Ancient Succlythian
Ancient Succlythian, also known as Classical 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. The Succlythian languages 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. The language described in this article is that of the Succlythian Empire/Haki Republic, a time period lasting from 7000 Y to 7500 Y. The language had a large impact on the language of Classical Htaevic. There are no written records of the language earlier than this period.
Phonology
Consonants
| PULMONIC | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Voiceless stop | p | t | k | q | ||
| Voiced Stop | β | ð | ||||
| Fricative | f | θ | ç | h | ||
| Sibilant | s | |||||
| Liquids | l | j | ||||
| Trill or Tap | r |
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 "th", all other values are written the same as their IPA
Vowels
| Vowels | Front | Mid | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i, y | ɯ <ù>, u | |
| Close-mid | e | o | |
| Open-mid | ɛ <è> | ɔ <ò> | |
| Open | a |
Diphthongs: ɛi <èi>, ɔu <òu>, iy <iy>, uɯ <uù>
Grammar
The ancient succlythian verb paradigm can be summed up as:
VERB STEM-(indirect object)-(direct object)-(tense/aspect/mood with optional subject person marking)
Vocabulary
Ancient Succlythian had an octal number system:
| Arabic | Succlythian | Word |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ı | de |
| 2 | ʟ | ser |
| 3 | и | pok |
| 4 | v | klet |
| 5 | ʜ | cep |
| 6 | ∇ | hac |
| 7 | ʌ | ròn |
| 8 | ı- | jòk |