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|scripts2=Morytian
|scripts2=Morytian
|country=[[Xtrakva]]
|country=[[Xtrakva]]
|endonym=Mürytaval [murətaval]
|endonym=Mürytaval /muˈrətaval/
|exonym=Morytian
|exonym=Morytian
|lang-code=MOR
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'''Morytian''' is a language spoken in the [[Young Colony of Xtrakva]].   
'''Morytian''' is a language spoken in the [[Young Colony of Xtrakva]].   


Morytian is the main language in the larger Morytic language family which includes other languages such as Wentefian and Remÿsian. The language originates from the faroff land of Morytia.
Morytian is the main language in the larger Morytic language family which includes other languages such as Wentefian and [[Remÿsian]]. The language originates from the far-off land of Morytia. The language is part of the Central Morytic sub-family and evolved from New Imperial Morytian.


== Phonology and Orthography ==
== Phonology and Orthography ==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
!Consonants
|+ Consonants<ref>Phonemes in parentheses are specific to various dialects and are not normally found in the standard Gixyx dialect.</ref>
!Labial
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!Dental
!'''Labial'''
!Alveolar
!'''Dental'''
!Post-Alveolar
!'''Alveolar'''
!Palatal
!'''Post-Alveolar'''
!Velar
!'''Palatal'''
!Uvular
!'''Velar'''
!Glottal
!'''Uvular'''
!'''Glottal'''
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|Plosive
!'''Plosive'''
|'''p b'''
|p <nowiki><p></nowiki> <br> b <nowiki><b></nowiki>
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|'''t d'''
|t <nowiki><t></nowiki> <br> d <nowiki><d></nowiki>
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|'''k g'''
|k <nowiki><k></nowiki> <br> (kʶ) <nowiki><kq></nowiki> <br> g <nowiki><g></nowiki>
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|'''Fricative'''
!'''Fricative'''
|'''f v'''
|ɸ ~ f <nowiki><f></nowiki> <br> β ~ v <nowiki><v></nowiki>
|'''θ ð'''
|θ <nowiki><th></nowiki> <br> ð <nowiki><dh></nowiki>
|'''s z'''
|s <nowiki><s></nowiki> <br> z <nowiki><z></nowiki>
|'''ʃ ʒ'''
|ʃ <nowiki><sh></nowiki> <br> ʒ <nowiki><zh></nowiki>
|'''ç (ʝ)'''
|ç <nowiki><jh></nowiki> <br> (ʝ) <nowiki><zj></nowiki>
|'''x ɣ'''
|x <nowiki><x></nowiki> <br> ɣ<ref>/ɣ/ has merged with /x/ in certain dialects.</ref> <nowiki><gh></nowiki>
|'''χ (ʁ)'''
|χ <nowiki><q></nowiki> <br> (ʁ) <nowiki><gq></nowiki>
|'''h'''
|h <h>
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|'''Affricate'''
!'''Affricate'''
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|'''ts dz'''
|ts <nowiki><c></nowiki> <br> dz <dz>
|'''tʃ dʒ'''
|tʃ <nowiki><ch></nowiki> <br> dʒ <nowiki><cz></nowiki>
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|'''Nasal'''
!'''Nasal'''
|'''m'''
|m <m>
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|n <n>
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|'''ɲ'''
|(ɲ) <nowiki><nj></nowiki>
|'''ŋ'''
|ŋ <nowiki><ng></nowiki>
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|'''Approximant'''
!'''Approximant'''
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|l <l>
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|j <j>
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!'''Trill'''
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|r <r>
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Vowels
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!
! '''Front'''
! '''Central'''
! '''Back'''
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! '''Close'''
|| i ~ ɪ <nowiki><i></nowiki> <br> y ~ ʏ <nowiki><u></nowiki> || || ɯ ~ ɤ <ÿ> <br> u ~ ʊ <ü>
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! '''Mid'''
|| ɛ ~ æ <e> || ə ~ ɨ <y> || ɔ ~ o <o>
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! '''Open'''
|| a <a> || || ɑ <ä>
|}
Stress usually occurs on the second syllable, (eg. A word like "Agäl" <small><small>(wind)</small></small> would be pronounced /aˈgɑl/ and not /ˈagɑl/). However, if a monosyllabic becomes disyllabic due to a suffix, the first syllable remains stressed, (eg, "pak" <small><small>(to know)</small></small> would be normally pronounced /pak/ in the present becomes "pakym" <small><small>(knew)</small></small> in the past and is pronounced /ˈpakəm/).
== Grammar ==
=== Word Worder ===
Morytian is an SOV language. The subject always comes first in a sentence and the verb at the very end. Indirect objects usually come before direct objects.
=== Pronouns ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Nominative Pronouns
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Pronouns'''
! '''Singular'''
! '''Dual'''
! '''Paucal'''
! '''Plural'''
! '''Collective'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''First Person''' || ''Inclusive'' || rowspan="2" |Lem || Eln || Ilni || Üln|| Ÿln
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|| ''Exclusive'' || Le/El || Il || Ül || Ÿl
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| colspan="2" | '''Second Person''' || colspan="2" | Ne || Ni|| Nü || Nÿ
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| rowspan="3" | '''Third Person''' || ''Animate'' || colspan="2" | E || I || Ü || Ÿ
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| ''Inanimate'' || colspan="2" | Me || Mi || Mü || Mÿ
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| ''Abstract'' || colspan="2" | Che || Chi || Chü || Chÿ
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|  colspan="2" | '''Impersonal''' || Ry || Ery || Iry || Üry || Ÿry
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Genitive Pronouns
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Pronouns'''
! '''Singular'''
! '''Dual'''
! '''Paucal'''
! '''Plural'''
! '''Collective'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | '''First Person''' || ''Inclusive'' || rowspan="2" |Lesh || Elns || Ilns || Ülns || Ÿlns
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|| ''Exclusive'' || Lech/Elch || Ilch || Ülch || Ÿlch
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| colspan="2" | '''Second Person''' || colspan="2" | Nesh || Nish || Nüs || Nÿs
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| rowspan="3" | '''Third Person''' || ''Animate'' || colspan="2" | Es || Is || Üs || Ÿs
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| ''Inanimate'' || colspan="2" | Mes || Mis || Müs || Mÿs
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| ''Abstract'' || colspan="2" | Ches || Chis || Chüs || Chÿs
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|  colspan="2" | '''Impersonal''' || Rys || Erys || Irys || Ürys || Ÿrys
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Reflexive Pronouns
|-
! colspan="2" |'''Pronouns'''
! '''Singular'''
! '''Dual'''
! '''Paucal'''
! '''Plural'''
! '''Collective'''
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| rowspan="2" | '''First Person''' || ''Inclusive'' || rowspan="2" |Lat || Lent || Ilnt || Ünü || Ÿnz
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|| ''Exclusive'' || Let || Ilz || Ülz || Ÿlz
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| colspan="2" | '''Second Person''' || colspan="2" | Mat || Mati || Matü || Matÿ
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| rowspan="2" | '''Third Person''' || ''Physical'' ||  colspan="2" | Bat
|| Bit || Büt || Bÿt
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| ''Non-Physical'' || colspan="2" | She || Shi || Shü || Shÿ
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|  colspan="2" | '''Impersonal''' || colspan="2" | Ryl || Iryl || Üryl || Ÿryl
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|}
=== Nouns ===
Nouns in Morytian are marked with case and number. Additionally, there are also a number of suffixes you can add to nouns to alter their meaning.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Noun Suffixes
|-
! Suffix !! Meaning  !! Example !! Notes
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| -a || Concept || Thol''a'' <br> a ''tangible'' idea || Often used with abstract nouns/concepts to turn them into a tangible thing that can be interacted with. A notable example is in the language name ''Mürytaval'' where the first ''-a'' turns the idea of ''Müryt'' into a thing used for interactions.
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| -da || Concept || Mirk''da'' <br> a ''concept'' of a house || Used to turn an otherwise physical object into a non-physical one. Used for ''concepts'' of things. Compare 'lygal' <sub>(human)</sub> to 'lygel''da''' <sub>(humanity)</sub>
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| -siv || Grouping || Falk''siv'' <br> A ''collection'' of mushrooms ||
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| -gal || Species || Falk''gal'' <br> A ''specie'' of mushroom (Fungus) ||
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| -ral || Doer / person who is|| Xtrakva''ral'' <br> Xtrakva''n'' ||
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| -ly || Augmentative || Rÿp''ly'' <br> ''big'' fish ||
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| -cin || Diminutive || Nalacin <br> ''Small/short'' river ||
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| -cy || Place || Chäncy <br> ''place'' with money (Bank) ||
|}
==== Number ====
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Grammatical number
|-
! Number !! Morytian !! English Translation
|-
| Singular || Mbÿr || Goat / A goat
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| Dual || Mbÿr'''e''' || Two goats
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| Paucal || Mbÿr'''i'''|| Some goats
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| Plural || Mbÿr'''ü'''|| A lot of goats
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| Collective || Mbÿr'''ÿ''' || All goats
|}
==== Cases ====
Depending on dialects and the standards. Morytian has anywhere from seven to fourteen cases. These cases are commonly divided into two groups, the common cases and the poetic cases.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ ''Common'' cases
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! Case !! Morytian !! English Translation
|-
| Nominative || Mbÿr / Mbÿr'''k'''|| Goat
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| Accusative || Mbÿr'''t''' / Mbÿr'''th'''|| Goat
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| Dative|| Mbÿr / Mbÿr'''p'''|| Goat
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| Genitive || Mbÿr'''sh''' || Goat's
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| Locative || Mbÿr'''zo''' || At the goat
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| Instrumental || Mbÿr'''gh''' || With/using a goat
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| Comitative || Mbÿr'''m''' || With/accompanying a goat
|}
The poetic cases are mostly relegated to inanimate objects. They are completely optional and only really used in poetry
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ ''Poetic'' cases
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! Case !! Morytian !! English Translation
|-
| Vocative || Mir'''ir'''|| House
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| Ablative|| Mir'''v'''|| Away from a house
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| Illative || Mir'''s''' / Mir'''es'''|| Into a house
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| Elative || Mir'''n''' / Mir'''en''' || Out of a house
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| Perlative || Mi'''r''' || Through a house
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| Distributive || Mirk'''s''' || Each house
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| Superessive || Mir'''el''' || On top of a goat
|}
==== Articles ====
Morytian makes use of articles, there is no indirect article but there is a direct article. The direct article is S'- and is a prefix. The definite article can be attached to nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs for added emphasis or importance.
=== Verbs ===
Morytian is an agglutinative language that attaches aspects to roots in the form of suffixes.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Verb suffixes
|-
! Suffix !! Meaning !! Example !! Notes
|-
| -(y)m || Past tense || Lem fun ac''ym'' <br> I ''read'' <small><small>(past tense)</small></small> a book ||
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| -(y)r || Future tense|| Lem fun ac''yr'' <br> I ''will'' read a book||
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| -(y)th(e) || Continuous || Lem fun ac''yth'' <br> I ''am'' read''ing'' a book ||
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| -du || Habitual || Lem fun ac''du'' <br> I ''regularly'' read a book||
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| -po(n) || Ability || Lem s'fun ac''po'' <br> I ''can'' read the book || Ability to perform action
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| -(y)ch || Want || Lem fun ac''ych'' <br> I ''want to'' read a book || Wanting to perform action
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| -xe || Passive || Lem ac''xe'' <br> I read <small><small>(know)</small></small> ''myself'' ||
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| -va || Causative || Lem nev s'funt ac''va'' <br> I ''make'' you read the book||
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| -jo || Imperative || ac''jo!'' <br> ''read!''||
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| -kÿ || Intensifier <br> Added stress || Lem s'fun ac''kÿ'' <br> I ''Read'' a book||
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| -xüb || Something <br> Unspecified object || Lem ac''xüb'' <br> I read <small><small>''(something)''</small></small>||
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| -(h)äb || Negation || Lem funü ac''äb'' <br> I ''don't'' read books||
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| -(y)sa || Question <br> Marker || Ne fun ac''ysa'' <br> ''Do'' you read a book ||
|}
Verb suffixes can stack to create a more precise meaning, (eg. ''"Lem s'fun acymponäb"'', meaning ''"I could not read the book"''.)
Together with verb suffix are ''Nominalizers'' which turn verbs into nouns.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Nominalizers
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! Suffix !! Meaning !! Example !! Note
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| -a || Common <br> Nominalizer || S'fun jän acym''a'' <br> The book was a good ''read'' || Turns verb into a normal noun
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| -da || Concept <br> Nominalizer || Lem mys ac''da'' <br> I like ''<small><small>(the concept of)</small></small>'' reading|| Turns verb into a concept noun
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| -ral || Doer <br> -er || Lem ac''ral'' <br> I ''am a'' read''er''|| Doer of a verb or is of the state
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| -cy || Place || Lem s'a''cy''zo <br> I am at the ''reading place'' || Place where the action is performed
|}
== Vocabulary ==
=== Numbers ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Numbers
|-
! Morytian Digits 0-9 !! English Number !! Morytian Numbers 10-19 !! English Number
|-
| Äby || Zero || Dzon(ä) || Ten
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| Än(ä) || One || Dzonän(ä) || Eleven
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| En(ä) || Two || Dzonen(ä) || Twelve
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| Jil(ä) || Three || Dzonjil(ä) || Thirteen
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| Ic(ä) || Four || Dzonic(ä) || Fourteen
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| Jek(ä) || Five || Dzonjek(ä) || Fifteen
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| Üz(ä) || Six || Dzonüz(ä) || Sixteen
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| Ül(ä) || Seven || Dzonül(ä) || Seventeen
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| Om(ä) || Eight || Dzonom(ä) || Eighteen
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| Yd(ä) || Nine || Dzonyd(ä) || Nineteen
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|}
=== Common phrases and other examples ===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Common phrases
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! Morytian Phrase <br> <small>Pronunciation</small> !! English Translation <br> <small>Word for word</small> !! Notes !! Morytian Phrase <br> <small>Pronunciation</small> !! English Translation <br> <small>Word for word</small> !! Notes
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| Kavs! <br> <small>/kavs/</small> || Hello!/Goodbye! || Simple greeting used both formally and informally. If you are greeting multiple people, you attach a number suffix (eg. Kavsi - for a few people, Kavsü - for several people, kavsÿ - everyone in a group or setting) || Shute che jhoth <br> <small>/ʃʏˈtɛ t͡ʃɛ çɔθ/</small> || With kind regards! <br> <small>May it<small><sub>(abstract)</sub></small> burn-<small>(continuously)</small></small> ||
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| Ne yrjom ha? <br> <small>/nɛ ərˈjɔm ha/</small>|| How are you? <br> <small>"You <small>(with)</small> condition what?"</small> || To ask a question, you put the question word at the end of the sentence. || Ne yvoksa? <br> <small>/nɛ əˈβɔksa/</small>|| What's your name? <br> <small>"You <small>(are)</small> called-what?"</small>  ||
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| Lem krasam.  <br> <small>/lɛm kraˈsam/</small> || I am good. <br> <small>"I <small>(am with)</small> health"</small> || To say you are in a certain condition/have a certain emotion. You put the condition, emotion or mood in the comitative case (eg. You "appear alongside" it). || Lem ''(voko)'' yvok.  <br> <small>/lɛm (βɔˈkɔ) əˈβɔk/</small> || My name is ''(name)'' <br> <small>"I ''(name)'' <small>(am)</small> called"</small> ||
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| Ne canem ha? <br> <small>/nɛ t͡saˈnɛm ha/</small>|| How are you? <br> <small>"You <small>(with)</small> emotion what?"</small> || || Ne Mürytavalygh falduponsa? <br> <small>/nɛ muˈrətavaləɣ ˈɸaldʏpɔnsa/</small>|| Do you speak Morytian? <br> <small>"You Morytian-language-<small>(usage)</small> speak-<small>(habitually)</small>-<small>(can)</small>-<small>(question)</small>"</small> ||
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| Lem geltom.  <br> <small>/lɛm gɛlˈtɔm/</small> || I am happy. <br> <small>"I <small>(am with)</small> happiness"</small> || || Uko, lem oqtoti pakytheqa. <br> <small>/yˈkɔ lɛm ɔχˈtɔti ˈpakəθɛχa/</small> || Sorry, I only know a few phrases. <br> <small>"<small>(I)</small> Apologize, I phrases-<small>(paucal)</small> know-<small>(ing)</small>-<small>(only)</small> "</small> ||
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|}
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Other examples
! Morytian Phrase <br> <small>Pronunciation</small> !! English Translation <br> <small>Word for word</small> !! Notes
|-
| Ne xonch? <br> <small>/nɛ xɔnt͡ʃ/</small> || Want to eat? <br> <small>"You eat-want?"</small> || The question suffix ''"-sa"'' can be omitted if it is clear by context that the statement is a question.
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| Äb, lem en omz myha, xonym. <br> <small>/ɑb lɛm ɛn ɔmz məˈha xɔˈnəm/</small> || No, I ate two hours ago. <br> <small>"No, I, two hours-at before, ate"</small>||
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| ''(voko)'' pakyth? Ne ym e tyk chen jogym? <br> <small>/maˈt͡ʃə ˈpakəθ nɛ əm ɛ tək t͡ʃɛn ˈjɔ.gəm/</small> || Does ''(name)'' know? Did you tell them? <br> <small>"''(name)'' know-s? You, with <small>him/her/them</small> using that<small><sub>(abstract)</sub></small> told?"</small> ||
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| Ve! Lem dzonic foz myha, ym e tak chen jogym. <br> <small>/βɛ lɛm d͡zɔnˈit͡s ɸɔz məˈha əm ɛ tak t͡ʃɛn ˈjɔ.gəm/</small> || Yes! I told them 14 minutes ago. <br> <small>"Yes! I, fourteen minutes-at before, with <small>him/her/them</small> using that<small><sub>(abstract)</sub></small> told"</small>||
|}
=== Word list ===
Below is a list of common words. A more complete dictionary can be found whenever it is ready.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+ Vocabulary
|-
! Word !! Meaning !! Notes
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| Ac <small>/at͡s/</small> || Read || Verb
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| Agäl <small>/aˈgɑl/</small> || Wind || Noun
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| Agh <small>/aɣ/</small> || Decide || Verb
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| Ajx(y) <small>/ajx/</small> || Guard || Verb & Noun
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| Ädo <small>/ɑˈdɔ/</small> || Key || Noun
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| Äs <small>/ɑs/</small> || Pure || Adjective
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| Ävam <small>/ɑˈβam/</small> || Without || Adposition
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| Bi <small>/bi/</small> || Head || Noun
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| Bor <small>/bɔr/</small> || Time || Noun
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| Bores <small>/bɔˈrɛs/</small> || Clock || Noun
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| Chän <small>/t͡ʃɑn/</small> || Money|| Noun
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| Crüx <small>/t͡srux/</small> || Pain || Noun
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| Chÿl <small>/t͡ʃɯl/</small> || Hope || Noun
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| Cy <small>/t͡sə/</small> || Place || Noun
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| Dos <small>/dɔs/</small> || Have || Verb
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| Fal <small>/ɸal/</small>|| Speak || Verb
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| Fun <small>/ɸʏn/</small> || Book || Noun
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| Jü <small>/ju/</small> || At || Adposition
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| Klash <small>/klaʃ/</small> || Advantage || Noun
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| Lan <small>/lan/</small> || Big || Adjective
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| Mbÿr <small>/mbɯr/</small> || Goat || Noun
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| Mirke <small>/mɪrˈkɛ/</small> || House || Noun
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| Nal <small>/nal/</small>|| Water || Noun
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| Nala <small>/naˈla/</small>|| River || Noun
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| Ngü <small>/ŋu/</small> || Hall || Noun
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| Nyr <small>/nər/</small> || Study || Verb
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| Ras <small>/ras/</small> || Love (Platonic) || Verb
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| Rata <small>/raˈta/</small> || Over there || Adverb
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| Rathe <small>/raˈθɛ/</small> || Beauty || Noun
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| Res <small>/rɛs/</small> || Eye || Noun
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| Säk <small>/sɑk/</small> || Meat || Noun
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| Sap <small>/sap/</small> || Cheese || Noun
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| Täl <small>/tɑl/</small> || Wear || Verb
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| Thÿqe <small>/θɯˈχɛ/</small> || Fool || Noun
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| Trek <small>/trɛk/</small> || Year || Noun
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| Val <small>/βal/</small> || Language || Noun
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| Voj <small>/βɔj/</small>  || Song || Noun
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| Voko <small>/βɔˈkɔ/</small>  || Name || Noun
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| Xyx <small>/xəx/</small> || Town/City || Noun
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|}
== Name in Other Languages ==
{{trans|
{{trans/item|Araçanic| ''Çeha Xurhaka'' {{ipa|/s̪e.ha xur.ha.ka/}}}}
{{trans/item|English| ''Morytian'' {{ipa|/moɹɪʃən/}}}}
{{trans/item|Japanese|ムラタル語 ''Murataru-go'' {{ipa|/mɯɾataɾɯɡo/}}}}
{{trans/item|Morytian| ''Mürytaval'' {{ipa|[muˈrətaval]}}}}
{{trans/item|Mosici|{{Nahancit|an-Mólhatc ila|ã.muˈlatk eˈla}}}}
{{trans/item|Occitan| ''Moraccian'' {{ipa|/mu.raˈtsjan/}}}}
{{trans/item|Śácamþaśá|{{Script|script=thl|t=sowAtArUmu}} ''Murytawasá'' {{ipa|/'ⁿburɵtɐβ̞ʷɐsɑː/}}}}
{{trans/item|Taylang| ''illicit.affairs-33:6 Superman-28:4 willow-1:3-4 '' "language from the water"}}
{{trans/item|Remÿsian| ''Mųruvej'' {{ipa|/ˈmũɾuvɛɪ̯/}}}}
{{trans/item|Xindvâ|''gûôy Murôt'' {{ipa|[ɡɨə̯j mu.ɾɜt]}}}}
}}
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 26 September 2025

Morytian
Language familyMorytic
Writing systemLatin
Official status
Spoken inXtrakva
Speaker
EndonymMürytaval /muˈrətaval/
ExonymMorytian
Technical information
Language codeMOR

Morytian is a language spoken in the Young Colony of Xtrakva.

Morytian is the main language in the larger Morytic language family which includes other languages such as Wentefian and Remÿsian. The language originates from the far-off land of Morytia. The language is part of the Central Morytic sub-family and evolved from New Imperial Morytian.

Phonology and Orthography

Consonants[1]
Labial Dental Alveolar Post-Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Plosive p <p>
b <b> 		t <t>
d <d> 		k <k>
(kʶ) <kq>
g <g>
Fricative ɸ ~ f <f>
β ~ v <v> 		θ <th>
ð <dh> 		s <s>
z <z> 		ʃ <sh>
ʒ <zh> 		ç <jh>
(ʝ) <zj> 		x <x>
ɣ[2] <gh> 		χ <q>
(ʁ) <gq> 		h <h>
Affricate ts <c>
dz <dz> 		tʃ <ch>
dʒ <cz>
Nasal m <m> n <n> (ɲ) <nj> ŋ <ng>
Approximant l <l> j <j>
Trill r <r>
Vowels
Front Central Back
Close i ~ ɪ <i>
y ~ ʏ <u>		 ɯ ~ ɤ <ÿ>
u ~ ʊ <ü>
Mid ɛ ~ æ <e> ə ~ ɨ <y> ɔ ~ o <o>
Open a <a> ɑ <ä>

Stress usually occurs on the second syllable, (eg. A word like "Agäl" (wind) would be pronounced /aˈgɑl/ and not /ˈagɑl/). However, if a monosyllabic becomes disyllabic due to a suffix, the first syllable remains stressed, (eg, "pak" (to know) would be normally pronounced /pak/ in the present becomes "pakym" (knew) in the past and is pronounced /ˈpakəm/).

Grammar

Word Worder

Morytian is an SOV language. The subject always comes first in a sentence and the verb at the very end. Indirect objects usually come before direct objects.

Pronouns

Nominative Pronouns
Pronouns Singular Dual Paucal Plural Collective
First Person Inclusive Lem Eln Ilni Üln Ÿln
Exclusive Le/El Il Ül Ÿl
Second Person Ne Ni Nü Nÿ
Third Person Animate E I Ü Ÿ
Inanimate Me Mi Mü Mÿ
Abstract Che Chi Chü Chÿ
Impersonal Ry Ery Iry Üry Ÿry
Genitive Pronouns
Pronouns Singular Dual Paucal Plural Collective
First Person Inclusive Lesh Elns Ilns Ülns Ÿlns
Exclusive Lech/Elch Ilch Ülch Ÿlch
Second Person Nesh Nish Nüs Nÿs
Third Person Animate Es Is Üs Ÿs
Inanimate Mes Mis Müs Mÿs
Abstract Ches Chis Chüs Chÿs
Impersonal Rys Erys Irys Ürys Ÿrys
Reflexive Pronouns
Pronouns Singular Dual Paucal Plural Collective
First Person Inclusive Lat Lent Ilnt Ünü Ÿnz
Exclusive Let Ilz Ülz Ÿlz
Second Person Mat Mati Matü Matÿ
Third Person Physical Bat Bit Büt Bÿt
Non-Physical She Shi Shü Shÿ
Impersonal Ryl Iryl Üryl Ÿryl

Nouns

Nouns in Morytian are marked with case and number. Additionally, there are also a number of suffixes you can add to nouns to alter their meaning.

Noun Suffixes
Suffix Meaning Example Notes
-a Concept Thola
a tangible idea		 Often used with abstract nouns/concepts to turn them into a tangible thing that can be interacted with. A notable example is in the language name Mürytaval where the first -a turns the idea of Müryt into a thing used for interactions.
-da Concept Mirkda
a concept of a house		 Used to turn an otherwise physical object into a non-physical one. Used for concepts of things. Compare 'lygal' (human) to 'lygelda' (humanity)
-siv Grouping Falksiv
A collection of mushrooms
-gal Species Falkgal
A specie of mushroom (Fungus)
-ral Doer / person who is Xtrakvaral
Xtrakvan
-ly Augmentative Rÿply
big fish
-cin Diminutive Nalacin
Small/short river
-cy Place Chäncy
place with money (Bank)

Number

Grammatical number
Number Morytian English Translation
Singular Mbÿr Goat / A goat
Dual Mbÿre Two goats
Paucal Mbÿri Some goats
Plural Mbÿrü A lot of goats
Collective Mbÿrÿ All goats

Cases

Depending on dialects and the standards. Morytian has anywhere from seven to fourteen cases. These cases are commonly divided into two groups, the common cases and the poetic cases.

Common cases
Case Morytian English Translation
Nominative Mbÿr / Mbÿrk Goat
Accusative Mbÿrt / Mbÿrth Goat
Dative Mbÿr / Mbÿrp Goat
Genitive Mbÿrsh Goat's
Locative Mbÿrzo At the goat
Instrumental Mbÿrgh With/using a goat
Comitative Mbÿrm With/accompanying a goat

The poetic cases are mostly relegated to inanimate objects. They are completely optional and only really used in poetry

Poetic cases
Case Morytian English Translation
Vocative Mirir House
Ablative Mirv Away from a house
Illative Mirs / Mires Into a house
Elative Mirn / Miren Out of a house
Perlative Mir Through a house
Distributive Mirks Each house
Superessive Mirel On top of a goat

Articles

Morytian makes use of articles, there is no indirect article but there is a direct article. The direct article is S'- and is a prefix. The definite article can be attached to nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs for added emphasis or importance.

Verbs

Morytian is an agglutinative language that attaches aspects to roots in the form of suffixes.

Verb suffixes
Suffix Meaning Example Notes
-(y)m Past tense Lem fun acym
I read (past tense) a book
-(y)r Future tense Lem fun acyr
I will read a book
-(y)th(e) Continuous Lem fun acyth
I am reading a book
-du Habitual Lem fun acdu
I regularly read a book
-po(n) Ability Lem s'fun acpo
I can read the book		 Ability to perform action
-(y)ch Want Lem fun acych
I want to read a book		 Wanting to perform action
-xe Passive Lem acxe
I read (know) myself
-va Causative Lem nev s'funt acva
I make you read the book
-jo Imperative acjo!
read!
-kÿ Intensifier
Added stress		 Lem s'fun ackÿ
I Read a book
-xüb Something
Unspecified object		 Lem acxüb
I read (something)
-(h)äb Negation Lem funü acäb
I don't read books
-(y)sa Question
Marker		 Ne fun acysa
Do you read a book

Verb suffixes can stack to create a more precise meaning, (eg. "Lem s'fun acymponäb", meaning "I could not read the book".)

Together with verb suffix are Nominalizers which turn verbs into nouns.

Nominalizers
Suffix Meaning Example Note
-a Common
Nominalizer		 S'fun jän acyma
The book was a good read		 Turns verb into a normal noun
-da Concept
Nominalizer		 Lem mys acda
I like (the concept of) reading		 Turns verb into a concept noun
-ral Doer
-er		 Lem acral
I am a reader		 Doer of a verb or is of the state
-cy Place Lem s'acyzo
I am at the reading place		 Place where the action is performed

Vocabulary

Numbers

Numbers
Morytian Digits 0-9 English Number Morytian Numbers 10-19 English Number
Äby Zero Dzon(ä) Ten
Än(ä) One Dzonän(ä) Eleven
En(ä) Two Dzonen(ä) Twelve
Jil(ä) Three Dzonjil(ä) Thirteen
Ic(ä) Four Dzonic(ä) Fourteen
Jek(ä) Five Dzonjek(ä) Fifteen
Üz(ä) Six Dzonüz(ä) Sixteen
Ül(ä) Seven Dzonül(ä) Seventeen
Om(ä) Eight Dzonom(ä) Eighteen
Yd(ä) Nine Dzonyd(ä) Nineteen

Common phrases and other examples

Common phrases
Morytian Phrase
Pronunciation		 English Translation
Word for word		 Notes Morytian Phrase
Pronunciation		 English Translation
Word for word		 Notes
Kavs!
/kavs/		 Hello!/Goodbye! Simple greeting used both formally and informally. If you are greeting multiple people, you attach a number suffix (eg. Kavsi - for a few people, Kavsü - for several people, kavsÿ - everyone in a group or setting) Shute che jhoth
/ʃʏˈtɛ t͡ʃɛ çɔθ/		 With kind regards!
May it(abstract) burn-(continuously)
Ne yrjom ha?
/nɛ ərˈjɔm ha/		 How are you?
"You (with) condition what?"		 To ask a question, you put the question word at the end of the sentence. Ne yvoksa?
/nɛ əˈβɔksa/		 What's your name?
"You (are) called-what?"
Lem krasam.
/lɛm kraˈsam/		 I am good.
"I (am with) health"		 To say you are in a certain condition/have a certain emotion. You put the condition, emotion or mood in the comitative case (eg. You "appear alongside" it). Lem (voko) yvok.
/lɛm (βɔˈkɔ) əˈβɔk/		 My name is (name)
"I (name) (am) called"
Ne canem ha?
/nɛ t͡saˈnɛm ha/		 How are you?
"You (with) emotion what?"		 Ne Mürytavalygh falduponsa?
/nɛ muˈrətavaləɣ ˈɸaldʏpɔnsa/		 Do you speak Morytian?
"You Morytian-language-(usage) speak-(habitually)-(can)-(question)"
Lem geltom.
/lɛm gɛlˈtɔm/		 I am happy.
"I (am with) happiness"		 Uko, lem oqtoti pakytheqa.
/yˈkɔ lɛm ɔχˈtɔti ˈpakəθɛχa/		 Sorry, I only know a few phrases.
"(I) Apologize, I phrases-(paucal) know-(ing)-(only) "
Other examples
Morytian Phrase
Pronunciation		 English Translation
Word for word		 Notes
Ne xonch?
/nɛ xɔnt͡ʃ/		 Want to eat?
"You eat-want?"		 The question suffix "-sa" can be omitted if it is clear by context that the statement is a question.
Äb, lem en omz myha, xonym.
/ɑb lɛm ɛn ɔmz məˈha xɔˈnəm/		 No, I ate two hours ago.
"No, I, two hours-at before, ate"
(voko) pakyth? Ne ym e tyk chen jogym?
/maˈt͡ʃə ˈpakəθ nɛ əm ɛ tək t͡ʃɛn ˈjɔ.gəm/		 Does (name) know? Did you tell them?
"(name) know-s? You, with him/her/them using that(abstract) told?"
Ve! Lem dzonic foz myha, ym e tak chen jogym.
/βɛ lɛm d͡zɔnˈit͡s ɸɔz məˈha əm ɛ tak t͡ʃɛn ˈjɔ.gəm/		 Yes! I told them 14 minutes ago.
"Yes! I, fourteen minutes-at before, with him/her/them using that(abstract) told"

Word list

Below is a list of common words. A more complete dictionary can be found whenever it is ready.

Vocabulary
Word Meaning Notes
Ac /at͡s/ Read Verb
Agäl /aˈgɑl/ Wind Noun
Agh /aɣ/ Decide Verb
Ajx(y) /ajx/ Guard Verb & Noun
Ädo /ɑˈdɔ/ Key Noun
Äs /ɑs/ Pure Adjective
Ävam /ɑˈβam/ Without Adposition
Bi /bi/ Head Noun
Bor /bɔr/ Time Noun
Bores /bɔˈrɛs/ Clock Noun
Chän /t͡ʃɑn/ Money Noun
Crüx /t͡srux/ Pain Noun
Chÿl /t͡ʃɯl/ Hope Noun
Cy /t͡sə/ Place Noun
Dos /dɔs/ Have Verb
Fal /ɸal/ Speak Verb
Fun /ɸʏn/ Book Noun
Jü /ju/ At Adposition
Klash /klaʃ/ Advantage Noun
Lan /lan/ Big Adjective
Mbÿr /mbɯr/ Goat Noun
Mirke /mɪrˈkɛ/ House Noun
Nal /nal/ Water Noun
Nala /naˈla/ River Noun
Ngü /ŋu/ Hall Noun
Nyr /nər/ Study Verb
Ras /ras/ Love (Platonic) Verb
Rata /raˈta/ Over there Adverb
Rathe /raˈθɛ/ Beauty Noun
Res /rɛs/ Eye Noun
Säk /sɑk/ Meat Noun
Sap /sap/ Cheese Noun
Täl /tɑl/ Wear Verb
Thÿqe /θɯˈχɛ/ Fool Noun
Trek /trɛk/ Year Noun
Val /βal/ Language Noun
Voj /βɔj/ Song Noun
Voko /βɔˈkɔ/ Name Noun
Xyx /xəx/ Town/City Noun

Name in Other Languages

Name in other languages:
  • Araçanic: Çeha Xurhaka /s̪e.ha xur.ha.ka/
  • English: Morytian /moɹɪʃən/
  • Japanese: ムラタル語 Murataru-go /mɯɾataɾɯɡo/
  • Morytian: Mürytaval [muˈrətaval]
  • Mosici: an-Mólhatc ila an-Mólhatc ila /ã.muˈlatk eˈla/
  • Occitan: Moraccian /mu.raˈtsjan/
  • Śácamþaśá: sowAtArUmu Murytawasá /'ⁿburɵtɐβ̞ʷɐsɑː/
  • Taylang: illicit.affairs-33:6 Superman-28:4 willow-1:3-4 "language from the water"
  • Remÿsian: Mųruvej /ˈmũɾuvɛɪ̯/
  • Xindvâ: gûôy Murôt [ɡɨə̯j mu.ɾɜt]
  1. ↑ Phonemes in parentheses are specific to various dialects and are not normally found in the standard Gixyx dialect.
  2. ↑ /ɣ/ has merged with /x/ in certain dialects.
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