Yutenni
The language of the ancient Yu'Ten-Ni people. Rather than refer to it as "the Yu-Ten'Ni language" or "the language of the Yu-'Ten'Ni", scholars have come to refer to it in writing as the adopted compound word "Yutenni".
Phonology
Some consistencies in the language have been detected through analysis of old Yutenni texts, for example:
| Word Part | Theorized Meaning |
|---|---|
| K-- | Tends to indicate something that came before, previous, small; a concept of something younger or smaller. |
| M-- | Tends to indicate something large or tall or old; a concept of a progression toward aging or largeness. |
| V-- | Tends to indicate a conceptual aspect, like spirit, life, and order. |
Morphology
Yutenni (etymologically Yu-Ten'Ni but often written as a single word) was a semi-moraic language, most words were made up of one to three letters. Using consonants (C) and vowels (V), these words often followed the constructions:
- CVC
- VCV
- CV
- VC
Adjective Order
Adjectives tended to come before the words they were describing, though some uncovered text has shown there are some cases where descriptive words followed items they were describing.
Structural Markers
| Mark | Theorized Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ' | of/from | Al'Biq (Land of Plenty) |
| - | descriptor of | Kel'Mar-Vet (Palace of Grand Order) |
Dictionary
Common Phrases
The most common usage of Yutenni in modern language is the suffix on the months of the Common Calendar. While not originating from the Yu'Ten-Ni people, the months borrow the Yutenni "dyn", used to indicate a month as the "time" of a certain deity. For example "Shivodyn", meaning the Time of Shivos the goddess of ice, is the first and one of the coldest months of the year.
