Ancient Succlythian was a language spoken in Succlythia, it had influence on the Fertile Tongue spoken in the Htaevic Empire. It descended from Proto-Meó-Succlythian, which was spoken from some unknown time up until c. 5000 Y. Ancient Succlythian branched off from Ancient Meó in approximately the 5100s Y. It would then undergo numerous innovative sound changes until the 6100s Y, when it split into North and South Succlythian, with the South Succlythian variety being the one that held more prestige and the one described in this article. It remained relatively conservative for the next approximate thousand years. There was no form of writing sensu stricto, although there was an extensive array of glyphs used to convey spiritual concepts of the Herlucc religion that the Succlythians practiced, which were occasionally (but rarely) used as a form of proto-writing in some contexts, mainly as mnemonic devices. They would go on to adopt the Hlunliw logography, influencing it with their own language, which had a position of prestige within the Haki Republic. It contributed much of the technical and religious vocabulary to the Classical Htaevic language.
Phonology
Consonants
| PULMONIC
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Bilabial
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Uvular
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Glottal
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| Nasal
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m
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n
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| Voiceless stop
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p
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t
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k
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q
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| Voiced Stop
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β
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ð
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| Fricative
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f
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θ
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ç
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h
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| Sibilant
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s
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| Liquids
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l
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j
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| Trill or Tap
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r
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Consonants may be geminated, as in Herlucc /herluc:/ (c is /ç/, as a geminate it fortifies to /c:~cç/).
- /q/ derives from earlier /g/ and /ʔ/
- /β/ and /ð/ are written 'b' and 'd' and become /b/ and /d/ after homorganic nasals
- /ç/ is written <c>, /θ/ is written , all other values are written the same as their IPA
Vowels
| Vowels
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Front
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Mid
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Back
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| Close
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i, y
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u
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| Close-mid
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e
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o
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| Open-mid
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ɛ <è>
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ɔ <ò>
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| Open
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a
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Diphthongs: ɛi <èi>, ɛy <èy>, ɔu <òu>, (ɔy <òy> -> merged with ɔu c. 6300-6400)
Grammar
The verb conjugation of the word 'to think' is given below, with rough English equivalents given, many do not have an English equivalent construction so may sound unnatural or awkward:
| Indicative |
Past |
Present |
Future |
Bare
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| Simple/Perfect |
kybèhèh thought |
kybèhès think |
kybèhèq will think |
kybic to think
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| Continuous/Habitual |
kybeheh (you) were thinking |
kybehes (you) are thinking |
kybeheq (you) will be thinking |
kybehej (you) be thinking (habitual be)
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NB the bare continuous is equivalent to the habitual be in all moods, the present is used for emphasis on the immediate present or its relevance; most constructions employ the bare forms.
| Subjunctive |
Past |
Present |
Future |
Bare
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| Simple/Perfect |
kybèhh that (you) thought |
kybèhs that (you) think |
kybèhq that (you) will think |
kybeh that (you) think
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| Continuous/Habitual |
kybehh that (you) were thinking |
kybehs that (you) are thinking |
kybehq that (you) will be thinking |
kybeç that (you) be thinking
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| Conditional |
Past |
Present |
Future |
Bare
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| Simple/Perfect |
kybèhòh would have thought |
kybèhòs would think |
kybèhòq will think |
kybihò would think
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| Continuous/Habitual |
kybehòh would have been thinking |
kybehòs would be thinking |
kybehòq will be thinking |
kybehòj would be thinking
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| Jussive |
Past |
Present |
Future |
Bare
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| Simple/Perfect |
kybèh (X) should have thought! |
kybès (let X) think! |
kybèq (let X) go think! |
kyba (let X) think!
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| Continuous/Habitual |
kybeh (X) should have been thinking! |
kybes (let X) be thinking! |
kybeq (let X) go be thinking! |
kybaj (let X) be thinking!
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| Desiderative |
Past |
Present |
Future |
Bare
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| Simple/Perfect |
kybèhyh want to have thought |
kybèhys want to think (now) |
kybèhyq want to go think |
kybihy want to think (in general)
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| Continuous/Habitual |
kybehyh want to have been thinking |
kybehys want to be thinking (now) |
kybehyq want to go be thinking |
kybehyj want to be thinking (habitual)
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Vocabulary
Ancient Succlythian had an octal number system:
| Arabic |
Succlythian |
Word
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| 1 |
ı |
de
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| 2 |
ʟ |
ser
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| 3 |
и |
pok
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| 4 |
v |
klet
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| 5 |
ʜ |
cep
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| 6 |
∇ |
hac
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| 7 |
ʌ |
ròn
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| 8 |
ı- |
jòk
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