Tai'ora
| Tai'ora | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɑɪʔʊərʌ/ |
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| Era(s) Spoken | Kudes - Present |
| Language Family | Konaic |
| Writing System | Tai'ora script |
Tai'ora ("People's Speak") is a Konaic language, originating in the Ohkorra Desert. It is spoken primarily among the Taryphos states in this region, as well as the Nokana Empire. In Karophism, Tai'ora is the official theological scripture, with the church controlling standardization of the language within the Nokana Empire.
Phonology
Consonants Vowels
| Alphabet | Phonetic | Examples | Alphabet | Phonetic | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bb | b | web, but | Aa | ɑː | father |
| Cc | k | cat, candy | Áá | eɪ | day, grey |
| Dd | d | bad, odd | Ää | æ | lad, cat |
| Ɖδ | ɖ | guardhouse | Åå | ɑː | caught, all |
| Ff | f | enough, fun | Ee | ɛ | bed, head |
| Gg | g | go, get | Éé | iː | see, meat |
| Ğğ | x | Scot. Loch | Ëë | ʊ | put, hood |
| Hh | h | ham, heart | E̊e̊ | iː | mead, be |
| Jj | dʒ | gin, joy | Ii | ɪ | sit, bin |
| Ĵĵ | ʃ | pleasure | Íí | aɪ | cry, high |
| Kk | k | mark, can | Ïï | juː | ewe, cute |
| Ll | l | love, bell | Oo | ɒ | loss, cloth |
| Mm | m | man, ham | Óó | ɔɪ | boy, coil |
| Nn | n | no, tin | Öö | oʊ | dough, tow |
| Pp | p | pen, top | Ôô | ɔɪ | coy, hoist |
| Rr | r | rip, par | Uu | uː | through, moo |
| Ss | s | sea, city | Úú | ʌ | run, won |
| Tt | t | sting, bet | Üü | aʊ | now, trout |
| Ůů | ʌ | flood, bun | |||
| Yy | j~ɪ | year, spit | |||
| Ýý | jʊər | pure, Europe | |||
| Ÿÿ | ɪər | deer, near | |||
| Y̊ẙ | jʊər | pure, Europe | |||
Vocabulary
Runa = Air/Sky
Ju- = House
Junas = House; used as a single word instead of an affix. It's usually used to represent the word city.
Ab- = Predator
Eyt = War
-us = Suffix for a person/significant animal
Des = Sea/Water
Ran = Travel
Ki = Forest/Nature
Ka = Forget/Lost
Lyth = Prophecy
-os = Suffix for Land/Place
hai = No/not
ronn = Great
daak = Dog/Hound
sil = Sun
Lu = Man/Person
rha = Bring
akae = Star
o = and
Ko = Mountain
Alu = Foot/Feet
Orr = Sand
Ohk = Tree
alta = Dead
altá = Dying
altä = Will die
låss = Edge; this word is an example of the double consonant/double vowel rule.
Nahx = Cow
Kun = Field
Del = Center
jin = Pass
Kaan = Forge
Rey = Fire
Las = Snake
aka = Enforcer/power figure
Derat = A curse, synonymous to "fuck"
kad = 1/First
Moren = Stone
Desohk = Swamp
don = 2/second
Ras = Dawn
ira = Watch
Rum = In
Nor = Cold
Lehr = Moor
kuhl = Broken/break
aht = Hat, headdress
tám = is here
tam = was here
täm = will be here
Tai = People
Ai = I/Myself (Never used in conjunction with other words, unless indicating a possessive)
et = On
etalu = stand, literally meaning "on the feet"
Gala = Among/Around
Kutus = God, literally a "holy person"
Munda = Politely/Please
Mun = Dark/Darkness
Kaĵin = Common/Commonly/Often
Ro = Of/From
Aδerain = Atheryin/Earth/World
Aga = Hear, Hear this, Heed this
Kol = Moon
kíl = sees, seeing currently
Gua = All, Everything, the entirety of something
Ar = Him/He, A'er is possessive
Er = Her/she, E'ar is possessive
Lon = 4/fourth
Ronnaka = King, greater power figure
ektun = No longer, Not anymore, something that was previously in a different state
Okén = to be/is
Om = Protected/protect
Rean = Terrace, porch
Hůnnar = Jealous, Jealousy
Vala = Fear
Vála = Fearing, currently fear
Tor = Father
Kyr = Mother
Dar = Ambiguous singular family member, usually pluralized to "Dar`a" to refer to an entire family
Durag = However/Although/But
Suná = Throw/Currently throwing
Suna = Threw
Lan = At/Something directed toward something else
Orn = After/Later/Then
Ardá = Falling/Is falling
Arda = Fell/Fallen
Tunis = Still, stillness, the act of being still
Tamas = Empire
Ronnakas = Kingdom
-as = suffix meaning a political body
Taias = Clan/Tribe
Tai'guas = Republic
Nuar = North
Tal = New
tria = by, through means of
Athik = Honor
Skail = Triumph
huδe=saw, witnessed
hüδe=will see
húδe=seeing, currently see
arĵ/arg = Heal
Laksa = Paint thil = scale
Dai = Wind
ahi = Coast
Aiko = Time
Jumoren = castle