Saa

Saa (tli Saan /tɬi sa:n/) is a language isolate native to the islands of the Saa Archipelago south-east of Taraot.

Honorifics
Saa features four morphosyntactic honorific registers (i.e. formal, informal, extended familial, and familial) speakers must adhere to in order to comply with social and cultural expectations of the Saa people. These classes effect personal pronouns of the first and second persons, demonstrative pronouns, verb conjugation, word order, and some phrasing.

Formal
The formal register (tli alzin) is used when adressing strangers, older aquiantences, employers, and individuals of higher relative status. Speakers of high status old use this register when speaking to close advisors and colleagues. Formal is considered the standard for public speaking, academia, literature and storytelling, law, and spiritual matters.

Informal
The informal register (tli vŏrŭŭn) is used when speaking to peers of the same age, casual friends and employees. Informal indicates a a shared sociocultural position within a community but asserts a high degree of social distance out of modesty. It is also typical for a spaker of high status to use the informal register when talking to a member of their staff.

Extended Familial
The extended familiar register (tli rüön) is used when speaking with extended family, in-laws, older family-friends, and community elders. It is typically used to indicate a close community bond while asserting a low degree of social distance out of respect. Speakers of high status also use the extended familial register when speaking to the public or individuals of higher relative status.

Familial
The familial register (tli myyin) is used when speaking with family members within a shared home, close friends, romantic partners, or young children. It is typically used to indicate emotional intimacy and connection.

Example Text
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."

[aoβɤrɯ: xean oβo:n ox øtrøi ki ziyki: ox ɸatɬ ynaɮ:em. ɤzɤ poɣa kɤ kɨ:ɮ ox ɸatɬ atuɮ:ɤm, ia aoɤɬ te xɨxkɨx ki zaran satɬ uararzum.]

'Aovŏrŭŭ hean ovoon oh ötröi ki ziükii oh fatl ünallem. Ŏzŏ poğa kŏ kyyl oh fatl atullŏm, ia aoŏl te hyhkyğ ki zaran satl uararzum.'