Sirenian
| Sirenian | |
|---|---|
| Language family | Yetchian Ŋarchipelagic[disputed] |
| Era | today |
| Writing system | Latin, previously Thai |
| Official status | |
| Spoken in | Imerchal |
| Speaker | |
| Demonym | Sirenian |
| Endonym | Sirenian |
| Number of speakers | idk |
| Technical information | |
| Usage | Sirenguard |
| Language code | SRN |
Sirenian (Sirenian: Fāhsáh Sajrenian), formerly known as Sirenguarded Thai and Þaj is a dialect of Standard Siamese spoken in Sirenguard Autonomous District.
History
Lorewise, no one really know where it's from. The settlers and the first Sirenian speakers spoke Occitan and Mosici. With most only remembering that they mysteriously started speaking Sirenian on the ship from Chalmosique to Sirenguard.
Sirenian used to be written with the Thai script, but later adopted Latin due to Thai script being ugly as fuck in Minecraft.
Changes from Standard Siamese
Technically, Sirenian is a descendant of Siamese, with sound changes being the following (not in order)
Liquid deletion in consonant clusters
/l/ and /r/ disappeared after a consonant, though /w/ stayed. So กลาง /klāːŋ/ "middle" and กราง /krāːŋ/ "to rasp" merged with กาง /kāːŋ/ "to unfold", but กวาง /kwāːŋ/ remained.
Dentalization of liquids
/l/ and /r/ merged into /l̪/. So รัก /rák̚/ "to love" and ลัก /lák̚/ "to steal" merged into ลัก /l̪àk̚/.
Introduction of new codas from loanwords
/s/ and /l̪/ was merged with /t̚/ and /n/ respectively. But was reintroduced in loanwords, like in the word บาสเก็ตบอล "basketball", which can both be pronounced as /bàːt̚.kêt̚.bɔ̄n/ or /bàːs.kêt̚.bɔ̄l/
Centering of dipthongs
ia̯, ua̯, and ɯa̯ becomes iə̯, uə̯, and ɯə̯ respectively.
Labialization before rounded vowels
Consonants become labialized before u(ː).
Lenition of /kʰ/
/kʰ/ was shifted into /χ/
Phonology & Orthography
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Plosive | p pʰ <f> b | t tʰ <þ> d | k <g> | ʔ <'> | ||
| Affricates | t͡ɕ <z> t͡ɕʰ <c> | |||||
| Fricative | f <v> | s | x~ɣ <k> | h | ||
| Approximant | w | j | (w) | |||
| Lateral | l |
Only bolded consonants can be a coda. With p, t, k being unreleased as /p̚/, /t̚/, /k̚/. And /k̚/ being written with a <k> instead of a <g>
| Vowels | Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | ||
| Close | i iː <ih> | ɯ <y> ɯː <yh> | u uː <uh> |
| Middle | e eː <eh> | ɤ <x> ɤː <xh> | o oː <oh> |
| Open | ɛ <æ> ɛː <æh> | a aː <ah> | ɔ <œ> ɔː <œh> |
Vocabularies
Pre-Nguhcraft Sirenian
Pre-Nguhcraft Sirenian lexicon has 3 main sources.
1. Native Sirenian
Native Sirenian words are usually monosyllabic and used more often than words from other sources.
| Example | IPA | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| nâhm | /náːm/ | water |
| kōn | /χōn/ | person |
| pǎh | /pàː/ | forest |
| múh | /mǔː/ | pig |
| pāj | /pāj/ | to go |
| gīn | /kīn/ | to eat |
| háh | /hǎː/ | to find |
| gūh | /kūː/ | I (vulgar) |
| mȳŋ | /mɯ̄ŋ/ | you (vulgar) |
| jǎj | /jàj/ | big |
| lêk | /lék̚/ | small |
2. Sanskrit
Sirenian appears to have multiple Sanskrit loanwords, even though Sirenian originated nowhere near Oberia, which speaks Sanskrit.
| Example | IPA | Meaning | Etymology |
|---|---|---|---|
| wîtþǎjāh | /wít̚.tʰà.jāː/ | science, knowledge, -logy | विद्या (vidyā) "wisdom" |
| pǎtjāh | /pàt̚.jāː/ | philosophy | प्रज्ञा (prajñā) "intelligence" |
| ǎkkǎnīh | /àk̚.χà(ʔ).nīː/ | fire | अग्नि (agni) "fire" |
| fāhsáh | /pʰāː.sǎː/ | language | भाषा (bhāṣā) "language" |
Many Sanskrit Loanwords are related to religion/spirituality.
| Example | IPA | Meaning | Etymology |
|---|---|---|---|
| gāhj, gāhjāh | /kāːj/, /kāː.jāː/ | body | काय (kāya) "body" |
| zǐt | /t͡ɕìt̚/ | mind, heart, soul | चित्त (citta) "mind" |
| sǎtþāh | /sàt̚.tʰāː/ | trust, faith | श्रद्धा (śraddhā) “faith" |
| sǎtsǎnáh | /sàt.sà(ʔ).nǎː/ | religion | शासन (śāsana) "command" |
| būn | /būn/ | merit | पुण्य (puṇya) "good, holy" |
| bǎhp | /bàːp̚/ | sin | पाप (pāpa) "sin" |
Many Sanskrit Loanwords are related to society and politics.
| Example | IPA | Meaning | Etymology |
|---|---|---|---|
| gǎsǎt | /kà(ʔ).sàt̚/ | king | क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya) "ruling class" |
| nâkœ̄hn | /ná(ʔ),χɔ̄ːn/ | city, domain | नगर (nagara) "city, town" |
| sáŋkōm | /sǎŋ.χōm/ | society | संगम (saṃgama) "association" |
| pǎcāh | /pà(ʔ).t͡ɕʰaː/ | people | प्रजा (prajā́) "people" |
| ŋǎþèht | /ŋà.tʰêt̚/ | ŋation | प्रदेश (pradeśa) "ŋation" |
Some word appears to be a doublet of a Sanskrit loanword. Perhaps from a language related to Sanskrit which is now extinct.
| Example (Sanskrit) | Meaning | Example (Unknown) | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| wîtþǎjāh | science, knowledge, -logy | wîcāh | knowledge, subject (of study) |
| pǎtjāh | philosophy | pānjāh | wisdom, ability |
| ǎkkǎnīh | fire | ǎkkīh | fire |
| Sirenguarded Thai | Meaning | Origin | Thai Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Āhgûhp /āː.kúːp̚/ | Aguv (general) | Arodjun "Akuv" | นายพล "general" |
| Bēhsûhp /bēː.súːp̚/ | Bezuv | Arodjun "Bezuv" | จ้าว "lord" |
| Ēmfājh /ēm.pʰāːj/ | Empire | English "Empire" | มหาอาณาจักร "empire" |
| Kwīŋ /kʰwīŋ/ | Quing | English "Quing" | - |
| lîgǎcōn /lí.kà.t͡ɕʰōn/ | Kyawcenni, Foreigner | Kyawcenni "lika" + Thai "cōn" | - |
| œ́ŋ /ɔ̌ŋ/ | I (informal) | Kyawcenni "aung" | กู "I (informal)" |
Grammar
Sirenian's grammar is exactly the same as that of Siamese.