Tahnish

General information
Tahnish is a language spoken by the Tahn and Iman races in the world of Erasun. It also forms the vast majority of the conglomorate common tongue.

Consonants


Diphthongs
-           Diphthongs are determined by rules of vowel harmonization. A strong vowel (ǫ i æ) can be followed by a strong or mid vowel (ϧ υ). A mid vowel can be followed by a weak vowel (o ɪ ε).



Notes on Pronunciation
Voiced/Voicelss pairs of consonants that share symbols are voiceless unless between two vowels. However, they are not phonemic and their pronunciation tends to vary with various dialects.

η is pronounced / ŋ/ initially and finally in a word and / ɲ/ medially.

ɼ is pronounced  /ɹ/ or /ʁ/ based on the formality of the situation with  /ʁ/ being more formal.

ε is rhotacized unless using a formal ɼ.

Stress falls on the second to last syllable of a word. In a two syllable word therfore, it is the first syllable.

Syllabation
Minimal syllable: V(V)

Maximum syllable: CCV(V)CC

Typical syllable: CV(V)

(V) indicates a diphthong

Pronouns
Decline by case, person, number, and gender



Nouns
Decline by case and number

Nouns have gender, but this is not denoted in the word itself

3 types of nouns: C-Nouns end in a consonant other than s, V-Nouns end in vowels, S-Nouns end in s



Verbs
Verbs decline according to Mood, person, and number

Tense and the conditional mood are indicated by particles.


 * Past: ɪϯæ
 * Present: --
 * Future: sɪϯæ
 * Conditional: ƴυl

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<p class="MsoNormal">Notes: In front of another vowel the imperative prefix becomes ϯi. In front of a strong or mid vowel, the habitual and continuous prefixes become æ  and  εnæ respectively <p style="text-align:left;">

<p class="MsoNormal">Ex:

<p class="MsoNormal">They were breaking it. Sϧεg si ɪϯæ εnϧϭɼεgɪɼεg.

<p class="MsoNormal">They break it (every day). Sϧεg si ϧϭɼεgɪɼεg.

<p class="MsoNormal">We will start breaking it. Ƿɪϫ si sɪϯæ εsϭɼεgεg.

<p class="MsoNormal">Let’s break it! Si ϯɪϭɼεgεg!

<p class="MsoNormal">(If) I broke it (x times)             …Iϫ sɪ ƴυl ɪϯæ ϭɼεg… <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-18pt;">

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