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
Nomnom has been described as "like a cat meowing".

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

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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.

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

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

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 ndon dep 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 dep 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 yoy 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 threw something at you. (See "Actual or Not?" if you are confused.)

*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.