Hôbleť

Hôbleť Hôbleť
Type
Analytic
Alignment
Direct
Head direction
Mixed
Tonal
No
Declensions
Yes
Conjugations
Yes
Genders
No
Nouns decline according to...
Case	Number
Definiteness	Gender
Verbs conjugate according to...
Voice	Mood
Person	Number
Tense	Aspect

General Information

Hôbleť is a fictional language created by writer-illustrator, Tyree McGill.

Fictional History

The Hôpiv, the inhabitants of Pivän, a country in the eastern hemisphere of Hôĉiä,[*generally accepted name TBD*] created Hôbleť as a way to honor their Deities, Hilťe, Hûĵe, and Hôm - Hôbleť translating to "Spirit Voice". This acted as one way to thank Hôrim for gifting them life.

As generations passed, Hôšō became more prominent in Hôpiv lives. Religion was integrated into government, education, and lifestyle.

Classes and Dialects

Upper Class

• Wealthy; Generally associated with Politics, Business Ownership, or Intellectual Fields
  • Focus on more formal speech. They use words in their entirety as they were originally created as well as more complex statements.
    • Hôĉiä instead of colloquial Ĉiä for "Spirit Planet".
  • Usually pronounce "i" as [ɪ] rather than [i]

Middle Class

• Generally U.C. Assistants, Occupational Managers, or Heads of Labor Operations
  • Tend to choose formality depending on their environment.
    • They utilize full words/sentences with Upper Class.
    • And use short words with Family or Lower Class.

Lower Class

• Laborers; Generally Construction or Menial Occupational Work
  • Utilize more slang and tend to speak faster.
    • Rim instead of formal Rimbō for "Family".
  • Usually pronounce "i" as [i] rather than [ɪ].

Geographical Dialects

• Many Hôbleť speaking peoples have specific distinctions with their use of the language.
  • Some, like those inhabiting areas around Zûĵiä Ĉidän (Sea City) or Äniĉtä Ĉidän (Grassy City), don't use certain letters and instead replace them with other similar ones.
    • Zûĵiä Ĉidän natives actually don't use "š" and "ĵ" preferring the simpler "s" and "z", so words like Zûĵiä are pronounced "Zûziä".
    • Äniĉtä Ĉidän natives typically replace "ô" with "ä". For them, Hôĉiä is pronounced "Häĉiä".

Phonology

Consonants

-	Bilabial	Labio-Dental	Dental	Alveolar	Post-Alve.	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	b /b/ p /p/			d /d/ t /t/				g /g/ k /k/
Nasal	m /m/				n /n/
Tap/Flap						r /ɾ/
Fricative		f /f/ v /v/	ť /θ/	s /s/ z /z/	š /ʃ/ ĵ /ʒ/				h /h/
Affricate							ĉ /t͡ʃ/
Lateral Approx.				l /l/

Vowels

-	Front	Near-Front	Central	Near-Back	Back
High	i /i/
Near-High		i /ɪ/		û /ʊ/
Mid			ë /ə/
Low-Mid		e /ɛ/			ō /ɔ/
Near-Low		a /æ/
Low			ä /a/		ô /ɒ/

Alphabet

Letter	Pronunciation	Letter	Pronunciation	Letter	Pronunciation
I, i	Formal: [ɪ] Informal: [i]	B, b	[b]	D, d	[d]
Û, û	[ʊ]	M, m	[m]	R, r	[ɾ]
Ō, ō	[ɔ]	P, p	[p]	T, t	[t]
E, e	[ɛ]	F, f	[f]	Ĉ, ĉ	[t͡ʃ]
Ë, ë	[ə]	V, v	[v]	L, l	[l]
Ô, ô	[ɒ]	Ť, ť	[θ]	N, n	[n]
A, a	[æ]	S, s	[s]	K, k	[k]
Ä, ä	[a]	Š, š	[ʃ]	G, g	[g]
		Z, z	[z]	H, h	[h]
		Ĵ, ĵ	[ʒ]

Alphabet Notes:

• Hôbleť has its own writing system. I will update this page with the characters as soon as I can.
• "H" is a very important letter for the Hôpiv. It is the only letter in the Hôbleť alphabet that must come at the beginning of a syllable, a specific reason why the names of the Hôšō Deities and associated religious titles have it. However (oddly enough), the letter was placed at the end of the letter list (alphabet), but the beginning of their word list (lexicon).

Syllabic Constraints

Letter Categories:

• Consonants=b p f s z d t k g
• Special Consonants=m v ť š ĵ ĉ n
• H=h
• R=r
• L=l
• Vowels=i û ō e ë ô a ä

Contraints

• [H/S] (C) (R/L) V (R/L) (C/S)
  • [?] must be used alone in the area of the syllable
    • Example:
      • "Hôm" and "Šōl" are possible, but "Hrôm" and "Šmôh" aren't.
  • (?) can be used together in that order
    • Example:
      • "Bleť " is possible, but "Lbeť " isn't.
  • ?/? cannot be used together at all
    • Example:
      • "Rimbō" and "Läniĉ" are possible, but "Lrimbō" and "Rläniĉ" aren't.

Numbers

English	Hôbleť	English	Hôbleť	English	Hôbleť
Zero	Fädō	Eleven		Hundred
One	Ifäd	Twelve		Thousand
Two	Mōrfä	Thirteen		Ten Thousand
Three	Färim	Fourteen		Hundred Thousand
Four	Äfrin	Fifteen		Million
Five	Tōfäz	Twenty		Billion
Six	Ĵäpōf	Thirty		Trillion
Seven	Ëfrä	Forty		Infinity	Šōdes
Eight	Fōä	Fifty
Nine	Ĉôläf
Ten	Ōdäf

Grammar

Word Modifiers

Modifiers		Modifiers
-iv	Associated Person	-äp, -häp	Common Word to Name
-än	Associated Location	-en, -len	Third Person (He, She, They)
		-edō, -dō	Negative
-ag, -zag	Verb	-äd, -zäd	Possessive
-ôtä, -tä	Adjective, Characteristic	-af	Plural
-ōä, -hōä	Adverb	-ōlť, -tōlť'	Past Tense
		-ôĵ, -tôĵ	Future Tense
		-ev, -pev	Something Learned/Thought About
si-, s-	Question (Before Verb)	-ûn, -fûn	Counting Items

Word Modification Order:

• (Q) [root word] (Name/Person/Location) (Third) (Neg.) (Poss.) (Plural) (Verb/Adj/Adv) (Tense) (Thought) (Count)

Example: Sending a Gift

-	Modification
Concept of Sending	šōvûz (moving over distance)
Sender	šōvûziv
Destination	šōvûzän
To Be Sent Not Sent	šōvûzedōzagōlť šōvûzedōzagôĵ
To Send	šōvûzag
Past Tense (To Send) Future Tense (To Send)	šōvûzagōlť šōvûzagôĵ
Thinking About Sending	šōvûzev, šōvûzagev
Asking About Sending	sišōvûzag

Syntax

Phrase:

• Subject-Verb-Object
  • Formal:
    • Ĵōlen šōvûzagōlt ĵäpōf iťlän šōtä Veläd.
    • He sent 6 birds to me. [He | to send-(past tense) | 6 birds to me.]
  • Informal:
    • Veläd këzädag ĵäpōf iťlän.
    • I have 6 birds. [I | to have | 6 birds.]

Question:

• Subject-Verb-Object
  • Formal:
    • Ťōl sizûvōšagōlt hinivô.
    • Did you receive the gift? [(gender)-you | (question)-to receive-(past tense) | gift.]
  • Informal:
    • Ťōl sikëzädag ini.
    • Do you have it? [(gender)-you | (question)-to have | item.]

Communication Notes

In Ceremonial and Upper Class speech, the dictionary (or lexicon, I guess...) form of the word is used, the full word as it was originally intended. It is, for the most part, significantly slower than the speaking pattern of the common Piv, both in terms of sentence length as well as how fast the words leave the speakers mouth. Moreover, users of Upper Class speech also used specifically defined characters when writing (a.k.a. no cursive for them).

Common speech for the Middle and Lower Classes consists primarily of shortening sentences by bringing them into a present tense and making them somewhat vague ["Do you have it?" rather than "Did you receive the gift yesterday?"]. Additionally, the LC often shortens words by cutting out a vowel or syllable (usually in the middle), so instead of këzädag for "to have", they'd use këz-dag. In writing, if a major (or just really long) word is cut this way, the removed piece is often replaced with a lowercase h.

The Middle Class is often regarded to as the most polite/comfort-concerned class due to their frequent use of "Sir-and-Madam" to address others as well as asking about other Pivaf feelings and offering gifts for new guests and visitors.

Lexicon

Hôbleť Form	English Form	Quick Notes
Hienän	"Hell"	Not the Christian afterlife fiery torture chamber. Dark Void for: Dangerous souls and Non-Hôšō believers
Hilťe	Divine Mother
Hin	Divinity
Hiniv	Deity
Hinivô	Gift
Hinōän	"Heaven"	Not the Christian afterlife bright blissful paradise (technically). Light Void for: Giving souls and Hôšō believers
Hûĵe	Divine Father
Hôbleť	Spirit Language
Hôm	Divine Child (Spirit)
Hômbelë	Music
Hôpiv	Spirit People
Hôpin	Soul
Hôšō	Spirit Religion
Hôrim	Divine Trinity
Hôĉiä	Spirit World/Planet