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'''Thensarian''' ('' | '''Thensarian''' (''thēṃsaraquhanquhus/-milacus'', gen. ''-quhanquhasus/-milacī'', Rencadian: ''Thengsornkhwong'') is a classical Ramanuric language and one of two superstrate languages of [[Rencadian]]. It originates from Tālsim. It is inspired by Latin, Sanskrit, and Ancient Greek, and it is a parody of fantasy languages inspired by Latin and Greek, such as High Valyrian. | ||
Make into a Hellenized Latin gib ~ Greek gib ~ Sanskrit gib dialect continuum? | |||
* Θεισαραπάμφος (gen. Θεισαραπάμφοσος or Θεισαραπάμφεσος), Θεισαραμιλακός | |||
* ''dhēṃsaragan{{cda}}ghah{{cdb}}/-milakah{{cdb}}'' | |||
Lots of reduplication, especially in verbs | Lots of reduplication, especially in verbs | ||
Should sound whimsical or English magic spell-like | Should sound whimsical or English magic spell-like | ||
{{angbr|ae ai ao au}} = /eː ai oː au/ | |||
== Todo == | |||
Sanskrit sandhi and compounding | |||
== Lexicon == | == Lexicon == | ||
* bēl '10' | |||
* Candiarhanchus - a philosopher (nod to Kandiaronk) | |||
* Personal names: Chuschus, Hummus | |||
* Place names: Chalguxus, Xactagmiuṃ, Thaṃsujūx, Naegmiuṃ, Cāmphangy, Lādiōgy | |||
* jūx, jūquhis - fort | |||
* ēlantālum = to finish | |||
* ganchus 'wide' | |||
* crēsy 'happiness' | |||
* vēchus 'star' | |||
* mae = is | |||
* Ylarmuscus ''a tyrannical king of the Rēncādum'' | |||
* imbrōr, imbrōnis 'nobility' | |||
* aechum = mist | |||
* pōsungy = ice cream | |||
* ichylum = to ripen, to cook (trans) | |||
* dallylum = to run | |||
* bēvulum = to learn | |||
* ōraculum 'to predict/prophesy' | |||
* ''dāvanavisvāyākayaṃ'' in the Sanskrit-like dialect | |||
* Hambānus ''a god'' | |||
* diṃsuṃ 'meal' | |||
* Dylath → Dalāthiuṃ | |||
* Ulthar → Vṛthāriuṃ | |||
* Hlanith → Chlanithiuṃ | |||
* Ilarnek → Ilarnēciuṃ | |||
* Mnar → Imnāriuṃ | |||
* Sarnath → Sarnathiuṃ | |||
* Celephais → Cēlēphavīsiuṃ | |||
* Kadath → Cadathiuṃ | |||
* vṝcaluṃ = to abandon | |||
* Pravynus Palanchius -> Praween Balang | * Pravynus Palanchius -> Praween Balang | ||
* ''Margaery'' (female given name) -> Mornkhairee | * ''Margaery'' (female given name) -> Mornkhairee | ||
* '' | * ''vṛpāluṃ'' = to slay | ||
* ''vṛthāx'' = mind | * ''vṛthāx'' = mind | ||
* Names with syllabic r: Axṛcas, Phṛsus, Bṛxānas, Squṛnis, Bacṛnceps, Maccṛgitus, Nṛtrāniā, Ṛcquhēdā, | * Names with syllabic r: Axṛcas, Phṛsus, Bṛxānas, Squṛnis, Bacṛnceps, Maccṛgitus, [[Nṛtrāṇya|Nṛtrāniā]], Ṛcquhēdā, [[Rttirri|Ṛttirry]], Vṝbā, Pētṛtry | ||
* '' | * ''mṛdāluṃ'' (''vulgar'') 'to fuck' | ||
* Manx (a name) → | * Manx (a name) → Rencadian -mong | ||
* Marx (a surname or surname element meaning 'expert') → | * Marx (a surname or surname element meaning 'expert') → Rencadian -mak | ||
** | ** Caralamarx (a surname) → Karalamak | ||
** Vr{{cdb}}pamarx, Vr{{cdb}}thācamarx | |||
** Vr{{cdb}}pamarx, Vr{{cdb}} | |||
* Barthagangus (Phatthakhong) ''a surname'' | * Barthagangus (Phatthakhong) ''a surname'' | ||
* Barthanaculus -> Phatthanakul | * Barthanaculus -> Phatthanakul | ||
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* ''ut-/ud-'' | * ''ut-/ud-'' | ||
* ''quā-'' 're-, over-' | * ''quā-'' 're-, over-' | ||
* ''ysus'' '1' | |||
* ''quē'' '2' | * ''quē'' '2' | ||
* '' | * ''blāna'' '3' | ||
* ''vanthēs'' '4' | |||
* ''lythṛ'' '5' | |||
* ''chaen'' '6' | |||
* ''jēlan'' '7' | |||
* ''xāman'' '8' | |||
* ''vastaṃ'' '9' | |||
* ''ōbās'' '10' | |||
* ''bṝdā'' = hundred | |||
* ''quacuṃquasit'' = however | |||
* Xanāx ''a unisex name'' | * Xanāx ''a unisex name'' | ||
* Xanasvācā ''a name'' | * Xanasvācā ''a name'' | ||
* Xatrēpus ''a name'' | * Xatrēpus ''a name'' | ||
* | * Bandaeuṃ (Rencadian ''Phonthai'') = the capital of the Thensarian empire | ||
* '' | * ''haothispēlluṃ'' = sorcery (from ''haothim'' 'ritual' + ''pēlluṃ'' 'fruit; output, implementation, work') | ||
* ''spūbiao'' = facetiously | * ''spūbiao'' = facetiously | ||
* '' | * ''spūbispēlluṃ'' = facetiousness (''spůbis'' 'mirth' + ''pēlluṃ'') | ||
* '' | * ''hūbispūbiu1m'' = ''fake magic spell'' | ||
* ''baxaphus'' (<- gweķsobhos): borrowing | * ''baxaphus'' (<- gweķsobhos): borrowing | ||
* ''rhaxū'' 'love' | * ''rhaxū'' 'love' | ||
* '' | * ''asiṃsymōs'' 'hate' | ||
* ''cambar'' 'room' | * ''cambar'' 'room' | ||
* Kambarys ( | * Kambarys (Rencadian ''Kamphareet'') ''a nobility-only name, meaning 'room-ful; memorialized''' | ||
* ''gladys'' 'god' | * ''gladys'' 'god' | ||
* Durys (a name) | * Durys (a name) | ||
* Chalguxus ''a city'' | * Chalguxus ''a city'' | ||
* '' | * ''quēdratiṃ'' 'hour' | ||
* ''arclys'' 'horse' (Lithuanian easter egg) | * ''arclys'' 'horse' (Lithuanian easter egg) | ||
* Karys (a name) | * Karys (a name) | ||
''Rhaxuvē/-xū hīn | ''Rhaxuvē/-xū hīn asiṃsymave/-mō ēlir quaquhanix'' 'We are speaking of love and hate' | ||
-ao for adverbs | -ao for adverbs | ||
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=== Vowels === | === Vowels === | ||
''a ā i y u ū ē ō ae ao ṛ | ''a ā i y u ū ē ō ae ao ṛ ṝ ṃ'' /ɐ a{{long}} ɪ i{{long}} ʊ u{{long}} e{{long}} o{{long}} ae ao r{{syll}} r{{syll}}ː (nasalization + length)/ | ||
== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
Thensarian uses a variant of the Brahmi script. | Thensarian uses a variant of the Brahmi script. | ||
Brahmi breathy letters are used for ph th ch quh; qu quh written as kv ghv; x uses the kS ligature; t th d n uses T DH D N | Brahmi breathy letters are used for ph th ch quh; qu quh written as kv ghv; x uses the kS ligature; t th d n l s uses T DH D N L S. | ||
== Morphology == | == Morphology == | ||
IE clone; I'm not gonna work too hard on making Thensarian grammar original, as the purpose of Thensarian is just to be a loan source for | IE clone; I'm not gonna work too hard on making Thensarian grammar original, as the purpose of Thensarian is just to be a loan source for Rencadian. | ||
Todo: research PIE ablaut | Todo: research PIE ablaut | ||
=== Nouns === | === Nouns === | ||
Usually, the nominative singular case markers are - | Usually, the nominative singular case markers are -us/-is/-us/-ys masc, -ā/-y/-ū fem, -uṃ/-iṃ/-uṃ/-yṃ neuter, -r/-ō collective. ''-rys'' is a suffix deriving names from ''-r'' nouns, reserved for the Thensarian nobility (sometimes ''-ry'' is used as a feminine counterpart of ''-rys''). | ||
'' | ''Jabṛvaciṃ vam{{cdb}}vṝpāx.'' = 'We shall slay the Jabberwocky.' | ||
=== Adjectives === | === Adjectives === | ||
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=== Verbs === | === Verbs === | ||
* Infinitive -lum: -alum, -ālum, -ylum, -ūlum, -y{{mac}}lum | * Infinitive -lum: -alum, -ālum, -ylum, -ūlum, -y{{mac}}lum | ||
* Personal endings: 1sg -r, 2sg -t, 3sg -m, 1pl.ex, - | * Personal endings: 1sg -r, 2sg -t, 3sg -m, 1pl.ex, -ivy, 1pl.in -x, 2pl -phas, 3pl -phiam | ||
Verb stems mainly use reduplication and Sanskrit-style ablaut to mark tense. | Verb stems mainly use reduplication and Sanskrit-style ablaut to mark tense. | ||
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==== Derivational ==== | ==== Derivational ==== | ||
* ''quhan-alum'' = to speak -> ''quhan<quh>us'' = speech | * ''quhan-alum'' = to speak -> ''quhan<quh>us'' (s-stem neuter) = speech | ||
Latest revision as of 15:29, 31 March 2024
Thensarian (thēṃsaraquhanquhus/-milacus, gen. -quhanquhasus/-milacī, Rencadian: Thengsornkhwong) is a classical Ramanuric language and one of two superstrate languages of Rencadian. It originates from Tālsim. It is inspired by Latin, Sanskrit, and Ancient Greek, and it is a parody of fantasy languages inspired by Latin and Greek, such as High Valyrian.
Make into a Hellenized Latin gib ~ Greek gib ~ Sanskrit gib dialect continuum?
- Θεισαραπάμφος (gen. Θεισαραπάμφοσος or Θεισαραπάμφεσος), Θεισαραμιλακός
- dhēṃsaragaṅghaḥ/-milakaḥ
Lots of reduplication, especially in verbs
Should sound whimsical or English magic spell-like
⟨ae ai ao au⟩ = /eː ai oː au/
Todo
Sanskrit sandhi and compounding
Lexicon
- bēl '10'
- Candiarhanchus - a philosopher (nod to Kandiaronk)
- Personal names: Chuschus, Hummus
- Place names: Chalguxus, Xactagmiuṃ, Thaṃsujūx, Naegmiuṃ, Cāmphangy, Lādiōgy
- jūx, jūquhis - fort
- ēlantālum = to finish
- ganchus 'wide'
- crēsy 'happiness'
- vēchus 'star'
- mae = is
- Ylarmuscus a tyrannical king of the Rēncādum
- imbrōr, imbrōnis 'nobility'
- aechum = mist
- pōsungy = ice cream
- ichylum = to ripen, to cook (trans)
- dallylum = to run
- bēvulum = to learn
- ōraculum 'to predict/prophesy'
- dāvanavisvāyākayaṃ in the Sanskrit-like dialect
- Hambānus a god
- diṃsuṃ 'meal'
- Dylath → Dalāthiuṃ
- Ulthar → Vṛthāriuṃ
- Hlanith → Chlanithiuṃ
- Ilarnek → Ilarnēciuṃ
- Mnar → Imnāriuṃ
- Sarnath → Sarnathiuṃ
- Celephais → Cēlēphavīsiuṃ
- Kadath → Cadathiuṃ
- vṝcaluṃ = to abandon
- Pravynus Palanchius -> Praween Balang
- Margaery (female given name) -> Mornkhairee
- vṛpāluṃ = to slay
- vṛthāx = mind
- Names with syllabic r: Axṛcas, Phṛsus, Bṛxānas, Squṛnis, Bacṛnceps, Maccṛgitus, Nṛtrāniā, Ṛcquhēdā, Ṛttirry, Vṝbā, Pētṛtry
- mṛdāluṃ (vulgar) 'to fuck'
- Manx (a name) → Rencadian -mong
- Marx (a surname or surname element meaning 'expert') → Rencadian -mak
- Caralamarx (a surname) → Karalamak
- Vṛpamarx, Vṛthācamarx
- Barthagangus (Phatthakhong) a surname
- Barthanaculus -> Phatthanakul
- Bartharavancus -> Phattharawong
- Barthavidaeus -> Phatthawithai
- Barthavanxālus -> Phatthawongsarn
- Utrēmi-phasōlā = a religious text/mantra
- ut-/ud-
- quā- 're-, over-'
- ysus '1'
- quē '2'
- blāna '3'
- vanthēs '4'
- lythṛ '5'
- chaen '6'
- jēlan '7'
- xāman '8'
- vastaṃ '9'
- ōbās '10'
- bṝdā = hundred
- quacuṃquasit = however
- Xanāx a unisex name
- Xanasvācā a name
- Xatrēpus a name
- Bandaeuṃ (Rencadian Phonthai) = the capital of the Thensarian empire
- haothispēlluṃ = sorcery (from haothim 'ritual' + pēlluṃ 'fruit; output, implementation, work')
- spūbiao = facetiously
- spūbispēlluṃ = facetiousness (spůbis 'mirth' + pēlluṃ)
- hūbispūbiu1m = fake magic spell
- baxaphus (<- gweķsobhos): borrowing
- rhaxū 'love'
- asiṃsymōs 'hate'
- cambar 'room'
- Kambarys (Rencadian Kamphareet) a nobility-only name, meaning 'room-ful; memorialized'
- gladys 'god'
- Durys (a name)
- Chalguxus a city
- quēdratiṃ 'hour'
- arclys 'horse' (Lithuanian easter egg)
- Karys (a name)
Rhaxuvē/-xū hīn asiṃsymave/-mō ēlir quaquhanix 'We are speaking of love and hate'
-ao for adverbs
Phonology
Consonants
- qu quh /kʷ kʷʰ/
- g c/k ch /g k kʰ/
- d t th n /d t tʰ n/
- b p ph m /b p pʰ m/
- j r rh l v s h /j r r̊ l w s̠ h/
- x = /ks̠/
Vowels
a ā i y u ū ē ō ae ao ṛ ṝ ṃ /ɐ aː ɪ iː ʊ uː eː oː ae ao r̩ r̩ː (nasalization + length)/
Orthography
Thensarian uses a variant of the Brahmi script.
Brahmi breathy letters are used for ph th ch quh; qu quh written as kv ghv; x uses the kS ligature; t th d n l s uses T DH D N L S.
Morphology
IE clone; I'm not gonna work too hard on making Thensarian grammar original, as the purpose of Thensarian is just to be a loan source for Rencadian.
Todo: research PIE ablaut
Nouns
Usually, the nominative singular case markers are -us/-is/-us/-ys masc, -ā/-y/-ū fem, -uṃ/-iṃ/-uṃ/-yṃ neuter, -r/-ō collective. -rys is a suffix deriving names from -r nouns, reserved for the Thensarian nobility (sometimes -ry is used as a feminine counterpart of -rys).
Jabṛvaciṃ vaṃvṝpāx. = 'We shall slay the Jabberwocky.'
Adjectives
-ao forms adverbs
Verbs
- Infinitive -lum: -alum, -ālum, -ylum, -ūlum, -ȳlum
- Personal endings: 1sg -r, 2sg -t, 3sg -m, 1pl.ex, -ivy, 1pl.in -x, 2pl -phas, 3pl -phiam
Verb stems mainly use reduplication and Sanskrit-style ablaut to mark tense.
Reduplication sandbox
(Grassmann's law operates on reduplicants.)
Inflectional
- Ca- reduplicant for the progressive aspect
- quhanix 'we speak'; quaquhanix 'we are speaking'
- CalaC- reduplicant for the past tense
- qualaquhanix 'we spoke'
- CanC- reduplicant for the irrealis
- quanquhānix 'we shall speak; let us speak'
Derivational
- quhan-alum = to speak -> quhan<quh>us (s-stem neuter) = speech