Horil

Horil is a classical language that has been in use since ancient times. First attested in an archaic form with the first instances of proper writing from about 1850 BCA in a logo-syllabic script known as "Linear Horil". It was written in this form throughout the Bronze Age before disappearing in the centuries following the Dischitic Bronze Age Collapse. Inscriptions tail off from about 650 BCA and the latest confirmed Linear Horil inscription dates from around 500 BCA. Writing reemerges around 300 BCA in a new alphabetic script which would go on to influence scripts as far away as Davania.

Archaic Letter

A

Б

Γ

Δ

E

Y

I

H

Θ

Ϝ

K

L

M

N

Ξ

O

Ͻ

Ϻ

Ϙ

P

W

X

Vall. Letter

ʾ

b

g

d

ğ

w

z

h

ǧ

j

k

l

m

n

č

ž

p

s

ḳ

r

š

t

Value

ʔ

b

g

d

ɣ

w

z

h

dʒ

j

k

ɭ

m

n

tʃ

ʒ

p

s

kʰ

r

ʃ

t

Classification

Horil is sometimes classified as an independent branch of the controversial Terrid family, alongside the Nordo-Sayedic and Navidic orsid languages. This classification, and the entire Terrid family, are controversial, and most linguists consider Horil an isolate. Horils are the only known Chilovakian race with only a single native language or language family, likely owing the limited geographical spread of the horils and early development of writing.

Horil
Ръ аш Горил
^{(r' aš horil)}

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Pronunciation:
　 /rʲe əʃ ˈhɔrəɫ/ (slowly)
　 [rʲɪʃˈʃʌːɭ] (quickly)
Ethnicity: Horils
Language Family:
Terrid?

• Horil

Older Forms

Archaic Horil

Pronunciation: [ˈgoːrozukʰum]
Era: before 1800 BCA

Old Horil

Pronunciation: [ˈgoːrozukʰũ]
Era: c. 1800 BCA – 1000 BCA

Middle Horil

Pronunciation: [ˈgorərukʰu]
Era: c. 1000 BCA – 400 BCA

Late Horil
P·EPL·KY

Pronunciation: [r̩ ˈɣorəɭʏkʰu]
Era: c. 400 BCA – 800 CA

Uzholchian Horil
P·AW·ERΛ/Ръ Аш Горилъ

Pronunciation: [r̩ ʔaʃ ˈɦɔrɪɫə]
Era: c. 800 – 1700

Hag Horil
Ръ Аш Горилъ

Pronunciation: [re aʃ ˈɦɔrɪɫ]
Era: c. 1700 – 2500

Translation: They were riding from Svarog to Okcjon.

Transliteration: ĆOJ su-a-ro-go-zo ok-ćo-nu-śa POTA-za ḳa-ku-śu-tu-gu
Archaic Pronunciation: [ʈʂʼatʂ ꜜsũãɻogʐo okꜛtʂoŋʂa ꜜpotaʐa kʰʷakꜛʂũstũgũ]
Literal Translation: they-animate Svarog-ᴀʙʟ Okcjon-ʟᴏᴄ horse-ɪɴꜱ go-ɪɴᴅ-ᴘʟᴜᴘ.

Transliteration: ĆOJ su-a-ro-go-zo ok-ćo-nu-śa POTA-za-ḳa-ku-śu-tu-gu
Old Pronunciation: [tʂʔadʐ ꜜsuarogɽo okʰꜛtʂonʂa potaɽakʰʷakꜛʂɯ̃stɯ̃gɯ̃]
Literal Translation: they-animate Svarog-ᴀʙʟ Okcjon-ʟᴏᴄ horse-ɪɴꜱ-go-ɪɴᴅ-ᴘʟᴜᴘ.

Middle Horil: ϘAESVARΓΛOCENXPϺTΛKCXSTΓ
Middle Pronunciation: [tɕʔədʑ ꜜswaʔro̞ɣɭo̞ o̞kꜛdʑo̞nɕa pʰo̞taɭkakꜛɕɯstxɯ]
Literal Translation: they-animate Svarog-ᴀʙʟ Okcjon-ʟᴏᴄ ride-ɪɴᴅ-ᴘʟᴜᴘ.

Late Horil: ϘAE·SVARΓΛ·PϺTΛKCXSTΓ·AΓϺ·OCENA
Late Pronunciation: [tɕɔːdʑ ˈsʋaːrɔħɭɔ pxɔtaɫkakˈɕɯzdʕɯ aʕː‿ɔkˈdʑɔnɔː]
Literal Translation: they-animate Svarog-ᴀʙʟ to Okcjon-ᴀᴄᴄ ride-ɪɴᴅ-ᴘʟᴜᴘ.

Hag: Ćōj Svārohlo pgotalkakaśûzdû agh Okjonō.
Modern Pronunciation: [tɕɔːdʑ ˈsvaːrɔhɔ xɔtaɫkakˈɕɯzdɯ ah‿okˈdʑɔnɔː]
Literal Translation: they-animate Svarog-ᴀʙʟ to Okcjon-ᴀᴄᴄ ride-ɪɴᴅ-ᴘʟᴜᴘ.

Trokj: Ćōj Svārohlo pgotalkakaśûzdû agh Okjonō.
Modern Pronunciation: [tɕʌdʑ ˈsvarəhᵊ xʌtaɫkakˈɕɯzdɯ aʊ̯kˈdʑʌnə]
Literal Translation: they-animate Svarog-ᴀʙʟ to Okcjon-ᴀᴄᴄ ride-ɪɴᴅ-ᴘʟᴜᴘ.