This is a redo of a language that I tried to create before. This is the language of The Kan Kingdom (Native name Ħa̠n) which was influencial on the Nihon-Suomi Kingdom, which became one of the dominant groups of the Fuhe-Suomi. It also gave rise to the Kanic languages, minority languages in northeastern Fuhe, and on the Island of Waan.
This post will focus on the phonology and phonotactics. The language is Monosyllabic, of the Chinese/Vietnamese type.
/p ɓ t tʰ ɗ t͡s t͡sʰ ʈ ʈʰ ʈ͡ʂ ʈ͡ʂʰ t͡ɕ t͡ɕʰ k kʰ ɠ/ <p b d t đ ż c dr tr żh ch ɟ q g k ĝ>
/m n ɳ ɲ ŋ/ <m n nr nh ng>
/f v s z ʂ ʐ ɕ ʑ x ɣ h ɦ/ <f v s z sh zh x j ħ ğ h ɦ>
/l/ <l>
/w j/ <w y>
The Noun Phrase part 1:
Plurals:
Plurality is optionally marked. There are two ways of marking plurality: For sentient beings, the particle fāang is used:
Dừi fāang
person PLR
"People"
Vi̠iă fāang
woman PLR
Ĝùuă fāang
younger.brother PLR
"Younger brothers"
Note that this is never used in reference to superiors, and is almost always used in reference to inferiors.
Non-sentients may be pluralized by reduplication:
Sīik
"Horse"
Sīik-sīik
"horses"
Possession is marked by the particle shen:
Nhùeă shen sīik-sīik
king POSS horses
"King's horses"
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
-JRR Tolkien
Between numbers and demonstratives, there are measure words.
Common Measure words:
People (neutral): Żien
Male people (polite): Nruôô
Female people (Polite): Wừư
Animals: Lu̠m
Reptiles, rodents and land arthropods: Trớp
Edible water animals: Bü̠ă
Edible plants: Fằk
Precious stones: Lư̠ưp
Things with writing: Lău
Pronouns:
There are a few sets of pronouns, based on politeness.
The simple pronouns, used for talking to equals:
1P sing: Nhàu
1P plr: Nhàu-fāang
2P sing: Nrừă
2p plr: Nrừă-fāang
3P sing: Trừă
3p plr: Trừă-fāang
The polite pronouns are constructions of long phrases. I will give examples in the singular:
Polite level 1:
1P : Nha̠u-nrừă-shen-vet
Lit "I, your slave"
2P : Nrừă-nhàu-shen-ba̠an
Lit "You, my master"
Polite level 2:
1P : Nha̠u-drêng-nruôô-dừi-shen-vồt-shen-vet
Lit "I, that man of honor's slave
Polite level 3:
1P: Níaa-żien-dừi-drêng-nruôô-dừi-shen-vồt-shen-vet
Lit. "This person, that man of honor's slave"
Many children make up, or begin to make up, imaginary languages. I have been at it since I could write.
-JRR Tolkien