Macian

The Macian Language [ˈmeɪʃən]; (Macian: Pauthim Maczeo [ˌpɐuθim mɐˈt͡ɕɛ.o]), is a Tendian language, closely related to Hossic. It's spoken mostly by the Zaumain Maczeo. It is one of the official languages of Macia, where about 60,000,000 people speak it; it's also one of the official languages of Hoss where over 40,000,000 people speak it. Macian is also spoken by a total of 20,000 people in Elovia, Qoard, and Speria.

Etymology
The name "Macian" comes from the Macian word Maczeo [mɐˈt͡ɕɛ.o] "Macian", which ultimately came from the Proto-Macian word *mitʰē "love, kindness". This word has a cognate in many Tendian Languages:


 * Macian: mythe [ˈmɨθɛ] "love"
 * Hossic: mita [ˈmiːtɔ] "kind"
 * Elovian: máda [ˈɱäːðä] "kindness"
 * Sperian: emos [eˈmʷoːs] "friend"
 * Proto-Tendian: *embōd "wellbeing, friend"

Classification
Macian is a Tendian Language; other Tendian languages include Hossic, Elovian, and Sperian. It is especially close to Hossic, sharing a lot of the vocabulary, grammar, and even phonology. Like all Tendian languages, Macian supposedly decended from Proto-Tendian.

Relationship with Hossic
As a result of being part of the same language family, and being geographically close to each other, Macian and Hossic share a lot in common. Here is a comparison of commonly used words in each language:

Geographical Distribution
Macian is mostly spoken by the Zaumain Maczeo, with 50% of Macian speakers speak it as a native language in Macia; about 35% of Macian speak speak it as a native language in Hoss. The rest speak Macian as a L2 language in Elovia, Qoard, Speria, and a few more.

History
From 452 - 728, Macia was a colony of the Elovian Empire, which pretty largely effected the phonology and vocabulary. Here are some Macian loanwoards from Elovian:

Consonants
Notes:


 * [c ɟ] are allophones of [k g] before front vowels [ε i]
 * [ɫ] is an allophone of [l] at the end of a syllable

Orthography

 * [p] - ⟨p⟩
 * [b] - ⟨b⟩
 * [t] - ⟨t⟩
 * [d] - ⟨d⟩
 * [c] - ⟨k⟩ *before front vowels [ε i]*
 * [ɟ] - ⟨g⟩ *before front vowels [ε i]*
 * [k] - ⟨k⟩ *before back/central vowels [ɐ o u]*
 * [g] - ⟨g⟩ *before back/central vowels [ɐ o u]*
 * [t͡ɕ] - ⟨cz⟩
 * [m] - ⟨m⟩
 * [n] - ⟨n⟩
 * [r] - ⟨r⟩
 * [f] - ⟨f⟩
 * [v] - ⟨v⟩
 * [θ] - ⟨th⟩
 * [s] - ⟨s⟩
 * [z] - ⟨z⟩
 * [ɕ] - ⟨sz⟩
 * [x] - ⟨kh⟩
 * [j] - ⟨j⟩
 * [l] - ⟨l⟩
 * [ɫ] - ⟨l⟩ *at the end of a syllable*
 * [i] - ⟨i⟩
 * [ɨ] - ⟨y⟩
 * [u] - ⟨u⟩
 * [o] - ⟨o⟩
 * [ε] - ⟨e⟩
 * [ɐ] - ⟨a⟩

Nouns
Macian is a pretty highly inflected language. Here is a chart with all the cases Macian inflects for:

Verbs
Verbs are inflected for number and person. Here is are examples with the verb thysmothi (to count), vompythi (to speak), and byfathi (to live) * I will add more verbs later *

Adjectives
Adjectives in Macian come after the verb, and don't inflect for anything.

thecza "big"

(symni) dempo thecza "a big house"

dempom thecza "the big house"

dempolom thecza "to the big house"

demputhizom thecza "in the big house"

Pronouns
Macian is a pro-drop language.

Final Sentence
"Skos rythi fomnejolym?"

[skos rɨθi fomnɛˈjolɨm]

"Can I go to the bathroom?"