A while ago, I was bored, and so, for something to do, built my own language.
Yes. You read that correctly.
I built the language inspired by Gaelic languages (especially Welsh) and I've decided to leave it here, in case anyone wants another dialect of Draconic or Sylvan.
So here it is: Dzaber!
The letters:
/ Br (r part is shortened like a staccato)
// Ka
/// Ss (hiss)
\\ Ak
= Ah (Short A)
+ Ih (Can be pronounced “ee” colloquially)
< Kh (sharp K)
* Ch (sounds just like in English)
- Hh (enunciation)
| Rr (Tapped)
~ Uu (guttural/nasal)
/\ Ke (Pronounced like “ké”)
\/ Dz (like a J split in half and then taped back together)
\|/ Ar (Cross of = and |)
/|\ Ai (Cross of = and +)
\|\ En
\V/ Ki
\^/ Ey (Pronounced like É)
W Né (Cross of \|\ and \^/)
> Ni (Cross of \|\ and +)
/|/ Na (Cross of \|\ and =)
And their names:
/ : Br : Ber
// : Ka : Ka
/// :Ss : Sis
\\ : Ak : Ack
= : Ah : Aha
+ : Ih : Iha
< : Kh : Kaha
* : Ch : Cha
- : Hh : Éhé
| : Rr : Rir
~ : Uu : Uwu
/\ : Ke : Aké
V : Dz : Daz
\|/ : Ar : Ara
/|\ : Ai : Ayai
\|\ : En : Ené
\V/ : Ki : Aki
\^/ : Ey : Iyé
W : Né : Ané
> : Ni : Ani
/|/ : Na : Ana
Pronouns
Né : I
Ni : You
Na : He/she/it
Numbers:
Uu: 0
En: 1
Dz-ai (Dzai) : 2
Dz-ar (Dzar) : 3
Ke: 4
Kh-ai (Kai): 5
Kh-ar (Kar): 6
Dz-kh-ai (Dzekai): 7
Dz-kh-ar (Dzekar): 8
Ke-ai (Kéai): 9
Ke-ar (Kéar): 10
A typical sentence is written top-to-bottom, left-to-right, and constructed like so:
Object Subject’Verb IndirectObject Circumstance. Question type is indicated after all of this.
Pronouns can be used in the circumstance slot denoting ownership of something.
Commands forego the subject like in English.
A letter on its own as a word is pronounced by name. Multi-syllable words use the abbreviated versions given with the runes.
Plurals indicated with Rir at the end.
A double Rir is rolled.
Various words for sample use:
Ki-hh (Kih) : A binary question.
Ke-hh (Kéh) : What.
Ka-ah (Kāh) : Where.
Ch-kh (Chik) : When.
Ss-ka-br (Skaber) : Who.
ih-ke-hh-ah (Ikéah) : Why.
Ih-ke-hh-br-rr (Ikébrr) : How.
Ka-br-ss (Kabers) : Also.
Ch-ah (Chaha) : Up, or north.
Ch-ey (Ché) : Down, or south.
Rr-ih (Ri) : Right, or east.
Rr-uu (Ru) : Left, or west.
Dz-ah-br (Dzaber) : This language.
Br-ak (Brack) : A dog or wolf.
Ch : A cat, wildcat or big cat. It’s an imported word from French.
Kh-uu-ch-uu-rr (Khuchur) : Culture, or lifestyle. It’s imported from English.
Ey-ah-kh (Éack) : A greeting.
kh-ih-rr-ah (Kira) : A clearing or open area.
Ah-dz-ih (Adzi) : A cave, room, or other closed space.
Dz-ai-kh (Dzaik) : Excrement.
Ka-ss-ai (Kasai) : To eat.
Ch-ak (Chack) : To kill.
Rr-uu (Ru) : A road. Imported from French.
Dz-ah (Dzah) : A word.
Ak-ar (Akar) : To like.
Dz-ak-ar (Dzakar) : A word imported from another language. Literally a “liked word”.
A while ago, I was bored, and so, for something to do, built my own language.
Yes. You read that correctly.
I built the language inspired by Gaelic languages (especially Welsh) and I've decided to leave it here, in case anyone wants another dialect of Draconic or Sylvan.
So here it is: Dzaber!
The letters:
/ Br (r part is shortened like a staccato)
// Ka
/// Ss (hiss)
\\ Ak
= Ah (Short A)
+ Ih (Can be pronounced “ee” colloquially)
< Kh (sharp K)
* Ch (sounds just like in English)
- Hh (enunciation)
| Rr (Tapped)
~ Uu (guttural/nasal)
/\ Ke (Pronounced like “ké”)
\/ Dz (like a J split in half and then taped back together)
\|/ Ar (Cross of = and |)
/|\ Ai (Cross of = and +)
\|\ En
\V/ Ki
\^/ Ey (Pronounced like É)
W Né (Cross of \|\ and \^/)
> Ni (Cross of \|\ and +)
/|/ Na (Cross of \|\ and =)
And their names:
/ : Br : Ber
// : Ka : Ka
/// :Ss : Sis
\\ : Ak : Ack
= : Ah : Aha
+ : Ih : Iha
< : Kh : Kaha
* : Ch : Cha
- : Hh : Éhé
| : Rr : Rir
~ : Uu : Uwu
/\ : Ke : Aké
V : Dz : Daz
\|/ : Ar : Ara
/|\ : Ai : Ayai
\|\ : En : Ené
\V/ : Ki : Aki
\^/ : Ey : Iyé
W : Né : Ané
> : Ni : Ani
/|/ : Na : Ana
Pronouns
Né : I
Ni : You
Na : He/she/it
Numbers:
Uu: 0
En: 1
Dz-ai (Dzai) : 2
Dz-ar (Dzar) : 3
Ke: 4
Kh-ai (Kai): 5
Kh-ar (Kar): 6
Dz-kh-ai (Dzekai): 7
Dz-kh-ar (Dzekar): 8
Ke-ai (Kéai): 9
Ke-ar (Kéar): 10
A typical sentence is written top-to-bottom, left-to-right, and constructed like so:
Object Subject’Verb IndirectObject Circumstance. Question type is indicated after all of this.
Pronouns can be used in the circumstance slot denoting ownership of something.
Commands forego the subject like in English.
A letter on its own as a word is pronounced by name. Multi-syllable words use the abbreviated versions given with the runes.
Plurals indicated with Rir at the end.
A double Rir is rolled.
Various words for sample use:
Ki-hh (Kih) : A binary question.
Ke-hh (Kéh) : What.
Ka-ah (Kāh) : Where.
Ch-kh (Chik) : When.
Ss-ka-br (Skaber) : Who.
ih-ke-hh-ah (Ikéah) : Why.
Ih-ke-hh-br-rr (Ikébrr) : How.
Ka-br-ss (Kabers) : Also.
Ch-ah (Chaha) : Up, or north.
Ch-ey (Ché) : Down, or south.
Rr-ih (Ri) : Right, or east.
Rr-uu (Ru) : Left, or west.
Dz-ah-br (Dzaber) : This language.
Br-ak (Brack) : A dog or wolf.
Ch : A cat, wildcat or big cat. It’s an imported word from French.
Kh-uu-ch-uu-rr (Khuchur) : Culture, or lifestyle. It’s imported from English.
Ey-ah-kh (Éack) : A greeting.
kh-ih-rr-ah (Kira) : A clearing or open area.
Ah-dz-ih (Adzi) : A cave, room, or other closed space.
Dz-ai-kh (Dzaik) : Excrement.
Ka-ss-ai (Kasai) : To eat.
Ch-ak (Chack) : To kill.
Rr-uu (Ru) : A road. Imported from French.
Dz-ah (Dzah) : A word.
Ak-ar (Akar) : To like.
Dz-ak-ar (Dzakar) : A word imported from another language. Literally a “liked word”.
Ki : Life, or life-force. Imported from Mandarin.
Ki-ey-rr-ai (Kiérai) : To stay.
Ka-ch-ni (Kachani) : To see, or a means of sight.
Ka-rr-ah-ni (Karani) : To go.
Ah-ai (Ahai) : Earth.
Ka-ka-ki (Kakaki) : Fire.
Ka-ki (Kaki) : To hide. Imported from English.
Hh-ah-ah (Haha) : Air.
Rr-hh (Erh) : Water.
Bravo sir, bravo indeed.
Why thank you. This is the second iteration of the language, and I'm still fleshing some of it out...