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| '''Tizian''' (natively ''i wethagh Askiv'' /i weθa as̺kiv/, from Naquian ''Alcimiz''; [[Eevo]]: a brits Tizib) is the second-most widely spoken descendant of [[Naquian]]. | | '''Tizian''' is an Elvish language in Tsayfuan's fantasy setting. I was inspired by Burmese and Welsh. |
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| [[Naquian]] with a pseudo-New Zealand accent
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| Quintlopetl > hwənsofes
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| ==Phonology==
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| m n
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| p t k kw ʔ
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| f θ h
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| v ð
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| ts ts̺ tʃ
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| s s̺ ʃ
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| z z̺ ʒ
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| w l r j
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| a ā e ē i ī o ō u ū > ɛ a i e ə əi o u ə ɨ
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| ei ou > əi əu
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| ==Grammar==
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| Two future tenses: neutral future and intentional future
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| ''-tēn'' = neutral future
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| ''-mazan'' = intentional future
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| ==Poetry==
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| ===Alliterative poetry===
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| Tizian poems traditionally use rhythmic alliteration:
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| # the beginning syllables of sub-lines, e.g. in the pattern a ... | a ...
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| # syllables within lines or sub-lines, e.g. a _ a _ ‖ b _ b _ ‖ c _ c _ ‖ d _ d _
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| # the above two may be combined, e.g. a _ a ... | b _ b ... ‖ b _ b ... | c _ c ... ‖ c _ c ... | d _ d ...
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| Non-traditional alliteration schemes are used in modern poetry and in whimsical, quasi-Hofstadterian "riddle poems". | | Non-traditional alliteration schemes are used in modern poetry and in whimsical, quasi-Hofstadterian "riddle poems". |