Khehesen

Khehesen is the language of Khehes.

Phonology

Pronounication guide

Consonants

The consonants are: b d dl f g h k kh l m n ŋ p pf r rh s t th w z

dl: pronounce d and l at the same time.
kh: like the ch in 'loch'.
ŋ: as in 'sing'.
pf: pronounced like p, but with the lower lip touching the upper teeth.
rh: pronounced by placing the tip of the tongue on the top lip and trying to pronounce r.
th: as in 'thin' (not as in 'then').

Vowels

a: as in 'attic'
e: as in 'met'
i: as in 'tin'
o: as in 'top'
ö: as in 'oil'

Grammar

Sentence structure

Word order is Subject Verb Object, as in English. To form a question, the prefix 'dli-' is added to the word being questioned. For example, think of the statement "Ben went out" (ben kholtak ŋifwa). The questional form depends in what is being questioned, which occurs in English by emphasizing that word- for example, "Ben went out?" (dliben kholtak ŋifwa) questions whether Ben went out, while "Ben went out?" (ben kholtak dliŋif) questions whether he went out. It is possible to question more than one word per sentence.

Grammatical cases

Khehesen has 5 cases, 4 marked by suffixes:

Nominative: no suffix
Accusative: '-wa'
Genitive: '-ga'
Locative: '-ba'
Temporal: '-za'

Plurals and gender

The plural of a word is expressed by repeating the last syllable of that word, with any cases following after the repeated syllable. There is no grammatical gender.