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Moten - Conlang Profile   Advanced
Language NameMoten
Language AuthorChristophe Grandsire
Year Began1993
SiteMoten
Broken LinkNo
Site LanguageEnglish
Language Typefictional language
UniquenessMoten is unique not in its features but in the way it combines them. It has number, case and definition marked on nouns, but those are basically marked by a combination of infixes and suffixes. Each case is intrinsically trisemic, having an abstract, a spatial or a temporal meaning, depending on context (two prefixes can be used to disambiguate). It also inflects only the last part of a noun phrase. Verb conjugations rely heavily on analytical forms (in fact, only the verbs |agem|: to have and |atom|: to be have actually conjugated forms - and only five - and all other verbs are conjugated by added nominal forms of them to the conjugated forms of those auxiliaries). It also uses overdeclination (the declination of an already declined form) quite often, both with nouns and verbs (it's the main way to create subclauses).
Language SourcesThe use of overdeclination, declination marked only on the last part of the noun phrase, principally analytical verbal conjugations and SOV order make it clear that Basque was a strong inspiration. But the inspiration is confined to those features only, and the rest is not (at least consciously) inspired by any other language.
Design PrinciplesNone as far as I recall, except to appeal to my sense of aesthetics of that time when I designed the language.
Interest Of OthersNope. I'm sole inventor.
DictionaryYes
EtymologiesNo
GrammarYes
Sample TextsYes
Unique ScriptYes
PrimerNo
Babel TextYes
Submitted Bychristophe.grandsire
Date SubmittedWednesday, June 12, 2002
Date EditedWednesday, June 12, 2002
Date To HeadlineWednesday, June 12, 2002

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