User:Sweetykid/Akodjonian language
Intro
Akodjo (Akodjonian: Akojomã Kãli, litterally language of the State of Akodjo, the name of the country pre-colonization) is one of the official languages of 
Artenia island country alongside Franquese and in some parts of the country Ingerish.
It's a conlang, inspired by RW Baoulé language (one of Akan group languages) with many made-up words, or words from Franquese and Ingerish languages.
The local population speaks de facto Akodjo, and 80% speak another language (Franquese or Ingerish).
Akodjonian Alphabet and phonology
Since XXXX, Akodjo language uses Romantian alphabet, including many diacritics which count as proper letters, and few symbols as letters. No digraph, trigraph or quadrigraph for Akodjo: the "one letter, one song" motto is what matters to Artenians.
| Letter | Name | Pronunciation
(phonology) |
Word example for pronunciation
(Français) |
Word example for pronunciation
(English) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A, a | a | /a/ | Abriter | Action |
| Ã, ã | ã | /ɑ̃/ | Antiquité; Emmener; Prendre | Antarephia; Language |
| B, b | bé | /be/ | Bâton | Brown |
| C, c | cé | /t̠ʃʼe/ | Tchad | Chad; Cheese; Choice |
| D, d | dé | /de/ | Dalle | Dough |
| E, e | e | /ɜ/ | Europe; Feu | Relish |
| É, é | é | /e/ | Élire | |
| È, è | è | /ɛ/ | Ergoter; Prêt | Left; Day |
| Ë, ë | ë | /ɛ̃/ | Indolore; Un; Chien; Nain | inexistent song in English |
| F, f | èf | /ɛf/ | Farine | Flour |
| G, g | gé | /ge/ | Gagner | Green |
| H, h | ha | /ʃa/ | Chapeau; Chien; Racheter | Shoes; Shrink; Shine |
| I, i | i | /i/ | Inodore | Improvement; Green |
| J, j | ji | /ӡi/ | Djibouti | Djibouti |
| K, k | ka | /ka/ | Karaté | Kyle |
| L, l | èl | /ɛl/ | Lune | Land |
| M, m | èm | /ɛm/ | Matin | Morning |
| N, n | èn | /ɛn/ | Nuit | Night |
| Ñ, ñ | ñe | /njɜ/ | Montagne; Oignon; Espagne | inexistent song in English |
| O, o | o | /o/ | Olive | Ocean |
| Ô, ô | ô | /ɔ/ | Ordre; Hôte | Got |
| Õ, õ | õ | /õ/ | Onde; Long; Construire | Blonde |
| P, p | pé | /pe/ | Papa | Proud |
| Q, q | qa | /ɡ͡bɑ/ | son inexistant en français | inexistent song in English |
| R, r | èr | /ɛʁ/ | Rateau | 'r' song pronounced in the French way |
| S, s | ès | /ɛs/ | Sardine; Ceinture; Ciseau | Soul |
| T, t | té | /tɛ/ | Tour | Trend |
| U, u | u | /y/ | Urbain; Rature | |
| V, v | vé | /vɛ/ | Voiture; Virevolter | |
| W, w | w | /u/ | Oublier, Course | Goose; Lose |
| X, x | ix | / | Xavier; Xylophone | Xenon |
| Y, y | ya | only for words from other languages. | ||
| Z, z | zèd | / | Zèbre; Raser; Écraser | Zoo |
| Π, π | πa | /k͡pɑ/ | son inexistant en français | inexistent song in English |
Numbers
Cardinal numbers
| Number | Name (Akodjonian) | Number | Name (Akodjonian) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kõ | 11 | dékakõ | |
| 2 | ñõ | 12 | dékañõ | |
| 3 | nsã | 13 | dékansã | |
| 4 | kar | 14 | dékakar | |
| 5 | kët | 15 | dékakët | |
| 6 | sië | 16 | dékasië | |
| 7 | sô | 17 | dékasô | |
| 8 | ocwè | 18 | dékaocwè | |
| 9 | nglwã | 19 | dékanglwã | |
| 10 | déka | 20 | Ñõdéka |
Ordinal numbers
Only 2 suffixes:
- -ë
- -vië (after the Akodjonians vowels).
Examples: the 1st highway of the island = I kõvië lotowéi dwi fièdwnzwé.