User:Sweetykid/Akodjoman language

Intro

Akodjo (Akodjonian: Akojomã Kãli, litterally language of the State of Akodjo, the name of the country pre-colonization and the name of the Ancient Village at where is now located Arténie-Ville) 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.

Akodjo Alphabet and phonology

Letter	Name	Pronunciation (phonology)	Word example for pronunciation (Franquese)	Word example for pronunciation (Ingerish)
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	/ø/	Europe; Feu	Relish
É, é	é	/e/	Élire
È, è	è	/ɛ/	Ergoter; Prêt	Left; Day
Ë, ë	ë	/ɛ̃/	Indolore; 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	/d̠ʒi/	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	/ɲ/	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	/te/	Tour	Trend
U, u	u	/y/	Urbain; Rature
V, v	vé	/ve/	Voiture; Virevolter	Void; Cove
W, w	w	/u/	Oublier, Course	Goose; Lose
X, x	ix	/iks/	Xavier; Xylophone	Xenon
Y, y	ya	only for words from other languages.
Z, z	zèd	/zɛd/	Zèbre; Raser; Écraser	Zoo
Π, π	πa	/k͡pɑ/	son inexistant en français	inexistent song in English
Ʒ, ʒ	ʒi	/ʒi/	Jouet; Ajouter

Vowels

Akodjonian has vowels (12). These are the following letters:

Akodjonian vowels

Letters
A, a
Ã, ã
E, e
É, é
È, è
Ë, ë
I, i
O, o
Ô, ô
Õ, õ
U, u
W, w

Numbers

Cardinal numbers

Akodjonian cardinal numbers

Number	Name (Akodjonian)		Number	Name (Akodjonian)		Number	Name (Akodjonian)		Number	Name (Akodjonian)
1	kõ		11	dékakõ		21	ñõdéka-kõ		200	ñõèkta
2	ñõ		12	dékañõ		30	nsãdéka		348	nsãèkta-kardéka-ocwè
3	nsã		13	dékansã		40	kardéka		500	këtèkta
4	kar		14	dékakar		50	këtdéka		1000	kilo
5	kët		15	dékakët		60	siëdéka		2653	ñõkilo-siëèkta-këtèkta-nsã
6	sië		16	dékasië		70	sôdéka		10 000	dékakilo
7	sô		17	dékasô		80	ocwèdéka		1 000 000	méga
8	ocwè		18	dékaocwè		90	nglwãdéka		1 000 000 000	jiga
9	nglwã		19	dékanglwã		100	èkta
10	déka		20	Ñõdéka		110	èkta-déka

Ordinal numbers

Only 2 suffixes at the end of the number, or number name:

• -ë
• -vië (after the Akodjonians vowels).

Examples:

• The 1^st highway of the island = I kõvië lotowéi dwi fièdwnzwé / I 1^vië lotowéi dwi fièdwnzwé.
• The 24^th plane = I ñõdéka-karë èlèplè / I 24^ë èlèplè.

Grammar

Akodjonian words and sentences follows an general SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) order.

Articles

Globally, there are 4 grammatical genders relative to in Akodjonian: masculine, feminine, neutral and indefinite.

Only humans are masculine or feminine gendered; everything else is neutral-gendered except some type of words that are indefinite (e.g. concepts and proper nouns).

Singular means only one (1) thing, and plural means two (2) or more than two things.

Here are how it is defined:

Akodjonian articles and suffixes

Gender	Singular		Plural
	Isolate	suffix	Isolate	suffix
Masculine	O	-lo	Os	-los
Feminine	A	-la	As	-las
Neutral	I	-li	Is	-lis
Indefinite	I	-liè	Is	-liès

Prepositions

Akodjonian prepositions

Preposition	Franquese	Ingerish
dwo (dwos) dwa (dwas) dwi (dwis) dw (dwis)	du (des) de la (des) de (des) de (des)	of
wa	et	and
til	à	to (somewhere)
itè	sur	on
ibè	sous	under
tôh	vers	towards
mit	pour	for
ex	hors	out
in	dans	in
aoméli	entre	between
aôfèli	avant	before
pôdèli	après	after
ãzè	ou (choix)	or
wè	où (localisation)	where
wafã	ici	here
lôsa	là-bas	over there

Adjectives

Each Akodjonian word will have these suffixes, depending the following cases:

Adjectives suffixes

Singular	Plural
-nwã	-nwãis

For non numeral adjectives, it will be placed after the object.

Examples

Akodjonian	Franquese	Ingerish
Sãdwfiè Midinwã	Plage Méridionale	Southern Beach
Sindã dwis Flèlinwãis Arténinwãis	Avenue des Religieux Arténiens	Artenian Religious Avenue

For ordinal and cardinal adjectives, it's placed before the object.

Example

Akodjonian	Franquese	Ingerish
I kõvië Grinfiè dw Arténi	Le premier parc d'Arténie	(The) first Artenia park

Akodjonian Dictionnary

Here are the words used on the map, for Artenia (see below on the different tables).

It will be filled gradually, based on my current and future mapping.

Toponymy

Akodjonian Toponyms

Akodjonian Word	Traduction (Français)	Translation (English)	Origins	Observations
Sin	Rue	Street
Sinkã	Ruelle	Little street	From Akodjonian "Sin (= street) and RW Baoulé "Kã" (= little).	Literally "street little", e.g. little street.
Sindã	Avenue	Avenue	From Akodjonian "Sin" (= street) and "Dã" (= great).	Literally "street great", e.g. great street.
Sinπèli	Impasse	Dead-end, Cul-de-Sac	From Akodjonian "Sin" (= street) and derivation from RW Baoulé "Kpèlièh" (= cutting) -> "∏èli" (= cut).	Literally "street that's cut"
Alé	Allée	Alley	From Franquese "Allée".
Bwlvar	Boulevard	Boulevard	From Franquese and Ingerish "Boulevard".
Axi	Axe	Axe	From Franquese "Axe".	In Artenia, Axes are large avenues with
Arkw	Arc	Crescent	From both Franquese and Ingerish "Arc".
Wéi	Chemin	Way	From Ingerish "Way".
Wéiliè	Promenade	Promenade
Rokadw	Rocade	Bypass	From Franquese "Rocade".
Vlôwéi	Route Communale	Town Freeway	From Akodjonian: "Vlô" (= city) and "Wéi" (= way).
Lotowéi	Autoroute	Motorway	From RW Baoulé "Loto" (= vehicle, car) and Akodjonian "Wéi" (= way).
Nzwénwsin	Quai	Quay
Fièlô	Terrain	Field
Fièli	Esplanade, Parvis, Place	Circus
Fiè	Endroit (générique)	Location (generic term)
Klôkã	Hameau	Hamlet		Literally "Little village".
Klô / Klolô	Village	Village, Town	From RW Baoulé word "Klôlô" (later deformed in "-kro" on Ivorian villages and towns toponyms). For instance "Yamoussoukro", which is the Ivory Coast capital, is named after Baoulé queen Yamousso).
Vlô / Vlolô	Ville	City	Based on Akodjonian word "Klô" and stands for big and minor cities.
Mã	Pays, Etat	Country, State	From RW Baoulé (and other RW Akan languages such as Asante or Twi) "Man" (=State or Country).	Can be placed as an affix or suffix to names.
Mãdistrikt	Région	District		Literally "State District".
Vlôdistrikt	Arrondissement (pour Arténie-Ville uniquement)	City district		Literally "City District". Only for Arténie-Ville.
Trãwlè	Quartier	Neighborhood	Derived from RW Baoulé "Tranwlè" (=habitation).
Kapitali	Capitale	Capital city	From Franquese "Capitale" and Ingerish "Capital".
Aomélimãnwã	International	International	From Akodjonian words: "Aoméli" (= between) and adjective "Mãnwã" (= national) from word "Mã" (= country).	Literally "between national countries".
Nzwéficini	Ruisseau	Stream		Literally "very little water".
Nzwékã	Rivière	Little river		Literally "little water".
Nzwé	Fleuve, Eau	River, Water
Fètè	Lac	Lake
Marwli	Mer	Sea
Vastianzwé	Océan	Ocean		Literally "vast water".
Baia	Baie	Bay	Derived from Florescentian word "Bahia".
Baiakã	Crique	Cove		Literally "little bay".
Fièlinzwé	Île	Island		Literally "Field water", meaning a land above the water.
Kôrner	Pointe	Point
Kapw	Cap	Cape
Talièkã	Square	Garden square
Taliè	Jardin	Garden
Grinfiè	Parc	Park	Derived from Ingerish word "Green" and also from Akodjonian word "Fiè" (= location).	Literally "Green location", green as the color of most natural elements.
Sãdwfiè	Plage	Beach	From Ingerish word "Sand" and Akodjonian word "Fiè" (= location).	Literally "Sandy location".
Kotéli	Côte	Coast	From Franquese "Côte", written in Akodjonian style.
Yôbwè	Pierre	Stone	From RW Baoulé word "Yoboueh" (= stone).
Aπwè	Roche	Rock	From RW Baoulé word "Akpoueh" (= rock).
Lofwè	Extrême (localisation)	Far (location)

Cardinal points - Spatial Orientation

Akodjonian Cardinal points

Akodjonian	Traduction (Français)	Translation (English)	Origins
Sèptè	Nord	North	Derived from Franquese "Septentrional".
Midi	Sud	South	From Franquese "Midi" which means the exact same thing as "South".
Oxi	Ouest	West	Derived from Franquese "Occident".
Ori	Est	East	Derived from Franquese "Orient".

Akodjonian Spatial Orientation

Akodjonian	Traduction (Français)	Translation (English)	Observations
Gôlè	Gauche	Left
Méli	Milieu	Middle
Mélili	Centre	Centre
Dôlè	Droite	Right
Ôfè	Devant	Front
Ôdè	Derrière	Behind
Ôhè	(en) Haut	High
Ôbè	(en) Bas	Low
Wnitè	Dessus	Above	Adverb.
Wnibè	Dessous	Under	Adverb.
Ifè	Ici	Here
Lôsa	Là-bas	Over There	A derivative is also used as a prefix to describe a location: the word "Lofwè". Example: Lofwèorinwã = Far East = Extrême Orient.
Nô	Près (de)	Near
Fwô	Loin (de)	Far away
Kôfè	A côté (de)	Alongside