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| − | Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the [[ | + | Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the [[Jathya-Dhumi]] culture (Compare Drameginite). The Kalaman Language is the source language for [[Shardanian Language|Shardanian]] and [[Jaithan Language|Jaithan]]. Among scholars and Jaithans, it is properly called the Jathya-Dhumi Language. |
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| + | =Periodization= | ||
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| + | *Mythical Drameginnite Language. pre-11,000 AS. | ||
| + | *Proto-Jathiyati: ca 11,000 AS to 7700 AS. Postulated language. | ||
| + | *Old High Jathiyati: 7700 AS to 4500 AS. Attestation considered tenuous. | ||
| + | *Middle High Jathiyati: 4500 AS to 3000 AS. moderately attested | ||
| + | *Classical High Jathiyati: 3000 AS to 1900 AS | ||
| + | *Late High Jathiyati: 1900 AS to 500 AS | ||
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| + | *Early Jaithan: 500 AI to 900 | ||
| + | *Middle Jaithan: 900 to 2250 | ||
| + | *Modern Jaithan: 2250 to Present | ||
=Phonological Inventory= | =Phonological Inventory= | ||
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syllables | syllables | ||
| − | ==Post-Kalaman changes ( | + | ==Post-Kalaman changes (Midrinksi)== |
* ç → ʃ | * ç → ʃ | ||
* ʝ → j | * ʝ → j | ||
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==Kalaman Place-Names== | ==Kalaman Place-Names== | ||
| − | :Bakyahumya: Thyria | + | :Bakyahumya: [[Thyria]] |
:Bhimalaphuna: Lake Vimal | :Bhimalaphuna: Lake Vimal | ||
| − | :Baughurah: Adamantine Mountains | + | :Baughurah: [[Adamantine Mountains]] |
| − | :Dhamalya: Deliops | + | :Dhamalya: [[Deliops]] |
:Dhamat, Dhamat-hirathu: Thybdis, Thybdis River | :Dhamat, Dhamat-hirathu: Thybdis, Thybdis River | ||
:Goshamya, Goshamihirathu: Shadew, Shadevan River | :Goshamya, Goshamihirathu: Shadew, Shadevan River | ||
| − | :Jakubya: | + | :Jakubya: [[Lucacia]] |
:Jalukhrá: Shelekhumbia | :Jalukhrá: Shelekhumbia | ||
:Kaspatya: Ebinóë, Ebinóëse Highlands | :Kaspatya: Ebinóë, Ebinóëse Highlands | ||
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:Kshandiguha: Corundy | :Kshandiguha: Corundy | ||
:Maulaskaya: Shadevan Delta | :Maulaskaya: Shadevan Delta | ||
| − | :Pamubharttha: Memnosian Sea | + | :Pamubharttha: [[Memnosian Sea]] |
:Prakruthyattha: Pallathantic Sea | :Prakruthyattha: Pallathantic Sea | ||
:Saumakya: Thykomos | :Saumakya: Thykomos | ||
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=See Also= | =See Also= | ||
*[[Hirgunya]], writing system used for Kalaman | *[[Hirgunya]], writing system used for Kalaman | ||
| + | *[[Kalama]] | ||
*[[Kalaman Language:Lexicon]] | *[[Kalaman Language:Lexicon]] | ||
*[[List of Kalaman Personal Names]] | *[[List of Kalaman Personal Names]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 28 September 2024
Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Jathya-Dhumi culture (Compare Drameginite). The Kalaman Language is the source language for Shardanian and Jaithan. Among scholars and Jaithans, it is properly called the Jathya-Dhumi Language.
Periodization
- Mythical Drameginnite Language. pre-11,000 AS.
- Proto-Jathiyati: ca 11,000 AS to 7700 AS. Postulated language.
- Old High Jathiyati: 7700 AS to 4500 AS. Attestation considered tenuous.
- Middle High Jathiyati: 4500 AS to 3000 AS. moderately attested
- Classical High Jathiyati: 3000 AS to 1900 AS
- Late High Jathiyati: 1900 AS to 500 AS
- Early Jaithan: 500 AI to 900
- Middle Jaithan: 900 to 2250
- Modern Jaithan: 2250 to Present
Phonological Inventory
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||
| Stop | p | b | t | d | c | ɟ | k | g | ||||
| Aspirated | pʰ | bʱ | t̪ʰ | d̪ʱ | cʰ | ɟʱ | kʰ | gʱ | ||||
| Labialized | kʷ | gʷ | ||||||||||
| Aspirated & Labialized | kʰʷ | gʱʷ | ||||||||||
| Sibilant Fricative | s | |||||||||||
| Non-Sibilant Fricative | ç | ʝ | h | |||||||||
| Continuant | w | |||||||||||
| Approximant | j | |||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | l | |||||||||||
Vowels
| Short | Long | |
|---|---|---|
| Default | a | ɑː |
| Palatal | I | iː |
| Labial | ʊ | uː |
| Lingual | r̩ | r̩ː |
| Dental | l̩ | |
| P. Diphthong | eː ai | |
| L. Diphthong | oː aʊ |
Orthographic considerations
nullset (for syllables that begin with vowels)
s+ (blend prefix)
+r (for consonant blends)
+l (for consonant blends)
+j (for consonant/vowel blends)
Consonant Blends
Font Support Exercises
- םלך
- घङछझखसधरयमब
- KAUMARI
- KAUMARI
syllables
Post-Kalaman changes (Midrinksi)
- ç → ʃ
- ʝ → j
Lexicon
Kalaman Place-Names
- Bakyahumya: Thyria
- Bhimalaphuna: Lake Vimal
- Baughurah: Adamantine Mountains
- Dhamalya: Deliops
- Dhamat, Dhamat-hirathu: Thybdis, Thybdis River
- Goshamya, Goshamihirathu: Shadew, Shadevan River
- Jakubya: Lucacia
- Jalukhrá: Shelekhumbia
- Kaspatya: Ebinóë, Ebinóëse Highlands
- Kimbugottha: Jaggudorns
- Kshandiguha: Corundy
- Maulaskaya: Shadevan Delta
- Pamubharttha: Memnosian Sea
- Prakruthyattha: Pallathantic Sea
- Saumakya: Thykomos
- Sayatha: Pytharnia
- Tawaddha: Desthor
Brainstorming
Kalaman confortification, confortified consonant is always a stop
pehema → pamu behema → bamu
tehema → tamu dehema → damu
shehema → shamu zhehema → zhamu
chehema → chamu jehema → jamu
kehema → kamu gehema → gamu
Kalaman word classes no ‘genders,’ but classes some of which have gender meaning
- -um: sentient non-living creature, but in fact in Kalaman thought, all creation is living
- -ut: changing energy, changing state, temporary; daihut
- -ik: (-ik, -arik, -irik)
- -a: human, humanlike [-a, -asya, -ahya]
- -ya: place
kumarikissa antya chambo
kw, tw, pw (py, b)
satrima culcava, Saturima Kalkubha krmana, plshasa,
See Also
- Hirgunya, writing system used for Kalaman
- Kalama
- Kalaman Language:Lexicon
- List of Kalaman Personal Names
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