Huntspeak

PHONETICS

VOWELS ɑ: paw æ: mat i: pit ɪ: meat u: tool ʌ: lull e: pet

CONSONANTS b d kh (χ, throaty sound) k l m q (k, ke) r (trill) y (j, yew) s sh t w v

MORPHOLOGY

Triliteral Semitic Roots:

Nearly all of the Huntspeak verbs are made with a sequence of three consonantal roots. The placement of other consonants and vowels determines the conjugation of the word.

Example: to write - /v-d-b/

• ɪ vɪdab - I write/I am writing
• ɪ vɪdeb - I wrote
• ɪ vɪdʌb - I will write/I am going to write

Typically, the first vowel mimics the vowel sound of the subject, while the second vowel indicates if it is past, present or future tense, with /a/ being present, /e/ being past and /ʌ/ being future tenses.

In the case of only two root consonants, the second vowel dictating the tense will end the world.

Example: to eat - /l-b- -/

• ɪ lɪba - I eat/I am eating
• ɪ lɪbe - I ate
• ɪ lɪbʌ - I will eat/I am going to eat

SYNTAX

Sentence Structure:

Subject, Verb (adverb), Object(s)

Subject Pronouns

Example: to write - /v-d-b/

• ɪ vɪdab - I write
• Su vudab - You write
• Se vedab - He/She/It writes
• Tɪ vɪdeb - We write
• Tu vudeb - You (pl.) write
• Te vedeb - They write

VOCABULARY

Pronouns

• ɪ - I
• su - You (sing.)
• se - He/She/It
• tɪ - We
• tu -You (plural)
• te - They

Basic and Common Phrases

• Naaq/Qɪ - No/Yes
• Qar/Tej - Good/Bad
• Qar mɪdam - Good Morning
• Qar nætum - Good Night/Evening
• Qar yʌl - "Good Meeting", or roughly "well met"
• Shɪmakh - Hello!
• Rʌdakh - Farewell!
• Shakh - Informal Hello or Bye
• ɪ veqash su - "I have love for you" or, "I love you"
• ɪ naaq-veqash su - "I have no love for you" or, "I hate you"
• v-q-sh - to love
• t-kh-r - to live
• d-q-b - to fear/to be scared
• m-v-t - to trust
• l-b- - - to eat
• r-s-sh - to fight
• b-y- - - to study/read
• v-d-b - to write>