Karakeya

Karakeya is the creole-language of the Vedda. It combines elements from Lowtalk and Lowertalk and the six languages of the Forests, as well as being mixed with elements of Old-Tongue.
Although mostly spoken among the Vedda, it is also spoken as a first or second language by many other races of Heimland.

Writing System

The language of Karakeya makes use of a unique and exotic script known as the Nambian-Alphaglyphs. Said to have been imported from some other dimension a few hundred years earlier, this script is composed of 31 letters: A, U, E, I, O, Ə, B, Ch, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Qu, R, T, S, Sh, Y, Th, Dh, V, W, Ŋ, X and Z.
The “Ə”, “Ŋ”, “X”, “Qu” and “Z” sounds are rarely used.

by C.S.De Silva (Ken D)

Geographical Distribution

It is mostly spoken in the Heimish-Forests

Phonology

The phoneme inventory of Karakeya is moderately large, with a great number of vocalic segments and a restricted set of consonant types, both of which can be long or short. Karakeya monophthongs show eight vowel-qualities that contrast in duration, thus 16 vowel phonemes in total. Extended vowels (such as "ä") are formed by doubling a letter (e.g. aa = ä)

Morphology

Karakeya makes use of multiple suffixes:
-ja/jä : agent (one who does) (e.g. lukea "to read" → lukija "reader")
-lainen/läinen: inhabitant of (either noun or adjective).
-sto/stö: collection of. For example: kirja "a book" → kirjasto "a library"; laiva "a ship" laivasto "navy, fleet".
-in: instrument or tool. For example: kirjata "to book, to file" → kirjain "a letter" (of the alphabet vatkata "to whisk" → vatkain "a whisk, mixer".
-uri/yri: an agent or instrument (kaivaa "to dig" → kaivuri "an excavator"; laiva "a ship" → laivuri "shipper, shipmaster").
-os/ös: result of some action (tulla "to come" → tulos "result, outcome"; tehdä "to do" → teos "a piece of work").
-ton/tön: lack of something, "un-", "-less" (onni "happiness" → onneton "unhappy"; koti "home" → koditon "homeless").
-llinen: having (the quality of) something (lapsi "a child" → lapsellinen "childish"; kauppa "a shop, commerce" → kaupallinen "commercial").
-kas/käs: similar to -llinen (itse "self" → itsekäs "selfish"; neuvo "advice" → neuvokas "resourceful").
-va/vä: doing or having something (taitaa "to be able" → taitava "skillful"; johtaa "to lead" → johtava "leading").
-la/lä: a place related to the main word (kana "a hen" → kanala "a henhouse"; pappi "a priest" → pappila "a parsonage").

Vocabulary

Important words and phrases:
kyllä – yes
joo – yes (informal)
ei – no
en – I will not / I do not
minä, sinä, hän – I, you, he/she (informal)
me, te, he (ne) – we, you (two or more), they
(minä) olen – I am
(sinä) olet – you are (singular)
hän on - he/she is
(te) olette – you are (plural)
(minä) en ole – I am not
(sinä) et ole – You are not
hän ei ole - he/she is not
yksi, kaksi, kolme – one, two, three
neljä, viisi, kuusi – four, five, six
seitsemän, kahdeksan – seven, eight
yhdeksän, kymmenen – nine, ten
yksitoista, kaksitoista, kolmetoista – eleven, twelve, thirteen
sata, tuhat, miljoona – hundred, thousand, million
(minä) rakastan sinua – I love you
voitko auttaa – can you help
apua! – help!
voisit(te)ko auttaa – could you help
missä ... on? – where is ...?
olen pahoillani – I'm sorry (apology)
otan osaa – My condolences
onnea – good luck
totta kai/tietysti/toki – of course
pieni hetki, pikku hetki, hetkinen – one moment please.
odota – wait
missä on vessa? – where is the bathroom?
Suomi – Heimland
En ymmärrä – I don't understand
(Minä) ymmärrän – I understand
Ymmärrät(te)kö suomea? – Do you understand me?
Puhut(te)ko englantia? – Do you speak my language?
Olen englantilainen / amerikkalainen / kanadalainen / australialainen / uusiseelantilainen / irlantilainen / skotlantilainen / walesilainen / ranskalainen / saksalainen / kiinalainen / japanilainen / ruotsalainen – human/he/she/it/they/that/them/this/thing/object/subject/action/notion.
Missä (sinä) asut/Missä (te) asutte? – Where do you live?

Root Languages

• Language of the Old Folk
• Languages of the Forests
• Lowtalk and Lowertalk

Spoken by

• Ethnicities of Heimland

Common Phrases

"Ne menee onks teillä, eiks teilä oome ei sanota. Emmä tiiä mä en tiiä. Mun kirja kuuskytäviis. Mä tuun punanen, orr punaine kai korjaa."
[("Go in peace, live in life. Dance and sing. Laugh with joy. But don't forget to live in love, or when to hurt and cry.") a proverb]
"Hyväntahtoinen aurinko katseli heitä. Se ei missään tapauksessa ollut heille vihainen. Kenties tunsi jonkinlaista myötätuntoakin heitä kohtaan. Aika velikultia."
[("The sun smiled down on them. It wasn't angry, not by any means. Maybe it even felt some sort of sympathy for them. Rather dear, those children.") a rhapsody sung among Vedda]

A list of greetings:

Hyvää huomenta – Good morning
Hyvää päivää – Good afternoon (literally "Good day")
Hyvää iltaa – Good evening
Hyvää yötä/Öitä! – Good night/"Night!"
Terve! / Moro!/Moi! – Hello!
Hei! / Moi! – Hi!
Heippa! / Moikka! / Hei hei! / Moi moi! – Bye!
Nähdään! – See you later! (lit. the passive form of the word "nähdä", "to see", but usually described as "we see.")
Näkemiin – Goodbye (Literally "Till (I)/we see (each other)".
"Näkemiin" comes from the word "näkemä" ("sight"). Literally "näkemiin" means "Until seeing (again)"
Hyvästi – Goodbye / Farewell
Hauska tutustua! – Nice to meet you.
Kiitos – Thank you
Kiitos, samoin – "Thank you, the same to you" / Likewise (as a response to "well-wishing")
Mitä kuuluu? – How are you / How are you doing? (Not used among strangers, literally "What are you hearing?")
Kiitos hyvää! – I'm fine, thank you.
Tervetuloa! – Welcome!
Anteeksi – Sorry / Excuse me