Thensarian
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Thensarian (thensaraquhanquhus/-milacus, Thengkha: Thengsornkhwong) is one of two superstrate languages of Thengkha. It is inspired by Latin, Sanskrit, Ancient Greek, and High Valyrian.
Lots of reduplication, especially in verbs
Should sound whimsical or English magic spell-like
- quacumquasit = however
- Bandaeum (Theng. Phonthai) = the capital of the Thensarian empire
baxaphus (<- gweķsobhos): borrowing
Phonology
Consonants
- qu quh v /kʷ kʷʰ w/
- g c ch /g k kʰ/
- d t th n /d̪ t̪ t̪ʰ n/
- b p ph m /b p pʰ m/
- j r rh l s h /j r r̊ l s h/
- x = /ks/
Vowels
Like Sanskrit + Valyrian: a ā i ī u ū y ȳ e o ae ao ṛ ṝ /ə aː i iː u uː y yː eː oː ae ao/
Morphology
Verbs
- Infinitive -lum: -alum, -ālum
Reduplication sandbox
Inflectional
- Ca- reduplicant for the progressive aspect
Derivational
- quhan-alum = to speak -> quhan<quh>us = speech?