Περφικθυς

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Perfiktous

Perfiktous (περφικθυς) is a sacred conlang with agglutinative morphology, grammatical cases, and a phonologically rich system based on the Hellenic alphabet. It was designed for ecclesiastical use, inspired by classical liturgical languages such as Sanskrit, Latin, and Ancient Greek. Its vocabulary is entirely a priori.

History

According to the traditions of the Church of Cáibur, Perfiktous was the language spoken by the first human who pleaded with the gods for mercy. The gods responded, and a sacred covenant was formed. Since then, Perfiktous has been revered as a divine language. Members of the clergy and royalty are required to learn Perfiktous alongside Arini.

Phonology and Script

Vowels

Letter IPA
Αα /ə/
Εε /e̞/
Ηη /i/
Ιι /ɪ/
Οο /o̞/
Υυ /ʊ/
Ωω /u/

Consonants

Letter IPA
Ββ /v/
Δδ /ð/
Γγ /ʒ/
Θθ /θ/
Ζζ /z/
Ξξ /ɕ/
Κκ /k/
Λλ /l/
Μμ /m/
Νν /n/
Ππ /p/
Ρρ /ɾ/
Σσς /s/
Ττ /t/
Χχ /ʀ̥/
Ψψ /j/
Φφ /ɸ/

Grammar

Cases

Case Suffix
Genitive
Dative
Accusative
Locative -έι
Proprietive -ωθ
Nominative (singular)
Nominative (plural)
Adverbial

Genders

Gender Marker
Masculine -ο-
Feminine -ε-
Inanimate -ω-, -ώη-
Neuter -α-
Hembrine -ι-
Machino -υ-

Tense, Aspect, Mood

Category Value Marker
Tense Past ό
Tense Present ά
Tense Future έ
Aspect Imperfective
Aspect Progressive
Aspect Subjunctive -ύι-
Mood Imperative -άη
Mood Infinitive
Mood Immediative όι

Person and Number

Person Marker
1st -γο, -ο, -γ-
2nd -τυ, -υ, -τ-
3rd -λε, -ε, -λ-
Number Marker
Singular
Plural

Lexicon

Articles

  • Ερ — the

Pronouns

  • Γο — I
  • Τυ — you
  • Λε — he/she/they

Interrogatives

  • Θυτρερ — how much
  • δατχ — what, that

Common Nouns

  • Ρωκτρακωρ — bridge
  • Σιφωορ — father
  • Αβλυω — water
  • Θας — deities
  • Γηφτως — poisons
  • Φυωρ — air
  • Γυρθιωρ — war
  • Βωλυωρ — rain
  • Θωιθωρ — everything
  • Κωιρ — place
  • Θιωρ — heaven/paradise
  • Ξαξωρ — sword

Verbs

Transitive

  • Γιφτιώ — to marry
  • Βω — to move
  • Διταθώ — to be able
  • Βακώ — to see
  • Ραχώ — to kill
  • Φικωξώ — to say

Intransitive

  • Κω — to live
  • Φικώ — to speak
  • Ρω — to be
  • Νεκώ — to die

Impersonal

  • Δεργρώ — there is / there are

Adjectives

  • Γιφτιός — married
  • Κώη — alive (animal)
  • Χίως — important
  • Χικραξτως — royal

Adverbs

  • Βωμ — actively
  • Κρατεμ — emptily
  • Φρωρ — yes
  • Χωρ — no

Prepositions

  • Περ — for
  • Αερ — to, toward
  • Ενερ — in
  • Ψι — of

Conjunctions

  • Δερ — if
  • Ανδερ — and
  • Μαερ — but

Interjections

  • Νερδρε — hello
  • εσκαρητιέρ — thank you

Numbers

Number Word
1 Ονως
2 Ωννωμ
3 Τρονωμ
4 Κρονωμ
5 Ξονωμ
6 Γονωμ
7 Φρονωμ
8 Φρωννωμ
9 Φροτρονωμ
10 Φροκρονωμ
11 Φροξονωμ
12 Φεογονωμ
13 Φροφρονωμ
14 Οφροφρονωμ
15 Ωφροφρονωμ
16 Τροφροφρονωμ
17 Κροφροφρονωμ
18 Ξοφροφρονωμ
19 Γοφροφρονωμ