#pokāt

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Pokāt Colours

The colours in Pokāt are split differently than to english

There is a larger focus on shade.

For example, this is how the Rainbow is split up

The rainbow is only split into ëpá aat keet and bīi

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Pokāt Clauses

dependant clauses

ybi -> kaat

ybbiddot -> kaatōt

Then, the particle "ka" is used to indicate when the subclause of causal relationship is begun, A ka B, A hence B

OR "ete" A ete B, B hence A

OR pokud A pokud B, A & B are related, can be a filler word.

ët kaat os pokud ybi os bobbot kōt

know is me and is me book thesubj

i know the book

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Pokāt Pronouns

The pronouns in pokāt mostly have common or neuter forms, but not all.

The most important part is the toke form, which means roughly "other(s)"

yt - i/me

yttoke - me and other(s), could be inclusive or exclusive to the listener

To specify, directly follow with a pronoun (of the same gender)

yttoke todd - me and you

toddtoke ette - you and them(plural)

toddtoke otpekā - you and it (neuter)

kōddytoke ottekápā - you and it (common)

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Pokāt Example Sentances

tutub ybi kōddy ke tu kekó

sit is you inside subj stool

you're sitting on stool

tutub ybi tu keke todd kōt

sit is inside stool you the

the you is sitting on the stool

tutub ybi tu keke todd kō

sit is inside stool you subj

you're sitting on stool

ketto kēddyyàb ybbiddot pokyyāb ke pokyá māmā

by finger(admire) be-own foxcub subj fox mother

a mother fox is admired by her cub

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Pokāt word order

VSO/VOS - Verb Subj Obj/

Verb Common Neuter

particles of note:

kō - neuter - subj marker

kōt - same as kōt but definite article

ke - common - subj marker

ybi - verb marker/ to be

ybi kokoteett ke pokyá

is man-C Csubj fox / a man is a fox

The definite article usage requires a reworking of the sentance, switching the genders which for fox are the same, but man has 2 words kokoteett/kokoteb

ybi pokyá kokoteb kōt

is fox man-N NtheSubj

The object can never have an article, only the subject can.

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Pokāt Phonology

p t,s k,x [p t k]

b,m d,n g,ɣ [b d g]

ä ɛ i ɔ ɯ ɪ,ʏ[a e i o u y,yy]

a e i o u can be double length, y/yy cannot

the tone for y/yy is written by a following a

pyyā /pʏ˥/

˧ ˩˥ ˥˩ ˧˦˧ ˥ creaky [a á à ă ā ä]

example words

pokāt /pɔˌkäs˥/ - name of language

kàt /käs˥˩/ - cow

The pokāt syllable is CV(L(L)), C is /p t k b d g/, however in L; t -> s, k -> x, b -> m, d -> n, g -> ɣ

This if then followed by the sound geminates

potta -> /pos:.a/

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pokāt Numbers (Base 6)

1 akī 7 tókī 24 eb tók

2 kö 8 tókö 30 tipo tók

3 tete 9 tók tete 36 këbo 37 këbo akī

4 ebe 10 tókeb 42 këbo tók

5 tipo 11 tók tipo 72 ta këbo

6 tók 12 ta tók 216 akīda

13 ta tókī 1,296 tāda

14 ta tókö 7,776 ebeda

15 ta tók tete 46,656 tipoda

16 ta tókeb 279,936 tókda

17 ta tók tipo 1,679,616 tókīda

18 tete tók 10,077,696 tóköda

2000 = tāda tete akīda këbo ta tók kö

1944 = tāda tete akīda

2024 = tāda tete akīda këbo eb tók