Ratling

Geographical Distribution

The majority of speakers of Ratling are located in Ostia and scattered throughout Kasnesh.

Vocabulary

Pronouns:

Patvi /patvi/ I when speaking as a spirit to someone of a lower class

Patki /patki/ I when speaking to someone of a lower class

Pat /pat/ I when speaking to someone of the same class

Patnu, /patnʊ/ I when speaking to someone or something of a spiritual status or a higher class

K'ovi /k'ovi/ You when speaking to someone or something of a spiritual status

K'oke /k'oke/ You when speaking to someone of a higher class

K'opo /k'opo/ You when speaking to someone of the same class

K'u, /k'ʊ/ You when speaking to someone of a lower class

Emvi /emvi/ He when speaking about someone or something of a spiritual status

Onvi /onvi/ She when speaking about someone or something of a spiritual status

Tamvi /tamvi/ They when speaking about someone or something of a spiritual status

Tamki /tamki/ They when speaking about someone of a higher class

Tam /tam/ They when speaking about someone of an equal class

Tamu, /tamʊ/ They when speaking about someone of a lower class

P'am /p'am/ Inclusive We when speaking to equals and/or lower class

P'amki /p'amki/ Inclusive We when speaking to higher class

P'amvi /p'amvi/ Inclusive We when speaking to spirits or related beings

P'akna /p'akna/ Exclusive We when speaking to equals and/or lower class

P'aki /p'aki/ Exclusive We when speaking to higher class

P'akvi /p'akvi/ Exclusive We when speaking to spirits or related beings

P'ok'ovi /p'ok'ovi/ You all when speaking to spirits or related beings

P'ok'oki /p'ok'oki/ You all when speaking to higher class

P'ok'o /p'ok'o/ You all when speaking to equals

P'ak'u, /p'ak'ʊ/ You all when speaking to lower class

P'amvi /p'amvi/ Them when speaking about spirits or related beings

P'amki /p'amke/ Them when speaking about higher class

P'ama /p'am/ Them when speaking about equals

P'amu, /p'amʊ/ Them when speaking about lower class

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Numbers:

No /no/ Zero

In /in/ One

Pa /pa/ Two

Kom /kom/ Three

Vat /vat/ Four

Thhoz /ðoz/ Five

Mokse /mokse/ Six (10)

Pamokse /pamokse/ Twelve (20)

Komokse /komokse/ Eighteen (30)

Vamokse /vamokse/ Twenty Four (40)

Thhomokse /ðomokse/ Thirty (50)

Phonetics

m, n, ɲ, ŋ, p, b, t, d, k, g, ʔ, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, f, v, θ, ð, j, i, u, ʊ, e, ɵ, o, ɔ, a, ui, ʊi, ɔi, ai

Common Phrases

Nuvu novith, nuvu kenovith.

Spend time, lose money

Tenozte p’afathtith nath p’azho,kith.

Trade rocks for mountains.