Medibgóëse Language

Thought to be descended from the Jaggudorn Languages of the Sky People, probably old Colnorian, and eastern Pytharnian languages of the Moigthe. Medibgóëse remains an important international language since the Isbajutha, especially for diplomats, aristocrats, and academia. It is also closely related to the Kasthavian Language and the Gonfalese Language. It is more distantly related to Dewyddairsh Language and to the Pytharnian Language.

History

Scholars who study the Medibgóëse Language have divided it into five period over its extent of about three thousand years: Proto-Medibgösk (200 AS to 300 AI), Early Medibgösk (300 AI to 600 AI), Arathracian Medibgösk (600 to 1200), Middle Medibgösk (1200 to 1800), Modern Medibgóëse (1800 to present day). Modern Medibgóëse may be divided into two divisions, based upon the rule of the Medibgösk Smallfalgo dynasty that started a trend to uniformity among the ruling aristocrats which was disrupted by the Middle Ages of Chaos, followed by a second period where uniformity was once again practiced in the restored empire. Medibgö is famous for its multitude of quirky dialects, especially among the household staffs who do not have frequent direct contact with their lords. These 'micro-dialects' can vary from skyness to skyness and even from household to household.

Personal Pronouns

|!Person|!Singular|!Dual|!Plural| |!1st Intimate|akka||meihu| |!1st Aggrandizing|akmaddu|-|meihmaddu| |!2nd Informal|thsa||teidd| |!2nd Formal|seye||se teidd|

Demonstrative Pronouns

|!Case|!Masculine Singular|!Feminine Singular|!Masculine Plural|!Feminine Plural| |!Nom|||| |!Gen|||| |!Dat|||| |!Acc||||

Lexicon

A

• aliadd: magic
• aliaddorchagül: magical ally, ally in magic
• Am: Sun god; compare Amrulon

B

• brabam: baron
• brabamnorn: hereditary son of baron
• Brökn: Noble House of Medibgö, rank of Count.

Dd

• -ddorn; (m, n)norn: suffix, diminutive, [noble rank] 's son.
• dvaglwnk: metallic domed palace of the Medibgóëse Skynesses.

Ff

• ffámbd: ?giant
• Ffaraglait: adj: red-headed
• Ffeffari: papa, little father, compare Envys
• Fféwddarniag: Pytharnia
• Ffwrg: Parkulliam, god and son of Parkia and Amrulon; Ffwrg is the god of light
• ffwrsva: skullcap, wizard's skullcap

G

• gask: spear
• gebal: Emperor
• gebalddorn: Imperial Crown Prince, Prince-Emperor
• glait: adj: fair-haired, blond; cf Ffaraglait, red-headed.
• glantsir: lightning
• Glantsirrasverkwn: lightning-catcher, used atop metallic domed palaces of Medibgö
• gö: assemblage, sky assemblage
• gnödva: measurement of length equivalent to 128 cm
• gnäw: count
• gnäwddorn: hereditary son of count
• gnäwddorn kähaa: rightful firstborn of the count

H

hevrog: troll

K

kna: vb: fight

Ll

llawbgnäw: viscount llawbgnäwddorn: hereditary son of viscount

M

'mba, umba: son, son of; compare +ddorn Meidbgö [meiðvgø]: Medibgö, national name Meiddbgöska Gonbállu: Medibgóëse Gonfaloy

O

orchagül: friend, ally

P Only occurs at the beginning of foreign words

S

siank: n: gold sowrb: to rule, compare swrb spand: adj: straight sväsge: skyness sverko: vb to catch svigask: a long draping coat worn in the late 25th to early 26th century when Medibgö dictated fashion to greater world. swrb: lord, ruler, prince, cf. dominus

Th

thsatna: stringed instrument, compare sitar thson: n: head Thörewgas: noble assembly of Medibgö, upper house of Pytharnian Empire -- constituted of Medibgóëse lords Threwgga: Cunning in War; compare Threy

T

thep, them: conj: and tihorg, tiahorga: small, bird-like craft that seats one or two passengers tüdd: duke tüddorn: hereditary son of Duke Twrg: god, son of Parkia, victory in war, leaders in war; compare Thwar Twriagdówrch: name of magical energy that protects a skyness from swift winds

Notes

Meidbgö: National Name Mämnir, skyness of Medibgö Mäddglows: “Mediclose,” Imperial jaibu capital of Medibgö

Expressions

llanffari Feffari

Phonology

Consonants

b ff b, v w m

th dd

t d s

ll, i, vowel with acute accent

c, k, g ch (gh) h

gh < -- > y

Consonant Blends

sv br bw dv dw gn gw -db = dhv kn kw sl sm sn tw ths

Impermissible

sp St at beginning of word

Vowels

ö ü ä

ai aw ew ei ow

Svawdd Meidbgö [meidhvgoe]

Skocha

Svawmudd

Gvaínkewb [gvany-keh oov] Ewb [eh-oov] Díb [jeev]

Phonology Brainstorm

thsatna: stringed instrument

Tigbö Medibgö: Meidbgö Arewlein Mämnir Tüdd Sudbödda Maddawnew Brö Bwotska büskaa llawkoch Brökn Sväbdük Thä Skvät

Consonants

dd: dh ll: compare Welsh ch: kh b: b or v (usually when not first in word) bb: b v: v or w w: w or u th: th ths:

blends

sv br bw dv dw gv gw -db = dhv kw tw mv mn

Not permissible

st at beginning of word (not sure I want to keep this)

Vowels

ö ü ä

Diphthongs ai aw ew ei äw

accent mark means previous consonant is palatalized í = palatalization, or ‘y’ sound for following consonant

[Symbol safe keeping: Þþÿýð]

WORDS

Meidbgö [meiðvgø]: Medibgö, national name Amgádda [amgjaða]: proper name Aínb Äknasso Amgádda Arí Büskna Ddaínba Gösge Graín Hadmurn (Royal) Hamgöskba Kéwb Kwändb Kwambö Llirethgilla Ludb Maddawnew Müddge Nasgöb Néwb Paigur Salb Söm Svägb Talban (Royal) Tigbö (Royal)

Arewleín (Royal) Asínóbdde Bírddahab Bwänb Ddainís Dvaínbís Köín Míro Níaín Séwba Pawaín Sídb [Sheedhv] Síagüb

WORD Brainstorm Svawdd Meidvgö Meidbgö [meidhvgoe]

Skocha

Svawmudd

Gvaínkewb [gvany-keh oov] Ewb [eh-oov] Díb [jeev]

Mvags [mvaks]

Svödda kír tír spähucha spä Äw Müdd Thüddanb Ördd Trewba Hórgo Gvetkö Täthmüdd Äwchomn

Tökgussa Gassa Kwath Parrachag kwassiogona kwaddmarun Thämn Pewlla Bewlla hegsarin bórre uska Llédh Pindgö Wüín Thibn Thorddanta thorddanta Gaiddchoba aiddmál Göchew kwäa näa skläa machaínna kägarre Säwgoskabn Thsew thsa Thsälliaskerrís díba díths Apona Ddäap thrithsonaw newssa hár skerra sperra smerra snáthígo thígo sígo tígo amgöt Addab addab addaib kiago kirriago kökä päppsötta sakob sákob sákom bläwub Amgaddírre Thsul gask task nask hosk hösk thek theg thseg machs rachs raihuchs nachsa

Gnäw = Count, Gnäwddorn = Count’s hereditary son; Brökn calls his eldest “Gnäwddorn Kähaa” which means more or less ‘Rightful Firstborn.’

Dialects of Medibgö

Medibgóëse society is rather class-based, even more so than the rest of Pytharnia. One is either a member of an aristocratic household or one is the servant of such a household. The ruling class endeavors to speak their own dialect of Medibgóëse which is considered the proper form. The servants speak a lower version and this varies from orbit to orbit in Medibgö.

See Also

• Gonfalese Language
• International Languages
• Medibgö
• Medibgóëse Gods
• Medibgóëse Language: Brainstorm
• Medibgóëse Names