ordinalska
Ordinalska is a constructed language designed to explore how ordinal numerals interact with rich nominal morphology. It is presented as a hypothetical language used in linguistic demonstrations and conlang communities to illustrate inflectional systems, numeral concord, and the effects of case marking on word order.
Phonology and writing: Ordinalska employs a moderate phoneme inventory with six vowel phonemes and about twenty-five
Morphology and syntax: Nouns have three gender categories (masculine, feminine, neuter), two numbers (singular, plural), and
Verbs: The verbal system marks aspect (perfective vs imperfective), tense (present, past, future), and mood (indicative,
Grammar and word order: Ordinalska allows flexible word order, though a canonical arrangement is subject–verb–object with
Lexicon and samples: The vocabulary is partly synthetic, with roots designed to illustrate productive derivation of
Status and reception: Ordinalska remains a niche project within conlang and linguistic-typology circles, used primarily for
See also: constructed language, linguistic typology, ordinal numerals.