Hathrashara

Haithrashara is spoken on the island continent of Haithras. It effectively died out in approximately 11,000 B.C after a global cataclysm.

Classification and Dialects
Haithrashara Standard is spoken throughout Haithras as a unifying and political/religious tongue.

Each kingdom has their own dialect, which don't generally stray too far from the standard tongue. They are all mutually intelligible with each other.

Syntax
Penultimate syllable takes word stress.

SOV (VOS for emphasis only).

Adjectives come after nouns, but can precede them for emphasis.

Verb Conjugations
* Verbs marked with prefix to indicate agent,

"Ithin" (to make), "otzithin" (I make), "usithin" (you make), "ushithin" (you make *plural), "auithin" (you make *two), "ulithin" (he makes), "ilithin" (she makes), "omithin" (we make), erithin (they make)

Prepositions
* Prepositions act like suffixes, which cause a mutation in certain final consonants.

* s>sh, t>th, tz>ts, l>ll (lh), n>nn (nh), r>rr, k>g, g>h

Haithras (Atlantis), Haithrashatz (In Atlantis), Haithrashan (Atlantis's), Haithrashergi (With Atlantis), Haithrashara (Of Atlantis "Atlantean", used for places), Haithrashagan (for Atlantis), Haithrashainu (to Atlantis).

Arta (Word), Arthatz (In the word), Arthan (The word's), Arthergi (With the word), arthuthi (under the word), arthothri (over the word).

Ol (Water), Ollatz (In the water), Ollats (On the water), Olluthi (Under the water), Ollothri (Over the water), Ollan (The water's), Ollergi (With the water). Ollagan (For the water), Ollainu (to the water)

Augra (mountain), augratz (in the mountain), augrats (on the mountain), augruthi (under the mountain), augrothri (over the mountain), augran (the mountain's), augrergi (with the mountain), augragan (for the mountain), augrainu (to the mountain), augranda (from the mountain), Augragua (around the mountain)

* Possession indicated with suffix -ats (on) attached to pronoun.

"Mau uath tziats aith" (I have a cat, lit: cat a on-me is)

Plurals
* Plural used for humans or human creations "-u"

Aitzoau (humans/people), Haithrasharau (Atlanteans), olau (houses), ilthiu (cities), uthoau (paths), uthoatsou (streets).

* Plural used for doubled body parts "ui-)

Uigi (eyes), uihaga (ears), uilortu (arms), uihatu (legs), uiuth (feet), uith (hands), uimai (lips)

* Plural used for animals or natural things "-at"

Augrat (mountians), oluorrat (seas), tzaikiat (stars), tauat (stones), Mauat (cats), uunat (birds), uerimaituat (hummingbirds), Ueritat (flowers), surtautat (trees), surtauiratat (leaves)

Interrogatives
Question phrases preceded by interrogative particle "han".

"Han arta usithin?" (Do you speak?)

"Han ol shuatz aith?" (Do you have water? Lit: *Do* water on-you is?)

"Han ol shuhatz aith?" (Do you guys have water? *plural)

Things to be / Things that have been
-nna: transformative suffix indicating something is completed. Used as a past tense marker on verbs as well. Can also indicate something very old, often pejoratively.

Surtaunna: wood (tree that was)

Otzithinna: I made

-arua: transformative suffix indicating something is to be. Used as a future tense marker on verbs as well. (seed = tree/plant to be). Can indicate something that is a novice or underdeveloped.

Surtauarua: seed (tree to be)

Otzithinarua: I will make

Lexicon
Yes: aith (verb repeated back, or verb "to be")

No: tze (tzes for emphasis)

But: uait

Than: uaitu

-er: -atu

-est: -ianu

Numerals
(ordinal numerals gain suffix -oa: uathoa "first)

One: uath

Two: ui

Three: hera

Four: rau

Five: mor

Six: sha

Seven: hesh

Eight: haku

Nine: eda

Ten: hau

Eleven: hauath

Twelve: haui

Thirteen: hauera

Fourteen: haurau

Fifteen: haumor

Sixteen: hausha

Seventeen: hauesh

Eighteen: hauaku

Nineteen: haueda

Twenty: uiau

Twenty-one: uiaula uath (two-ten-and one)

Twenty two: uiaula ui

Thirty: uiaula hau

Forty: ui uiau

Fifty: ui uiaula hau

Sixty: hera uiau

Seventy: hera uiaula hau

Eighty: rau uiau

Ninety: rau uiaula hau

One hundred: oatso

Nouns
Atlantis: Haithras

Atlantean: Haithrashara

Word: arta

Language: artaura

God: Loatso (loa-tso, big-sky)

Nature
Sun: tharratza (tharra-tzai)

Moon: tzuratza (tzura+tzai)

Star: tzaiki (tzai+iki)

Sky: loa

Rain: loaul

Light: tzai

Water: ol (etym: ir)

Fire: tzaith (etym: tzai-ath)

Ice: irautsa (ir-thautsa)

Land/Earth: aitz

Nation: aitzi (aitziara, citizen)

State: aitzingi

Mountain: augra

Volcano: tzaithaugra

Rock: tau

Lava: tzaithau (etym: tzaith-tau)

Ocean: oluorra (water+big)

River: olthoa (water+path)

Tree: surtau (life+rock)

Leaf: surtauira (life+rock+hair)

Grass: aitzira (earth+hair)

Flower: ueri

Gold: tauarra

Silver: tausira

Animals
Human: aitzoa

A being: ithoa

Cat: mau

Kitten: miu

Bird: uun

Songbird: tsiri

Owl: nnetzauraun (nnetzaura+uun)

Hummingbird: uerimaitu (flower+kiss)

Fish: olsurora

Mammoth: soratso (sora+atso)

Rabbit: tsauri

Body Parts
Hand: ith

Head: Hothra

Face:

Eye: igi

Nose: sora

Mouth: hartoa

Lip: mai

Ear: hatu

Hair: ira

Arm: lortu

Leg: haga

Foot: uth

Blood: Ulthra (ul-lathra)

Society
House: ola

City: ilthi

Path: uthoa

Street: uthoatso

Slave: atzlingat ('tzlingat in Northerner accent)

Salt: ras

Atlantean language: artautharra (artaura+tharra, "good language")

Colors
Black: uets

White: sira

Brown: masta

Red: lathra

Blue: lorau (etym: loa vrau)

Green: vrau

Yellow: arra

Orange: latharra

Pronouns
I: tzi

My: tzira

You: shu

Your: shura

You (plural): shua

Your (plural): shuara

You (two): sui

Your (two): suira

He: e

His: era

She: i

Her: ira

We: mu

Our: mura

They: ei

Their: eira

It: o

Its: ora

Verbs
To be: itha

Is: aith

Am: athra

Are (singular): thar

Are (y'all): thara

Are (they): ethi

Are (we): oth

Was (he, she, it): thia

Was (I): artha

Was (you): rath

Was (y'all): arath

Were (we): tho

Were (they): ithe

Make: ithin

Eat: surin

Drink: ulin

Kiss: maitu

Fall: lari

Sleep: so (ithin)

Adjectives
Big: uorra

Small: iki

Good: tharra (etym: aith-ora)

Bad: tzora (etym: tze-ora)

Beautiful: Lumi (Lumiora beauty)

Ugly:

Nice: moshu

Hot: ath

Cold: thautsa

Bright: Hatzai (hath+tzai)

Dark: nnetza (nnetz+tzai)

Bottom: uthe

Top: othre

Abstract
Life: sura

Live: surin

Breath: suraura

Soul: suroa

Food: sur

Eat: surain

Drink:

World (living): Guashura (around+life)

World (inanimate): Guainuthatso (Guainuthatsoa) / Guainuthe

Deep: ainuthe (to+bottom)

Death: nnetzura (nnetz sura, sounds like "nothingness")

Creation: ithinoa (make+noun suffix)

Day: tzaura (tzai-ora)

Night: nnetzaura (nnetz-tzai-ora)

The: -thai (usually a suffix, but can precede the noun for emphasis)

This: thau

That: tholi

Those: tholiu (people) / tholiat (animals or objects)

And: la

"Lack of something": nnetz (used as prefix, can be likened to English "-less")

"Abundance of something": hatha (used as prefix)

Diminutive suffix: -ingi

Augmentative suffix: -atso

Agent affix: -il (ithinil "maker", ithin-il)

Expletive: nnetzatso! ("big nothing", worthless, useless, etc.)

"Né?": Tzeath? (Right? Isn't it?)

Example text
The language of the Atlanteans is spoken in a land of beauty: Haithrashan artaura lumioran aitz uathatz arta ithin aith.

The seas of Atlantis: Haithrashan uluorrau.

And from the sky rocks fell: La loanda tauat lari ithe.

My little black cat is beautiful: Tzira iki mau uets lumi aith.

Do you not have a cat? (Are you catless?): Han nnetz mau thar?

Do you not have a cat?: Han tzes mau shuats? (Do no cat on you?)