Arhanngi. The Language Of The Arhak

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Díıši tikētıvée etínėm yíingėntši tot wātl’attán díıši atāváa.

A spell to distract someone with dancing stars above their head.

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/tʰɪ́ː.ʃi ti.kɛː.tɪ.vɛ́ː e.tɪ́.nəm jíː.ŋən.ⁿt͡ʃi tɔt ʍaː.t͡ɬ’at.tán tʰɪ́ː.ʃi ɑ.taː.váː/

The whole conceit of this script/language is that it is used to cast spells but very few people ever gain any real command of it as a language. They memorize spells by rote, and these mnemonic forms are passed down from teacher to student because they’re somewhat clear about what they do, or how to categorize the spells. It could be written out like this, or spoken, but most “mages” wouldn’t connect how it is written, the “sigil” of the spell to how it is said in any meaningful way. And so couldn’t modify the spell. The last one I posted, to hide things from others sight, would only work on inanimate objects. This spell should be able to work on anyone who can hear you cast it, animals too, theoretically, but I haven’t decided how that works out yet.

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Díıši tikētıvée etínėm yíingėntši tot wātl’attán díıši atāváa.

A spell to distract someone with dancing stars above their head.

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Ketšıım ni atleedh tok’u kendim tok tliipııš.

Where I put you there you’ll lie.

Hatluutl’ beten dıyineedh.

Never let a stranger spy

Kendim eyitš’iis, hatluutl’ ııgııši atakuu.

Here be safe, never leave it.

iik’in inegıšııš, dhėk’anašu atasom.

If a hand comes deceive it.

Kun valatl’auna siitesım.

Let grass grow to any eye.

Meebeten atsom gwidııdhiimee ni dıreet.

Let no strangers perceive it until I see.

The spell is written twice, starting from the center once to the right and once to the left.

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Ketsım qasom aasus taluutl’ taas

Kete.sım qa.som aas.us talu.utl’ taa.s

This.ACC knife.ACC is.HAB time.ALL sharp.NOM

/ke.ˈt͡sɪm qa.ˈsɔm ˈaː.sus ta.ˈluːtɬ’ taːs/

This blade is ever sharp.

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I’m still working, I’m still alive. (That’s the order of importance)

I think I’ve done my singular subject verb forms, I haven’t entirely decided if mood is involved the way it was before, I might split it up into some inflection and some auxiliary verbs. I’ll let you know when I decide (yeah right)

I’m also toying with the idea of doing pitch accent instead of stress- I don’t think I’ll generally mark the accented syllable, a speaker would know the rules, but for this I marked them. (Coincidentally these were all final)

But here are the gnomic forms for “to die”

/ðɛ.hi.ˈnɪs/ to have once died, to have died long ago.

/hɪ.ˈnin/ to have died

/hɪ.ˈnɪs/ to die

/hɪ.ˈnɛʃ/ will die

If I do pitch accent it all of these will just be a high/rising tone. And the second forms are just that, alternate forms based on aesthetics.

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Imatš’anni hakuimbalaap hakiinšari, ayaak tšiisakuvooqia innuunniim PHD kitš’ooqawupiyaapia nitsag, a’anannuunni ntiikiaq giilunniikaa yuyuntapaaniassii a’ararhaatu.

I’m feeling dissatisfied again with my current project, so I’m restarting, but I got to fly down to watch a friend receive his PHD (linguistics) and chat with another friend in the botanical gardens while on edibles.

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ımisiis heceever seeseepınim seepııri, draas ataa tiiniilik ataut.

/ɪˌmiˈsiːs çɛˈt͡ʃɛːˌfer ˌsɛːˈsɛː.pɪˌnim ˌsɛːˈpɪː.ɾi| dɾɑːs ɑˈtɑː tiːˈniːˌlik ɑˈtaʊ̆t/

Magic shall be written on the sky by the rain, but they shall not be able to read it.

ımisiis heceever hııtinivtšes botsuns bottamuns draas ataant ėtamėkmėmas ataut ridııthıngiilik.

/ɪˌmiˈsiːs çɛˈt͡ʃɛːˌfer ˌçɪː.tiˈnifˌt͡ʃes ˈbɔt͡sˌuns ˈbɔt.tɑˌmuns| dɾɑːs əˈtɑ.mək.məˌmɑs ɑˈtaʊ̆t ɾiˌdɪːˈðɪŋ.iːˌlik/

Magic shall be written on the faces of the stony hills, but their minds shall not be able to contain it.

Bosangšusur vi’ehh asasnak okaasar ceevııtšiik ohaasadutuuk draas ataa aassaasunk pıyeengeš atasom.

/bɔˈsɑŋ.ʃuˌzur ˌfiˈʔɛç ɑˈsɑsˌnɑk oˈkɑːˌsɑr t͡ʃɛːˈfɪːˌt͡ʃiːk oˈxɑːˌsɑ.duˌtuːk| dɾɑːs ɑˈtɑː ˈɑːs.sɑːˌsuŋk ˌpɪˈjɛːŋ.ɛʃ ɑˌtɑˈsɔm||/

In winter the barren trees shall make a black writing, but they shall not be able to comprehend it.

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Niit avvucak dııthıngı tšovootanoot, draas ataur dııthıngı aavatau onostantau. /niːt ˌav.vu.ˈd͡ʒak ˈdɪː.ðɪ.ˌŋɪ t͡ʃɔ.ˌvoː.ta.ˈnoːt| draːs ˌa.ˈtaʊ̆r ˈdɪː.ðɪ.ˌŋɪ ˈaː.va.ˌtaʊ̆ ɔ.ˌnos.ˈtan.taʊ̆||/

Ni.it avvuc.ak.Ø dııthıng.ı tšovootan.oot, draas ata.ur dııthıng.ı aava.tau onostan.tau 1s.GEN uncle.POSS.NOM have.PT sickness.ACC, but 3s.NOM have.PT none.pl-ACC sign.pl-ACC

My uncle had an illness, but it had no signs.

Aava aakavoos, aava koops, aava hałakrakor.  aasodu šenii aavaar tšaavałantans /ˈaː.ˌva ˌaː.ka.ˈvoːs| ˈaː.ˌva ˈkoːps| aː.ˌva xa.ˌɬa.kɾa.ˈkɔr|| ˈaː.ˌzɔ.du ˌʃɛ.niː aː.ˈvaːr ˈt͡ʃaː.va.ˈłan.tans/

Aava aakavoo.s aava koop.s aava hałakrak.or aas.o.du šeni.ee aava.or tšo.aavalac.nans No fever.NOM no cough.NOM no weakness.NOM is.PT.CVB 1pl.BEN none.ACC PASS.cure.GER

no fever, no cough, no weakness. So there was nothing for us to cure.

Ata racaun tilıvvee coongavaa uhaavałatra, am saaso’amaa ata volunga rocovoo thaksa. /ˈa.ˌta ˌɾa.ˈd͡ʒaʊ̆n ti.ˈlɪv.vɛː ˈd͡ʒoː.ŋa.ˌvaː u.ˈxaː.va.ˌɬa.tɾa am ˈzaː.zɔ.ʔa.ˌmaː ˈa.ˌta ˌvɔ.ˈlu.ŋa ˌɾɔ.d͡ʒɔ.ˈvoː ˈθak.sa/

Ata.Ø co.PT ti.lıv.vee coongaš.vaa uh.aavałac.ra am saa.so’am.aa ata.Ø vol.un.ka covoo.PT thaksa 3s.NOM eat.PT indef.plant.pl-ACC bitter.pl-ACC REFL.cure.PRP and DEF.water.ACC 3s.NOM drink.PT.CVB taste.PT sweet

He ate bitter herbs to cure himself, and the water he drank after tasted sweet.

Draas atas oosun soomėruns so’antuun. /dɾaːs ˌa.ˈtas ˌoː.ˈzun ˈzoː.mə.ˌɾuns zo.ˌʔant.ˈtuːn/

Draas. Ata.s aas.PT soomėruns so’am.tuun But 3s.NOM is.PT merely water.IDEN

but it was just water.

Saathaksasanor oosun atanun am ataur aašaun thaksa laasatsan, ataur oosun soomėruns coongaš. /ˌzaː.ˈðak.sa.ˌzan.ɔr ˌoːz.ˈzun ˌa.ta.ˈnun am a.ˈtaʊ̆r ˌaː.ˈʃaʊn ˈðak.ˌsa ˌlaː.za.ˈt͡san| a.ˈtaur ˌaː.ˈʃaʊ̆n ˈzoː.mə.ˌɾuns ˈd͡ʒoːŋ.ˌaʃ||/

Saa.thaksasan.or aas.PT ata.nun am ata.ur aas.šu.on thaksa laasatsan, ata.ur aas.on soomėruns coongaš Def.sweetness.NOM is.PT 3s.IN am 3s.NOM is.NEG.PT sweet really, 3s.NOM is.PT merely bitter

the sweetness was in him and it wasnt sweet really, it was just not bitter.

ataur dııthıngšii seemıısııt aavałac resinı /a.ˈtaʊ̆r ˌdɪː.ˈðɪŋ.ʃiː ˌsɛː.ˈmɪːs.ɪːt ˈaː.va.ˌɬat͡ʃ ˌɾɛ.ˈsi.nɪ||/

Ata.ur dııthıng.ši.ee see.mııs.ııt aavałac.Ø resi.nı 3s.NOM have.NEG.PT def.power.ACC cure.INF anything.DAT

It had no power to cure anything.

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Sıılir aasa potaš hak aasaas atahapo’atarmurdu tiriheecdi.

/ˈsɪːl.ˌiɾ ˈaː.za ˈbɔt.ˌaʃ xak ˈaːz.ˌaːz a.ˌta.xa.bɔ.ʔa.ˈtaɾ.ˌmʌɾ ti.ɾi.ˈçeːt͡ʃ.ˌdi/

All is well that ends then is misremembered then forgotten

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Ni tıınece attar mecentiikemı sııleš

/ni ˈtɪː.ˌnɛ.t͡ʃɛ ˌat.ˈtaɾ mɛ.ˈt͡ʃɛn.ˌtiː.kɛ.mɪ ˈsɪːl.ɛʃ/

Though I watch his actions all

Immiink kohacavaa sııleš, tıınk lacohałosamo sııleš

/ˌim.ˈmiːŋk kɔ.xa.ˌd͡ʒa.ˈvaː ˈsɪːl.eʃ| tɪːŋk la.d͡ʒɔ.ˈxa.ɬɔ.ˌsa.mo ˈsɪːl.eʃ/

Hear every tale, see every wrong

Nipoparšooraat atat šınısik atas aašuutad nini har turuhatuukašwa

/ni.bɔ.ˈbaɾ.ʃoː.ˌɾaːt ˈat.ˌat ˌʃɪ.nɪ.ˈsik ˈat.ˌas ˌaː.ʃuː.ˈtʰad ˈni.ni xaɾ tu.ɾu.xa.ˌtuː.ˈkaʃ.ʍa/

Were I to condemn him before he dies it would be I who need atone.

-seekımıreti tanlaraš

/ˌseː.kɪ.mɪ.ˈrɛ.ti ˈtan.la.ˌraʃ/

The nameless gazer

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The characters in red are the “word” glyphs, the rest is phonetic. I, see, he, do, all, hear, recite, all, see, turn, all, I, sickle, he, die, it, is, I, who, injure, see, name.

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Ni tıınece attar mecentiikemı sııleš

/ni ˈtɪː.ˌnɛ.t͡ʃɛ ˌat.ˈtaɾ mɛ.ˈt͡ʃɛn.ˌtiː.kɛ.mɪ ˈsɪːl.ɛʃ/

Though I watch his actions all

Immiink kohacavaa sııleš, tıınk lacohałosamo sııleš

/ˌim.ˈmiːŋk kɔ.xa.ˌd͡ʒa.ˈvaː ˈsɪːl.eʃ| tɪːŋk la.d͡ʒɔ.ˈxa.ɬɔ.ˌsa.mo ˈsɪːl.eʃ/

Hear every tale, see every wrong

Nipoparšooraat atat šınısik atas aašuutad nini har turuhatuukašwa

/ni.bɔ.ˈbaɾ.ʃoː.ˌɾaːt ˈat.ˌat ˌʃɪ.nɪ.ˈsik ˈat.ˌas ˌaː.ʃuː.ˈtʰad ˈni.ni xaɾ tu.ɾu.xa.ˌtuː.ˈkaʃ.ʍa/

Were I to condemn him before he dies it would be I who need atone.

-seekımıreti tanlaraš

/ˌseː.kɪ.mɪ.ˈrɛ.ti ˈtan.la.ˌraʃ/

The nameless gazer

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So, I’ve changed the phonology enough, and then the phonotactics, I’m basically just starting over.

Am I avoiding a grammar showcase for Anni? Is this a symptom of my mental health decline? Probably. It’s okay, I knew making a logographic system was gonna be… hard.

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I think I’m redoing the phonology again.

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I decided to entirely rework the syllabary as well. I’m definitely not procrastinating on an Anni Showcase or anything.

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I think I’m redoing the phonology again.

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Zamavaakah vireteh atat saavaraaquutuq traakatš

Pels hatuuns attaroot etharokoot stutuvvooq.

A chain of silver to bind him tight

A ring of fire to quench his might.

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Zamavaakah vireteh atat saavaraaquutuq traakatš

Pels hatuuns attaroot etharokoot stutuvvooq.

A chain of silver to bind him tight

A ring of fire to quench his might.

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Rahoošo diigeešeš rošaaršunoq hah aažunol eeheltennėm am teitenır rahoošo mašaarmu har hamoraga bekenkııt saahaamoot.

There once lived in an underground kingdom where there are no lies or pain there once lived a princess who dreamt of the human world.