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Ziotaki (Ziotaki Retiki) - Conlang Profile   Advanced
Language NameZiotaki
Language AuthorShihali Ramichu
Year Began1995
SiteZiotaki
Broken LinkNo
Site LanguageEnglish
Site AuthorShihali Ramichu
Language Typefictional diachronic language
UniquenessIt's a cross between English and Japanese, with some extra features thrown in for fun. Ziotaki pronouns have an obligatory ingroup-outgroup distinction and pronouns can carry a suffix to indicate which referent in a sequence they refer to.
Language SourcesEnglish grammar found its way in, but I tried to model my language more on the snippets of Japanese grammar I knew. The result is a typologically irregular head-final language.
Design PrinciplesNo special design principles, besides making new roots sound pleasing to me.
Interest Of OthersZiotaki has been used for the 7th Conlang Relay. The Ziotaki-speaking land of Kiaretiniru has established relations with Tigerian-speaking Tegireserana.
DictionaryYes
EtymologiesYes
GrammarYes
Sample TextsYes
Unique ScriptYes
PrimerYes
Babel TextNo
Lexicon Size1,600
Submitted ByShihali Ramichu
Updated ByJeffrey Henning
Date EditedWednesday, February 18, 2004
Description Of UpdateNo Babel Text available.
Date To HeadlineSunday, January 25, 2004

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