User:Juhhmi/Random

Sounds

For Guddean: suopma /sʷop̚m̥ɑ:/, letno /ʎɛt̚n̥ɔ:/, jakne /cɑk̚ŋ̊i:/. Also bb /mb/, dd /nd/, gg /ŋg/

/pt/>/pl/ & /kt/>/ks/

Changes

Set one:

• /gn/ & /gm/ > /ɣn/ & /ɣm/ > /ɤ̯ŋ/
• /ɟn/ & /ɟm/ > /ʝn/ & /ʝm/ > /ɪ̯ɲ/
• /d̪m/ > /ðm/ > /ɘ̯n̪/
• /bn/ > /βn/ > /ʉ̯m/

Tones

Chanting to convey meaning (example text in Finnish "human's cat's and dog's foods):

• íhmístèn, kíssójèn jà kóírièn rùòā̀t
• íhmī̀stén kíssójèn jā́ kóírièn rúóàt
• íhmístḕn kìssòjén jà kòìrién rúóàt

Ideas

Culture

Lethusian

Language as Religion

• Huge number of cases which convey more information than verbs.
• In sacred language, every commendable leader should receive their own case symbolizing their deeds and derived from their name.
  • Confirmed by a group of high religious leaders.
  • Core cases (agent, object, subject, experiencers) are rarely altered, but exceptation occur:
    • Åjar the Maker (/ae̯d͡zɘr/) was exalted into agentive to memorate her great building projects which she also participated as a builder during the years of peace.
    • Objective was named in the memory of little Ongeta the Innocent, who was murdered after his first month of rule by fanatics.
    • Example: Kefelajr kuregta bilet sepa. /kefelazɻ̩ kʊreŋtə pʏlet sepə/ (soldier-agent.active rock-object.experiencer past-temporal.momentary throw > "The soldier threw a rock.")
  • Too many cases so some fall out of use
• History is written and spoken but text may be altered.