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Napkožæc is usually written in the Napžic cuneiform script. However, the language is often transliterated into the Latin alphabet. Note: '''For the purposes of convenience, the majority of words will be written using this transliterated Latinized form.''' The alphabet is as follows: | Napkožæc is usually written in the Napžic cuneiform script. However, the language is often transliterated into the Latin alphabet. Note: '''For the purposes of convenience, the majority of words will be written using this transliterated Latinized form.''' The alphabet is as follows: | ||
Aa | Aa Ââ Ææ Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Êê Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Ôô Pp Rr Ss Šš Tt Uu Vv Ww Zz Žž Þþ | ||
With three additional graphemes: | With three additional graphemes: | ||
Revision as of 14:20, 23 May 2007
| Napkožæc | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | /'nɑpkotzɛtʃ/ |
| Timeline and Universe: | Alternate Earth, modern era |
| Species: | Human (Napž) |
| Spoken: | Napž-tawra |
| Total speakers: | unknown |
| Writing system: | Napžic script |
| Genealogy: | Indo-European Indo-Napžic |
| Typology | |
| Morphological type: | Fusional |
| Basic word order: | SVO |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | DiZ |
| Created: | late 2006 - early 2007 |
Napkožæc (literally "language of the Cloud-walkers") is an ancient tongue spoken by the Napž people.
History
Napkožæc branched off from the Indo-Napžic language group during the Æther Crossing, leaving the remainder of Indo-Napžic languages obsolete. Subsequently, Napkožæc went through many historical transitions before resulting in the language we know today. Nonetheless, the language has changed relatively little; many of its linguistic roots are still wholly obvious in modern words.
Vocabulary
Due to the prolonged isolation and unusual environmental influences on culture to the Napž, their language developed a distinct and sporadic lexicon, with many etymologies completely unknown to even the elders, though traces of an original Indo-European proto-language still linger in many of their words, such as twra (three).
A large number of Napkožæc words are influenced by the Napž's religion, such as the word Wi-zæzi, their word for "Sun". It literally means "Far One", referring to the Napž's deification of the Sun and veneration of all things distant and unknown. The sun and moon were at the center of their mystic beliefs.
Alphabet
Napkožæc is usually written in the Napžic cuneiform script. However, the language is often transliterated into the Latin alphabet. Note: For the purposes of convenience, the majority of words will be written using this transliterated Latinized form. The alphabet is as follows:
Aa Ââ Ææ Bb Cc Dd Ðð Ee Êê Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Ôô Pp Rr Ss Šš Tt Uu Vv Ww Zz Žž Þþ
With three additional graphemes:
Dd, Ng, Wr
These graphemes, while they represent their own distinct sounds, are treated as separate letters in accordance with the original Napžic script.
