Nomnom

Alternate Names:

Nom Nom

Also See:

Noomn

Nnoomm

Phonology and Restrictions
Consonants

These are all pronounced labialized. This isn't necessary, but it is necessary to sounding like a natural speaker or understanding natural speakers.

Vowels

Technically, this is a horizontal vowel system, but both vowels are always pronounced nasalized and rounded.

The syllable structure is (C)CVC(C), so the word has to be surrounded by consonants.

The alphabet goes left to right, consonants before vowels.

Nomnom /nomnom/ is the name of the language.

History
The beings which speak Nomnom are capable of comprehending extremely large numbers. This doesn't give them any ability to better understand the world, but it does make their language uniquely* difficult to understand in the case of, say, one of their monologues. However, when humans speak, it is not in monologue, and much of the time, humans can understand other humans after practicing this language for protracted amounts of time (funnily enough, in less time than some other human languages, due to how isolating this language is).

Now, to be clear, this is no walk in the park. Though it is nontonal and barely cheremic, if you attempt to learn this language within a week, you will be discouraged to find that it is harder than such obvious contenders as Spanish or Chinese, and apparently also more difficult than Zapotec and Mixtec as well.

The beings which speak this language are gigantic and photosynthetic - herbivorous, and their resonant nasal cavity causes their words to have a nasal sound. Words are completely and utterly nasalized for this very reason, like a parodic rendition of a Caucasusian giant. Its syllable structures are jarring, but they also make the language easier to parse on the go. The beings also have some repair strategies, such as saying how many arguments are left, even though these are only used frequently when talking to humans, in a way reminiscent of Fith and Shallow Fith. To truly comprehend the language takes a bit more time and spatial reasoning, and I assume that you're ready for this. As such, I will hide the repair strategy and how to ask for it so you won't cheat until you figure it out.

*But couldn't you, dear reader, also create a stack language? Why don't you, just to show me up? It's a small world.

Word List
Alphabetical Word List

mfon - to shun

mfoyn - to disrespect

mnom - language

mom - to float on/ to fly in

fney - possible outcome

fyeg (朱) - to give (to)

fom - to have

nmoy (𠊛) - person

nmeynom - uncertainty

ndon - to dance ndoq - word, sound

ndoqg - truth

nden - to learn

ndeym - animal

nyem - to signify (to)

nyef - to fear

nyen - to see

nyedg - to turn (into)(from)

nyenp - necessity

nyeq - food

nom - unreal thing

nomn - be look deeply at

nong (事) - action

noy - FRONT>BACK

nog - to cause

noq - SWAP

nep - DUP

nenp - place

neqg - to hate

nomnom - this language

dmomn - number

dnogn - the inside of a solid/liquid

dnoq - water

dnen - to want

doy - BACK>FRONT

dog - inanimate mobile object

dep - END

ynem - be fewer than

yon - to say (to)

yoy - that (points at thing, with number representing person as in pronouns or verbs)

gnon - DELETE VERB/NUMBER

gyep - something

gyepn - to empty

gyeg (投)- to send (to) (from)

gefden - flat surface

qnonq - space inside a hollow

qyon (羅) - to be like (used when comparing nouns and sentences)

qon - to fight

qong - to know

When a number ends a word, this is how it pans out.

1 - The being points to itself.

2 - The being points to the person it speaks to.

3 - The being points at the being it means to talk about.

4 - The being waves its arm around.

Compound Words nmoy nep ynem - dying line of people

nmoy nyeq fom - rich man, powerful man ndoq gyep nog - words with meanings (as opposed to sounds)
 * nmoy nep mom nyeq noy fyeg dep - boss; ruler (formal)

nmoy nep ndoq yoy2 yon dep - I/me (formal)

nmoy nep nom qyon dep - villain

nmoy nep fyof gyep noq yon dep - society

nmoy nep yoy fom dep ndeym ndeym nep nyeq noq nyedg - raw-meat-eater, carnivore
 * nmoy nep yoy1 fom dep - native (said by native)
 * nmoy nep yoy2 fom dep - native (said to native)
 * nmoy nep yoy3 fom dep - native (said about native)

nom nep nmoy nmoy nyem dep - imaginary friend

dog nep mnom qong dep - computer

Sentences
yoy1 nep domof ndon dnen dep - I want to dance.

yoy1 ndoq nep nom qyon dep yoy yon dep. - I didn't speak to you. (I spoke nonexistent words to you.)

yoy2 ndoq nep ynem nyef dep. - You fear a few words.

yoy2 nep yoy1 noq neqg nog dep. - I hate you because of you.

gyep yoy1 nenp2 nenp4 gyeg dep. - I came to your place from somewhere else (I wasn't always with you.).

fney yoy1 nmoy nep mfoyn yoy2 nyem dep. - I might seem apathetic to you.

yoy1 nep nmoy yoy2 nyem nep dep nmoy nmoy mfoyn nog nyef dep. - I might seem like a being to you. Beings are apathetic, which worries me.

yoy2 yoy1 ndoqg nden nog dep. - You teach me the truth.

nmoy nep yoy2 dog noy gyeg dep. - I throw something at you. (See "Actual or Not?" if you are confused.)

nmoy nmoy nep yoy2 fom dep noq nep yoy1 fom dep ynem dep. - Your people number fewer than mine.

*This is not actually the word for "Fith".

Tongue Twisters
HEY, YOU READING THIS. WHY DON'T YOU TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THIS LANGUAGE AND ATTEMPT TO MAKE ONE? BASICALLY ALL OF THE WORDS SOUND THE SAME TO ANY EARS, SO YOU CAN'T GO WRONG.

If you Know Fith...
Like Fith, the regular word order is SOV. Here are a few translations of Fith words to Nomnom words.

du = nep (duplicates noun) bom/frong = nep qon (deletes word/sentence)

e = dep (ends sentence) o = nyenp ... qyon dep u = fyen ... qyon dep

Numbers
Numbers

There was a pre-colonial number system which followed the same general logic as the current one. However, with the introduction of an alphabet, one person was able to create a new set of numbers for them, which extended much further though it was a numeric one. Contrary to everyone else's belief, the people quickly adopted the number system even though they turned it into a prime-centered one.

qon - 0

domom - 1

domof - 2

domop - 3

domon - 5

domod - 7

domoy - 11

domog - 13

domoq - 17

domomf - 19

domomp - 23

domomn - 29

domomd - 31

domomy - 37

domomg - 41

domomq - 43

domofm - 47

domofp - 53

domofn - 59

domofd - 61

domofy - 67

domofg - 71

domofq - 73

domopm - 79

domopf - 83

domopn - 89

domopd - 97

domopy - 101

domopg - 103

domopq - 107

domonm - 109

domonf - 113

domonp - 127

domond - 131

domony - 137

domong - 139

domonq - 149

domodm - 151

domodf - 157

domodp - 163

domodn - 167

domody - 173

domodg - 179

domodq - 181

domoym - 191

domoyf - 193

domoyp - 197

domoyn - 199

domoyd - 211

domoyg - 223

domoyq - 227

domogm - 229

domogf - 233

domogp - 239

domogn - 241

domogd - 251

domogy - 257

domogq - 263

domoqm - 269

domoqf - 271

domoqp - 277

domoqn - 281

domoqd - 283

domoqy - 293

domoqg - 307

demem - 311

demef - 313

demep - 317

demen - 331

demed - 337

demey - 347

demeg - 349

demeq - 353

dememf - 359

dememp - 367

dememn - 373

dememd - 379

dememy - 383

dememg - 389

dememq - 397

demefm - 401

demefp - 409

demefn - 419

demefd - 421

demefy - 431

demefg - 433

demefq - 439

demepm - 443

demepf - 449

demepn - 457

demepd - 461

demepy - 463

demepg - 467

demepq - 479

demenm - 487

demenf - 491

demenp - 499

demend - 503

demeny - 509

demeng - 521

demenq - 523

demedm - 541

demedf - 547

demedp - 557

demedn - 563

demedy - 569

demedg - 571

demedq - 577

demeym - 587

demeyf - 593

demeyp - 599

demeyn - 601

demeyd - 607

demeyg - 613

demeyq - 617

demegm - 619

demegf - 631

demegp - 641

demegn - 643

demegd - 647

demegy - 653

demegq - 659

demeqm - 661

demeqf - 673

demeqp - 677

demeqn - 683

demeqd - 691

demeqy - 701

demeqg - 709

dofom - 719

dofof - 727

dofop - 733

dofon - 739

dofod - 743

dofoy - 751

dofog - 757

dofoq - 761

dofomf - 769

dofomp - 773

dofomn - 787

dofomd - 797

dofomg - 809

dofomq - 811

dofofm - 821

dofofp - 823

dofofn - 827

dofofd - 829

dofofy - 839

dofofg - 853

dofofq - 857

dofopm - 859

dofopf - 863

dofopn - 877

dofopd - 881

dofopy - 883

dofopg - 887

dofopq - 907

dofonm - 911

dofonf - 919

dofonp - 929

dofond - 937

dofony - 941

dofong - 947

dofonq - 953

dofodm - 967

dofodf - 971

dofodp - 977

dofodn - 983

dofody - 991

dofodg - 997

dofodq - 1009

dofoym - 1013

dofoyf - 1019

dofoyp - 1021

dofoyn - 1031

dofoyd - 1033

dofoyg - 1039

dofoyq - 1049

dofogm - 1051

dofogf - 1061

dofogp - 1063

dofogn - 1069

dofogd - 1087

dofogy - 1091

dofogq - 1093

dofoqm - 1097

dofoqf - 1103

dofoqp - 1109

dofoqn - 1117

dofoqd - 1123

dofoqy - 1129

dofoqg - 1151

defem - 1153

defef - 1163

defep - 1171

defen - 1181

defed - 1187

defey - 1193

defeg - 1201

defeq - 1213

defemf - 1217

defemp - 1223

defemn - 1229

defemd - 1231

defemg - 1237

defemq - 1249

These numbers can only actually function as adjectives, which means they constitute an open class in the language. I cannot think of many other languages where actual numerals constitute an open class, so I will go out on a limb and assume that this is strange or at the very least unique.

Imperative
The imperative mood is created by the phrase "nyenp (sentence) qyon dep".

nyenp nmoy nyeq fom qyon dep. - The person must have food.

nyenp yoy nyeq fom qyon dep. - Have food! (This doesn't mean "eat food"; it means "obtain food". The literal translation is more like "You must have food in your possession.")

Interrogative/Subjunctive
The interrogative and subjunctive mood are both created by the phrase "fney (sentence) qyon dep".

fney nmoy nyeq fom dep qyon dep. - The person might have food.

fney nmoy nyeq fom dep qyon dep. - Does the person have food?

Possessive Structures
The possessive structure for X's Y when X is going to be used later is "X nep Y nep noy noq fom". When X will not be used later, there is no "nep" after X.

Actual or Not?
Sometimes, things are implied to not actually exist. Here are a few words you should avoid if you don't want to sound like a fool when you do an actual thing.
 * gyep - This word does not refer to something you can see, only to things whose identity you don't know. "nmoy nep yoy2 dog noy gyeg dep." implies that you threw something; "nmoy nep yoy2 gyep noy gyeg dep." does not.

Transative Verbs
All verbs have at least one argument. The most arguments a verb can have are four: nominative, accusative, dative/lative, and exessive/initiative.