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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 [[Kushiri Language|Kushiri]] and [[Jaithan Language|Jaithan]]. Among scholars and Jaithans, it is properly called the Jathya-Dhumi Language.
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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 Language|Shardanian]] and [[Jaithan Language|Jaithan]]. Among scholars and Jaithans, it is properly called the Jathya-Dhumi Language.
  
 
=Phonological Inventory=
 
=Phonological Inventory=

Revision as of 14:08, 5 April 2020

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.

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 t̪ʰ d̪ʱ ɟʱ
Labialized
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
Labial ʊ
Lingual r̩ː
Dental
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: Throvy
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