Doudouling (version 2014)

Principles: compress Latin words into C-V syllable

The main idea of my artificial language is to simplify Latin words into one-consonant plus one-vowel structure, wherein the one-vowel is permitted to be nasal. That is because we think this structure is the best for singing. Also, it is required to avoid adding too many extra syllables.

Most Latin word can be regarded as the structure below:

Part {s}

First, the {s}, the most popular combinations are {sp-}, {st-}, {sc-}, we convert them into a single consonant, respectively, {ph}, {th}, {ch}, their pronounciations are assigned as [w], [dz], [z] (or use [tʃ] (ch) alternatively) in order.
Examples: state => thate; spera=>phera; sport => phota; science => chienzo

Part {consonant 1}

Then, the {C1}, we simplify them into the legal consonants below:

Part {r/l}

Then, the {r/l}, they will be removed. But, this will cause great loss of information and create then confusions. So a compensated vowel will appended at the end of the word. For {r}, {-o}; for {l}, {-u}:
Examples: tract => tato; train => teno; creat => ceato; glad => gadu; class => casu

Part {semivowel 1}

The {S1}, the semivowel before vowel are mostly useless and can be delete, except sometimes they appears in the stem of words, like piano and violet. We should seperate the word into to two C-V syllables, then an additional syllable is created.

Part {vowel}

The {V} is simple relatively. Just convert y => i.

Part {semivowel 2}

The {S2}, the semi-vowel after vowel. At this time, {V+S2} can be regarded as a diphthongue. We simplify all diphthongues into five legal combinations: {au}, {ai}, {ei}, {ou}, {oi}. Further, they are represented by {a}, {e}, {i}, {o}, {u) with a compensating {-i}
ao/oa => au => a ..-i; ae/ea => ai => e ..-i; ee => ei => i ..-i; oo => ou => o ..-i; oe/eo/eu => oi => u ..-i
Examples: cause => casi; daemon=>demoni; coffee => cofihi; moustache => mothachi; phoenix=>funisi; Europe => Uropi

Part {consonant 2}

The {C2} is a little complex, because three situations are to be considered:
First, if {C2} is {r} or {l}, it will be removed and need a compensating {-a}
Examples: depart => depata; alt => ata; culture => cutura; curt => cuta; court => cota
Second, if {C2} is {n} or {m}, it will cause the vowel into variation of nasal: aN, eN, iN, oN, uN
The {N} should used as {n} or {m} according to the following consonant, if {b},{p},{ph} or {m}, {N} is {m}; else {N} is {n}.
Examples: cant => canta; simple => simpu; autumn => atunni; environment => envirommento
Third, if {C2} is others, it will be removed and need a compensating {-e}
Examples: fact => fate; experiment (xp is treated as k+sp) => epherimente; sign => sine; dogmatic => domatice

Part {consonant 3}

Finally, for the {C3}, if the {C3} is the last letter of the latin word, we consider it to be an additional syllable.
Examples: construct => conthuto; verb => veba
Otherwise, an additional {-e-} is inserted.
Examples: partner => patenera

Ending and compensating

The principle of making rules for ending-vowels are making them diverse.
The appending rules are made for four situations as below. If a word fits two categories, the rules with higher precedency will be adopted.
For example, the word {tract}, a verb should be appended {-a}, but the removed {-r-} determines the ending-vowel to be {-o}, also the removed {-c} needs a compensating {-e}. The second one has higer precedency, so it finally became {tato}.

Rules:
1. Compensating
   removed -r- : -o
   removed -l- : -u
   
   compressed diphthong : -i
   
   removed -r / -l : -a
   removed double-consonant : -e
   
2. Native
   if the root ends with a vowel
   
3. Complement ( or natural )
   nominative (subject) noun : -o
   genitive (predicative) noun : -e
   accusative (object) noun : -o (alernatively: -a)
   plural noun : -i
   normal verb : -a
   (alernatively: past tense verb : -e) (prefer to use modal verb suffix {-ha})
   (alernatively: future tense verb: -o (prefer to use modal verb suffix {-va})
   (alernatively: continuous tense verb : -i (prefer to use modal verb suffix {-thin})
   (alernatively: passive voice verb : -u (prefer to use modal verb suffix {-pen})
   verb : -a
   adjective : -e
   adverb : -i
   preposition, conjunction : -e
   

Omitting last syllable

Word choice

The Latin word we used are the words composed of Latin roots which appeared in English.

Accent

Accent falls at the vowel before the last consonant.

For each group, the first line is Doudouling, the second line is Latin roots, and the third line is English meaning.
Note: the ending consonants are silent except {m} or {n}.

Titu  : Babel Tethe, Genesis, Bibu
title : babel text , genesis, bible
Title : Babel Text , Genesis, Bible

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11:1

To  la    mundo the de un  ling     e   de un  parol .
tot illa  mund  est de un  lingu    et  de un  parol .
The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

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11:2

Can   voiag-lu       a  la   orental , ocure-io     ce   dichover-ha-lu   un
quant voyage-lor     ad illa oriental, occur-il     que  discover-hab-lor un
As    they journeyed east            , it happened, that they have found  a

panu  in la   tere de Chinar; e   viva-lu    idi  .
plan  in illa terr de Shinar; et  viv-lor    id   .
plain in the  land of Shinar; and they lived there.

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11:3

Dit-lu    un  a  un ater, "Ven , ni    lase a  fe   le   tili , e   li  combutha
dit-lor   un  ad un altr, "ven , nostr lass ad fer  illa tile , et  lor combust
They said one to another, "Come, let's      make    bricks    , and burn them

entirementi." Ha-lu    peter po  tilo , e   usa-lu    la   tar po  la   motar .
entire     ." hab lor  petr  pro tile , et  use-lor   illa tar pro illa mortar.
thoroughly ." They had brick for stone, and they used the  tar for the  mortar.

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11:4

Dit-lu   , "Ven , ni    lase conthuto  po  ni    un uba , e   un turet ,
dit-lor  , "ven , nostr lass construct pro nostr un urb , et  un turret,
They said, "Come, let's      build     us        a  city, and a  tower ,

sa    capit arive   a  la   zel , e   ni    lase fe   po  ni    un nom ;
se    capit arrive  ad illa cele, et  nostr lass fer  pro nostr un nom ;
whose top   reaches to the  sky , and let's      make us        a  name;

ezebe  ce  divid-pen-nu         a  uter  su    la   sufaza  de to  la
except que divid-prehend-nostr  ad ulter super illa surface de tot illa
lest       we    be   scattered abroad   on    the  surface of the whole

mundo."
mund ."
earth." 

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11:5

Iehova dechend   a  vis  la   uba  e   la  turet , ce    le   infant   de hom
Jehowa descend   ad visa illa urba et  la  turret, que   illa infant   de hom
Yahweh came down to see  the  city and the tower , which the  children of men

conthuto-ha  .
construct-hab.
had built    .

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11:6

Iehova dit , "Atenzon  , the-lu   un  popul , e   ha-lu     to   un  ling    ;
Jehowa dit , "attention, est-lor  un  popul , et  hab-lor   tot  un  lingu   ;
Yahweh said, "Behold   , they are one people, and they have all  one language;

e   the-zi   ce   origin-lu  a  fe . hotemp   nule   , ce    intend-lu
et  est-hoc  que  origin-lor ad fer. hoc-temp nul    , que   intend-lor
and this is  what they begin to do . Now      nothing, which they intend

a  fe , resithu-pen-va     de   li  .
ad fer, resist-prehend-vas de   lor .
to do , will be withheld   from them.

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11:7

Ven , ni    lase dechend, e   ada   confus  lo    ling    ,
Ven , nostr lass descend, et  ad    confuse lor   lingu   ,
Come, let's      down   , and there confuse their language,

da   ne  pu-lu    compendo   la   parol  de un ater."
ad   neg lor-poss comprehend illa parol  de un altr."
that they may not understand one another's speech  ."

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11:8

Da Iehova li  divid      uter   de   idi   a  la   sufaza  de to  la   mundo.
ad Jehowa lor divid      ultr   de   id    ad illa surface de tot illa mund .
So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the  surface of all the  earth.

Retha-lu de conthuto   la   uba .
repos-lor de construct illa urb .
They stopped building  the  city.

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11:9

Ada       sa nom         apele-pen     co  Babel, ba      Iehova confus   la
ad        se nom         appel-prehend com Babel, ab      Jehowa confus   illa
Therefore the name of it was called    as  Babel, because Yahweh confused the

ling     de to  la   mundo, idi  . De   idi  , Ieova  li  divid      uter
lingu    de tot illa mund , id   . De   id   , Jehowa lor divid      ultr
language of all the  earth, there. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad

su    la   sufaza  de to  la   mundo.
super illa surface de tot illa mund .
on    the  surface of all the  earth.

2. Lord's Prayer

Titu  : Na    Pater
title : nostr patr
Title : Our   Father

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Na    pater in la   zel,
nostr patr  in illa cel,
Our   fater in      heaven,

sant  the ta   nom .
sanct est tu   nom .
saint is  your name.

Ven  ta   regim  ,
ven  tu   regime ,
Come your kingdom,

fe-pen       ta   volunt,
fer-prehenad tu   volunt,
done         your will  ,

co  in la   zel e   su  tere .
com in ille cel et  sur terr .
as  in heaven   and on  earch.

Na    peri-di  pan   tu  don  hodi  .
nostr per-di   pan   tu  dont hoc-di.
Our   everyday bread you give today .

Padon-tu    na    debit,
pardon-tu   nostr debit,
Forgive you our   debts,

co  padon-ha-nu       na    debitor.
com pardaon-hab-nostr nostr debitor.
as  we have forgotten our   debtors.

E   tu  ne  ni    dute enter tembazon,
et  tu  neg nostr duc  entr  temptation
and you not us    lead into  tempation,

bo  ni    liberat-tu ether de malin.
ob  nostr liberat-tu extra de malign
but you us liberate  out   of malign.

Amen.
amen
Amen.

• The word {voiag} [vɔ'jɑ] is short form of {voiage} [vɔ'jɑgɛ].
• Based on the omission rules, it is decided to drop the last syllable {ge} in pronunciation, but keep the {g} in the spelling.
• {g} cannot be soft, it's either hard [g] as in English {good} or silent in the ending.

• {c} is hard [k] as in English {cat}; or silent in the ending.
• {z} is for the soft {c} in Latin, but it's pronounced as [ts] in English {gets}.
• {except} => {e-k-cept-} => (-k- is compensated as final e) ; ( pt become b ) => {e-ze-be}.
• {descend} => {de-sk-en-d} => ( -sk- become ch ) ; (verb adds -a ending) => dechenda => (omit last syllable) => {dechend}.
• I would say it's kind of random choice, when turning {sc} to {sk} but ignoring the hidden {s} in {except}; it is okay to use {dezend}

• The final consonant ({l} in {parol} [pa'hɔ]) is kept in the spelling, but not pronounced; except {n} and {m}
• {dichover} is pronounced as [dizɔ'vɛ]

• The goal of this design is to fit Latin roots into consonant-vowel-with-nasal (C-V-n) syllable structure.
• It is trade-off between two options
• 1) dropping the character not fit into the (C-V-n) structure, which will lose too much info, cause conflict and hard to remember; think about {extract} become {eta}.
• 2) padding vowels, which will cause too many syllables, and too many repetition of the padding vowel; think about {extract} become {ekusuturakutu}
• So the way is to choose some "important" character of the dropped ones and merge them into another consonant or the last vowel.