Kandia
(A Future Intro Blurb WILL Be Made!)
Phonology
Generally Speaking, Letters Are Not Silent In Kandia And Each Letter Only Makes One Sound
Incomplete Phonology…
A: Similar to a in father, NEVER a in sat
B: As in boy
C: Always hard as k in cat, never soft as in cellar, cello, or social.
D: as in dog
E: As e in pet, NEVER e in enough
F: as in staff, fatigue or philanthropy
G: Always hard as g in good, never soft as g in gem.
H: as in hello
I: Similar to i in machine, NEVER i in sit
J: as in June or Jon
⟨K⟩ is a letter coming from Original Kandia/English but is seldom used in the present era and is generally replaced by C unless in using Ancestral Naming Conventions For Ceremonial Reasons
L: as in lady or loss
M: As m in man
N: As n In Man
O: Similar to o in open or holy, NEVER o in some
P: As p in spy, never aspirated
Q: Similar to qu in quick, never as qu in antique.
R: As r in Italian and several Romance languages.
S: As s in say, never as s in rise or measure.
T: As t in stay, never as t in nation.
TH: th as in thing, never as in that or thyme.
U: Similar to u in true, NEVER u in hut
V: as v in vine.
W: as in wind.
X: as x in English axe, never as x in example.
Y:: as y in yellow, never as y in day. (Y as in any is borrowed from Western Kandia Longia like Entwi or Bumblum)
Z: As in zoom, never as in pizza
A: Similar to a in father, NEVER a in sat
B: As in boy
C: Always hard as k in cat, never soft as in cellar, cello, or social.
D: as in dog
E: As e in pet, NEVER e in enough
F: as in staff, fatigue or philanthropy
G: Always hard as g in good, never soft as g in gem.
H: as in hello
I: Similar to i in machine, NEVER i in sit
J: as in June or Jon
⟨K⟩ is a letter coming from Original Kandia/English but is seldom used in the present era and is generally replaced by C unless in using Ancestral Naming Conventions For Ceremonial Reasons
L: as in lady or loss
M: As m in man
N: As n In Man
O: Similar to o in open or holy, NEVER o in some
P: As p in spy, never aspirated
Q: Similar to qu in quick, never as qu in antique.
R: As r in Italian and several Romance languages.
S: As s in say, never as s in rise or measure.
T: As t in stay, never as t in nation.
TH: th as in thing, never as in that or thyme.
U: Similar to u in true, NEVER u in hut
V: as v in vine.
W: as in wind.
X: as x in English axe, never as x in example.
Y:: as y in yellow, never as y in day. (Y as in any is borrowed from Western Kandia Longia like Entwi or Bumblum)
Z: As in zoom, never as in pizza
Vocabulary
Suffixes And Prefexes:
-ain = Suffix for metals (Artusain - Origin Metal, Farain - Iron, Coprain - copper) -ar = Suffix Meaning “Person Of” or even “Leader Of” In A Societal Sense. (The Kandar Is The Emperor Of Kanda, A Gumar is someone presides over a Gume (60 Acres of Land) and Pagnaria are people who are fighting) -ci = Feminine Suffix Meaning “From” (Elbatinci Is A Woman “From Elbatin.” Venaraci is A Woman "From Venara") -ia = Catch All Societal Suffix Covering Plurality, Possession, Adjectivity Or A Few Social Permutations Depending on Context. (Daroba Are Barbarians While Behavior That is Darobia Is Barbaric. A Leconis Is A Single Soldier Whereas Leconia Are Soldiers. Mata Is “Harvest” but Matia is “Harvests,” Mato Is “Harvest” as a verb and Matio is “Harvesting,” Finally, "Domitia" means "Domita's" or "Belonging To Domita") -imos = Suffix For Coin If Needed (Nabulimos = A Fogger; Coprainimos = A Copper Coin) -io = Adds "Ing" To The End Of A Verb -ius = Masculine Suffix Meaning “From” (Capedonius Is A Man “From Capedon.” Venarius Is A Man “From Venara”) -o = Makes a verb if not already -oa = Makes a word into an Adverb -(o)du = Suffix changing tense of things to past No- : North Prefix (Archaic Term)So- : South Prefix (Archaic Term)
Wa- : West Prefix (Archaic Term)
I- : East Prefix (Archaic Term)
The Very Basics: (Very Short And/Or Ubiquitous Words That Might Be Difficult To Look Up!)
Aga = I / Me / MyselfAgabau = I've
Ai = They / Them
Aia = Their
Anem = For
As = Is
Asim = I'm
At = To Bat = But Calis = What
Cam = With / Together
Cando = Because
Cat = That
Cim = How
Coca = Too / Also
Cod = It
Codas = It's
Cum = Just / Exactly / Precisely / Only / Exclusively Da = About
Danic = Until
Do = Of Ebi = There / Then / Therein
Ecuo = Would
Edo = Go / Walk / Ride / Sail / Pass / March
Eno = Like
Enta = Ahead / Before
Enus = Each
Esis = Be
Et = And
Etsu = Although
Ex = From / Out Of Fec = Do / Cause / Act
Fecon = Don't
Fera = Almost / Nearly / About Hebau = Have / Accept / Hold / Keep / Take / Possess
Huc = This
Hucia = These Ila = He / Him
Ilia = His
Ina = She / Her
Inia = Hers
Itam = Again
Ite = So / Thus / Consequently
Itur = Between / Amongst / Amidst
Iven = Even Jim = Already Loc = Put Locon = Place Mai = My / Mine Nam = If / Whether
No = No
Non = Not
Nos = Us / We
Nosia = Our
Nun = Now On = In, On, At, Upon, Into,
One = Together / Simultaneously
Opin = Ago
Ot = Out Par = Through / By
Piter = Along / With
Pos = Can
Posat = Could
Potas = Cannot
Pris = Before / Previously Quan = Than
Que = Who
Qui = Any
Quo = Which Sen = Are
Sid = Yet / Still
Sim = Am
Solun = Only / Exclusively
Sui = Self / Oneself
Sultam = At Least / Even / Anyhow
Sur = Up
Sus = Own / Proper / Personal / Individual Ta = The
Tu = You / Your
Tuia = Yours
Tusui = Yourself Uba = When
Ulta = Above / Over / Atop / Upon
Uma = Ever
Umna = All / Everyone / Everything / Everybody
Una = A / An
Unalter = Another
Undu = During / Through / In
Usat = Was
Ut = As
Uter = Either Vel = Will
Vil = Or
Numbers:
Uns = OneDua = Two
Tras = Three
Quata = Four
Cinca = Five
Sax = Six
Sep = Seven
Octa = Eight
Novan = Nine
Decan = Ten
Nilla = Zero
Animals:
Ganes = DogFalisa = Cat
Pulosa = Chicken / Fowl
Galosa = Rooster / Cock
Inata = Duck
Gapra = Goat
Uvesa = Sheep
Bovesa = Cow / Cattle
Bovesana = Bull / Ox
Ecis = Horse
Cilus = Donkey
Malus = Mule
Lepa = Rabbit / Hare
Time:
Arula = Morning / DawnArulia = Early
Di = Day
Hodi = Today
Medidi = Midday / Noon
Jenta = Afternoon
Vespa = Evening / Dusk
Vespia = Late
Temeda = Night
Medimeda = Midnight
Food:
Pandum = BreakfastGusta = Snack
Marena = Lunch
Thi Aita = Tea Time
Gana = Dinner
Baleri = Dessert
Suba = Supper / Late Night Meal
Dictionary
Common Phrases
General:
Aga Sim Redi = I Am Back Aga Sim Ac = I Am Here On Anem Una Gib, On Anem Una Nabulimos = In For A Gib, In For A Fogger Food:
Decan Dumia Et Uns Culex Do Sarbeto = Ten Dolmas And One Bowl Of Stew Cinca Inatisia On Orisa Cam Rabria Canimanum = Five Ducks (Meat) On Rice With Red Sauce Huc Cesia Canimanum As Suvid On Viradia Halosia = This Cheese Sauce Is Delicious On Green Vegetables Locations And Exploration:
Aga valo at amigo huc locon = I want to leave this place Insults:
Aga Dere Cace = I Give Shit (For when someone asks your opinion of something) Fatomalu = “FuckMule;” (Generally meaning “Fucking Idiot”) Lenapapu = “SoftBoy:” (Shouldn't Need Explanation) Affectionate Terms:
Mei Marnus Imur = My Great Love (Often Used For Spouses) Aga Imur Tu = I Love You
Aga Sim Redi = I Am Back Aga Sim Ac = I Am Here On Anem Una Gib, On Anem Una Nabulimos = In For A Gib, In For A Fogger Food:
Decan Dumia Et Uns Culex Do Sarbeto = Ten Dolmas And One Bowl Of Stew Cinca Inatisia On Orisa Cam Rabria Canimanum = Five Ducks (Meat) On Rice With Red Sauce Huc Cesia Canimanum As Suvid On Viradia Halosia = This Cheese Sauce Is Delicious On Green Vegetables Locations And Exploration:
Aga valo at amigo huc locon = I want to leave this place Insults:
Aga Dere Cace = I Give Shit (For when someone asks your opinion of something) Fatomalu = “FuckMule;” (Generally meaning “Fucking Idiot”) Lenapapu = “SoftBoy:” (Shouldn't Need Explanation) Affectionate Terms:
Mei Marnus Imur = My Great Love (Often Used For Spouses) Aga Imur Tu = I Love You
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