Zhyler - Conlang Profile	Advanced
Language Name Zhyler Language Author David J. Peterson Year Began 2001 Site Zhyler Broken Link No Site Language English Site Author David J. Peterson Language Type personal language Uniqueness Zhyler features 57 noun cases, in part due to a diachronic change where all postpositions in the language fused onto the nouns they modified, at which point a vowel harmony system came into being. Zhyler also has 17 noun classes, not unlike those found in the Bantu language family. Language Sources Turkish, Swahili, Middle Egyptian, Mbasa, Kamakawi, and English. Design Principles Word building and derivation are tied into the noun class system. The language has only nouns and adjectives, with a few adverbs. Either nouns or adjectives can be inflected as verbs. Interest Of Others No. Quotation Volanaz petti ÿlðavay nönjo, ÿlðalay nönjo. Explanation /time-INE. king-NOM. people-SUB. speak-3sg., people-SUP. speak-3sg./ Translation When the king speaks on behalf of the people, he speaks without the people. Motto Ildÿ vedgaf puvlüy: erwir levley! Dictionary No Etymologies No Grammar Yes Sample Texts No Unique Script Yes Primer No Babel Text Yes Lexicon Size 1,500 Submitted By David J. Peterson Date Submitted Wednesday, October 08, 2003 Updated By David J. Peterson Date Edited Monday, March 07, 2005 Description Of Update Added the motto. Date To Headline Saturday, September 25, 2004 < Zhong Ying  Zhyler  Zim >
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