Nomnom

Alternate Names: Nom Nom

Also See: Noomn Nnoomm

Phonology and Restrictions
Consonants

Vowels

/o/ becomes [ɔ] before /m/ and /ɴ/. /ø/ becomes [œ] before /m/.

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

Numbers
Numbers

There are many different numbering systems, but these appear to be the oldest numbers because there's no obvious way that they're connected.

qon - zero dof - one fyof - two nfen - three nyeg - four nyon - five

However, numbers are extremely fluid, to the point where the closest analogue to "Power corrupts" is "nmoy nep nyeq fom dep, noq dmomn nyedg nep nyon, nep dep nyon mof mof, yoy12 noq nomn qong dep, dmomn fyof nfen ndeng dep. " which means something like, "The being has food, it keeps creating new numbers, we know it is evil, six numbers exist."

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

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

nyenp yoy nyeq fom dep 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.

Transative Verbs
All verbs have at least one argument. The most arguments a verb can have are three: subject, direct object, and indirect object.

Vocative w/ compound words
With all compound words, there is a main noun which is modified. To refer to such a noun, one will turn this main noun into the pronoun "you" or yoy.

ndeym nep qom mom yon dep - dog

yoy2 nep qom mom yon dep - Dog!

Word List
Alphabetical Word List

mfon - to be quiet

mfoyn - be apathetic

mnom - to empty

mom - to float

fney - possible outcome

fyeg (朱) - to give (to)

fom - to have

nmoy (𠊛) - person

ndoq - word, meaning

nden - to learn

ndeym - animal

nyem - to signify (to)

nyef - to be afraid of

nyedg - to create

nyenp - necessity

nyeq - food

nom - circle; sphere

nomn - be evil to

nong (事) - action

noy - FRONT>BACK

nog - to cause

noq - SWAP

nep - DUP

neqg - to hate

nomnom - this language

dmomn - number

dnen - to want

dep - END

doy - BACK>FRONT

ynem - be plural (implies few)

yon - to say (to)

yoy - that (points at thing)

gyep - something

gyeg (投)- to send (to)

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

qong - to know

There is a folk idea that nomnom comes from the verbs nomn and mnom, so "nomnom" means "Someone emptied the evil one." This is usually repeated by foreigners; it's not how the language works. Another theory is that it came from the habit of repeating the word "nmeynom" at the end of sentences to people who weren't considered nmoy nem ynem dep. That may be true.

Compound Words nmoy nep mom nyeq noy fyeg dep - boss; ruler (person to whom I give food)

ndeym nep qom mom yon dep - dog (beast which says "qom" to me)

ndeym nep qom myoq yon dep - cat (beast which says "myoq" to me)

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

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

yoy1 feyp* yoy yon. - I speak Fith to you.

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

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

fney yoy1 yoy2 nom gyeg dep qyon dep. - I might send you to a circle.

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

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

*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.