Thath

Introduction
Thath (autonym dqafq) is an Engineered Language meant to be moderately efficient and syntatically unambiguous. It is also meant to be the author's ArtLang/PersonalLang and not meant to serve any particular purpose (eg. of being an auxiliary language or testing some extreme principles) Feel free to suggest feedback!

Classification and Dialects
This language is a EngLang/ArtLang/PersonalLang

This language does not have any dialects, although the phonology is liberal to a certain extent so long as it is unambiguous.

Phonology
Syllable structure: C(M)V(N)

M refers to vowel modifiers y,w,r

N refers to the 3 nasals: n,m,nq

Example syllables: bwa, kra, mya, qra

Vowels
a i u (rather open to interpretation)

Only diphthong: ai

y w r -Vowel Modifiers

(However, y and w cannot be used with i and u respectively, so -yi and -wu are not allowed)

Romanisation
Notes: examples:
 * 1) The letter q is meant to serve both as a postfix control character and an empty consonant to ensure that romanisation is unambiguous. It is not meant to be pronounced anything like how q is normally used.
 * 2) The order in which the letters are shown below is also the order in which Thath is to be ordered lexicographically.
 * 3) There are 24 manq in the Thath alphabet and 2 swha; although ai and h are listed 

dqan

Orthography
Logographic script to be created in the near future. At present the lexicon and all texts use the romanisation.

Grammar
Thath follows a VSO format. All verbs have 2 parameters, ex

The senten

Thath does not distinguish between

Thath does not have any declensions for any parts of speech whatsoever. All modifiers are considered separate words/units of speech in their own right, and do not have to agree with what they are modifying/describing.

Nouns
Pronouns

Familial terms and Names
Family relations are very important to Thath speakers, and genealogy is carefully recorded and even memorized. Incest between people of a common ancestor of not more than 6 generations above is considered taboo and illegal in Thath society. In the case of adoption/unconfirmed parentage, the most likely candidate for parentage is usually used. Having more than

Family Relations
In formal settings (every setting except between close family members namely siblings, parents and children; and friends) an absolute term is used to greet and refer to other relatives. This term is formed by tracing from the speaker to the lowest common ancestor then to the subject.

It has the structure prefix---up_tracing---infix---down_tracing---suffix.

The prefix is hwi-, the infix is -hu- (or -iha- if the up_tracing ends in a consonant) and the suffix is -hyu (or -ihya if the down_tracing ends in a consonant). Note the up_tracing and down_tracing can be absent/empty if the subject is a direct ancestor or descendant respectively (and both can be empty if the speaker is referring to himself. hmmm)

Examples:

Names
Names derive from a dead language Kwanqgaim, and have the following structure:

Core
myu adjective male

fya adjective female

Body parts
han noun head

ku noun eye

fqwa noun nose

cri noun surface/skin

ta noun ear

tya noun arm

nga noun leg

Colors
ka adjective green

bru adjective blue

hu adjective red

kabruhu noun color

Food
su noun meat/edible form of animal

sri noun rice

jri noun fruit

ru noun food

Particles
b particle quotation mark

cra verb come

kwan particle or

na particle and

Numbers (Positional base-12 system)
Notes: Examples (inclusive of prefixes and suffixes)
 * 1) The suffix consonant for the vowel versions of digits 8-11 can be pronounced as g/k/d/t/b/p/g/x in practice, so long as they are clearly distinguished from the suffix consonant n (an, in, un, ain) and the zero suffix consonant (a,i,u,ai)
 * 2) For pairs of consonant prefixes, to avoid miscommunication, strict distinction of pronunciation is not demanded (otherwise a mispronunciation would be another legitimate number and still fit the context), and although standard spoken and written Thath uses the first consonant of pairs (q instead of h, f instead of v), the second can be used.
 * 3) The duodecimal system is represented by the digits 0123456789AB throughout this section
 * 4) The number must be prefixed and suffixed by dqi- and -dqi/-idqa respectively to show that the string contained is a number, unless it is obcious from context that a number is being communicated (eg. replying to a question about the quantity of something with a number). Otherwise, any syllable formed might have other meanings and be misinterpreted.
 * 5) If there are an odd number of digits, the suffix -idqa is used to indicate the end of the number instead of -dqi. The recipient of the language can then know that there has been an odd number of digits by the -dqa ending (instead of the -dqi ending) and ignore the i vowel (and not to treat it as the vowel form of 1)
 * 6) To specify negative numbers, use the prefix dqa- instead of dqi- to signal the start of the number. The suffix remains the same as if the number was positive and is subject to rules 3 and 4.
 * 7) To specify fractions
 * 8) Rational reals/decimals are expressed as fractions
 * 9) The irrationals tau (2π, 6.28319...) ,e (2.78128...) and φ (phi)

Time
Thath speakers are astute astronomers. Each Thath ga (similar to a week in our modern calendar) has 12 days. Every 5 ga, there is an extra day known as the ficu where the whole community can rest.

Calendar

Others
cu noun cycle

cwa adverb not

fi adjective life

gra noun group

ha verb sleep

ngi adjective movement

nin noun name

Adjectives

wai adjective strong

nu adjective weak

ta verb make

yai verb

Animals and Plants
Animals in Thath are divided into 5 categories: San, Walking, Swimming, Flying and Crawling, not always logically. Some classifications are due to cultural reasons. San

Dog, Wolf, Bear, Beaver, Elephant

Walking

Mouse/ rat

Rabbit/hare

Ant,bee *

Zebra, rhinoceroses

Capybra

Sheep

Camel

Horse

Mule

Donkey

Lion/Tiger

Elephant

Cheetah

Leopard

Orangutan

Monkey

Flying (bird: )

Eagle yinq

Owl wa

Raven fa

Earthworm ge

Hawk

Swimming (fish: )

Whale

Shark

Fish

Crawling (bug: )

Chicken, Pig, Cow*

Firefly, Mosquito, fly, Ostrich

Example text
None yet.

Links
Basic quizlet deck with some vocabulary: https://quizlet.com/_40sa7j