Difference between revisions of "Akachenti Starting Vocabulary"

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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

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.

@@ Line 152: / Line 152: @@
 # Ice Queen: native-passing, casual, harsh, enunciated, commonly prefers the definite and/or imprecative
+# Math: formerly fluent
+# Skylight: fluent
+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 ==