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|date = 1899 | |date = 1899 | ||
|fam1 = Mami languages | |fam1 = Mami languages | ||
|fam2 = | |fam2 = Ulwîf languages | ||
|ancestor1 = Old Mami | |ancestor1 = Old Mami | ||
|ancestor2 = Middle Mami | |ancestor2 = Middle Mami | ||
|state = Mami Kingdom/Empire (1 - | |state = Mami Kingdom/Empire (1 - 2000+ MY) | ||
|setting = Orla | |setting = Orla | ||
|scripts = Mami | |scripts = Mami | ||
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'''Mami''' (''mami'', IPA: /ˈmami/) is an Ulwîf language in the Mami language family, mainly spoken in the Mami Empire, where it is the majority and official language. It is also an official language of the Ninkhergasi governorate in Kergasia, and there are also notable Mami-speaking communities in the Ebatyanan Horde. | |||
Mami is one of the major languages of the world, with more than 300 million native speakers as of 1900. It is the most spoken native language within the Mamis region, and 2nd in the world. Mami is the most widely spoken Mami language. | |||
The language was made to create a language for the Mamis in my worldbuilding project, it was inspired by German, Latin, and a little bit by Turkish. | The language was made to create a language for the Mamis in my worldbuilding project, it was inspired by German, Latin, and a little bit by Turkish. The Mami had many iterations IRL, the first being more of a variation of English rather than its own language. But it was then revisited when I was working on Orla for the first time in 2022. The Mami language received its last iteration in June 2023, and I've been developing it since. | ||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
Mami's Latin orthography is explained below, except for the difference between the circumflex and the h in long vowels. The circumflex is used when the vowel occurs initially or medially, and the h is used when the vowel occurs finally; the only exception is 'ü', which uses h in all positions when it's long. | Mami's Latin orthography is explained below, except for the difference between the circumflex and the h in long vowels. The circumflex is used when the vowel occurs initially or medially, and the h is used when the vowel occurs finally; the only exception is 'ü', which uses h in all positions when it's long. | ||
====Writing System==== | ====Writing System==== | ||
Mami uses the Mami | Mami uses the Mami script, which is an alphabet. As of August 5th 2025 I have only developed 3 characters (plus 1 diacritic) within the script. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
===Nouns=== | ===Nouns=== | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Mami has free word order, SOV is the dominant order (SVO in subordinate clauses), but a part of a sentence can be emphasised by moving it to the beginning of the sentence (Emphasising a subject can be done by adding 'ogh' after it, though this is uncommon in formal speech). Postpositions are used. Adjectives, demonstratives, and numerals go before the noun, relative clauses go after the noun phrase, possessives and genitives go before the noun they modify, and adverbs go before adjectives. | |||
==Example texts== | ==Example texts== | ||
==Other resources== | ==Other resources== | ||
[[Category:Mami language]] | [[Category:Mami language]] | ||
[[Category:Languages]] | [[Category:Languages]] | ||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||