Standard Deysachni language
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Standard Deysachni, alternatively Demeht Modhesi, is the lingua franca of Deysachin. It is an semi-artificial creole created from a variety of Deysachni languages, with the largest portion coming from the now extinct Old Ywlic language (a member of the Gwynghani family)
History
Standard Deysachin began as a forced pidgin within early Modhes communities. Modhes Togyr is said to have begun the practice of forcing followers to speak in a creole, rather than just using translators to speak, but the custom spread quickly, and was well established by the time of the end of the Modhesian Conquests. The pidgin would not be a more well defined creole until over a century later, and would not be officially declared "Standard Deysachni" on 231.04.29.
List of Words/Affixes
The following list is by no means expansive.
| Word/Affix | Pronounciation | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| -ag | ag | Definitive case | |
| Ghi- | ɣi | -ing | |
| a- | a | Old | |
| Dey | dɛj | One, whole, monolithic | |
| De | de | Book | Dialectally homophonic to Dey. |
| Tam | tam | West | |
| Mag | mag | East | |
| Ues | South | ||
| Bol- | bol | Greater, larger | |
| Psel- | psel | Anti- | |
| Dnu- | dⁿu | Archae- | |
| Ul- | ʊl | Not | Differs from Psel-, as Psel represents an antithesis to the root, while Ul represents something outside the set of the root. |
| Dhaa- | ðɒ | Pure, holy | Has religious connotations |
| -chin | kʰɪn | Becoming | |
| -chwot | Became | ||
| -chuyr | To become | ||
| Sa | sa | Land | |
| Sasa | sasa | Lands, area, world | |
| -l'c, Lyc- | Under, within, metaphorically | ||
| -tn'a, -tan- | Broken | ||
| Mn'- | End, final, ultimate | ||
| Ieldmu | iɜldmu | Death (abstract) | |
| Dgoh | dˠɞh | King, lord | |
| Msi | msᶴi | God | |
| Mul | mul | Island | |
| -rung | ruŋ | -arch | |
| Shabdr | ʃabdɚ | ||
| Qhou | χɔu | Magical, fantastical | Referring to magic in the casual, preformative sense |
| Djr | Refering to magic in the esoteric, ritual, religious sense | ||
| Kesil | kesil | Death (literal) | |
| H'rata | ʔ͡hrata | ||
| Hak | hak | Greetings, hello, hail | |
| Kra- | kra | all, pan- | |
| Pant | pant | Things, stuff, etc., etc. | |
| -i | i | Adjective | |
| Tlal | t͡ɬal | Kin, blood (metaphorical) | |
| -na | na | One who does | |
| Yausbekt | [no direct translation] | Class of supernatural entity, below Gods but above worldly and spiritual entities. | |
| Kiwjet | kiwd͡ʒet | Orderly, benevolent | |
| Bzor | bzor | Chaotic, dangerous | |
| -ang | aŋ | ||
| U'ih | uʔɪ | ||
| Yefhl | Realm, dimention, plane, world | ||
| Hnr | |||
| Wyat | ɥat | Weapon | |
| Hrnad | ɹ̠˔ɳad | [no direct translation] | |
| Qoeul-bo | qɤøɫ.bo | Liberatory | |
| Kelikari | kelikari | Harboring, holding within | |
| Vylh | vɘɮ | Dream | |
| Nhca | |||
| Ninwg | ninɵg | Priest | |
| Mank | mank | Rock | |
| Ylug | yʎug | Ball | |
| Ghuadr | ɣuɑdɚ | Temple | |
| Lhothuiong | ɮoθɨɤŋ | Millitaria | |
| Mzun, Mzut | mzun, mzut | Black, evil, dark, shadowy | |
| Gjorh | Tower | ||
| -ata | ata | ||
| Uits'ts | Creature | ||
| Ryau | rjau | Cat | |
| Gup | gʊp | ||
| Ylot | ʎot | Dretch | |
| Yoggn | joɢɲ | Trawler | Often used to metaphorically describe something monstrous and aquatic. |
| Tpuolhaejh | t͡puoɬæʒ | Ayatollah | |
| Kumaghoiek | kumaɣøʌk | Zoo | |
| Muadrwpe | Gorilla | ||
| Gwprum | gɵprum | Karmic | |
| Sar | sar | cognate of Sa | |
| Veda | veda | Law | |
| Drul | drul | Value | |
| T'au | tʔau | Explitive adjective | Etymology unclear, possibly stemming from the sound of dropping something heavy on your foot. The two pronounciations are functionally interchangeable unless appearing as a pair. T'au predates D'aau in pronounciation by nearly two hundred years. |
| D'aau | dʔɑu | Explitive noun, pain | |
| Klatl | klat͡ɬ | Blood | |
| a' | aʔ | Of | Used exclusively in names, typically nobility. |
| -woh | |||
| Dgulan | |||
| -isi | isi | -ist | |
| Bhaipoje | βaipod͡ʒe | Throughout | |
| Ru | ru | Time | |
| -orm | New | ||
| Tsuotlhuors | t͡sʊt͡ɬʊʂ | Message | |
| Chu | t͡ʃu | Ex-, former | Hyphenated when used in surnames, such as Awesp'e Chu-Vyitui. |
| Se | se | Lesser | |
| Kar | kar | In, part of | as in "in on a joke", "in the know", "as in" |
| Ked- | ked | Little, diminutive | |
| Karata | karata | Home, house | Most often proverbial homes and familial houses, rather than physical buildings. |
| Chise | t͡ʃise | Light | |
| Jorwn | d͡ʒorɵn | Human, mortal | |
| Lharro | ɮäʀo | Redbell | Backformed from Lharrosa, loan of La Rossa |
| Demeht | Standard | ||
| Bhonak | Fringe | ||
| Djoe | ɟɤ | Music, song, "jam" | Refers both to the concept and experience of music depending on context |
| Mieng | |||
| Sron | |||
| Lugd | |||
| Lez | |||
| Gruban | |||
| Noch | nox | Thread, link, chain | |
| Guet'akh | gʊœtʔax | [meaningless] | Exclamation by soldiers entering battle. Has no known meaning outside of millitary tradition, may be derived from Gotekah. |
| Mupt | mupt | Millitary term refering to a unit of 15 soliders and one commander. | |
| Cayrmbe | Millitary term refering to 15 Mupts and one over-commander. | ||
| Djamberi, Djamber | ɟamber(i) | Salesmanship | From Omolain Jabere, often used derisively |
| Molombon | molombon | Corporation | From Omolain Molobon |
| Mbeweu | Melon, any large fruit | From Omolain Bewew | |
| Ohdye | Insufferable or domineering woman | Neologism, likely from Omolain Ode | |
| Eyaouch | Deglove | ||
| Eib | Three | ||
| -y | Ordinal, -st, -rd, -nd | ||
| Gwolpon | State, country, government | ||
| Shtalek | Province, domain | ||
| Kekwn | Life | ||
| Ii | y | You, yourself | |
| Mugh | muɣ | Go, do | |
| Ou | ɯ | And | |
| -u | u | Adverb | |
| Rijai | Coffee |