Kethie Language

Kethie

Kethie is the language of the Kethie, and creatures related to the Kethie. It is a very analytical language where short words carry a lot of meaning, and can be spoken solely with hand movements to allow for quick communication in dangerous situations. It has swapped, exchanged, and assimilated words from Silvin. It has a syllabic writing system.

Consonant Phonology

	Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Velar
Nasal	M		N
Stop			T	K
Fricative		Th	S
Approximant	W			L
Tap			R

Vowel Phonology

	Front
Close	Ie
Close-Mid	I
Open-Mid	E

Grammatical Rules

Subject-Object-Verb, Noun-Adjective, Postposition, Possessed-Possessor Writing System: Syllabic “R” is a tap

Sign Language

Kethie can be spoken with sign language, every sign representing a syllable, the following shows the relations (1=thumb, 2=index, 3=middle, 4=ring, 5=pinkie)
None = Mie
1 = Mi
2 = Me
3 = Nie
4 = Ni
5 = Ne
1,2 = Wie
1,3 = Wi
1,4 = We
1,5 = Thie
2,3 = Thi
2,4 = The
2,5 = Tie
3,4 = Ti
3,5 = Te
4,5 = Rie
1,2,3 = Ri
1,2,4 = Re
1,2,5 = Lie
1,3,4 = Li
1,3,5 = Le
1,4,5 = Sie
2,3,4 = Si
2,3,5 = Se
2,4,5 = Kie
3,4,5 = Ki
1,2,3,4,5 = Ke

Suffixes

Singular - Unmarked
Dual - suffix Ke
Tri - suffix Le
Quad - suffix Re
Sept - suffix Te
Sex - suffix We
Plural - suffix Se
A large amount (as in a herd of animals) - suffix The
All of something - suffix Ne

Roots

Thie = Me
Sie = You
Ke = and
Lie = Plant
Liere = Tree
Lierethi = Forest
Lieli = Fruit
Liesi = Herb (healing connotation)
Liewele = Vine
Liesevi = Flower
Lietethi = Grass
Lierethi = Weed
Lielie = Seed
Liererie = Leaf
Wele = Rope, Long
Sevi = Beauty

Numbers (base six)

Mieme = 1
Mieke = 2
Miele = 3
Miere = 4
Miete = 5
Miewe = 6
Mieweme = 7
Mieweke = 8
Miewele = 9
Miewere = 10
Miewete = 11
Miewewe = 12


Tethe = Large amounts

Phonotactic Rules

CV Every syllable must have at 1 consonants at the start as the onset, then 1 vowel in the center, and then 0 consonants at the end Onsets - All consonants can be onsets