Witcanese

From Linguifex
Revision as of 05:35, 2 April 2022 by Praimhín (talk | contribs) (→‎Phonology: sanskrit vibes)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Mayyahi (numa Mayyaħī) is a language of Méich Bhaonnáiqh. It has a Proto-Semitic, Sanskrit and Modern Standard Arabic aesthetic and is spoken by the Mayyaħ people.

In-universe influences include Crannish, Azalic, and Togarmite. Mayyaħī has lots of words which look like Crannish, English and Irish but are adapted unetymologically to a Proto-Semitic or Sanskrit aesthetic, sometimes with the same meanings as in the source languages.

Phonology

p t k b d g ʔ m n s z ts ʃ ʒ l r w y ħ ʕ tʕ q sʕ tsʕ h

Begadkefat: p t k b d g -> f θ x v ð ɣ (written ph th kh bh dh gh)

Vowels: a ā i ī u ū e o ai au (as in Sanskrit)

Anusvara inspired by mimation, visarga inspired by ta marbuta and he mappiq