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Japanese language extension

Japanese is the official and national language of Japan, but has expanded by the speakers that live throughout the entire world.

Japanese (Kanji: 日本語, Hiragana: にほんご, Katakana: ニホンゴ, Nihongo) is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people on Earth, originally in the linguistic homeland of Japan, where it is widely used as the national language. It is also a member of the Japanese-Ryukyuan (or Japonic) language family, and its ultimate derivation and relation to other Ural-Altaic dialects is unclear. Japanese-Ryukyuan languages have been grouped with other language families: Ainu, Austroasiatic, Korean, and the now-discredited Altaic. However, none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance. The written forms of this language are Kanji, which is borrowed from the traditional Chinese literal system since the 5th century, and Kana, which is divided into Manyogana, Hiragana and Katakana that firstly derived from Kanji. In addition to these writing systems, furigana is a phonetic notation that accompanies the original and traditional kanji characters with small kana alongside or above them.

In the world of Animatopia, the Japanese language itself is usually spoken through parts of the eastern continent of Orientashia, particularly Kemonomimikoku, Zaikoku, and Sakurakoku within the Shin Yamato subcontinent. Instead of Japan, which is located on real-life Earth, three of these Japan-inspired countries in Anmatopia have their respective varieties of dialects based on Standard Japanese, namely Kemonomimian[note 1] (or Kemonomimikokuan[note 2]), Zaian[note 3] (or Zaikokuan[note 4]), and Sakuran[note 5] (or Sakurakokuan[note 6]), respectively. It is also commonly used and designated as one of the surviving dialects in the universe, especially on both Earth and Animatopia, and a factionally official language of the majorly monolingual factions: Rising Sun Self-Defense Force, Josei Guntai, Yami Musume, Kemonomimi, and Kaijin Gundan, with the next two being Kyoudai Gundan and Zaibatsu Teikoku.

Phonology[]

Consonants[]

Standard Japanese[]

Bilabial Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n (ɲ) (ŋ) (ɴ)
Plosive p  b t  d k  ɡ
Affricate (t͡s)  (d͡z) (t͡ɕ)  (d͡ʑ)
Fricative (ɸ) s  z (ɕ)  (ʑ) (ç) h
Liquid r
Semivowel j w
Special moras /N/  /Q/

As a pitch-accent language, the Standard Japanese has loanwords (/ɸ, ɕ, ʑ, t͡s, d͡z, t͡ɕ, d͡ʑ/), which sometimes occur phonemically.

Sakuran and Zaian[]

Labial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ ŋ ɴ
Plosive p  b t  d k  ɡ
Affricate t͡s  d͡z tʃ  dʒ
Fricative f v s  z ʃ  ʒ ç h
Approximant r  l ɹ j (ʍ) w

Both Sakuran and Zaian are the influential variants of the Japanese language mixed with Modern and Old Japanese, but their accent is phonologically different from the Standard Japanese, and are based on certain phonologies of the Indo-European languages, most specifically American English, as well as constructed languages, such as Esperanto, making them comparable to non-Asian languages.

Kemonomimian[]

Labial Alveolar Alveolo-palatal Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n (ɲ) (ŋ) (ɴ)
Plosive p  b t  d k  ɡ
Affricate (t͡s)  (d͡z) (t͡ɕ)  (d͡ʑ)
Fricative (ɸ) s  z (ɕ)  (ʑ) (ç) h
Liquid r
Semivowel j w

The Kemonomimian is way the same as the Old Japanese, but the only differences are its accent and an amount of Chinese-based vocabulary.

Vowels[]

Standard Japanese[]

Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a

Sakuran and Zaian[]

Front Central Back
Close ɪ i ʊ u ɤ
Mid ɛ e ə o ʌ
Open æ a ɔ

Kemonomimian[]

Front Central Back
Close ɪ i ʊ u ɤ
Mid ɛ e ə o
Open a

Lexicon[]

Gender differences in modern Japanese[]

The big differences of this language are the ending (emphatic) particles or emphatics unlike particular languages in the world. For Japanese-language learners, ne is by far the most commonly used emphatic particle that both genders have along with yo, which is used for relaying new information or including emphasis, something like an exclamation mark, sa, which is a filler, na, which is for expressing either strong emotion or a desire for something, and yo ne, which can be a more emphatic way of using ne. However, zo and ze are both mostly used for males, while no, which sounds similar to 'nanda or nda for male people, and wa are both usually for females.[references 1] Four of these masculine and feminine emphatics are differently opposite to each other. For Josei Guntai, Kemonomimi and Yami Musume as all-feminine factions that no male is allowed to recruit, they mainly use wa, no, and most importantly yo instead of ze and zo, which are frequently useful for the RSSDF and Kaijin Gundan as they both acceptably recruit both genders, predominately males, with the exception of Kyoudai Gundan and Zaibatsu Teikoku as both are the gender-bent versions of Josei Guntai and Yami Musume, respectively.

Japanese primer[]

Officially translated[]

Factional etymologies[]

  • Josei Guntai = Female Army
  • Kemonomimi = Animal Ears
  • Kaijin Gundan = Mysterious Being Corps
  • Yami Musume = Dark Girl
  • Kyoudai Gundan = Brother Legion
  • Zaibatsu Teikoku = Wealthy Clique Empire

Other[]

A[]
  • Aa = I see
  • A wa wa! = Ah ha!
  • Achio = Over there
  • Ai = Love
  • Aka = Red
  • Akari = Light
  • Aku = Evil
  • Akuma = Demon, devil, Satan
  • Anata = You (second-person adjective noun)
  • Aoi = Blue
  • Arayada = Oh no
  • Arienai = Impossible
  • Arigato = Thanks, thank you
  • Atare = Strike, hit
B[]
  • Baka = Idiot, stupid, simpleton, fool, shithead
  • Bakayarou = Fool
  • Bakemono = Monster
  • Bakudan = Bomb
  • Bakuhatsu = Explosion
  • Banbyou = Watch cat
  • Banzai = Long live
  • Boku = My, mine (possessive noun)
  • Bushi = Warrior
C[]
  • Chibi = Little
  • Chikara = Power, strength
  • Chikushou = Damn it
  • Chotto = Please
  • Chuui = Attention, caution, warning, heed
D[]
  • Dai = Great, first
  • Daidai = Orange
  • Daijobu = Feeling alright, feeling okay
  • Dame = No good, cannot, must not, not allowed
  • Dare? = Who?
  • Datta = Was/were
  • Den = Lightning
  • Deru = Out
  • Desu = To be
  • Do = Way
  • Domo = Much
E[]
  • Eda = Branch
  • Ee to ee to ee to! = Uh uh uh!
  • Eigo = English language
F[]
  • Fu~u = Whee
  • Fubuki = Blizzard
  • Fuku = Cloth, uniform
G[]
  • Ganbare = Good luck, keep it up
  • Geki = Fierce
  • Gero = Ribbit
  • Gesuyarou = Asshole
  • Go = Five
  • Gomen = Sorry
  • Gun = Army
  • Gundan = Corps, army
  • Guntai = Armed force, army, military
H[]
  • Hachi = Eight
  • Hado = Surge, intent
  • Hagane = Steel
  • Hai = Yes
  • Haiiro = Gray
  • Haitte kuru = Incoming
  • Hakase = Professor
  • Hamusutaa = Hamster
  • Han = Anti
  • Hana = Flower
  • Hanami = Flower viewing
  • Hanarete = Away
  • Hanzai = Crime, offense, criminal act, delinquency
  • Hashire = Run
  • Hashiru = Run
  • Hayai = Quick, fast
  • Hayaku = Quick, quickly, fast
  • Hebi = Snake, serpent
  • Heika = Majesty
  • Hengoku = Limbo
  • Hi = Fire
  • Hikari = Light, shine, dawn
  • Hikkoshi = Move
  • Hime = Princess
  • Honki = Serious
  • Honoo = Flame
  • Hoshi = Star
I[]
  • Ichi = One
  • Ichigo = Strawberry
  • Idesu = Sounds good
  • Ikari = Anger, angry, hatred, rage, wrath
  • Ike = Go
  • Ike ora! = Go!
  • Ikimasu = To go
  • Ikki = Revolt, uprising, rebellion
  • Iku = Go
  • Ima = Now
  • Inazuma = Lightning
  • Ine = Nice
  • Inu = Dog
  • Isekai = Different world
  • Isha = Doctor
  • Isoge = Hurry
  • Isogashi = Busy
  • Itai = Ouch, hurt
  • Itaitsu = Ow
  • Itsu? = When?
  • Iu = Say
  • Iwa = Rock
J[]
  • Ji = Person, character, letter
  • Jichiryou = Dominion
  • Jieitai = Self-Defense Force
  • Jigoku = Hell
  • Jiji = Old man, grandfather
  • Josei = Female
  • Joshi = Girl
  • Jou = Ride
  • Junbi = Preparation, prepare, ready
  • Jutsu = Art, way, skill, technique
K[]
  • Kabuto = Helmet
  • Kaeru = Frog
  • Kage = Shadow
  • Kai = Times
  • Kaigun = Navy
  • Kaisha = Company, society
  • Kakatte = Hanging
  • Kakatte koi = Bring it on
  • Kami = God, divine, divinity
  • Kamikaze = Divine wind
  • Kaminari = Thunder
  • Kamisan = Wife
  • Kasasagi = Magpie
  • Kaze = Wind
  • Kanoo = Possible
  • Karasu = Crow
  • Kei = Light (weight)
  • Keiretsu = Subsidiary, system, series, grouping of enterprises, order of succession
  • Keiryou = Lightweight
  • Keizai = Economy
  • Kekkou = Very well, splendid, nice, wonderful, delicious
  • Kekkou desu = No thanks, no thank you
  • Kemono = Beast, animal, creature
  • Kemonomimi = Animal ear
  • Ken = Fist, sword
  • Kero = Ribbit
  • Kesseki = Stone
  • Kiru = Cut
  • Ki = Tree, wood, air, come
  • Kiiro = Yellow
  • Kinniku = Muscle
  • Kinzoku = Metal
  • Kisama = You (respective second-person noun)
  • Kite = Come
  • Ko = Child, small
  • Koku = Country, nation, kingdom, dukedom, realm
  • Kobito = Child
  • Kogo = Empress
  • Koi = Come, bring, bring it, carp
  • Koinu = Puppy
  • Komori = Bat
  • Koneko = Kitten
  • Konnichiwa = Hi, hello
  • Kono = This
  • Kookoku = Principality
  • Kore = That
  • Kougyou = Industrial, industry, mine, mining, manufacturing industry
  • Koukegi = Attack
  • Koutai suru = Fallback
  • Koutestsu = Steel
  • Kudasai = Give, please
  • Kuugun = Air force
  • Kumo = Spider, cloud
  • Kumori = Cloudy
  • Kurae = Eat, eat this, eat that, take that, take this
  • Kuro = Black
  • Kurokage = Black shadow
  • Kurotaka = Blackhawk
  • Kuso = Shit, crap, damn
  • Kusoge = Shitty game, crappy game
  • Kusoyarou = Son-of-a-b****, bastard
  • Kyoudai = Brother, sibling
  • Kyuu = Nine
M[]
  • Maboroshi = Phantom
  • Mahou = Magic, sorcery, witchcraft
  • Maji = Really
  • Manto = Cloak, cape
  • Masaka = No way
  • Mato = Target
  • Matte = Wait
  • Midori = Green
  • Miki = Trunk
  • Mikuni = Kingdom
  • Mimi = Ear
  • Mina = All, every, guys, everyone, everybody, everything
  • Minasan = Everyone, everybody, guys
  • Misago = Osprey
  • Mochiron = Of course
  • Modotte = Back
  • Moratta = I got this, received
  • Moshi = Hello
  • Motto = More, longer, farther
  • Motto hayaku ugoku = Move faster
  • Mukudori = Starling
  • Munen = Regret, regrettable, regretful
  • Musume = Girl, lady, woman
  • Muzukashii = Difficult
N[]
  • Nagai = Long
  • Nagaiyumi = Longbow
  • Nana = Seven
  • Nanda? = What?
  • Nandeshou? = What do you want?
  • Nandesuka? = What is it?
  • Nani? = What?
  • Nanto? = What?
  • Ne = Root, Hey
  • Neko = Cat
  • Nezumi = Rat, mouse
  • Ni = Two
  • Niku = Meat
  • Nigeru = Run away, escaping
  • Ningen = Human
  • Noga = Miss, escape
  • Nogashita = Missed
  • Notte = Ride, aboard
O[]
  • Ochio = Fall
  • Ookugo = Oarckish (Orcish) language
  • Oh = King
  • Ohayo gozaimasu = Good morning
  • Oi = Hey
  • Oishi = Yummy, delicious
  • Okami = Wolf, landlady, proprietress, mistress, hostess
  • Oku-sama = Ma'am (mam), wife
  • Okyakusama = Sir, customer
  • Omae = You (second-person verb)
  • Omo = Heavy
  • Omocha = Toy
  • Omosa = Weight
  • Onegai = Please
  • Onna! = Woman! (battle cry)
  • Onnanoko = Girl
  • Oni = Demon, ogre
  • Ore = I (first-person noun)
  • Ora = A way to call for somebody's attention
  • Orya = Japanese battle cry
  • Ossu = Hey, yo
  • Otoko = Boy, man, lord
  • Otokonoko = Boy
  • Ottotto = Oops!
R[]
  • Rai = Thunder
  • Raimei = Thunder
  • Rengoku = Purgatory
  • Retsu = Column
  • Rikugun = Army
  • Ringo = Apple
  • Roku = Six
  • Ryou = Amount
  • Ryouiki = Territory, region
  • Ryoukai = Roger that, understood, understand, copy that
  • Ryouken = Hunting dog, hound
  • Ryuu = Dragon
S[]
  • Saiaku = Worst
  • Saku = Book
  • Sakura = Cherry blossom
  • Same = Shark
  • San = Three
  • Saraba = Farewell
  • Satsujin = Murder
  • Sayonara = Goodbye
  • Sayonara o iu = Say goodbye
  • Seinen = Male, youth, young man
  • Sekai = World
  • Senkan = Battleship
  • Senpai = Upperclassman, senior, superior, elder
  • Sensei = Teacher, mentor
  • Sensha = Battle tank
  • Senshi = Soldier, warrior, combatant, troop, trooper
  • Shageki = Shooting
  • Shakai = Society
  • Shigo = Afterlife, dead (extinct) language
  • Shihai = Dominion
  • Shikashi = However, but
  • Shinka = Evolution
  • Shinken = Seriously
  • Shirei = Command
  • Shirei-kan = Commander
  • Shi = Death, dead, four (unlucky number)
  • Shimatta = Oh no, oops, damn it!
  • Shinu = Die
  • Shinken = Priesthood
  • Shinken-teki = Theocratic
  • Shinshin = Mind and body
  • Shite = and (for binding verbs)
  • Sho = Rising
  • Shoujo = Girl
  • Shounen = Boy
  • Shouri = Victory
  • Shuken = Sovereignty
  • Shun = Instant
  • Shuryuudan = Grenade
  • Sokocha = There
  • Sore o toru = Take it, take that
  • Sore = That
  • Sorera = Them, those
  • Soshiki = Organization
  • Soshite = And (for conjoining sentences)
  • Soto o miru = Look out
  • Sou = Yes, that's it
  • Soudesu = That's right
  • Subarashi = Wonderful, great
  • Subete = All
  • Sugi ni = Right away
  • Sugoi = Amazing, wow (when you're left awestruck out of excitement or feel overwhelmed)
  • Sumimasen = Excuse me
T[]
  • Taka = Hawk, falcon
  • Tai = Anti
  • Taiku = Body
  • Taikuu = Anti-air
  • Taikyaku = Retreat
  • Taisaku = Counter
  • Taisen = Match, competition
  • Taisensha = Anti-tank
  • Taizai = Stay
  • Tamago = Egg
  • Tani = Valley
  • Tanoshi = Fun
  • Tasukete = Help
  • Tatakai = Fight, battle, combat, struggle, conflict
  • Tatsu = Stand
  • Tatsujin = Master
  • Tatsumaki = Tornado
  • Teikoku = Empire
  • Teki = Enemy
  • Tengoku = Heaven
  • Tenno = Emperor
  • Tenshi = Angel
  • Tetsu = Iron
  • To = and (for binding nouns)
  • Tobu = Fly
  • Tomo = Friend
  • Tomodachi = Friend, pal
  • Tora = Tiger
  • Tori = Bird
  • Toridasu = Get out, take out
  • Totsuseki = Charge, assault
  • Tsuba = Spit
  • Tsukamaeta = Got you, caught
  • Tsuku = Poke
  • Tsumi = Sin
  • Tsuzu = Continued
U[]
  • Unagi = Eel
  • Usagi = Rabbit, bunny
  • Ute = Fire, shoot
  • Uwaa! = Whoa!
W[]
  • Wa = is/are
  • Wai! = Yay!
  • Wakarimashita = Understood
  • Wakarimasu = Understand
  • Wani = Crocodile
  • Warera = Us
  • Wareware = We
  • Warui = Bad
  • Washi = Eagle, traditional Japanese paper
  • Watashi = I am (first-person verb)
Y[]
  • Ya = Arrow (weapon)
  • Yafuu! = Yahoo!
  • Yajirushi = Arrow
  • Yatta = Hooray, he/she did it, I/we did it
  • Yama = Mountain
  • Yamero = Stop
  • Yami = Dark
  • Yari = Spear
  • Yarou = Bastard, asshole, guy, companion, faithful, individual, comrade
  • Yokarou = Good, very well
  • Yoi = Good
  • Yomi = Underworld
  • Yon = Four
  • Yoriyoi = Better
  • Yoshi = Alright, okay, righteousness
  • Yossha = Alright, okay
  • Youkai = Strange apparition
  • Yuki = Snow
  • Yumi = Arrow
  • Yuurei = Ghost, wraith, spirit
Z[]
  • Zaibatsu = Financial clique
  • Zenpou = Forward
  • Zettai = Absolute

Sample phrases[]

  • Ana ni bakuhatsu o tsukero! = Fire in the hole!
  • Arigato ugozaimasu = Thanks, thank you
  • Chotto matte = Wait a minute, please wait, hold it
  • Domo arigato = Thanks so much, thank you very much
  • Dou da? = How is it/that/this?
  • Gomen nasai = Sorry
  • Kono yo na! = Like this!
  • Kore o toru! = Take this!
  • Mitome raremashita = Acknowledged
  • Oresama no tojoda! = Here I come!
  • Tasukete kudasai = Please help
  • Watashi ga nogashita = Missed me
  • Yamero kudasai = Please stop

Notable speakers[]

Countries[]

  • Japan
  • Kemonomimikoku
  • Sakurakoku
  • Zaikoku

Factions[]

Songs[]

Gallery[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.lingualift.com/blog/japanese-emphatic-particles/

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 獣耳普通語, Kemonomimifuusugo
  2. ↑ 獣耳国普通語, Kemonomimikokufuusugo
  3. ↑ 財語, ざいご, Zaigo
  4. ↑ 財国語, ざい こくご, Zaikokugo
  5. ↑ 桜語, さくらご, Sakurago
  6. ↑ 桜国語, さくらこくご, Sakurakokugo
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