Myrynese language
The Myrynese language is a language isolate in eastern Keltia, spoken by about 47,000 Myrynese people in their own city state. It has been influenced by other languages, such as Lothlarian/Menelmacari, Juc and Martino.
Phonology
- See list of legal syllables
Myrynese has three vowels [a], [u] and [ə] (written a, u, and y respectively).
Consonants are b, d, g, k, l, m, n, ŋ, p, r, s, t, v, and z. They have their IPA values (roughly speaking).
Grammar
Verbs
Verbs are conjugated by aspect (neutral, continuous, perfect), person, object, voice (active or passive), whether negative, etc.
Use drak- (stem for "to see") as an example.
Negation is indicated by prefix vy-, e.g., vydrakyld ("has not been seen")
ASPECT
| Form | Example | English approx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | – | drak | see, sees |
| continuous | -u | draku | (Is) seeing |
| Perfect | -t | drakt | (Has) seen |
VOICE
| Form | Example | English approx | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neutral | -l | dragl (drak+l) | is seen | -k- is voiced to be in harmony with -l-. |
| continuous | -lu | draglu (drak+l+u) | (Is) being seen | -k- is voiced to be in harmony with -l-. |
| Perfect | -ld (*-lt) | drakyld (drak+l+t) | (Has) been seen | Adding -y- to ensure that syllables are legal; no voicing of -k- thus needed; the -t- from perfect is however voiced as -l- is also voiced |
PERSON
NEUTRAL
| Person | Suffix | English analogue | Comment | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | m | I | drakym [drak + m] | I see | |
| 2SG | r | You (singular) | dragr [drak + r] | Thou sees | |
| 3SG.NEUT | Ø | “It” as in “it’s raining”, or “there” in “there is” | drak | Sees | |
| 3SG.AN | p | He, she | drakyp [drak + p] | He/She sees | |
| 3SG.INAN | k | It | drakyk [drak + k] | It sees | |
| 1PL.INCL | mm | You and I (and maybe others) | dragmym [drak + m+m] | We see | |
| 1PL.EXCL | mzm | I and others | dragmyzm [drak + m+z+m] | We (not incl. you) see | |
| 2PL | rr | You (plural) | dragryr [drag + r + r] | You all see | |
| 3PL.NEUT | “There are…” | Repeat the final | drakak [drak + final, -ak repeated] | See | |
| 3PL.AN | rs | They (people) | dragrys [drak + r + s] | They (people) see | |
| 3PL.INAN | ks | They (things) | drakyks [drak + k+s] | They (things) see |
CONTINUOUS
| Person | Suffix | English analogue | Comment | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | um | I | drakum [drak + u + m] | I am seeing | |
| 2SG | ur | You (singular) | drakur [drak + u + r] | Thou art seeing | |
| 3SG.NEUT | u | “It” as in “it’s raining”, or “there” in “there is” | draku [drak + u] | is seeing | |
| 3SG.AN | up | He, she | drakup [drak + u + p] | He/she is seeing | |
| 3SG.INAN | uk | It | drakuk [drak + u +k] | It is seeing | |
| 1PL.INCL | umm | You and I (and maybe others) | drakumym [drak + u + m + m] | We are seeing | |
| 1PL.EXCL | umzm | I and others | dragmyzm [drak + m + z + m] | We (not incl. you) are seeing | |
| 2PL | urr | You (plural) | dragryr [drag + u + r + r] | You all are seeing | |
| 3PL.NEUT | “There are…” | Repeat the final + u | drakaku [drak + final, -ak repeated] | Seeing | |
| 3PL.AN | urs | They (people) | drakurz [drak + u + r + s] | They (people) are seeing | |
| 3PL.INAN | uks | They (things) | drakuks [drak + u + k + s] | They (things) sare seeingee |
PERFECT
| Person | Suffix | English analogue | Comment | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1SG | tm | I | draktym [drak + t + m] | I have seen | |
| 2SG | tr | You (singular) | draktyr [drak + t + r] | Thou hast seen | |
| 3SG.NEUT | t | “It” as in “it’s raining”, or “there” in “there is” | drakt | Seen | |
| 3SG.AN | tp | He, she | draktyp [drak + t + p] | He/She has seen | |
| 3SG.INAN | tk | It | draktyk [drak + t + k] | It has seen | |
| 1PL.INCL | ymm | You and I (and maybe others) | dragdmym [drak + t m + m] | We have seen | |
| 1PL.EXCL | tmzm | I and others | dragdmyzm [drak + m + z + m] | We (not incl. you) have seen | |
| 2PL | rr | You (plural) | dragdryr [drag + t + r + r] | You all have seen | |
| 3PL.NEUT | “There are…” | Repeat the final | drakak [drak + final, -ak repeated] | have seen | |
| 3PL.AN | rs | They (people) | dragdrys [drak + t + r + s] | They (people) have seen | |
| 3PL.INAN | tks | They (things) | draktyks [drak + t + k + s] | They (things) have seen |
Nouns
Nouns all take one gender, and are declined only by whether singular/plural and whether indefinite/definite.
| Type | Add | E.g. | Trans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sg indef | – | bral | house |
| Sg def | -s, -z | bralz | The house |
| Pl indef | -r, -yr | bralr | houses |
| Pl def | -rz, -yrz, -rys, -ryz | bralrys | The houses |
Prefixes
When using the prefixes, we do not use the definite form of the noun, unless it is to signify "that one", e.g., gabral is "in a/the house", while gabralz is "in that house"). Plurals are however used, e.g., sabralr. "without (the) houses".
| Prefix | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ga- | in, inside |
| ty- | to, toward |
| du- | from, out of |
| gru- | with, together with |
| sa- | without |
| ru- | concerning, about |
| va- | under, below |
| ŋu- | over, on top of |
| zy- | against, opposed to |
