The Language Of Roskovan, The Northern Kingdom
First off, here's a website to help you if you don't know a lot about morphology or linguistics in general. https://www.zompist.com/kitgram.html
(Note: My knowledge of linguistics, morphology in particular, is very limited and everything here is subject to change)
Roskovian, the language of Roskovan, sounds about as ruff and barbaric as the people are. It can be found outside of Roskovan in trading situations and in immigrate communities in Aetha, but it is still not as used as Aethan or Shibanese.
Writing System
Ze M L A K R Sk O V I N S U F Y T Sh P D E
Phonology
"ze" is pronounced like "thuh".
"sk" is pronounced like "sk" in "skunk".
"sh" is pronounced like "sh" in "shush".
"v" is pronounced like "b" in "bed".
"i" is pronounced like "i" in "in"
"a" is pronounced like "a" in "awesome" unless after "v" when it is pronounced as in "apple".
"e" is pronounced like "e" in "egg".
"y" is pronounced like "e" in "evil".
"n" is pronounced like "n" in "no".
"o" is pronounced like "oh"
"j" is pronounced like "y" in "you"
Morphology
Roskovian is generally a isolating language, meaning it doesn't used suffixes or prefixes for the most part. Instead, additional words are added to modify the meaning of words. For example: "Ev keda du" translates to "I ate" with "du" modifying the verb "keda (to eat)" to past tense.
These include:
"du"- past tense
"pa"- present tense
"su"- future tense
"nov"- makes a sentence negative (example: "Ev pa nov karvk" or "I do not know")
(note: tense modifiers always come before the modifier "nov".)
There is only one suffix used to modify nouns, "-ide", which makes a noun plural. Example: "Ze odesh Maskik" or "the four mice".
Gender is represented through pronouns. There are three: she (fev), he (mev), and it (eze). Gender is always used when speaking about something, but is usually not if the thing you are talking about is the thing you are talking about.
Syntax
Roskovian is can be either SVO (subject, verb, object) or OSV (object, subject, verb), though while OSV is usually used when forming a question, some areas of Roskovan use OSV format instead of SVO. (example: instead of "Why are you going to the barn?" it would be "Why to the barn are you going?") It is also important to note that no matter what form you use when forming a question the question word is always first.
Common Phrases
Common Female Names
Olka, Farika, Kare (pronounced like "car"), Trisk
Common Male Names
Kar (male version of Kare), Rikvin, Kolven
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