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Haenish

Culture

The common language of Haenem.

Phonetics

Symbol Sound/Letter Symbol Sound/Letter
p p ʐ zh (x)
b b h h
t t l l
k k ʎ j
G g w w
ɱ m t͡ʃ ch
n n i ee (y)
ɲ ny u oo (u)
v v o o
θ th æ a (ae)
s s a ah (a)
ʃ sh ɛ ey (e)

Syllable Structure and Stress

Structure: (C)-V-(C)

Stress Rule:

  • By default, stress falls on second to last syllable
  • Stress falls on last syllable when a homonym is a being used as a verb.

Sentence Structure and Grammar

Sentence Structure : SVO Subjects:

  1. Subject preposition
  2. Subject noun
  3. Subject adjective

Verbs:

  1. Auxiliary verb (helping verb) - a word that pairs with a main verb to show tense, mood, or voice
  2. Lexical verb (main verb) - the core word that carries the actual meaning, action, or state in a sentence
  3. Adverb - a word that modifies or describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb

Objects:

  1. Object preposition
  2. Object noun
  3. Object adjective

Possessor comes second, connected with possessive preposition (of).

Syllabary

-- b ch g h j k l m n ny p s sh t th v w x
a ba cha ga ha ja ka la ma na nya pa sa sha ta tha va wa xa
ae bae chae gae hae jae kae lae mae nae nyae pae sae shae tae thae vae wae xae
e be che ge he je ke le me ne nye pe se she te the ve we xe
o bo cho go ho jo ko lo mo no nyo po so sho to tho vo wo xo
u bu chu gu hu ju ku lu mu nu nyu pu su shu tu thu vu wu xu
y by chy gy hy jy ky ly my ny nyy py sy shy ty thy vy wy xy

Syllable Endings

Ending Meaning
k of (made of/derived from)
l -(l)y (adjective/adverb)
m the (denoting a specific noun)
n of/from (belonging to/hailing from)
t -er (someone who does something)

Root Words

English Haenish English Haenish English Haenish English Haenish
sun e meat che metal bu rain nyo
moon a fish hy iron he wind shu
star ae cow pu gold gae light ek
land u horse bae silver vo dark waen
water y wheat mu copper cho hot she
sky o barley we mythril me cold chu
stone na rice bo aethril laen warm se
tree thy soy pe black wae cool ju
hill wo bear ba white hon wet ny
earth/dirt shy wolf the blue on dry ma
lake ly fox ha green un high la
ocean xy boar jy brown shyn low wu
mountain nya deer lu yellow en sit ja
valley je hunt sa orange shan stand gy
forest thae gather ge red myn walk pae
aether xa skin by violet xan go tu
cloud ho teeth jo gray nan come vy
human xae finger tae man ga run thu
angel vae hand vu woman ty fall wa
demon shae foot hu child tyn jump cha
beastkin chae toe pa one ta left po
orc nyae leg sae two so right wy
house hae arm le three xu middle ke
spouse nu neck jae five ve back go
kin sy head tha ten tho front te
god lo tail py many nyy not ne
magic lae eye no few be is va
fire sha mouth mo life ky talk mae
beast xe ear ko death su hear kae
animal ka bird xo parent kut see nae
clan chy rabbit nye birth ku and to
river nyu blood my kill sho to gu

Vocabulary

English Haenish English Haenish English Haenish English Haenish
through kene in vyn bow sunan road gyntu
empty ol out tun arrow bynvyn field ulalvy
bright eknyy above lan axe thynul paddy ylalvy
still nak below wun shield nelby climb paelal
fast yl door/gate kepae armor bybun descend paewul
slow nal wall nepaen helmet thatun holy lok
full nyyvan sword nyunvu wagon sothynel city nyyhaek
home haen have van room shujel space shunol
sex xagun roof haelan hearth shunsha flower une
garden unek wild/chaotic xel order kal exchange gunto
around ot beyond on near un far yn
blade nyul thorn mytae leaf aenun branch lenthy
hair thanxe ruler chynlo up lal down wul
fur xeby sharp ny cut nyaho stab byvyn
open nyal close jel horn thanyu rope nyaxe
grow lalvy harvest lalge shadow wael body uby
on et off at wheel thynel circle elal
wood thyn long nyyn short ben edge taso
port haenutun ship/boat elan shore ytaso border keso
ride ettu bring vunvyn carry tovun family nyynsy
bridge lanshun food monche eat vynmo fruit thynae

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