Zähtyyian

Zähtyyian is spoken on Elivera and is the primary language of Isanto. It is in the same language family as Paigke Language. Isanto also speaks Id̄ïtil̆eq̄aɕïian Language, which is an oceanic language that comes from the Halik Nation. This is because a large contingent of migrants came from Halik during the Era of Storms (450 E to 544 E) when the tidal force of the moons and nearby stellar objects were nearly twice as much as normal, causing extreme weather and earthquakes. Central Egoni was relatively untouched, protected by its ring of mountains, and so migrants from the Oceanic nations (Halik Nation, Arloh, and Isutobek Nation) migrated as refugees.
Zähtyyian is the official language of Isanto and is considered native to the region. Most other languages spoken on Egoni all come from the same Uralic family, though most are different enough to warrant being called separate languages. There is no linguistic similarity between Zähtyyian and the complex Id̄ïtil̆eq̄aɕïian Language language.

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Grammar

Main word order: Subject Object Verb (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary the door opened with a key.

Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned before the noun
. Adposition: postpositions

Noun affixes

Nominative	No affix säik /sæi̯k/ cat (doing the verb)
Accusative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯ Else: Suffix -u säikäy /sæi̯ˈkæy̯/ (verb done to) cat
Genitive	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯n Else: Suffix -ɑn säikäin /sæi̯ˈkæi̯n/ catʼs
Illative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æːt Else: Suffix -oi̯t säikäät /sæi̯ˈkæːt/ into (the/a) cat
Inessive	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ie̯ Else: Suffix -e säikie /sæi̯ˈkie̯/ in (the/a) cat
Elative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯s Else: Suffix -os säiköis /sæi̯ˈkøi̯s/ out of (the/a) cat
Comitative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yi̯ʋ Else: Suffix -uːʋ säikyiv /sæi̯ˈkyi̯ʋ/ with (the/a) cat
Essive	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ø Else: Suffix -ɑi̯ säikö /sæi̯ˈkø/ denotes state of being (or definitive period of time) cat exists doing the verb
Locative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -en Else: Suffix -oːn säiken /sæi̯ˈken/ near/at/by (the/a) cat

Noun number

Singular	No affix säik /sæi̯k/ cat
Plural	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æːks Else: Suffix -oks säikääks /sæi̯ˈkæːks/ cats
Dual	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yi̯l Else: Suffix -ui̯l säikyil /sæi̯ˈkyi̯l/ two cats

Pronouns

	Singular	Plural	Dual
1st person	na /nɑ/ I, me, mine	yl /yl/ we, us, ours	päyk /pæy̯k/
2nd person	ui /ui̯/ you, yours	vät /ʋæt/ you all, yours (pl)	uin /ui̯n/
3rd person	päät /pæːt/ he, she, him, her, his, hers, it, its	yi /yi̯/ they, them, theirs	sau /sɑu̯/

Particles for Verb Phrases

The following are the particles that must match the tense and aspect of the verb. They are placed before the verb phrase.

	Perfective	Habitual	Continuous	Perfect
Remote past	du /du/	my /my/	uo /uo̯/	hyöv /hyø̯ʋ/
Past	dö /dø/	pe /pe/	dyö /dyø̯/	nyi /nyi̯/
Present	jai /jɑi̯/	hau /hɑu̯/	y /y/	tii /tiː/
Future	säys /sæy̯s/	di /di/	zöp /zøp/	pyyv /pyːʋ/
Remote future	jii /jiː/	roi /roi̯/	nyö /nyø̯/	e /e/

Particles

Non-verb phrases use these particles to denote the subject and/or object of the sentence. It is placed after the subject OR before the prepositional phrase or object phrase.

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	zäy /zæy̯/	syi /syi̯/	o /o/
Accusative	de /de/	aa /ɑː/	ka /kɑ/
Genitive	rou /rou̯/	haak /hɑːk/	ai /ɑi̯/
Illative	si /si/	röip /røi̯p/	ep /ep/
Inessive	joun /jou̯n/	mo /mo/	kooks /koːks/
Elative	nyy /nyː/	zuun /zuːn/	myy /myː/
Comitative	loo /loː/	ää /æː/	lau /lɑu̯/
Essive	se /se/	niz /niz/	dait /dɑi̯t/
Locative	zee /zeː/	kaa /kɑː/	pu /pu/

Phonology

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
ʋ	v
tː	tt
lː	ll
sː	ss
kː	kk
fː	ff
ŋ	n
æː	ää
æ	ä
yː	yy
ɑː	aa
ɑ	a
ø	ö
oː	oo
uː	uu
iː	ii
eː	ee
zː	zz
mː	m̃
nː	ñ
pː	p̃
ʔ	q
̯

Morphology

Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯k
Else: Suffix -uːk

Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ie̯p
Else: Suffix -uːp

Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯k
Else: Suffix -uo̯k

Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -i
Else: Suffix -eu̯

Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yz
Else: Suffix -eu̯z

Noun to verb = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yːz
Else: Suffix -eu̯z

Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -e
Else: Suffix -oː

Tending to = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯
Else: Suffix -u

Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ø
Else: Suffix -ei̯

Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯s
Else: Suffix -os

One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æn
Else: Suffix -en

Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æːks
Else: Suffix -ei̯ks

Diminutive = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yi̯
Else: Suffix -ei̯

Augmentative = If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯
Else: Suffix -ei̯

Vocabulary

Numbers

Zähtyyian has a base-10 number system:
1 - seni
2 - täyptie
3 - voop
4 - muortev
5 - zoltuu
6 - nuov
7 - yilee
8 - saap
9 - simy
10 - peez
Hundred - nöis
Thousand - määks

Phonetics

Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory: b d f fː h j k kː l lː m mː n nː p pː r rː s sː t tː z zː ŋ ʋ ʔ

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	m mː		n nː		ŋ
Stop	p pː b		t tː d		k kː	ʔ
Fricative		f fː	s sː z zː			h
Approximant		ʋ		j
Trill			r rː
Lateral approximant			l lː

Vowel inventory: e ei̯ eu̯ eː i ie̯ iː o oi̯ ou̯ oː u ui̯ uo̯ uː y yi̯ yø̯ yː æ æi̯ æy̯ æː ø øi̯ øy̯ ɑ ɑi̯ ɑu̯ ɑː
Diphthongs: ei̯ eu̯ ie̯ oi̯ ou̯ ui̯ uo̯ yi̯ yø̯ æi̯ æy̯ øi̯ øy̯ ɑi̯ ɑu̯

	Front	Back
High	i iː y yː	u uː
High-mid	e eː ø	o oː
Near-low	æ æː
Low		ɑ ɑː

Stress pattern: Second — stress is on the second syllable
Sound changes (in order of application):

• b → [voice] / _[@voice]
• b → p*3 | t*2 | b
• {CV}₁{ʔ,h}₂ → {ʔ,h}₂{CV}₁ (as in if a glottal consonant is in the second or third syllable, it is swapped with the first or second syllable of the word.)

Tenses

Verb affixes

	Perfective	Habitual	Continuous	Perfect
Remote past	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -eːʋ Else: Suffix -ɑːʋ miikaav /miːˈkɑːʋ/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ø Else: Suffix -u miiku /miːˈku/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æks Else: Suffix -uo̯ks miikuoks /miːˈkuo̯ks/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯ Else: Suffix -ou̯ miikou /miːˈkou̯/
Past	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯ Else: Suffix -uː miikuu /miːˈkuː/ learned	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øs Else: Suffix -is miikis /miːˈkis/ used to learn	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æ Else: Suffix -uo̯ miikuo /miːˈkuo̯/ was/were learning	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯ Else: Suffix -uo̯ miikuo /miːˈkuo̯/ had learned
Present	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯ Else: Suffix -ɑi̯ miikai /miːˈkɑi̯/ learn	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yt Else: Suffix -it miikit /miːˈkit/ learn (often)	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yːp Else: Suffix -ei̯p miikeip /miːˈkei̯p/ is/are/am learning	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯k Else: Suffix -ɑk miikak /miːˈkɑk/ have learned
Future	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iː Else: Suffix -oː miikoo /miːˈkoː/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯ Else: Suffix -i miiki /miːˈki/ will learn (often)	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iːʋ Else: Suffix -ei̯ʋ miikeiv /miːˈkei̯ʋ/ will be learning	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯ Else: Suffix -uo̯ miikuo /miːˈkuo̯/ will have learned
Remote future	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iː Else: Suffix -oi̯ miikoi /miːˈkoi̯/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -e Else: Suffix -e miike /miːˈke/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -e Else: Suffix -oː miikoo /miːˈkoː/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ie̯ks Else: Suffix -oːks miikooks /miːˈkoːks/

Sentence Structure

SUBJECT - - VERB (prepositional phrase)

Example:

Botanist tests alchemical compounds.
Hyynän zäy kuuposo jökäät y ketäynyyp

Pronunciation: /hyːˈnæn zæy̯ kuːˈposo jøˈkæːt y keˈtæy̯nyːp/

Gloss: Hyynän | zäy | kuuposo | jökäät | y | ketäynyyp

Botany-DOER | Singular.NOMINATIVE:PARTICLE | alchemy-PRODUCT.OF-PLURAL.ILLATIVE:ADJECTIVE | compound-ILLATIVE:NOUN |CONTINUOUS.PRESENT:PARTICLE | test-CONT.PRESENT:VERB


Other possible translations: test v. döyn, länpääp

Second Example:

he stood his hat holding and his wet face turned the wind to

päät zäy änpiiäi toufooan döilä zyy rou raajuvaiz eetäin nyi siiñiuo zee jyzen äätnyys

Pronunciation: /pæːt zæy̯ ænˈpiːæi̯ tou̯ˈfoːɑn døi̯ˈlæ zyː rou̯ rɑːˈjuʋɑi̯z eːˈtæi̯n nyi̯ siːˈnːiuo̯ zeː jyˈzen æːtˈnyːs/

Gloss: päät | zäy | änpiiäi | toufooan | döilä | zyy | rou | raajuvaiz | eetäin | nyi | siiñiuo | zee | jyzen | äätnyys

SG.3:PRON SG.NOM:PART | stand-PRF.PST:V | hat-GEN:N | hold-CONT.PST:V | and | SG.GEN:PART | wet-SG.GEN:ADJ | face-GEN:N | PRF.PST:PART | turn-PRF.PST:V | SG.LOC:PART | wind-LOC:N to

Other possible translations: face n. nyl, tauks wind v. jaz, maurt

Adjective Order

Adjective Affixes

	Singular	Plural	Dual
Nominative	No affix lätkäip /lætˈkæi̯p/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -e Else: Suffix -ɑː lätkäipe /lætˈkæi̯pe/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯ʋ Else: Suffix -eu̯ʋ lätkäipöiv /lætˈkæi̯pøi̯ʋ/
Accusative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iː Else: Suffix -ei̯ lätkäipii /lætˈkæi̯piː/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -il Else: Suffix -uo̯l lätkäipil /lætˈkæi̯pil/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯ Else: Suffix -oː lätkäipäi /lætˈkæi̯pæi̯/
Genitive	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æi̯z Else: Suffix -ɑi̯z lätkäipäiz /lætˈkæi̯pæi̯z/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ert Else: Suffix -ɑrt lätkäipert /lætˈkæi̯pert/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yː Else: Suffix -ɑi̯ lätkäipyy /lætˈkæi̯pyː/
Illative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æ Else: Suffix -i lätkäipä /lætˈkæi̯pæ/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -e Else: Suffix -o lätkäipe /lætˈkæi̯pe/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yːs Else: Suffix -oi̯s lätkäipyys /lætˈkæi̯pyːs/
Inessive	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iː Else: Suffix -u lätkäipii /lætˈkæi̯piː/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯rt Else: Suffix -ɑu̯rt lätkäipyört /lætˈkæi̯pyø̯rt/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -y Else: Suffix -i lätkäipy /lætˈkæi̯py/
Elative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -i Else: Suffix -uː lätkäipi /lætˈkæi̯pi/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯ Else: Suffix -ui̯ lätkäipyö /lætˈkæi̯pyø̯/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yi̯ Else: Suffix -oː lätkäipyi /lætˈkæi̯pyi̯/
Comitative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -ie̯ Else: Suffix -o lätkäipie /lætˈkæi̯pie̯/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iːk Else: Suffix -ok lätkäipiik /lætˈkæi̯piːk/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øi̯ks Else: Suffix -ei̯ks lätkäipöiks /lætˈkæi̯pøi̯ks/
Essive	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -æy̯z Else: Suffix -iz lätkäipäyz /lætˈkæi̯pæy̯z/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -iːrt Else: Suffix -oi̯rt lätkäipiirt /lætˈkæi̯piːrt/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -y Else: Suffix -o lätkäipy /lætˈkæi̯py/
Locative	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -y Else: Suffix -iː lätkäipy /lætˈkæi̯py/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -øy̯p Else: Suffix -ɑi̯p lätkäipöyp /lætˈkæi̯pøy̯p/	If contains {æ,æː,y,eː,ie̯,æy̯,yø̯,yː,æi̯,ø,yi̯,øi̯,øy̯}: Suffix -yø̯l Else: Suffix -uːl lätkäipyöl /lætˈkæi̯pyø̯l/

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