Mystira
Letter Sound
- A /a/ Soft “ah” vowel, open and airy
- E /e/ Soft “ay” vowel, close-mid front
- I /i/ Soft “ee” vowel, close front
- O /o/ Soft “oh” vowel, close-mid back
- U /u/ Soft “oo” vowel, close back
- H /h/ Breath sound, voiceless glottal fricative
- F /f/ Soft “f” sound, voiceless labiodental fricative
- S /s/ Whispery “s” sound, voiceless alveolar fricative
- Š /ʃ/ Soft “sh” sound, voiceless postalveolar fricative
- L /l/ Clear “l” sound, alveolar lateral approximant
- R /ɹ/ Soft “r” sound, alveolar approximant
- W /w/ Smooth “w” sound, voiced labio-velar approximant
- Y /j/ Light “y” sound, palatal approximant
- M /m/ Soft “m” sound, voiced bilabial nasal
- N /n/ Soft “n” sound, voiced alveolar nasal
- V /v/ Soft “v” sound, voiced labiodental fricative (airy, like “f” but voiced)
- Ħ /ħ/ Voiceless pharyngeal fricative, breathy, adds exotic airy texture
- Phonology rules
- Syllable Structure
- Preferred syllable pattern: (C)V(C)
- C = consonant (optional)
- V = vowel (mandatory)
- M and N are soft nasals that add gentle sounds for words.
- V is a voiced counterpart to F, still soft but voiced.
- Ħ (an “h” with a stroke) adds an exotic airy fricative sound, great for secret or mystical words.
- Sound Assimilation
- When two consonants meet across word boundaries, the first may become softer or change to match the second for smoothness.
- Voicing assimilation is minimal to keep airy quality.
- Vowel Harmony
- Vowels in a word tend to harmonize to be front or back vowels.
- A word will generally use vowels from one group, but a few exceptions allowed for meaning differences.
- Breathy Voice
- Some vowels can be pronounced with a breathy voice for emphasis or to mark question/negation.
- GRAMMAR
- Word Order
- Subject + Verb + Object (SVO)
- Nouns
- Plural: Add suffix -en to form plurals.
- Possession: Use particle “ha” between possessor and possessed.
- Pronouns
- First person: Singular: Wi Plural: Wien
- Second person: Singular: Lu Plural: Luen
- Third Person: Singular: Ra Plural: Raen
- Tense: Marked with particles before the verb
- Present: no particle (default)
- Past: “ta”
- Questions
- Add particle “ha” at the end of the sentence.
- Prepositions
- Use simple particles before nouns:
- ha — of, belonging to
- fi — in, inside
- su — on, upon
- English Conlang Word
- I- wi Pronoun, first person singular
- You-lu Pronoun, second person singular
- He/She/It - ra -Pronoun, third person singular
- We-wien Pronoun, first person plural
- You (pl.)- luen Pronoun, second person plural
- They- raen Pronoun, third person plural
- See- saya Verb, to see
- Light hila Noun, light, also metaphorical
- Secret fesha Noun, secret, mystery
- Speak/Talk sela Verb, to speak
- Water ulu Noun, water
- Fire fira Noun, fire
- Wind wesa Noun, wind, airy movement
- Earth/Ground lana Noun, earth, soil
- Tree lira Noun, tree
- Good/Beautiful sela Adjective, good/beautiful (same as "speak" root, can be nuanced)
- Secretive ša Adjective, secretive, hidden
- Yes ha Particle/word, yes/affirmation
- No no Particle/word, negation
- And fi Particle, and
- In fi Preposition, in/inside
- On su Preposition, on/upon
- Of/Belonging ha Preposition, of/belonging
- Emotions
- Love: Rina
- Happiness:Dova
- Sadness Noka
- Anger: Fala
- Fear:Zoka
- Suprise:Voka
- Peace:Moka
- Gratitude: Hoka
- Empathy: Soka
- Family members
- Mother: Nala
- Father: Sala
- Sister: Lala
- Child: Malana
- Friend: Thika
- Grandmother: Nalava
- Grandfather: Salava
- Great grandmother: Nalasha
- Great Grandfather: Salasha
- Phrases
- I love you- Wi Sela Lu
- I hate you- Wi Fala Lu
- thank you: hoka Lu
- Yes:Ha
- No: No
- Goodbye: Mokata
- QUESTIONS
- do you speak this language fluently: Wi sela lu ha
- Do you love this language?: Rina lu wi ha
- Can I see secrets about this language? Saya wi fesha ha
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