Sarmelonid

Internal history
Sarmelonid Vozonid is a form of Vozonid used thousands of years ago, during the Sarmelonid era. To be precise, the "Sarmelonid Vozonid" used in modern times was based from the stage used during the reign of Ratirminoz, the penultimate emperor of the Sarmelonid Empire. It had adopted many Gauvajut loanwords

Its descendants include Azgovian, Josolchir, Arantarese, and other modern Vozonid languages.

External history
Sarmelonid Vozonid was originally designed as "Late Vozonid" in 2015 or 2017, as an ancestral language for Azgovian.

The Sarmelonid language was influenced by Sanskrit, Thai, some Turkish, and Russian. The Sarmelonids' art was based on a mixture of Hittite, Thai, and Russian art and architecture; and the Sarmelonid people were based on Polynesians.

Writing System
Alphabetical order: 'ai, ža, na, ja, ra, wa, la, ša, sa, ka, k'a, ga, g'ō, qo, ta, t'a, ma, da, za, pa, p'a, ba, khō, þō, tša, dža, ğō, ța, ḑa, lho, rho, źa, i, ō, e, a, y, u, æn, ôn.

Pronunciation
ʔ - /Ø, ʔ/ - ' - ak'ùţaz ("separation") or 'ai, Separates vowels from becoming diphthongs.

ž - /ʒ/ - ža, /ʑ/ - before j

n - /n/ - na, /ŋ/ - before k, k', g, g', q, and ğ

/ɲ/ - before j, /ɳ/ - before or after ț and ḑ

j - /j/ - ja, /ʲ~j/ - may palatalise the consonant before it, /-iː/ - after a vowel, such as the word araj ("on")

r - /r/ - ra

w - /w/ - wa, /ʋ/ usually before u, y, or any consonant except j

l - /l/ - la

š - /ʃ~ɕ/ - ša, /ɕ/ - before j or when doubled

s - /s/ - sa, /-s(ː)/ at the end of a word

k - /k/ - ka

k' - /kʰ/ - k'a

g - /g/ - ga

g' - /gʱ/ - g'ō

q - /q/ - qo

t - /t/ - ta

t' - /tʰ/ - t'a

m - /m/ - ma

d - /d/ - da

z - /z/ - za, /s/ at the end of a word in the -(o)z/-az nominative ending.

p - /p/ - pa

p' - /pʰ/ - p'a

b - /b/ - ba

h - /h/ - ha /ç/ before j /x/ in Gauvajut loanwords or before consonants

kh - /x/ - khō

þ - /θ/ - þō

tš - /t͡ʃ/ - tša, /t͡ɕ/ before j

dž - /d͡ʒ/ - dža, /d͡ʑ/ before j

ğ - /ɣ/ - ğō, /ː/ lengthens preceding vowel before a consonant, /j/ after j or i

ț - /ʈ/ - ța, /ʈɯ/ at end of a word or in "uneven" consonant clusters (e.g. "țb", "țg", "țn", which do not exist in native Vozonid: nț is an "even" consonant cluster).

ḑ - /ɖ/ - ḑa, /ɖɯ/ at the end of a word or in "uneven" consonant clusters (e.g. "ḑb", "ḑg", "ḑn", which do not exist in native Vozonid: nḑ is an "even" consonant cluster).

lh - /ɭ/ - lho

rh - /r̝~ɽ/ - rho, /r̥-/ at the start of a word

ź - /d͡z/ - źa. Used for Gauvajut loanwords., /t͡s/ medially in some words or always at the end of a word.

i - /i/ - i, /ɪ/ unstressed, /-ɪ̯/ if it ends a diphthong (e.g. ai), /j-/ if it starts a diphthong (e.g. io > jo; usually in native Vozonid words, i in that function becomes j)

o - /o/ - ō

e - /e/ - e, /ɛ/ unstressed, /-æ/ as the last letter of a word; in fact, word-final e becomes æ in most cases, except in some words and in foreign words and names, especially in Gauvajut.

a - /a/ - a, /ʌ/ or /ə/ unstressed

y - /y/ - y (mistakenly shown as a second e in the chart), /yɥ/ as a semivowel (e.g. yo - like w/u and j)

u - /u/ - u, /-ʊ̯/ if it ends a diphthong (e.g. au), /w-/ if it starts a diphthong

æ - /æ/ - æn, sometimes /ʌ/ when unstressed, especially at the end of a word for some speakers especially to differentiate it from word-final e

ô - /ɔ~o/ - ôn

Pronouns
nominative - accusative - affiliative - possessive


 * I: luoz/luaz - luon/luan - lusol/lusal - lōze/lāze
 * I (greater): loiroz/loiraz - loiron/loiran - loisol/loisal - loize/laize
 * I (royal): joroz/joraz - joron/joran - joral/jaral - joize/jaize
 * I (divine): tjōroi/tjārai - tjōron/tjāran - tjōzol/tjāzal - tjōsæ/tjāsæ


 * thou: luokh/luakh - lūkho(n)/lūkha(n) - luozol/luazal - lōkse/lākse
 * thou (greater): lūroz/lūraz - lūron/lūran - lūrol/lūral - lūroze/lūraze
 * thou (divine): niræwoi/niræwai - niræjon/niræjan - niræwol/niræwal - niræo(sæ)/niræa(sæ)
 * he/she: kno/knai - knon/kanja - knonul/kanjul - konze/kanze
 * he/she (greater): droz/draz - dron/dran - dronjol/dronjal - droize/draize
 * it: tšez - tšēzo - tšezol - tšeze
 * it (greater for things): sār - sāron - sārol - sājeze
 * it (greater for lands or spirits): šon - šoron - šonol - šoize
 * we: lài - làjon - làjol - làize
 * we (greater): læ̀ja - læ̀jan - læ̀jol - læ̀ze
 * you all: plonjo - plēnjon - plējol - plōize
 * you all (greater):
 * you all (divine):
 * plural they: tóipo - tóipon - tóipol - tóipse
 * plural they (greater):

Nominative pronouns can also be used to say "is something/someone" or "am something/someone".

A pronoun can be added after its subject to stress its importance.

Genitive

 * -ur, -ul, -ru - for words
 * -ur if a word ends in l, s, š, ž; -ru if a word ends in a vowel.
 * -ez - for names
 * -rin - for place names

Verbs
infinitive - continuous - perfect


 * Past: mak- - makhzal-/mağzal- - makhræn-


 * Present (common): lues- - luzzal- - luzræn- (Ls)


 * Present (important/imperative): las- - lazzal- - lazræn- (L)


 * Future - mien- - milzal- - mirræn-

-zra - passive

Location

 * muôn - from
 * ny - towards, to
 * njàšo - through
 * nenza, -nuen - near
 * banza, -zua - far
 * banzod, -bazod - far away from
 * bazan - distant
 * njan - away
 * araj - on
 * (m)jālk - over
 * usu- - over-
 * baizo(d)- - beyond


 * -tja, -sja - in
 * -tjano, -sjano - into
 * -(o)ta - inside


 * od - out
 * joiza - here
 * žeza - there
 * lag'un - left
 * rueg'un - right
 * alga, ari - up
 * lūru - down
 * monda - centre
 * drō - north
 * glys - east
 * swo - south
 * zmari - west
 * -ruèi - around
 * luèrei - elsewhere

Time

 * mān - now, may ..., able to
 * nār - before
 * khār - after
 * rōdil - first
 * aoğril - last, final
 * zāroi - previous
 * nāroi - next
 * šæi - until

Amount

 * džen - every
 * gáu, (ğ)àu - all
 * mōn- - whole
 * oklo - each
 * -ţo - much, many
 * -țo(n/l) - more like, -er
 * -țoroi, -țroi - most like, -est
 * ... ţo - more
 * ... qreu - less
 * meqei - many
 * bawalţo - so much
 * bantil - most
 * bawalqil - very most
 * palsa(i) - (Gv.) a lot, too much
 * saumeqil - some
 * wimuqil - small amount
 * -oto - only
 * tùr- - re-, again
 * bawal - great
 * wimera, wim(o/e)- - small
 * njerìs - few, less
 * wimura - lesser, little
 * pā- - over-, doing more
 * mue- - under-, doing less
 * sæn - than, instead of

Question

 * kuet, -zu, kwad - what
 * kuezzu - whatever
 * kuen, sag'o - who
 * le, lu(ìn), lwìn, okād̦, okādž - where
 * mǽnda, nǽkhan - when
 * kuezzu - whatever
 * mæn(da)zu - whenever
 * guēza - whoever
 * zojēza - however
 * lwēnza - wherever
 * zojen - how
 * qjò, kjò - why

Describers

 * -tar - -ness, state of being
 * -tār - place of
 * -taron - place of (greater than)
 * -zon - abode, domain of
 * -banka - study of, -logy
 * -nois - year of
 * -ron - month of
 * -son - group of
 * -dā̀no, -dāno - greater day of
 * -zil - day of
 * -(ja)dōl - doer (male)
 * -(ja)dōlja - doer (female)
 * -jez(oi) - family name (male)
 * -inzo, -nizo - son of
 * -jezai - family name (female)
 * -nja, aja - daughter of

Miscellaneous

 * sieu ... - like, similar to
 * sol ... - (done) by
 * -zil - this
 * -zìl - this (greater)
 * -šìla - this (greatest)
 * -zal - that
 * -zòl - that (greater)
 * -šòla - that (greatest)
 * -quel/-qil - (adjective)
 * X la Y - X the Y
 * la X - the (disliked) X
 * ... wá - ... says, (quotation)
 * máisir - should
 * džā - must

Basic words

 * ta - and
 * wái - or
 * džǽ - but
 * p'æi - for
 * háun, háunsæ - against
 * solo/sola - (done) by
 * sǽ - yes
 * g'ol - no, not
 * tag'ol - never
 * di- - not, un-
 * -ok/-ak - diminuitive
 * -njàšo - using ...
 * -nóiša - with
 * wír ... - if

Actions

 * (Ls)-jotàra - to go, to move towards
 * kalši-nni - (Gv.) to follow
 * (L)-kanjò - to bring
 * (L)-malto - to do, to perform this action
 * ğuenar- - likes to do
 * wetil- - loves to do
 * muḕšôi- - to dislike doing
 * (L)-diț, (L)-lī̀lho - to see

Greetings

 * šonera/šonero - peace to you
 * ailōron, rōmo - greetings
 * aiwàlen - welcome
 * šō malsai lūkhon - pleased to meet you
 * áira darassæ - thank you
 * džintrawei - be careful
 * mağwotta - it is done
 * wanjara - goodbye
 * hoqqil bandžazil - happy birthday (common)
 * bandžadān tūro - happy birthday (greater)
 * hoqqil Purulli, hoqqil Rusāræi - happy new year (common)
 * Purilli tūro, Rusāræi tūro - happy new year (greater)

Numbers
Casual and Formal (F)

0; 1-10


 * auno, áun, ruo, dānnó, pjos, wjós, þyò, myrò, gnū̀zo, žerònto/zrḕi, prìnda
 * (F) àuna; wáin, luài, þanja, pjosà, tyṑri, þyā̀ro, mairò, knàjo, žurùta/zrā̀i, parìna

11-20


 * khátis, leg'ánto, klepalu, zurebun, šerísei, suonori, læbir, oeiwan, náikzua, náiklos
 * (F) akhótis, lig'únta, klippal, zarbon, šúrsai, sonuon, laiburi, aijowan, nákizua, nákilas

21-30

40-100


 * poklas, mjarìnan, jenáiklas, gnū̀rinda, pjonáiklas, žáráiklas/zrḕikilas, zakheg
 * (F) pogulas, pjāsoprìntu, inákilas, knā̀prìntu, ponákilas, žurákilas/zrā̀ikilas, zakhigan

1000 - hjemon

10000 - dasæ̀i

million - mjannjo

billion - wjan, (F) bawanwja

-šy - -fold, multiplies by a number

Lexicon
(G) - Gauvajut loanword

A

 * adi - lord
 * ailoz - cat
 * aran - (G) - order
 * aræi, arai - new
 * (L)-ari - to rise
 * arunaz - ruby
 * aušojal, aušojaz - alphabet
 * azai - glorious

Æ

 * ærja - rain

B

 * bandža - birth
 * barikhanź - (G) advancement
 * bawal - great

D

 * dāla - light
 * dūl - darkness

Dž

 * džaròz - ship
 * džæban(iz) - hand

G

 * gamma - sea

G'

 * g'alljoz - fire
 * g'olandau - alien, non-human

Ğ

 * ğimalaz - home

H

 * haznaroz - family
 * hoqqil - happy

I

 * imbar - heaven



J

 * jabantar - universe
 * jauparoz - gryphon
 * julkoz - chaos

K

 * katroz - knight
 * karki - spinel
 * (L)-knṑ - to know, to understand
 * krawjoz - god, deity
 * kræjoz, kræjaz, krewo - tree


 * kwassei - (Gv.) mandala, ceremonial dais, divination
 * kwasserai - (Gv.) grand temple, Pjosaroz's map
 * kwetuźni - (Gv.) to be struck dead
 * kwetźuas - (Gv.) witness


 * kydaroz, kydar - town

L

 * lag'oraz - land

M

 * mā́do - blue


 * māno - outer space
 * mānodžarō - space fleet
 * mānotuźi - space army
 * matta - (G) deed


 * mawendi-jaźa - (Gv.) inspiration, awakening
 * mawengas - (Gv.) awakening
 * (L)-mieri - to live, to be alive


 * munaź - Chaos, the Void
 * munźauto - chaos-worshipper, one who destroys themselves
 * munźautu - chaos-worship, self-destruction
 * musoź, musotšo - evil ghost
 * mūzoniz - mouth
 * mylso - courage, bravery

N

 * najenaz, nijaz - daughter
 * nakijātar - (G) reverence, proper behaviour
 * nānjunas - (G) insane
 * nasmai-nni - (G) to heal
 * nasuoz - nose
 * nàu - bad
 * Naupisan - (G) realm of flowers, Paradise, realm of the blessed dead
 * nawo - hell
 * nerròkæ - dangerous
 * nizuoz - son
 * nwezo - head
 * nwola - banana leaf

O

 * òğlin - river
 * ondoz - person, man
 * onōr - king
 * onōrja - queen
 * onōronōr - emperor
 * oron - mountain
 * otor - doom, despair

P

 * pallai - sapphire
 * pernas - (G) project, goal
 * pjundži - foot


 * (L)-prī̀dža - to oversee, to manage
 * (L)-prī̀džo - to appoint
 * prī̀džottar - management
 * prī̀džoz - governor


 * pulli - (Gv.) child, student, apprentice, darling
 * puri - (Gv.) offering, worship
 * Purulli - (Gv.) New Year

P'

 * p'wunai (pronounce it as "foo-nai") - smoking, cigarettes

Q

 * qappoz - hammer
 * qarqon - wealth, money
 * qau - same
 * quttoz - beast, animal

R

 * rādžano(z), rādžoz - diamond
 * (L)s-rag'ao - to laugh
 * rag'ao - laugh
 * rairal - will of an authority, authority, might
 * ràinwyz - rain
 * ralliz - ear
 * raþja - waking up
 * ríma - wing
 * rjòšo - greater wight
 * rônjoz - citizen, denizen
 * rúkhomil - enemy
 * rusæz - year
 * ruþi - fear, panic

Rh

 * rhez - knee
 * rhuez - root
 * rhuojuloz - ghost
 * rhuòro - tomb

S

 * sælaz - flower
 * sjæraz - gold
 * sōndowon - general


 * sran(ta) - hand
 * sræ - neck
 * srèja - throat
 * (L)-srejuai - to dance


 * sū - death

Š

 * širana - (Gv.) hope
 * šjaragamma - galaxy, sea of stars
 * šjōro - planet


 * šō - good
 * šondwo - basis, foundation, treasure, (Vozonid, Gauvajut, classical) language


 * šoqqi - happy, glad
 * šōradi - boring, dull
 * šræmjaz - cherry, its flower or tree, weakling
 * šróisa - emerald

T

 * taidža - city
 * taspunai - amethyst
 * tauwas - world
 * trṑndai - forest
 * (L)-tundā - to stand, to resist, to withstand
 * tùrwidžai - reborn

T'

 * t'obla - screen

Ț

 * țṑ - very much, many
 * țoirodon - mighty
 * -țon, -țol - more, -er
 * -țroi - most, -est
 * tubiz - rock
 * (Ls)-țukha - to fight

Þ

 * þàjequez - alien
 * þā̀nara - nation, people
 * þondara - greetings


 * þondžo - poison
 * þyeri - electricity, electric
 * þyeroz - lightning, electricity

U

 * uloi, uk - water

W

 * waire - mace, club
 * (L)-wanjo - to fly
 * wetil - love
 * wjenua - quiet

Ž

 * žrṑnoz - army

Ź

 * źai - (Gv.) peak, joy, summit, conclusion, good ending
 * źaikara - (Gv.) symbol, emblem, victory
 * źāja-nni - (Gv.) to slay
 * źarkha-nni - to execute, to put to death
 * źarkhau - execution, putting to death, death sentence
 * źaši - (Gv.) vision
 * źāwan - (Gv.) bright
 * źāwandan - (Gv.) brilliant
 * źenna - (Gv.) ending, conclusion
 * źenna-nni - (Gv.) to conclude, (formal) to finish
 * źeuta - (Gv.) balance, harmony
 * źitias - (Gv., formal) son
 * źjantunni - (Gv.) to decay, to rot
 * źowan - (Gv.) dark
 * źowas - (Gv.) darkness, corruption
 * źundeź - (Gv.) carnivore, beast
 * źuri, džuri - (Gv.) devotion, path, faith
 * źuritar, džuritar - (Gv.) devotee, faithful, student
 * źurnanni - (Gv.) to be destroyed
 * źuwas - (Gv.) feast

Example text
'''Tūro Sarmelon, Tūro Wozolaz, țoirodon-țroi ta naia-țroi ğàu þā̀naraso! Mān šon mien-zjôrin šæi irjōso mien-ullùn, mān šon mien-tundā baizod-sū krawjoso-ru!'''

[ˈtuːro ˈsarmɛlon ˈtuːro ˈwozolas ˈʈoi̯rodontroi̯ tə ˈnajatroi̯ ɣâu̯ ˈθâːnaraso maːn ʃon mjɛnˈzjɔrin ʃæi̯ ˈirjoːso mjɛˈnulːûn maːn ʃon mjɛnˈtundaː ˈbai̯zodsuː ˈkrawjosoru]

''Victory Sarmelon, Victory Vozolaz, mighty-most and beauty-most all nation-PLU! May it FUT-endure until sun-PLU FUT-darken, may it FUT-stand beyond-death god-PLU-GEN!''

Hail Sarmelon, Hail Vozolaz, mightiest and most beautiful of all nations! May it endure until the suns go dark, may it stand beyond the death of the gods!

Todžà-ruèi, ațàþoppo mak-klāguz-zra p'æi lues-waidakhan šoron.

[ˈtod͡ʒârwɛ̂i̯ əˈʈâθopːo maˈkːlaːguzːra pʰæi̯ lwɛsˈwai̯dʌxan ˈʃoron]

City-around, tower PAST-set up-PASS for PRES-defend it.

Around the city, towers are being set up to defend it.

Læ̀ja lues-kanjò širana, Šjaragamma-tja-zìl lokhùron.

[ˈlæ̂jʌ lwɛsˈkaɲô ˈʃiranʌ ˈɕjarʌgamːʌt͡sjazîl ˈloxûron]

We PRES-bring hope, Galaxy-in-this doomed.

We will bring hope in this doomed sea of stars.

Mekhur-zìl Kara Jauparozul, sār mindas maknurai azai-tjano!

[mɛˈxurzîl ˈkarʌ ˈjau̯parozul saːr ˈmindʌs mʌkˈnurai̯ aˈzai̯t͡sjano]

Era-this Age Gryphon-GEN, it time ascension glory-towards!

This era is the Age of the Gryphon, the time of our ascension to glory!

Læ̀ja máisir lues-lamjol muôn Noruskoi, mattasues tóipo sruwana lwìnjarai ţo Niebas-sja sæn mjannjo sæk'uruzaso.

[ˈlæ̂ja ˈmǎi̯sir lwɛsˈlamjol mwɔn ˈnoruskoi̯ maˈtːasuwɛs ˈtǒi̯po ˈsruwanʌ ˈlwîɲarai̯ ʈo ˈɲebʌsːjʌ sæn ˈmjaɲːo sækʰuˈruzaso]

We should PRES-learn from Norsemen, righteous-deeds they offering pleasing more Heaven-to than million sacrifice-PLU.

We should learn from the Norsemen, that righteous deeds are a more pleasing offering to the Gods than a million sacrifices.