Akachenti Starting Vocabulary
Contents
Legend
- Accent marks are used to indicate primary glottalic stress: á
- Grave marks are used to indicate secondary stress: à
- Colons are used to indicate long syllables / low tone: a:
Samples
Conv. 1
Kachàn
Conv. | 01 | Meaning | name of language | ||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | casual | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | Not Kachanese, Kachán. Akachénti if you're feeling technical. |
Akachènti
Conv. | 01 | Meaning | name of dialect | ||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | casual | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | Not Kachanese, Kachán. Akachénti if you're feeling technical. |
Conv. 2
origácha
Conv. | 02 | Meaning | motherless son of a turkey | ||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | imprecative | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | Origácha. (said to Math) |
Conv. 3
avidáji
Conv. | 03 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Math | Fluency | formerly fluent | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source | quiet conversation with significant other |
emene
Conv. | 03 | Meaning | first person pronoun | ||
Speaker | Skylight | Fluency | fluent | ||
Register | ' | Accent | soft | Quality | flowing |
Source | quiet conversation with significant other |
Conv. 4
báko
Conv. | 04 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | imprecative | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | insulting a student that's not picking up Akachenti very well |
Conv. 5
obrugáshi
Conv. | 05 | Meaning | He's no lover to me. | ||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | imprecative | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | to Arc, Wolf, and Skylight, insulting [ boyfriend ] |
Conv. 6
buga:sha
Conv. | 06 | Meaning | I love you. | ||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | intimate | Accent | plain | Quality | plain |
Source | quiet conversation with significant other |
Conv. 7
gáchantà
Conv. | 07 | Meaning | you're beautiful | ||
Speaker | Math | Fluency | formerly fluent | ||
Register | intimate | Accent | soft | Quality | enunciated |
Source | quiet conversation with significant other |
Conv. 8
isíntikà
Conv. | 08 | Meaning | [ insult ] | ||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | casual | Accent | plain | Quality | enunciated |
Source | morning conversation |
ivrindáji
Conv. | 08 | Meaning | [ confirmation ] | ||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | casual | Accent | plain | Quality | enunciated |
Source | morning conversation |
hubodigá
Conv. | 08 | Meaning | you sure that's what you want to say? | ||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | casual | Accent | plain | Quality | enunciated |
Source | morning conversation |
Conv. 9
abagà dáko
Conv. | 09 | Meaning | he wants that we should (do) | ||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | plain | Quality | enunciated |
Source | challenging conversation about commander/themselves to Wolf |
kachà tíak
Conv. | 09 | Meaning | ignorant or foolish tongue | ||
Speaker | Arc | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | challenging conversation about commander/themselves to Wolf |
anchan khóta
Conv. | 09 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Arc | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | plain | Quality | enunciated |
Source | challenging conversation about commander/themselves to Wolf |
analyzing for possible meaning: topic: 1st + noun?; topic: verb + patient: 2nd + agent: 1st
ahuà íra
Conv. | 09 | Meaning | we weren't asked (that we do) that | ||
Speaker | Augment | Fluency | fluent | ||
Register | ' | Accent | soft | Quality | enunciated |
Source | challenging conversation about commander/themselves to Wolf |
obrakhíata
Conv. | 09 | Meaning | [ to commander ] we aren't subordinate for you | ||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | harsh | Quality | enunciated |
Source | challenging conversation about commander/themselves to Wolf |
Conv. 10
àra handáku
Conv. | 10 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Conv. 11
àsantíahak ovrungér ishingét
Conv. | 11 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Conv. 12
e:vue eshér kabáta
Conv. | 12 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Skylight | Fluency | fluent | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
name: ementér
Conv. | 12 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Skylight | Fluency | fluent | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Conv. 13
àvran kiatoshénti
Conv. | 13 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Wolf | Fluency | diasporan passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Conv. 14
aganchànta
Conv. | 14 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Fluency | ' | |||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
ogunchànta
Conv. | 14 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Fluency | ' | |||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Conv. 15
ichakútòsh
Conv. | 15 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Conv. 16
Eh, eh, breki. Bre:kíta.
Conv. | 16 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
ishi ishigóna
Conv. | 16 | Meaning | |||
Speaker | Ice Queen | Fluency | native-passing | ||
Register | ' | Accent | ' | Quality | ' |
Source |
Speakers
- Ice Queen: native-passing, casual, harsh, enunciated, commonly prefers the definite and/or imprecative
- Math: formerly fluent
- Skylight: fluent
- Wolf: diasporan-passing, plainer, less enunciated accent
Ice Queen and Skylight are fluent in different dialects. Ice Queen has more facility for languages and is native-passing in Baganechi, which gives her an accent in standard Akachenti dialect.
Samples II
Conversation 001
- Outsider: You speak Kachanese?
- Ice Queen: Not Kachanese, Kachàn. Akachènti if you're feeling technical.
Conversation 002
- Ice Queen (to Math): Origácha. (Motherless son of a turkey.)
- Math: (asks about new construction)
Conversation 003
Quiet conversation with significant other between Math and Skylight. More fluid, soft delivery.
- Math: Avidáji.
- Skylight: Emene.
- (response?)
- Skylight: Name ementer.
Conversation 004
Ice Queen trying to teach someone to speak Akachenti.
- Ice Queen: Báko. (insulting a student that's not picking up Akachenti very well)
Conversation 005
Aspiring boyfriend drops by Ice Queen's place. She lets him come in as long as he doesn't interrupt her girltalking with the other female members of the team.
- Ice Queen: Obrugáshi. (He's no lover to me.) (to Arc, Wolf, and Skylight)
Conversation 006
Quiet conversation with significant other, Wolf and Augment.
- Wolf: Buga:sha. (I love you.)
Conversation 007
Quiet conversation with significant other between Math and Skylight. More fluid, soft delivery.
- Math: Gáchantà. (You're beautiful)