Yanda

Writing System

The widely used written language of Yanda is known as Gimda and is an abudiga. All of the symbols drawn are consonants and when you wish to add a vowel you have to draw a little mark at the top right corner of each character to make it pronounce a syllable.
The thing is though, Gimda was not always the written language of the Yannem. Before Yannem, they had Hastul, a logographic language much like the Chinese alphabet. This written language, Hastul, was not actually made by the Yannem. It was in fact given to them thousands of years ago by a long dead civilization now known as Tojek. Hastul never actually took off in popularity among the Yannem, it was far too complicated and expansive. The few who spoke it were either scholars, monks or maybe high ranking officials. It wasn't until the then Joji Kal Tosma, using some of Hastul characters as templates, made Gimda for everyone of Balbekan to use.

Geographical Distribution

Yanda has actually been spread almost all over Somar because of their neighbors, the Mesalain, who are a sailing people that travel the world to trade goods in far off places.

Morphology

Ozh = to go
Ozhmakai, A simple present tense verb "go to"
Ozhmekai, Past tense verb "went to"
Ozhmukai, Future tense verb "will go to"
Ozhmakao, present tense negative "won't go to/ not going to"
Ozhyukai, Verb form when you want to do something "I want to go"
"Tiyo bi ozhyekao kol tanbal ish" I did not want to go to the mountain

Vocabulary

Greetings/Basic Words
Hello = Eyoba
Bye/later = Ungo
Goodbye = Ungebash
Thank you = Pazzodi
Sorry = Yugilbi
Yes = Sei
No = Ta
Now = Chel
What = Kaina
That’s right = Rika do
Is that right? = Ki rika do
Please do/give = Hanzinu
Pronouns I/me = Kadish
You = Tiyo
This = Chindo
That = Sindo
That (over there) = Indo
Which = Kindo
Where = Dumos
Who = Lemish
When = Poha
Nouns Friend = Toizal
Person = Dumi
Name = Shamni
Mother = Yeniko
Father = Yenake
Sister = Jomiko
Brother = Jomake
Home = Uzma
Ground/earth = Tantan
Fire = Duzho
Water = Endi
Air = Sul
Sky = Markei
Ocean = Enyosi
Cloud = Tikaku
Mountain = Chumzo
Taus (host planet) = Bargosh
Nokirm (sun) = Hakerar
Sathuma (moon that also orbits Nokirm) = Bulzho
Volcano = Ikishtabalo
Eclipse (Tausian) = Nakier
Eclipse (Sathumian) = Jazakier
Day = Hakel
Morning = Hesku
Night = Barmo
Day (full) = Haka
Today = Chattu
Tomorrow = Joltoyo
Yesterday = Sarkoyo
Year = Tokoima
One = To
Two = Yal
Three = Mana
Four = Ridon
Five = Zazaye
Six = Ikokul
Seven = Dumitozi
Eight = Nagitagir
Nine = Chojimahadi
Ten = Kenki
Hundred = Pahaga
Thousand = An
Animal = Tatayan
Plant = Simoye
Food = Kieri
Meal = Chamul
Meat = Toshmin
Plants/vegetables = Sinish
Red = Tazo
Blue = Igi
Purple = Lagul
Adjective Delicious/tasty = Sume
Expensive = Ukuke
Inexpensive/cheap = Kosne
Good = Ae
Verbs To be (copula) = Rika
To go = Ozh’a
To do = Yokota
To like = Karta
To listen/hear = Homka
To watch/look at/see = Lita
To drink = Kos’a
To eat = Gugisa
To speak = Basaya
To read = Nilma
To write = Kizna

Successor Languages