Senjecas Tax. Herpetiles

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ǫ	o	u			ĭ	ĕ	ŭ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Introduction

• In the Sefdaanian cultures, each individual is a member of a hierarchy of communities. The Ethrans have used this hierarchy as a pattern for their classification of life forms.

1. The individual is, first of all, a member of one of the six Loquent Peoples. The largest of the taxonomic communities is that of the le̋uða [le̋uðu, people]. Thus, there are "animal people" and "plant people". This division corresponds to "kingdom" in modern taxonomy.
2. Next, the individual lives in one of the seven regions (watersheds) of Sefdaania. This division, the ta̋im̃a [ta̋im̃a, region], corresponds to "class" in modern taxonomy.
3. Within the several regions, the individual lives in a commune. This division, the kőina [kőino, commune, corresponds to "order" in modern taxonomy.
4. Each commune is comprised of a number of families. This division, the ða̋ma [ða̋mu, family], corresponds to "family" in modern taxonomy.
5. Within the family, the individual is usually one of several siblings. This division, the ȝőőra [ȝőőru, sibling], corresponds to "genus" in modern taxonomy.
6. And finally there is the individual himself. This division, the še̋ða [še̋ðu, individual], corresponds to "species" in modern taxonomy.

• Finer divisions can be made with the use of prefixes, e.g.:
  • uf-, higher = super-
  • ner-, under = sub-
  • sup-, low = infra-

• This table makes use of the following ranks:

Class (C) – ta̋im̃a Subclass (C) – nerta̋im̃a

Order (O) - kőina

Suborder (sO) - nerkőina

Superfamily (SF) - ufða̋ma

Family (F) - ða̋ma

Subfamily (sF) - nerða̋ma

Notes

1. cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g. ǧa̋ro, mountain + kı̋ȝe, worm = ǧarkı̋ȝe, Colchican slowworm.
2. drv = a word derived from a root, e.g., ra̋a̋se, frog < ra̋a̋sa, t.v. croak.
3. Names in red are those of herptiles that did not exist in Sefdaania.

Taxonomy Table

C. Amphibia - d̬íǧiita̋ima [< d̬ő; ǧı̋ı̋ra, life]

O. Anura - fŭpoɫkőina

F. Bufonidae - ǧeevm̃ĕða̋ma

001 ǧe̋e̋vm̃e, common European toad (B. bufo) [> Latin būfō, toad].

002 m̃őrde, European green toad (Bufo viridis) [> Lithuanian varlė, frog].

F. Ranidae - ruuvða̋ma

drv ra̋a̋se, Moor frog (Rana arvalis) [< ra̋a̋sa, t.v. croak].

003 rűűbe, common European frog (Rana temporaria) [> Latin rubēta, toad].

F. Hylidae - m̨aaxða̋ma

004 m̨a̋a̋xe, European tree frog (Hyla arborea) [> Turkish bā, frog].

O. Caudata - láþkuþkőina

F. Salamandridae – éruƣða̋ma

005 erűge Carpathian newt (Lissotriton montandoni) [> Biscayan eruge, salamander].

C. Reptilia - selda̋a̋ma [< se̋la, i.v. creep]

SF. Testdudinoidea - kamárufða̋ma

F. Testudinidae - kámarða̋ma

006 kama̋re, Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi) [> Danish hummer, lobster].

007 k̨a̋fe, spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) [> Korean 거북 geobuk, turtle].

F. Emydidae - kuða̋ma

008 kűe, European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) [> Georgian კუ ḳu, tortoise].

sC. Diapsida - d̬iƣúvnerda̋a̋ma [< d̬ő, two; ƣűvo, arch]

O. Squamata – soom̈ĕkőina [< sőőmo, scale]

sO. Sauria - sóóm̈ĕnerkőina

F. Gekkonidae - gavlĕða̋ma

009 ga̋vle, Tokay gecko (G. gekko) [> Malayalam gauḷi, Tokay gekko].

sO. Iguania – k̬oltı̋lmĕnerkőina [< k̬őlo, flesh; tı̋lo, tongue]

F. Agamidae - ṡaavða̋ma

010 ṡa̋a̋be, Caucasian agama (Laudakia caucasica).

F. Anguidae - kiiða̋ma

011 kı̋ȝe, slowworm (Anguis f. fragilis) [> Finnish kyy, viper].

cpd ǧarkı̋ȝe, Colchican slowworm (Anguis f. colchicus) [< ǧa̋ro, mountain].

sO. Serpentes - m̃eifkőina [< m̃e̋ipa, i.v. writhe, wriggle]

F. Viperidae –ṡádavða̋ma

sF. Viperinae – ṡadávnerða̋ma

012 ṡada̋be, saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) [> Turkish čajan, scorpion].

013 m̃űke, Levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetina) [> Korean mǝk-, a big black snake].

sF. Crotalinae – nééþrĕnerða̋ma

014 ne̋e̋þre, European common adder (Vipera berus) [> English adder].

015 apűse, Nikolsky’s viper (Vipera nikolskii) [> English asp].

cpd raxne̋e̋þre (Crotalus spp.) [< ra̋xa, i.v. rattle].

F. Elapidae – áársalða̋ma

016 aarsa̋le, Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana) [> Tocharian A ārṣal, snake].

cpd méżaarsa̋le, king cobra (N. naja) [< me̋żi, adj. large].

SF. Typhlopoidea – riƣánǧufða̋ma

F. Typhlopidae – ríƣangŭða̋ma

cpd riƣa̋nǧe, vermiform blindsnake (Typhlops vermicularis) [< rı̋ƣa, i.v. burrow].

F. Colubridae – neeƣða̋ma

017 őɫe, leopard snake (Zamenis situla) [> Greek όφις, snake].

018 ša̋a̋pe, four-lined rat snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) [> Latin sappus, toad].

F. Boidae – lím̃angŭða̋ma

sF. Erycinae – lim̃ángŭnerða̋ma

cpd lim̃a̋nǧe, javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus) [< lı̋m̃o, sand].

O. Crocodylia - mézpoɫkőina [< me̋żi, great; pőɫo, tail]

F. Alligatoridae - naxrĕða̋ma

sF. Alligatorinae - náxrĕnerða̋ma

019 na̋xre, Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) [> Sanskrit nakra, alligator].

F. Pyrosauridae - m̃uð̤a̋ma

sF. Pyrosaurinae - m̃úðnerða̋ma

020 m̨űde, western dragon (†Draco volans) [> Manchu muduri, dragon].

021 pa̋a̋me, eastern dragon (†Draco inalatus) [> Tamil pāmpu, snake].

Senjecas Tax. Mammalia