Language of the Gods

The language of the gods (Dheyyabasa) is spoken by the many-headed Keepers of the Universes and is a lingua franca for higher beings from all Dimensions.

It's said that the tongue was first standardized by two Universe Keepers named Savathindhu and Sadhdhavidhdha Palangapathira, with help from a Cosmic Serpent they called Nayaaradha ('Snake King'). The speech of the Minisoh descends from this language.

Writing System

The language has been written using Aetheric letters, Krillian runes and other scripts. A Latin script with digraphs functioning as individual letters has recently been used by human scribes, such as members of the JSH.

More often than not writing systems reflect dialectal versions of the language rather than any standardized variety: examples include the preservation of two forms of the term for "ruler", radha and raja, with the former being a less-formal older version now falling out of use.

A script proposed by a Keeper named Girivas has gained some traction, with the graph for "S" and "H" being the same as certain dialects swap between the two sounds ("Moon" in the Language can be "Sandha" or "Handha", "Four" can be "Hathara" or "Sathara", etc.).

Language of the Gods by Kitsune Sobo

Geographical Distribution

Across the Dimensions.

Phonology

The language has six short vowels, six long vowels and two diphthongs:

	Front	Central	Back
Close	I (i) EE (iː)		U (u) OO (uː)
Mid	E (e) EH (eː)		O (o) OH (oː)
Open	AE (æ) AEH (æː)	A (a) AA (aː)
Diphthongs	AI (aɪ)		AU (au)

It has twenty-three consonants, four of which are prenasalized:

	Labial	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Nasal	M (m)	N (n)			NG (ŋ)
Plosive	P (p) B (b) MB (ᵐb)	T (t) D (d) ND (ⁿd)	TH (ʈ) DH (ɖ) NDH (ᶯɖ)	CH (tʃ) J (dʒ)	K (k) G (ɡ)
Fricative		S (s)		SH (ʃ)		H (h)
Trill		R (r)
Approximant	V (ʋ)	L (l)		Y (j)

Morphology

The language has eight cases, with the locative and instrumental cases being the rarest.

An example using an animate noun meaning Human:

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Minisaa	Minissu
Genitive	Minisaageh	Minissugeh
Dative	Minisaata	Minissunta
Accusative	Minisaava	Minissunva
Vocative	Minisoh	Minissuneh
Ablative	Minisaagen	Minissungen
Locative	Minisaa langa	Minissun langa
Instrumental	Minisaa athin	Minissun athin

Declension for inanimate nouns is a bit simpler, taking Book as an example:

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Potha	Poth
Genitive	Potheh	Pothvala
Dative	Pothata	Pothvalata
Accusative	Potha	Poth
Vocative	Pothahaamineh	Pothhaamudhuruvaruni
Ablative	Pothen	Pothvalin
Locative	Potheh	Pothvala
Instrumental	Pothen	Pothvalin

Plurals for animate nouns can be formed with the suffix '-laa' (Feminine, as in 'Ammalaa', 'Mothers'), the suffix '-u' (Neuter, as in 'Minissu'), or the suffix '-oh' (Masculine, as in 'Dheyyoh', 'Higher Beings'). Inanimate plurals are made by removing the ending syllable of the word (e.g. the plural of 'Tharuva', Star, is 'Tharu').

Syntax

SOV word order with no exceptions. The language has no prepositions, no copula and no conjunctions.

Vocabulary

Little is known about the language in terms of vocabulary, as it is a private specialized tongue used by higher beings when telepathic communication is not possible.

The language, rather than developing among the Keepers themselves, was a speech they picked up from the first humans they encountered on the island Sirilaka long ago, which was spread to the rest of their kind across different universes. Much of its vocabulary has Earthly equivalents with the meanings changed for a cosmic context.

Tenses

Tenses are rarely used, as time is almost a non-existent thing to higher beings.

To the Keepers of the Universes, who speak Dheyyabasa as a native tongue, one Anthah Kalpa is sixteen million seven-hundred and ninety-eight thousand years, twenty Anthahs are one Asangkya Kalpa, and a Mahaa Kalpa is four Asangkyas. Living for 84,000 Mahaa Kalpas, they have no real concept of "past" or "future" as their memories bleed into each other.

Common Phrases

Aayubohvan ('Hello!', literally 'Live long!')
Hari ('Right'/'Yes', used as conversation filler)
Suba udhaehsanak ('Good morning!')
Jayavehvaa ('Cheers!', literally 'Victory!')
Sthoothi ('Thank you')

Common Female Names

Kuvehni
Anulaa
Seevali
Ulamaa
Dhisaalaa
Maenik
Nelum
Mohhini
Dhehvi
Paththini
Leelaavathee
Pruthivee

Common Male Names

Thissa
Mihindhu
Nandhimithra
Suranimala
Mahaasehna
Gohtaimbara
Thehrapuththaabaya
Barana
Vehlusumana
Kanjadhehva
Pussadhehva
Labiyavasaba

Common Unisex Names

Dheviyoh
Mehesuru
Upulvan
Dhaedimunda
Vaasala
Kurumbara
Vibeeshana
Saman
Naatha
Kadavara
Kathara
Dhevol

Common Family Names

From Planets:
Dhelungrajal
Budha
Sikuru
Sakolava
Angaharu
Brahaspathi
Senasuru

From the Zodiac:
Mehsha
Vrushaba
Mithuna
Kataka
Singha
Kanyaa
Thulaa
Vrushchika
Dhanu
Makara
Kumba
Meena

From the Lunar Mansions:
Asvidha
Berana
Kaethi
Rehena
Muvasirasa
Adha
Punaavasa
Pusha
Aslisa
Maa
Puvapal
Uthrapal
Hatha
Sitha
Saa
Visaa
Anura
Dheta
Moola
Puvasala
Uthrasala
Suvana
Dhenata
Siyaavasa
Puvaputupa
Uthraputupa
Rehvathee