Camalanàbha
Camalanàbha (Modern Padmanábha: /'kʰæm.l̩.'niə.ʊ/) or Camalapradhàna (/'kʰæm.l̩.pʰʁɑ̈.'tiə.n̩/) is a Camalic language inspired by Sanskrit. It is a major source of loans in Padmanábha.
Diachronics
Camalanàbha should be conservative
PCam -oi, -ia > e, -e > -0, -o > a?, -oyi, -oyī > -aì
e o > a á (stealing from actual Sanskrit diachronics somewhat)
Lexicon
- rogalach = a filled rolled pastry, also eaten by North African Jews in Irta
- libhe "to want"
- Camalanàbha = Camalic language
- stèbhana = country
- sra(n)- = agentive
- sraimh = person
- èngh = to create
- sandhacht = to specialize
- bhadha = sea
- gha = edge
- efhad = cat
- sphùrta = curiosity
- prathama = green
- phrùmlach = dulcimer
- saphalatà = pasta guitar
- sumucha = flute
- bhishe = big
- safha = island
- fhaonda = cave
- craobh = sleep
- lèdhamh = concept, idea
- dheona = color
- sthàma = fury
- -aigh = forms adverbs
- abh(i)- = -ful
- pari(n)- = -less, un-
- gustafh = king
- ruighach = love
- gangà = river
- cofh = sky
- sthusha = cloud
- dhàrana = rain
- laesh = snow
- seoraì = hail
- uafhtha = moon
- ètha = sun
- abhiatha = sunny
- mhinna = star
- bhèda = flame
- sandarbha = to end
- darbha = end
- paridarbha = endless
- pàridarbhafh = infinity
- sambhatsara = to burst
- àsthàpa = world
- pratisthàpana = (spinning) top
- sansthàpana = to set in motion
- aemhush = ant
- dhaolba = fly (insect)
- samasta = moth
- fhàrutha = spider
- gathsha = beetle
- pralaobha = larva
- fuarimh = yellowjacket
- dufhar = hawk
- seapach = eagle
- mhaedhas = robin
- sancasrita = to nest
- dàcha = duck
- scòbhar = bluejay
- gaocha = raven
- gaochthasainn = nevermore
- sthambha = crow
- simhiùl = heron
- snuathrilach = elephant
- nàlach = swan
- sphiamh = fly (verb)
- badhan = swim
- apròsha = drive (verb)
- mangala = exit (verb)
- Mangalàsàsana = Brexit
- suprabhàta = courtyard
- nasa = space
- fhinàsa = to enlarge
- tràna = hope
- paritràna = hopeless
- tlao = window
- dhùrfha = to twist
- sruchal = to drag
- bhreodh = street
- om... = um...
- ghlaefh = load
- dremhach = north
- rushfh = west
- fhaolèr = east
- tiana = south
Todo
srutabòdha; pradhàna; pràrambha; pratimanthana; pratibimba
Mèghadùta, Cumàrasambhafha, Ritusamhàra, Càlidàsa?
Scèashar Tàbha: a fictional explorer, like Robinson Crusoe?
Phonology
p ph b bh t th d dh c ch g gh m mh n l r f fh s sh h
a e i o u à è ì ò ù ao ae ia ua aì eo èa eà iu iù oi ui
Alphabet
Camalic uses a native writing system called Camalabhadra. It's a Brahmic-style abugida with separate letters for unaspirated and aspirated consonants.
Grammar
Camalanàbha is an agglutinative, ergative, head-final language.
The three core cases are absolutive, ergative, dative, and genitive. Other morphological cases arise from a suffixed preposition on one of these three cases, and many more "case" markers exist that are not morphological cases (read: postpositions).
- nàbha 'speech (abs)'
- nàbhala 'speech (erg)'
- nàbhe 'speech (dat)'
- nàbhaì 'speech (gen)'
- sraimh 'person (abs)'
- sraimhal 'person (erg)'
- sraimhi 'person (dat)'
- sraimhì 'person (gen)'
Cognates in Skézaric
ǫ ę ǫ̈ = /ɔ ɛ œ/, acute = long vowel
- náp Gamal = Camalic language
- stépan = country
- sra- = agentive
- sreŋ = person
- ík = to create -> to make -> to do
- santaid = to specialize
- pat = sea -> water -> drink
- ka = edge -> cliff
- evad = cat
- fúrd = curiosity
- braδam = green
- vrúmla = dulcimer
- savlada = pasta guitar
- sumu = flute
- koz = big (randomly changed)
- sav = island
- vǫ́nd = cave
- grǫ́b = sleep
- lítaŋ = concept, idea
- tö́n = color
- θám = fury
- -ek = forms adverbs
- pi = full of
- bar = without
- stab = king (shortened from *custab)
- rǘka = love
- kaŋ = river
- gov = sky
- θuz = cloud
- táran = rain
- lę́d = snow
- sö́ri = hail
- uavaδ = moon
- éδ = sun
- apiδ = sunny
- ŋin = star
- pét = flame
- santarp = to end
- tarp = end
- bar tarp = without end
- bartarpav = infinity
- sampatsar = to burst
- aθab = world
- radiθab = (spinning) top
- sanθab = to set in motion
- ę́ŋuz = ant
- tǫ́lb = fly (insect)
- samast = moth
- váruδ = spider
- caδaz = beetle
- ralö́p = larva (the prefix pra- always becomes ra-)
- füariŋ = yellowjacket
- tuvar = hawk
- seba = eagle
- ŋétaz = robin
- saŋgasrid = to nest
- tá = duck
- skópar = bluejay
- kǫ́ = raven
- kǫ́δasan = nevermore
- θamp = crow
- sŋǘl = heron
- snuaδrila = elephant
- nála = swan
- fiaŋ = fly (verb)
- patan = swim
- abróz = drive (verb) (or should it be bróz?)
- maŋkal = exit (verb)
- surapád = courtyard
- nas = space
- vinás = to enlarge
- drán = hope
- bar drán = hopeless
- dlǫ̈́ = window
- túrav = to twist
- srúl = to drag
- prid = street
- clę́b = load
- treŋa = north
- ruzab = west
- vǫ́lir = east
- dian = south