Myrynese language
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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 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.
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 |