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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

**Kalaman 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

**Kalaman 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

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םלך
घङछझखसधरयमब
KAUMARI
KAUMARI

syllables

Post-Kalaman changes (Midrinksi)

ç → ʃ
ʝ → j

Lexicon

See Kalaman Language: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,

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-Kalaman Language is a very ancient, pre-Gwenyan language that originates from the Kathya-Dhumi culture.
+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.
+=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=
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 |Nasal|| ||m|| || || ||n|| || ɲ|| ||ŋ|| ||
 |-
-|Stop||p||p|| || ||t||d||c||ɟ||k||g|| ||
+|Stop||p||b|| || ||t||d||c||ɟ||k||g|| ||
 |-
 |style="text-align:center"|''Aspirated''||pʰ||bʱ|||t̪ʰ||d̪ʱ|| || ||cʰ||ɟʱ||kʰ||gʱ|| ||
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 syllables
-==Post-Kalaman changes (Midringir)==
+==Post-Kalaman changes (Midrinksi)==
 * ç → ʃ
 * ʝ → j
-=Lexicon, Sample=
+=Lexicon=
-kʃandIguːha: Land of Kalaman, Corundy
+See [[Kalaman Language:Lexicon]].
-ahʷa: son
-aidaspar: Aidaspar, god of bards
+==Kalaman Place-Names==
-ɑːrʊθkaʊpʃaz: Orion Pharaonicus, planet
+:Bakyahumya: [[Thyria]]
-aʃwa
+:Bhimalaphuna: Lake Vimal
-aʊkʃa
+: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]]
 [[Category:Languages of Asdar]]
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