Akachenti Starting Vocabulary

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

1. Ice Queen: native-passing, casual, harsh, enunciated, commonly prefers the definite and/or imprecative
2. Math: formerly fluent
3. Skylight: fluent
4. 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

1. Outsider: You speak Kachanese?
2. Ice Queen: Not Kachanese, Kachàn. Akachènti if you're feeling technical.

Conversation 002

1. Ice Queen (to Math): Origácha. (Motherless son of a turkey.)
2. Math: (asks about new construction)

Conversation 003

Quiet conversation with significant other between Math and Skylight. More fluid, soft delivery.

1. Math: Avidáji.
2. Skylight: Emene.
3. (response?)
4. Skylight: Name ementer.

Conversation 004

Ice Queen trying to teach someone to speak Akachenti.

1. 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.

1. Ice Queen: Obrugáshi. (He's no lover to me.) (to Arc, Wolf, and Skylight)

Conversation 006

Quiet conversation with significant other, Wolf and Augment.

1. Wolf: Buga:sha. (I love you.)

Conversation 007

Quiet conversation with significant other between Math and Skylight. More fluid, soft delivery.

1. Math: Gáchantà. (You're beautiful)