Ungil

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Updated 15 November 2009

NOTES:

Ungil is a quickly-sketched example of a “deformative” conlang based on Latin as a convenient "victim language."  This was about an hour's work one afternoon several years ago, and I've finally gotten around to putting it online as an example of a conlanger's daydreaming.  I derived the words by reversing the order of the Latin phonemes, voicing the voiceless consonants, devoicing the voiced ones, or otherwise altering the phonological shape of the word.  The grammar is VSO -- Verb-Subject-Object, with concomitant noun-adjective word order, etc.

PRONOUNS:

ku: I

zo: you

e: he/she/it

INTERROGATIVES:

uk: what?
ik: who?
kol uk: where? Lit., place what?
rompet uk: when? Lit., time what?

NUMBERS:

nu: one

ot: two

seret: three

rotak: four

enkuk: five

kes: six

ebes: seven

odok: eight

ewon: nine

get: ten

PHRASES and SENTENCES:

eret geren nup:  good black land; lit., “land black good”

beru ungil:  word(s) of a language; lit., “word language.”

dipal nagam: large stone; lit., “stone large.”

mok enak: with (a) dog.

Lu zo uk?: What do you want?  Lit., “Want you what?”

Zo ik?:  Who are you?  Lit., “You who?”

Lu ku bezit git ungil zo:  I want to learn to speak your language. Lit., “Want I learn speak language you.”

Lumba ku ni ilup.  I walk in the rain.  Lit, “Walk I in rain.”

A QUICK LEXICON:

< indicates Latin original.  Occasionally alternate deformatives are shown.

beru: word.  < verbum
bezit: learn, study. < discip-
bus: under.  < sub
da: to, toward. < ad

daluk: close, shut. < claud

dalum: many, much.  < mult

danek: people  < gente

dar: wheel.  < rota

dep: foot. < ped

dipal: stone. < lapid-

dirip: cold.  < frigid-

dohi: today. < hodie

e: he, she, it < is/eo

ebes: seven. < septem

enak: dog. < cane

enkuk: five. < quinque

eret: land. < terra

ewon: nine. < novem

ganat: touch. < tang

geren: black. regin  < niger

get: ten. meget. < decem

gil: allow, permit. kil. < licere

git: speak, say.  kit.  < dic

gut: lead, pull.  < ducere

ik: who. siyuk. < quis

ilup: rain. vibul  < pluvit.

itas: enough.  < sati

iurak: heavy. ivrak  < grav

kap:  do, make. < facere

kenam: lack.  < manc-

kes: six. < sex

kima: friend.  < amicus

kol: place. gol <  locus

ku: I, me. < ego

lakas: stairs. < scala

lep: push, move. < pel

lu: want.  < vol

maku: than. < quam

mirit: sleep. < dormi-

mok: with < com

nagam: great, large.  < magn-

nev: lack. < van

ni: in. < in

nu: one. < unus

nup: good.  < bon

odok: eight. < octo

onduk: when.  odnak. < quando

ot: two. < duo

ran: nose.  < nares

relup: dust, powder.  < pulvere

repes: hope. < sper

repu(s): over, above.  < super

retu: old. retev, redev. < vetere

rogot: physician. < doctor

rolak: hot. < calor

rom: love, like. < amor

rompet: time. ompet. < tempo(re)
rotak: four. < quattuor
ruk: run. < curre

seret: three. < tres

sigam: more. < magis

tasai: near. atsu.  < iuxta

tini: begin. idin  < init

torom: die. < mort

uk: what. pa, pe.  kol uk?  where < qua

umin: less.  < minu

umot: house.  < domus

ungas: blood. ugnas.  < sangu

ungil: tongue, language.  < lingua

won: new. < novus

zerat: across. sernat  < trans

zir: cold. dirgif; digrif dirip < frigidus

zo: you. < vos