Aza Riyab

The only records of Aza Riyab are the eroding inscriptions of the Saziiri ruins. All we can gleam from these writings is what we may decipher using knowledge of the script and guesses about what the Saziiri may have borrowed from their ancestors' tongues. Rare are texts that carry clear writings long enough to learn of grammar.

Writing System

Aza Riyab uses a modified version of the Draconic abjad suited to the phonology and grammar.

Geographical Distribution

Aza Riyab first began to form from the languages spoken in Sa'Alzir but did not fully mature and become formalized until the age of Saziir upon Waihohn. Given the isolationism of the Saziiri, Aza Riyab never made its way back to Coulesia. When the Saziiri disappeared, they left behind but ruins and the mystery of their carvings.

Phonology

Vowels: /a/, /e̞/, /i/, /o̞/, /u/ Consonants: /ħ/, /d/, /b/, /m/, /n/, /ʀ/, /h/, /z/, /θ/, /ʒ/, /q/, /j/, /r/.

Morphology

Adjective → adverb = If starts with vowel: Prefix q- Else: Prefix qa- Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix q- Else: Prefix qa- Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = Prefix re- Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix j- Else: Prefix ju- Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If starts with vowel: Prefix j- Else: Prefix ji- Noun to verb = If starts with vowel: Prefix b- Else: Prefix ba- Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix j- Else: Prefix ju- Tending to = Prefix ʀi- Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix j- Else: Prefix ji- Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = Prefix ħa- One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If starts with vowel: Prefix h- Else: Prefix hi- Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = Prefix θa- Diminutive = Prefix e- Augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix b- Else: Prefix be-

Syntax

subject object verb.

Vocabulary

Loans heavily from old dwern, estish, and qalam though the phonetics are simplified to fit Aza Riyab.