Sîshksøq

General information
Svshksøq is the main language of the Ice Empire or Svshrike in the world of Bidunia.

Consonants
All consonants are voiceless, with the exception of the four approximants (w, r, j, l).

J is a voiced palatal fricative [ʝ] at the end of words such as prathsaj [ pɹɑθsɑʝ], meaning pronoun.

W is a voiced bilabial fricative [β] in a final position such as slaw [slɑβ], meaning mud.

Vowels
These charted vowels are singular. Here are the plural diphthongs:


 * a [ɑ] --> ai [ɑi]


 * e [ɛ] --> ei [ɛi]


 * v [ɪ] --> vi [ɪi]


 * i [i] --> ii [iʔ i], less common is [iji]


 * ø [ø] --> øi [øi]


 * y [y] --> yi [yi]

Alphabet
Linguistic Alphabet (stops, frics, appr, liq, vowels):

P, T, K, F, TH, LH, S, SH, X, Q, H, W, L, J, R, A, E, I, V, Ø, Y

Official Alphabet (always used):

i, r, p, h, a, s, lh, q,ø, j, t, f, e, th, x, y, w, l, v, sh, k

Verbs
Verbs have three persons (first, second, and third) and two numbers (singular and plural). There are five tenses (present, past, habitual, future, and conditional) and three aspects (standard, perfective, and progressive). Infinitives always end in -el, such as køqel, meaning to do or make.

Standard Aspect
In Standard, the said activity may or may not have been completed and/or be still occurring.
 * Present tense: This is just like English, describing an event or activity. I love your face. Replace the -el with -øl, -il, -al, -øil, iil, -ail (1s, 2s, 3s, 1p, 2p, 3p respective inflections). e.g. køqøl
 * Past tense: This is just like English, describing a singular event that took place in the past. Han shot first.' Replace the -el with -øs, -is, -as, etc. e.g. køqøs
 * Habitual tense: This tense is similar to the habitual aspect found in other languages and indicates an activity performed more than once in the past. I many times played football. Replace the -el with -øth, -ith, -ath, etc. e.g. køqøth
 * Future tense: This is just like English, describing a planned event that will take place. I will eat my supper. Replace the -el with -øk, -ik, -ak, etc. e.g. køqøk
 * Conditional tense: This is a hypothetical tense in which the speaker indicates what would, could, or should happen in the present or future. The sky could snow tomorrow. I should go home. I would go home, but I can't move. Replace the -el with -øll, -ill, -all, etc. e.g. køqøll

​Perfective Aspect
In the Perfective aspect, the said activity has been completed and is not occurring in the present.
 * Present Perfect: Just like English, this tense refers to an activity that has already been completed by the present time. Anakin Skywalker has gone to the Dark Side. Replace the -el with -ølt, -ilt, -alt, etc. e.g. køqølt
 * Past Perfect: Just like English, this tense refers to an activity that has already been completed by an event or time in the past. Anakin Skywalker had been destined as the chosen one, before siding with Senator Palpatine. Replace the -el with -øst, -ist, -ast, etc. e.g. køqøst
 * Habitual Perfect: This tense refers to activities performed multiple times in the past that are no longer being completed as of a past event or time. It is identical to the past perfect, but referring to multiple activities instead of just one. Harry Potter had several times survived the attacks of Lord Voldemort, before the latter rose to power in 1995. Replace the -el with -øtht, -itht, -atht, etc. e.g. køqøtht
 * Future Perfect: Just like English, this tense refers to an activity that will be completed by an event or time in the future. Harry Potter will have destroyed all of the horcruxes, before killing Voldemort. Replace the -el with -økt, -ikt, -akt, etc. e.g. køqøkt
 * Conditional Perfect: This tense is different than other perfect tenses. It refers to a hypothetical activity that would have, could have, or should have occurred in the past. Severus Snape could have been sorted into Gryffindor. He and Lily should have married after Hogwarts. They would have been the happiest couple ever. Replace the -el with -øllt, -illt, -allt, etc. e.g. køqøllt

​Progressive Aspect

 * Present Progressive: Just like English, this tense refers to an activity being performed immediately in the present. Hermione is taking notes, whilst Harry and Ron are daydreaming. Replace the -el with -ølv, -ilv, -alv, etc. e.g. køqølv
 * Past Progressive: Just like English, this tense refers to an activity that was being performed in the past. Harry was opening his golden egg when Moaning Murtle appeared. Replace the -el with -øsv, -isv, -asv, etc. e.g. køqøsv
 * Habitual Progressive: This tense implies that you had been performing an activity multiple times and still continued to do so. Harry was many times circling the quidditch pitch before he saw the snitch. Replace the -el with -øthv, -ithv, -athv, etc. e.g. køqøthv
 * Future Progressive: Just like English, this tense refers to an event or activity that will be being performed in the future. The Weird Sisters will be playing at the Yule Ball. Replace the -el with -økv, -ikv, -akv, etc. e.g. køqøkv
 * Conditional Progressive: This tense refers to an event or activity that would be, could be, or should be happening in the present or future. Harry should be researching how to breathe underwater. He could be sleeping. He wouldn't be stressing about the Second Task for tomorrow.

​Imperative Form
The imperative form is relatively simple. The suffix is 'j' [ʝ] and is combined with the personal vowel.
 * 1s: add "øj". This signifies that the speaker is addressing his or her or its need to do something. I need to go home. hø ksejøj tahawisa.
 * 2s: add "ij". This commands the recipient of the speaker to perform the specified verb. Go to the volcano! ksejij tafylkara!
 * 3s: add "aj" This shows that the object of the speaker had better perform the verb. He better read a book. lha sastaj selip.
 * 1p: add "øij". This indicates that we better all do the verb. Let's give a book to a friend. kepsøij frilstir selip.
 * 2p: add "iij". This signifies that y'all better do the verb. Y'all play in the mud. spiliij wøslawa.
 * 3p: add "aij" This articulates that they better do the verb. They better have happy plants. hapsaij lyikixep fextep

Here is a paradigm of all possible conjugations for the verb lhrel: to run [ɬɹɛl]

​Nouns
Svshksøq has three noun genders: masculine, feminine, and neuter. It also has six cases or declensions: nominative (-), accusative (-ep), dative (-ir), genetive (-i), instrumental (-yk), and prepositional (-a). These six are relatively the same as Russian.

Nominative Case
The nominative case is for nouns that are the subject of the sentence. Nouns in this case are characterised by their lack of morphological distinction, compared to the other cases. This is their dictionary form. Snape was in love with Lily Evans.

Masculine
Nouns in the masculine nominative case always end in a consonant. kasvs'' ksejas taksøiqa. The water goes to the mountains.''

Feminine
Nouns in the feminine nominative case always end in a vowel. Seili'' saisk kyt. Books are good.''

Neuter
Nouns in the neuter nominative case always end in a liquid or approximate. ''shaixil saisk kraslak. Rooves are scary.''

Accusative Case
The Accusative case denotes nouns that are the object of the sentence, the receiver of the verb. The letter 'p' is always associated with the accusative case. Prince Zuko learned how to redirect lightning.

Masculine
The morpheme 'ep' is added to a nominative masculine noun to make it accusative. ''Hø skwøl qelhep satsapelh. I see weird lightning.''

Feminine
The letter 'p' is added to the nominative feminine to make it accusive. ''Høi haipsøs slep. We had snow. ''

Neuter
Same as masculine, but neuter. ''Hø tøthøkv tilep kraslakpel. I will be killing the scary leaf.''

Adjectives
Adjectives take on the case, number, and last letter of the noun they modify. They come after the noun.

Masculine Adjective:
Nom: The good water is good. ''Kasvs kytsas sask kyt. (kyt.sa.s kyt.NOM.tail)''


 * Acc: I make good water. Hø køqøl kasvsep kytpes.  

     kytpes              satsasas      kyt.ACC.tail       satsa.Nom.tail M: f The water is weird. K''asvs sask satsa. '' The weird water is weird .' Kasvs satsasas sask satsa. M: n F: first add case letter ([a]s=nom [e]p=acc [i]r=dat i=gen [y]k=inst), then add final vowel from noun. Seli 'satsasi, setsasa hawisa ''The book is weird. seli sask satsa.'' ''The books are weird. seili saisk saitsa.'' ''The weird book is weird. seli 'satsasi' sask satsa.'' ''I have read the weird books. hø sastølt seili 'saitsapi.'' N:  

Number System
Svshrike employs a dozenal or duodecimal system of counting, meaning that they count up to 12 before going into double digits. As they have six fingers on each hand, this is only natural.
 * one = ir
 * two = øts
 * three = ak
 * four = arf
 * five = røl
 * six = es
 * seven = ip
 * eight = eq
 * nine = øsh
 * ten = all
 * eleven = jaw
 * twelve = vks