Fyfyh

Fyfyh
Pronounced:	/vɪvˈɪð/
Species:	humans
Credits
Creator:	Tsyesika
Created:	from 21st December 2012 onward

Phonology

This is Fyfyh's phonology, largely inspired by welsh. This will be extended in the future. So far though what I've got.

Vowels

Letter	Sound
a	/æ/
u	/ʌ/
o	/ɒ/
e	/ɛ/
y	/ɪ/
w	/aɪ̯l/

Consonants

Letter	Sound
g	/g/
j	/ŋ/
d	/d/
r	/r/
k	/k/
t	/t/
l	/l/
n	/n/
m	/m/
b	/b/
f	/v/
h	/ð/

Vocab

Word	IPA	Type	Definition
Wytal	/aɪ̯lɪˈtæl/	vin	to request to start a conversation/be with them
Haly	/ˈðælɪ/	vin	to demandand to start a conversation/be with them
Fyfyh	/vɪvˈɪð/	prop. n	Name of the language
Ky	/ˈkɪ/	part/inter	Marker for positive / negative questions
Kyh	/ˈkɪð/	vtr	To speak
Bh	/ˈbð/	pn	I
Mel	/'mɛl/	pn	You
F	/'v/	part/inter	Not (used to negate)
Fanka	/'vænkæ/	vtr	To consume
Tyl	/'tɪl/	n	Food
Fankatyl	/'vænkætɪl/	vtr	To eat
Wyt	/'aɪ̯lɪt/	vin	To move
Nykaf	/nɪ'kæv/	n	Meat
jaty	/'ŋætɪ/	vtr	To study
Waty	/'aɪ̯lævɪ/	vtr	To give
Watyry	/'aɪ̯lævɪrɪ/	vtr	To exchange/To swap
Kyhry	/ˈkɪðrɪ/	vtr	To converse with
ry	/rɪ/	adp	Verb suffix indicating reciprocity
Dryh	/'drɪð/	n	Apple
Tyha	/tɪðæ/	adp	A prefix for nouns, to denote something of value (monetary, personal or other)
Folyn	/'volɪn/	n	Number.
by	/bɪ/	adp	Prefix. To denote a part of a bigger thing.
O	/'o/	part	Of / From
Olyk	/'olɪk/	n	Light
Hw	/'ðaɪ̯l/	n	Time
Byhw	/bɪ'ðaɪ̯l/	n	Time period
Jatyla	/ŋætɪlæ/	n	Tree
Wyrah	/'wɪræð/	vtr	To loose
Unyf	/'ʌnɪv/	n	State of mind
Kor	/kor/	adp	With (used <noun> with <person>)
Kynta	/'kɪntæ/	sv	To have

Number

Fyfyh uses base 6. The number system, all numbers begin with an f. To produce the negative form of the number you change the inital f to a t. Nought/Zero has two names, Fyf or Tyf, both are equally acceptable in every situation.

Number	Positive Word ([number])	Negative Word (-[number])
0	Fyf	Tyf
1	Fyd	Tyd
2	For	Tor
3	Fan	Tan
4	Fah	Tah
5	Fyk	Tyk

To produce numbers greater than 5, You simply chain the numbers and drop the inital f. A numeric Table is below shows the numbers up to 100 in Fyfyh however you can use the numbers higher than that.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
0	Fyf	Fydyf	Foryf	Fanyk	Fahyk	Fykyf
1	Fyd	Fydyd	Foryd	Fanyd	Fahyd	Fykyd
2	For	Fydor	Foror	Fanor	Fahor	Fykor
3	Fan	Fydan	Foran	Fanan	Fahan	Fykan
4	Fah	Fydah	Forah	Fanah	Fahah	Fykah
5	Fyk	Fydyk	Foryk	Fanyk	Fahyk	Fykyk

Larger numbers names will likely have names such as 100 (in Fyfyh numbers - base 6), 1000, etc..

Large Numbers

Large numbers have a number of ways to represent them, there is the long way of chaining numbers (by dropping the f (or t)) like shown above and there is another (preferred way).

Formal

This way is for formal writing or speech and is a little more verbose and long winded. We will be using the verb Kynta. This is to denote with something, lets use 1,000 as an example:

Tyf o Fyd kynta fan.

What have we said here is : one is with three of zero.

The start shouldn't look too confusing one is with 3 okay so is it 13, well it's not. The strange bit is the three of zero, this is how we denote attributes in Fyfyh. What you're actually saying is 1 is with three zeros, seems sensible, you then just take that sentence and change Fan to the number of your choosing.

Informal

This is similar to the formal so if you haven't read that you ought to. Basically it's a shortened form of that. The first change is we drop the Tyf o, we assume you're talking about zero. You then are left with:

Fyd kynta fan

one is with three (this is fine to say in semi-formal situations), however just for chatting this still is a long winded way so it then moves to:

Fykynan = One thousand.

Fy- (from Fyd) -kyn- (from Kynta) and -an (from fan)

You then can do

1,000 - Fykynan 10,000 - Fykynah 100,000 - Fykynyk 1,000,000 - Fykynydyf etc...

Grammar

Tense & Sentence structure

The sentence structure in Fyfyh takes on a different word order depending on the tense. The structures are as follows:

Past <dative> <verb> <subject> <object>

Present <dative> <subject> <verb> <object>

Future <dative> <subject> <object> <Verb>

You'll notice the dative will always be the first thing you hear, this is constant throughout all the tenses. You should assume it's the present tense, if you need to express any other tense you have to add the subject and object they can't be omitted until the intended tense is clear.

Negating verbs

To negate a verb you simply follow the verb with 'f' (it must go after the verb). This is used also to say yes and no. If you want to say yes say take the greeting example:

Person A: Wytal ky? (Want to hang out?)

Person B Wytal. (Yes)

And another example of the negative:

Person A Wytal ky? (Want to hang out?)

Person B Wytal f. (No)

Usage of Fyfyh

Greeting

In Fyfyh the normal situation is you would say "Wytal ky?" the question you're asking is basically "Do you want to hang out?" or "Want to chat?". The response to this is ether wytal (yes) or wytal f (no), if they don't want to you're expected to leave/stop talking to them (for a while).

The word Haly is used when you're greeting someone but you're not giving them an option about it. You're going to engage in a conversation. This would be considered rude if you did this when it's not needed. Examples of use cases might be a police officer who needs to speak to you or even arrest you might start the conversation like this. Another use maybe a friend is upset and you're worried for their safety so you may start like this as you're not giving them an option to decline to engage in the conversation/be with you.

Only use haly when needed!