pópŕ'' /pɔ̀pɤ́/ "box of treats"

If you say another noun afterwards, it becomes the object of the noun you just added.

''nv̀'' + ''pó'' + ''pŕ'' → ''nv̀'' + ''pópŕ'' → ''nv̀pópŕ'' /nœ̀pɔ́pɤ́/ "give a box of treats"

This is the only way compound words are formed, so in writing, the tone marks can be left off the suffixed nouns.

e.g. ''nv̀popr'' "give a box of treats"

Any unit word or compound word is also considered to be a ''unit phrase''.

==== Conditional phrases ====
A unit phrase can be made subjunctive by lengthening the final sound of the last word in it and putting the lengthened form into mid tone.

''br̀r̄''  /bɤ̀ɤ̄/  "if it's good", "where/when it's good."

The next unit phrase is asserted to be true, if the subjunctive one is.

''br̀r̄ nv̀''  /bɤ̀ɤ̄ nœ̀/  "if good then give"

''r̀bb̄ fè''  /ɤ̀bbə̄ βè/  "if benefitted then do"

''jv́ mèē èm''  /çœ́ mèē èm/  "if not me, then you", "us (inclusive)"

It's possible to have more than one condition.

''br̀r̄ r̀bb̄ nv̀''  /bɤ̀ɤ̄ ɤ̀bbə̄ nœ̀/  "if it's good then, if it's benefitted, give"

The result is a ''conditional phrase''.

==== Verbal modification ====
If you say a verb after a phrase, it modifies the meaning of that phrase.

The combination is considered to be a ''compound phrase''. The meaning is this: The thing referred to be the first word does the action referred to by the added verb.

e.g. ''nv̀'' "give" + ''br̀'' "good" → ''nv̀'' ''br̀'' "give in a good way", "give politely"

''pó'' "box" + ''br̀'' "good" → ''pó br̀'' "good box"

If you say another verb afterwards, it also modifies the first word of the phrase. Note this is different to adding a noun.

''pó'' "box" + ''nv̀'' "give" + ''br̀'' "good" → ''pó nv̀ br̀''  /pɔ́ nœ̀ bɤ̀/ "a box that gives and is good", "a good dispenser"

''pó'' "box" + ''nv̀popr'' "give a box of treats" + ''br̀'' "good" → ''pó nv̀popr br̀''  /pɔ̀ nœ̀pɔ́pɤ́ bɤ̀/ "a box that gives boxes of treats and is good", "a good treat-box disepenser"

This is the only way compound phrases are formed, so in writing, the tone marks can be left off the added verbs.

e.g. ''pó nv br'' "good dispenser"

''pó nvpopr'' ''br''  "good treat-box dispenser"

Phrases, like words, can be either verb or noun.

==== Making a statement ====
If you say a verb phrase on its own, you assert that it's true in some sense.

''br̀.''  /bɤ̀/.  "It's good.", "There is goodness."

By default, a statement takes on a general meaning, but the sense can be narrowed down based on the current context.

''br̀.''  "You did it well.", "I am good to them.", "It's delicious."

''nv̀popr br.''  "The treat-box is given well.", "The treat-box is made well.", "It does a job job dispensing those bags of good things."

''nv̀poprr̄ br''.  "If treat-box is given, the giving is done well."

==== Mentioning something ====
If you say a noun phrase on its own, you simply mention it, without asserting that it's true or present.

''pŕ.''  /pɤ́/.  "The good thing."

''nv́''.  /n̥œ́/.  "One that gives.", "The cause."

==== Abstract nouns ====
You can also refer to the process of something happening with ''s''.

''snv̀.''  /snœ̀/. "The giving.", "The causation.", "Emanation."

''s'' is the noun form of ''z''. It's distinguished from it by being devoiced.

==== Embedding a phrase ====
You embed a phrase within another with ''y'' /ʉ/.

''nv̀ y pó nv br''. /nœ̀ ʉ̄ pɔ́ nœ̀ bɤ̀/". "It gives a good dispenser."

If the embedded phrase is a noun phrase, ''y'' may be combined with a vowel just before it. When doing so, the ''y'' becomes just a change to the sound of that earlier vowel, closing it a little bit.

''nv̀y po nv br.''  /nø̀ pɔ́ nœ̀ bɤ̀/.  "It gives a good dispenser."

An embedded phrase can be ended with ''a''. This frees you up to modify the head word before it.

''nv̀y po nv br a gv̀.''  /nø̀ pɔ́ nœ̀ bɤ̀ ā ŋœ̀/. "It often gives good dispensers."

If the following phrase is a noun phrase, it becomes an object of the head word in the embedded phrase. Also, the ''a'' may be combined with any vowel at the end of the embedded phrase. This opens that vowel a little bit.

''nv̀y po nv bra popr.''  /nø̀ pɔ́ nœ̀ bʌ̀ pɔ́pɤ́/. "It gives a good treat-box dispenser."

==== Attributing an action ====
You can specify who is doing something by saying a noun phrase, followed by ''fē'' /ɸē/ and then the verb phrase.

''mé fē nv̀''.  /mé ɸē nœ̀/.  "I'm giving something.", "Right now, I give it.", "It's because of me right now."

==== Describing a sentence ====
A sentence can be described by adding a mid tone word to the start or the end of it.

At the start, 

''r̄p ém fē nv̀.''  /ɤ̄p ém ɸē nœ̀/.  "It's good that you give it."

''ém fē nv̀ pr̄.''  /ém ɸē nœ̀ pɤ̄/.  "It would be good if you give it.", "Can you please give it?"

==== Connecting sentences ====
Putting a mid tone word ''M'' between two sentences ''P'' and ''Q'' creates a conditional statement, meaning where ''P'' is true, ''Q'' is true and ''P'' does ''M'' to ''Q''.

''ém fē nv̀ nv̄ mé fē òm bo''.  /ém ɸē nœ̀ nœ̄ m̥é ɸē ɔ̀m bɔ̀/.  "If you give it, that will make me have it."