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Tá à p'u
This is my second conlang, the first being Têl@uilgo/. It is tonal, but the tones are mainly gramatical, although some words are distinguished by tone. I made this conlang because I wanted to try out ideas that couldn't be used in Têl@uilgo/, mainly tones and isolation as opposed to polysyntheticism.

a as in father
i as in machine
u as in moo
k as in rock
p as in top
t as in time
k' like "k", but explosive
p' like "p", but explosive
t' like "t", but explosive
ñ as in sing
m as in moth
n as in north
y as in year
w as in win
l as in laugh
x like k, but a fracitive
f like "p", but a fracitive
s as in sap
A letter with the ' mark is in high tone.
A letter without a mark is in neutral tone.
A letter with a ` mark is in low tone.

Two-syllable words are said with both syllables right after one another.
A high tone is equivalent to some or some of .
A low tone makes a noun plural.
This language is SVO, like English.

Ta mi fu.
I is smart.
I am smart.

Tà mi fu.
we is smart.
We are smart.

Tá mi fu.
some_of_us is smart.
Some of us are smart.
A high tone makes a verb past tense.
A low tone makes a verb future tense.

Tá mí fu.
some_of_us were smart.
Some of us were smart.
Tí xká xlì ñù?
you_plural know_past how question
How did you know?
High tone means roughly -er. Low tone means roughly -est. Ta mi fú tù
I is smarter them.
I am smarter than them.
Ta klìp wá ti.
I defeat_future un you.
I will reverse your defeat.
noun verb adjective particle
I=ta is=mi big=xu gen./dat./ins. 1=á/a/à
you=ti make=t'a smart=fu equ./inequ./??=má/ma/mà
he/she/it=tu speak=ñi morally good=lu command/plea/question=ñú/ñu/ñù
language=p'u analize=si kind=tin probable/not/possible=fí/fi/f ì
land=tla like=ka heavy=plu passive/self=ú/ù
ship=kxa battle=kxi fast=fsa habitual/imper.=yá/yà
book=tyu see=tli dangerous=sfi cause/location/time=yí/yi/yì
building=kya cause=kxu high-quality=xik who/what/when=xlá/xla/xlà
fighter=nax fly=ñis red=p'la where/why/how=xlí/xli/xlì
sword=lik grow=sxi yellow=si un-/re-=wá/wà
religion=lañ imagine=t'wi blue=sku before/during/after=mú/mu/mù
government=milu oppress=ñit black=k'u can/cant=k'á/k'à
worker=fla steal=slu white=tiñ
gun=fxu trust=fla healthy=mwisa
hammer=mwi unite=twi new=nu
soldier=k'i think/believe=fwi small=ska
stone=t'i know=xka dumb=tyi
paper=sa defeat=klip evil=mwa
tree=mya hate=xal pretty=ñwu
grass=kwi shrink=fxami ugly=nitma
flower=xki teach=myasu low quality=nwita
monster=sfima break apart=k'wi round=ampu
forest=mimya record=xña grey=k'wa
camera=kamlu irritate=p'a brown=twiku
image=xñi be afraid of=k'at purple=xti