Musmeh

Musmeh Ёluçqan
Timeline and Universe:	Earth, modern era
Species:	Human
Spoken:	Republic of Muskat
Total speakers:	3 million
Writing system:	Latin(Musmeh revised)
Genealogy:	Indo-European
Creator:	Mos
Created:	2007/2008

Influences | Evendane

• Russian (minor)
• Other Slavic Languages
• Latin (Grammatical)
• Turkmen/Uzbek (Vocabulary basis)
• Armenian (Vocabulary basis)

Orthography is slightly influenced by the alphabets of various Slavic counties including Slovenia and Croatia.

Phonology and Orthography | Muizlega eh Uçfurmi

A (a) -- /a/ -- fall

B (b) -- /b/ -- boss

C (c) -- /tʃ/

Č (č) -- /tʃʰ/ -- chip

Ç (ç) -- /ts/ -- lists

D (d) -- /d/ -- door

E (e) -- /ɛ/ -- men

Ё (ё) -- /ə/ -- pull

F (f) -- /f/ -- fin

G (g) -- /g/ -- goat

H (h) -- /h/ -- hen

I (i) -- /i/ -- eel

K (k) -- /kʰ/ -- oak

L (l) -- /l/ -- low

M (m) -- /m/ -- mow

N (n) -- /n/ -- nose

O (o) -- /o/ -- hole

P (p) -- /pʰ/ -- pole

Q(q) -- /k’/ -- tic

R (r) -- /r/ -- roll

S (s) -- /s/ -- slow

T (t) -- /tʰ/ -- toll

Ţ (ţ) -- [ts’] – *

U(u) -- /y/ -- lune

V (v) -- /v/ -- vote

X (x) -- /ʁ/ -- loch ``pronounced in the back of the throat

Y (y) -- /y/

Z (z) -- /z/ -- zen

• similar to /ts/ but a harder affricate emphasis, pronouced like the Armenian letter “ ծ “

Vowels {a, e, ë, i, o, u}

Nouns || Saksozi

In talking about nouns, it is essential to state the basics of nouns in the language of Musmeh. At first, nouns do not have gender, but have case to them. The case in which nouns fall into is rather simple and straight-forward. My demonstrating word will be kečat (meaning dog). The default or dictionary form of a word is always in the nominative singular.

Nominative

Singular: kečat

Plural: kečati

Genitive

Singular: kečatu

Plural: kečatun

Accusative

Singular: kečaten

Plural: kečatenen

As you may not have noticed endings are put regardless the last letter of the word.

Some prepositions that might be useful:

With – behet

For – hamaţ

To – vёx

On -- boyengaç

Verbs || Balti

The verbs in Musmeh follow a distinct structure. First, when written in a dictionary form, every verb is written in its infinitive form. The verb that we will use to demonstrate is ezmakur meaning to feel. As you see, the ur is the infinitive stem adding the “to” preposition to the meaning, its pretty straightforward.

Personal Pronouns

I – vёs

You – dёn

He – en

She – an

It – on

We – vёsi

You(formal) – dune

They – ex

Present Tense

I feel – vёs ezmakёm

You feel – dёn ezmakus

He/she/it feels – en/an/on ezmakut

We feel – vёsi ezmakim

You(plural) feel – dune ezmaksus

They feel – ex ezmakuç

Imperfect – a similar structure to English exists, the word is formated as a present tense word, but the perfect form of the word “to be” is placed before the verb (as a separate word) respectively.

Future – a similar structure to English exists, the word is formated as a present tense word, but the future form of the word “to be” is placed before the verb (as a separate word) respectively.

Perfect

I felt -- vёs ezmakom

You felt – dёn ezmakous

He/she/it felt – en/an/on ezmakot

We felt – vёsi ezmakoem

You(plural) felt – dune ezmakosus

They felt – ex ezmakouç

Plu-Perfect

I had felt – vёs ezmakolёm

You had felt – dёn ezmakolus

He/she/it had felt – en/an/on ezmakolut

We felt – vёsi ezmakolem

You(plural) felt – dune ezmakolsus

They felt – ex ezmakoluç

There are no irregular verbs in the language of Musmeh.

Helpful Verbs:

To be – vur

Will be - ţuqur

To like – selmaţur

To greet – saxanashur

To have – dunvur

To talk – oqçolur

To eat – pevegeshur

To know – yelqapur

To do -- ёtur

More Pronouns || Gonshac Saqsozardami

Possessive Pronouns: The construction of possessive pronouns is a simple task.

Let’s say you have the pronoun dun (you). To make it possessive you have to add the ça ending thus making it dunça (yours). You perform the same task to the other pronouns respectively.

Style, Numbers, and More || Fenţar, Hamashliki, ё Gonţar

A typical sentence follows the same word order as English, subject – verb – adjective. However, word order in speech is free to an extent.

The boy was late.

Daxa vot sonvan.

Here is a scenario, you have a question stating, do you eat? Since the “do” is a question word here (its behind the subject) you would use the infinitive form. However if the question states was, you do eat, the form of do would conform to “you.”

In negating a question, I do not speak Musmeh, you would had a “na” after the “do” to negate it.

It is important to realize that in the few cases like “vёs” where vowels are lacking, “ё” is required to be inserted so pronounciation is constant. Once you see enough examples, you will be more aquainted in the certain situations where “ё” is used.

Punctuation: The punctuation in Musmeh is period(.), comma(,), exclamation point (!), question mark (?). However, in the plural genetive there is a (‘) sign to the last letter of that noun.

Numbers: 1 – ёn

2 – dva

3 – ţi

4 –četre

5 – hinsa

6 – sinç

7 – sent

8 – ut

9 – xin

10 – dёv

Question Words

How? – nahat?

When? – hax?

Where? – uţar?

Who? – ev?

What? – ёla?

Why? – veţe?

Since Musmeh is not frequently spoken I will pardon the time to discuss the specifics of spoken Musmeh. Speaking Musmeh is the same in relationship to reading Musmeh, but sometimes like in all languages word order can be switched around more easily in speech.

Phrases || Artyesi

• You questions are written in the formal tense because that’s how you would greet somebody you did not know

Good day – Bevdaba

Hello – Gaba

Goodbye -- Nastadon

Yes – Ţa

No – Ne

Nothing – vočboči

Good – liyev

Bad -- ģapan

How are you – Nahat vuç dun?

Do you speak Musmeh? – Ёtur dun geģosuç Musmehen?

I speak Musmeh – Vёs geģosm Musmehen

What is your name? – Ëčme vut dunça anyeģa??

I do not know Musmeh – Vёs etshalёm na yelcapёm Musmehen

Where do you live? – Uţar etshalur dun ačmakuç?

I like to eat bread – Vёs selmaţёm aģvalur haģaç

I think therefore, I am – Vёs meţashёm naģa vёs vёm

I had ate the bread – Vёs aģvalolёm haģaçen

I will play with the ball – Vёs vučёm ģacёm behet cёndavar

Texts || Iţgezi

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

Vaģ maserçi vuç ţёnţal vihshmi ё havas id čёģanvar ё pashёvani. Eģ vuç evpeģver behet vaz ё ţunshiran ё bevkuç ģaģvazuç ёţ en opģeç id aģbaraçunu vičvanţuģ.

Vocabulary || Baģabash

A vocabulary list will be kept here, but remember there are other words defined throughout this document. All verbs are in dictionary form (infinitive form).

After—basha

Argument – danban

Arise -- tačanur

Bad -- eģva

Big -- mevre

Bread – haģaç

Cut -- cёsevur

Day – daba

Eat -- aģvalur

Flag – Doshca

Friend – nёgvar

Great – Bevesh

Good – Bev

Hairy – mazma

In case – dipni

Infection -- henaţgra

Insisit – uzuvukur

Live – ačmakur

Long – shira

Medical -- bediger

Name – anyeģa

Play -- ģacur

Republic – Ģepubleca

Some -- minč

Speak – Geģosur

Take -- dacur

Time – ţam

Treatment -- luzva

Water -- Subac

Vital – caraģesh

Up -- ven