Draconian

As ancient as it sounds

"Xhygtt baar kaahthaozogtt byggt Draconia nogõnaeisyy, boong biikh bygtt mmohh Bahamutt, gookhexh sithingõn thingõnaeisyy hhoontiiknoommaexh yiikaany, biippii bygtt thyyaongaozz zyyny gaobeo nybõnae ngaammaabõn khyyppooõnaeisyy, xhygtt boobtt hhaeimmohh ssyyl nybõnyeng nyodõn xhaeil."
"And as Draconia burned behind her, brought to its end by the king Bahamut, the Dragon Queen smiled a wicked grimace, for she knew this would only make her stronger, and the realms would soon be hers."
~Excerpt from The Book of Creation

Writing System

Modern Draconian uses the Common Alphabet as a result of the large population of dragonborn on Tarroc, though most dragons still use the original Draconian Alphabet, which is made up of simple glyphs, usually made with between 3-5 straight lines, similar to the design of the Crevalian Alphabet.

Geographical Distribution

Draconian was originally spoken in Draconia, though since its collapse, it is spoken by dragons and dragonborn beings, scattered across the multiverse. The largest population of Draconian-speakers on Tarroc resides in Kerala.

Phonology

Consonants: b, d, g, k, n, p, s, t, x, z, ŋ, ɱ, ɳ, ɹ, ʁ, ʃ, ʡ, ʢ, θ
Vowels: aɔ aː i oː u y æ æː ø ɔ ɔː əi ɛo ɛː ɤ ɪ ɯ

Phonological Rules

{ʔ ʡ ʕ ʢ} → ʁ / _V
{ʔ,ʡ,ʕ,ʢ} → k / _#
p → b / _V
t → d / _V
k → g / _V
n → ŋ / _#
n → ɳ / #_V
n → ŋ / _%
ɱ → m / V_#
s → ʃ / V_V
s → z / V_C
u → y / _{n, ɱ}
ɪ → i / _#
ø → oː / C_C
V → Ø / ʃ_C

Morphology

Derivational Morphology

Adjective → noun = If starts with vowel: prefix ŋ-
Else: prefix ŋaɔ-
Noun → adjective = prefix aː-
Noun → verb = prefix i-
Verb → noun = If starts with vowel: prefix s-
Else: prefix sɪ-
Verb → adjective = If starts with vowel: prefix g-
Else: prefix gaɔ-
Adjective → adverb = prefix taɔ-
One who Xs (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: prefix ɪʃ-
Else: prefix ɪʃɪ-
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If starts with vowel: prefix ɤnd-
Else: prefix ɤndø-
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: prefix ɳ-
Else: prefix ɳɛː-
Augmentative = If starts with vowel: prefix yp-
Else: prefix ypɯ-

Inflectional Morphology

v = suffix -õn

Syntax

As Draconian is descended from Celestial, its word order is most typically Object-Subject-Verb, though in practice there is much variation, especially in casual speech and music. Prepositions are used in favor of postpositions, and adjectives tend to be placed before the noun that they modify, though these "rules" too are broken more often than not. Subject-auxiliary inversion is used in the formation of questions.

Phonetics

Consonants of Draconian:

Vowels of Draconian:

Root Languages

• Celestial

Common Phrases

ngaongiing

hello

nyengigtt

goodbye

biin saaash byhhõnaabaa

thank you

ssaon hhaebaetxhyesõn

excuse me