Jalpi
Jalpi 2.0 (Jalpi Türk Tili "Common Turkic Language") is an inter-Turkic Universal Language, originally developed by Gaspirali.
| Ջալպի [d͡ʒal.pi] | |
| Timeline/Universe | Universal Languages |
| Period | Future Utopia |
| Spoken in | Pan-Turkey |
| Total speakers | 170 million |
| Writing system | Armenian |
| Classification | Proto-Turkic |
| Typology | |
| Basic word order | SVO |
| Morphology | Agglutinative |
| Alignment | N-A |
| Credits | |
| Created by | Ismail Gaspirali (1839) |
Anthropology
Phonology
| Labial | Dental/Alv. | Posta./Palatal | Velar | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /m/ Մ մ | /n/ Ն ն | /ŋ~ng/ նկ | ||
| Voiceless Plosive | /p/ Պ պ | /t/ Տ տ | /t͡ʃ/ Ճ ճ | /k/ Կ կ | /q/ Ք ք |
| Voiced Plosive | /b/ Բ բ | /d/ Դ դ | /d͡ʒ/ Ջ ջ | /g/ Գ գ | |
| Voiceless Fricative | /f/ Ֆ ֆ | /s/ Ս ս | /ʃ/ Շ շ | /x~χ/ Խ խ | /h~ħ/ Հ հ |
| Voiced Fricative | /v~w/ Վ վ | /z/ Զ զ | /ʒ/ Ժ ժ | /ɣ~ʁ/ Ղ ղ | |
| Approximant | /l/ Լ լ | /r/ Ռ ռ | /j/ Յ յ |
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High Unrounded | /i/ ի | /ɯ/ ը |
| High Rounded | /y/ և | /u/ ու |
| Low Unrounded | /e/ ե | /a/ ա |
| Low Rounded | /ø/ է | /o/ օ |
Nouns
Possession
| Person | Possible forms | ana "mother" | üy "house" |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. sg | —m, -im | anam | üyim |
| 2. sg | —ng, -ing | anang | üying |
| 3. sg | —si, -i | anasi | üyi |
| 1. pl | —miz, -imiz | anamiz | üyimiz |
| 2. pl | —ngiz, -ingiz | anangiz | üyingiz |
| 3. pl | —lari, -leri | analari | üyleri |
Case
| Case | Possible forms | qum "sand" | jer "place" |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | — | qum | jer |
| Acc | —ni | qumni | jerni |
| Gen | —ning | qumning | jerning |
| Dat | —gha, -ge | qumgha | jerge |
| Loc | —da, -de | qumda | jerde |
| Abl | —dan, -den | qumdan | jerden |
Verbs
emek
| Person | Possible forms | jash "young" | Türk "Turk" |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. sg | —min | jashmin | Türkmin |
| 2. sg | —sing | jashsing | Türksing |
| 3. sg | —dir | jashdir | Türkdir |
| 1. pl | —miz | jashmiz | Türkmiz |
| 2. pl | —singiz | jashsingiz | Türksingiz |
| 3. pl | —dir(lAr) | jashdir(lar) | Türkdir(ler) |
Present & Future Tense
| Person | Possible forms | jasha- "to live" | Negative | bil- "to know" | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. sg | —A/-y-min | jashaymin | jashamaymin | bilemin | bilmeymin |
| 2. sg | —A/-y-sing | jashaysing | jashamaysing | bilesing | bilmeysing |
| 3. sg | —A/-y-di | jashaydi | jashamaydi | biledi | bilmeydi |
| 1. pl | —A/y-miz | jashaymiz | jashamaymiz | bilemiz | bilmeymiz |
| 2. pl | —A/y-singiz | jashaysingiz | jashamaysingiz | bilesingiz | bilmeysingiz |
| 3. pl | —A/y-di(lAr) | jashaydi(lar) | jashamaydi(lar) | biledi(ler) | bilmeydi(ler) |
Past Tense
| Person | Possible forms | jasha- "to live" | Negative | bil- "to know" | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. sg | —di-m | jashadim | jashamadim | bildim | bilmedim |
| 2. sg | —di-ng | jashading | jashamading | bilding | bilmeding |
| 3. sg | —di | jashadi | jashamadi | bildi | bilmedi |
| 1. pl | —diq, -dik | jashadiq | jashamadiq | bildik | bilmedik |
| 2. pl | —dingiz | jashadingiz | jashamadingiz | bildingiz | bilmedingiz |
| 3. pl | —di(lAr) | jashadi(lar) | jashamadi(lar) | bildi(ler) | bilmedi(ler) |
(Literal) Present Continuous
| Person | Possible forms | jasha- "to live" | Negative | bil- "to know" | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. sg | —maqda/mekde-min | jashamaqdamin | jashamaqda emesmin | bilmekdemin | bilmekde emesmin |
| 2. sg | —maqda/mekde-sing | jashamaqdasing | jashamaqda emessing | bilmekdesing | bilmekde emessing |
| 3. sg | —maqda/mekde | jashamaqda | jashamaqda emes | bilmekde | bilmekde emes |
| 1. pl | —maqda/mekde-miz | jashamaqdamiz | jashamaqda emesmiz | bilmekdemiz | bilmekde emesmiz |
| 2. pl | —maqda/mekde-singiz | jashamaqdasingiz | jashamaqda emessingiz | bilmekdesingiz | bilmekde emessingiz |
| 3. pl | —maqda/mekde(lAr) | jashamaqda(lar) | jashamaqda emes(ler) | bilmekde(ler) | bilmekde emes(ler) |
Intentional Future
| Person | Possible forms | jasha- "to live" | Negative | bil- "to know" | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. tk | —maqchi/mekchi-min | jashamaqchimin | jashamaqchi emesmin | bilmekchimin | bilmekchi emesmin |
| 2. tk | —maqchi/mekchi-sing | jashamaqchising | jashamaqchi emessing | bilmekchising | bilmekchi emessing |
| 3. tk | —maqchi/mekchi | jashamaqchi | jashamaqchi emes | bilmekchi | bilmekchi emes |
| 1. çk | —maqchi/mekchi-miz | jashamaqchimiz | jashamaqchi emesmiz | bilmekchimiz | bilmekchi emesmiz |
| 2. çk | —maqchi/mekchi-singiz | jashamaqdchisingiz | jashamaqchi emessingiz | bilmekchisingiz | bilmekchi emessingiz |
| 3. çk | —maqchi/mekchi(lAr) | jashamaqchi(lar) | jashamaqchi emes(ler) | bilmekchi(ler) | bilmekchi emes(ler) |
Sentence Examples
Ating nedir?
/Atıñ nedir/
What is your name?
Atim Ismail.
/Atım İsmail/
My name is Ismail.
Qay jerde jashaysing?
/Qay yerde yaşaysıñ/ or /Qay jerde jaşaysıñ/
Where do you live in?
Istanbulda jashaymin.
/İstanbulda yaşaymın/ or /İstanbulda jaşaymın/
I live in Istanbul.
Qay jerden kelesing?
/Qay yerden kelesiñ/ or /Qay jerden kelesiñ/
Where do you come from?
Qay jerge ketesing?
/Qay yerge ketesiñ/ or /Qay jerge ketesiñ/
Where are you going?
Khosh kelding.
/Xoş keldiñ/ or /Qoş keldiñ/
Welcome.
Seni süyemin.
/Seni süyemin/
I love you.
| Universal Languages | ||
|---|---|---|
| AFRICA | SEDES (Horn of Africa), Middle Semitic (Semitic languages), Kintu (Bantu languages), Guosa (West Africa) | |
| CENTRAL ASIA | Jalpi (Turkic languages), Zens (Iranian languages), Dravindian (Dravidian languages), Neo-Sanskrit (Indo-Aryan languages) | |
| EUROPE | Interlingua (Romance languages), Folksprak (Germanic languages), Interslavic Slavic languages, Balkan (Balkans) | |
| FAR EAST | Dan'a'yo (CJKV), MSEAL (Mainland Southeast Asia), Indo-Malay (Maritime Southeast Asia) | |
External Links
- Jalpi Turkic official forum (Mostly used Turkic languages)
- Jalpi Turkic-Turkish dictionary
- A comparative dictionary of Turkic languages (Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Turkmen, Uyghur, Uzbek and Jalpi Turkic languages)
| This article is part of a series on International Auxiliary Languages. Romance-based Auxlangs: Aercant * Atlango * Interlingua * Latin Nov * Novial * Occidental (Interlingue) * Panroman * Romanal |