Voidspeak

Natively known as: anoshokcho /ɑˌnoʃokˈʧo/

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Spelling & Phonology

Consonant inventory:
b d f g h k l m n p q s t v x z ɹ ʃ ʎ ʒ ʤ ʧ θ

Vowel inventory:
i o ɑ ɪ ʊ

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↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal	m			n
Stop	p b			t d			k g	q
Affricate					ʧ ʤ
Fricative		f v	θ	s z	ʃ ʒ		x		h
Approximant				ɹ
Lateral approximant				l		ʎ

	Front	Back
High	i
Near-high	ɪ	ʊ
High-mid		o
Low		ɑ

Syllable structure: Custom defined
Stress pattern: Ultimate — stress is on the last syllable

Spelling rules:

Pronunciation	Spelling
b	b
ʤ	j
d	d
f	f
g	g
h	h
k	k
l	l
m	m
ʎ	y
n	n
ɹ	r
s	s
ʃ	sh
t	t
ʧ	ch
x	kh
v	v
z	z
ʒ	zh
θ	th
ɑ	a
i	i
o	o
ʊ	u
ɪ	e
p	p
q	q

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Grammar

Main word order: Subject Verb Object (Prepositional phrase). “Mary opened the door with a key” turns into Mary opened the door with a key.
Adjective order: Adjectives are positioned after the noun.
Adposition: prepositions

Pronouns

Voidspeak does not have gendered pronouns. Instead, the Cult of the Void distinguishes between "animate" creatures, "inanimate" objects, and the creatures who live in the void, also called "Elders."
The Cult of the Void believes that they and every other aspect of the reality we know are simple figments of a much more powerful creature's imagination, so they don't believe anything is truly alive. Therefore, the only distinguishing factor between all the things in the planar system is whether it can move without anything appearing to act upon it. This leads to strange distinctions such as sunflowers and the wind being "animate" while a tree is considered "inanimate." If an animate creature dies, you then apply inanimate pronouns and articles to them.
Elders are given their own articles and pronouns because they are actually alive in the Cult's worldview and therefore are not relegated into the somewhat dehumanizing categories of "animate" or "inanimate."

Animate

	Singular	Plural
1st person	hab /hɑb/	habej /hɑˈbɪj/
2nd person	fo /fo/	foja /foˈjɑ/
3rd person	tezh /tɪʒ/	tezhar /tɪˈʒɑɹ/

Inanimate

	Singular	Plural
1st person	cha /ʧɑ/	cheja /ʧɪˈjɑ/
2nd person	bu /bʊ/	burj /bʊɹj/
3rd person	ra /ɹɑ/	raja /ɹɑˈjɑ/

Elder

	Singular	Plural
1st person	gi /gi/	gija /giˈjɑ/
2nd person	pa /pɑ/	paja /pɑˈjɑ/
3rd person	hiz /hiz/	hizaj /hiˈzɑj/

Articles

Animate

	Singular	Plural
Definite	gih /gih/	gihes /giˈhɪs/
Indefinite	din /din/	dines /diˈnɪs/

Inanimate

	Singular	Plural
Definite	zhak /ʒɑk/	zhakes /ʒɑˈkɪs/
Indefinite	sag /sɑg/	sages /sɑˈgɪs/

Elder

	Singular	Plural
Definite	hu /hʊ/	hukes /hʊˈkɪs/
Indefinite	eth /ɪθ/	ethes /ɪˈθɪs/

Verb affixes

Singular

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative	Pleading
Remote past	If starts with vowel: Prefix p- Else: Prefix pɑ- pakhezh /pɑˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix l- Else: Prefix lɪ- lekhezh /lɪˈxɪʒ/		If starts with vowel: Prefix ʎ- Else: Prefix ʎo- yokhezh /ʎoˈxɪʒ/
Past	If starts with vowel: Prefix n- Else: Prefix ni- nikhezh /niˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix ɹ- Else: Prefix ɹi- rikhezh /ɹiˈxɪʒ/		If starts with vowel: Prefix x- Else: Prefix xʊ- khukhezh /xʊˈxɪʒ/
Present	No affix khezh /xɪʒ/	Prefix ɑ- akhezh /ɑˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix d- Else: Prefix dɑ- dakhezh /dɑˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix v- Else: Prefix vo- vokhezh /voˈxɪʒ/
Future	If starts with vowel: Prefix h- Else: Prefix hɑ- hakhezh /hɑˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix n- Else: Prefix nʊ- nukhezh /nʊˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix ɹ- Else: Prefix ɹo- rokhezh /ɹoˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix ʤ- Else: Prefix ʤʊ- jukhezh /ʤʊˈxɪʒ/
Remote future	If starts with vowel: Prefix s- Else: Prefix so- sokhezh /soˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix q- Else: Prefix qɪ- qekhezh /qɪˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix g- Else: Prefix gi- gikhezh /giˈxɪʒ/	If starts with vowel: Prefix s- Else: Prefix sʊ- sukhezh /sʊˈxɪʒ/

Plural

	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative	Pleading
Remote past	If ends with vowel: Suffix -p Else: Suffix -ɑp khezhap /xɪˈʒɑp/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -l Else: Suffix -ɪl khezhel /xɪˈʒɪl/		If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʎo Else: Suffix -oʎo khezhoyo /xɪʒoˈʎo/
Past	If ends with vowel: Suffix -n Else: Suffix -in khezhin /xɪˈʒin/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹ Else: Suffix -iɹ khezhir /xɪˈʒiɹ/		If ends with vowel: Suffix -x Else: Suffix -ʊx khezhukh /xɪˈʒʊx/
Present	Suffix -e khezhe /xɪˈʒe/	Suffix -ɑ khezha /xɪˈʒɑ/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -d Else: Suffix -ɑd khezhad /xɪˈʒɑd/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -v Else: Suffix -ov khezhov /xɪˈʒov/
Future	If ends with vowel: Suffix -x Else: Suffix -ɑx khezhakh /xɪˈʒɑx/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -n Else: Suffix -ʊn khezhun /xɪˈʒʊn/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹ Else: Suffix -oɹ khezhor /xɪˈʒoɹ/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʤ Else: Suffix -ʊʤ khezhuj /xɪˈʒʊʤ/
Remote future	If ends with vowel: Suffix -s Else: Suffix -os khezhos /xɪˈʒos/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -q Else: Suffix -ɪq khezheq /xɪˈʒɪq/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -g Else: Suffix -ig khezhig /xɪˈʒig/	If ends with vowel: Suffix -s Else: Suffix -ʊs khezhus /xɪˈʒʊs/

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Numbers

Voidspeak has a base-10 number system:
1 - umo
2 - de
3 - da
4 - ge
5 - shap
6 - sha
7 - mugi
8 - chuo
9 - zah
10 - dayi
Hundred - bizo
Thousand - quguz

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Derivational morphology

Adjective → adverb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -bɑl Else: Suffix -ɑbɑl
Adjective → noun (the quality of being [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ti Else: Suffix -ɪti
Adjective → verb (to make something [adj]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -liʃ Else: Suffix -ɪliʃ
Noun → adjective (having the quality of [noun]) = If starts with vowel: Prefix pɑv- Else: Prefix pɑvɑ-
Noun → adjective relating to noun (e.g. economy → economic) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -soʃElse: Suffix -osoʃ
Noun to verb = If ends with vowel: Suffix -qɪʧ Else: Suffix -ɪqɪʧ
Verb → adjective (result of doing [verb]) = Suffix -om
Tending to = If ends with vowel: Suffix -lɪ Else: Suffix -ɪlɪ
Verb → noun (the act of [verb]) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -gʊn Else: Suffix -ogʊn
Verb → noun that verb produces (e.g. know → knowledge) = If starts with vowel: Prefix dɑn- Else: Prefix dɑne-
One who [verb]s (e.g. paint → painter) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ʃ Else: Suffix -ɪʃ
Place of (e.g. wine → winery) = If ends with vowel: Suffix -ɹʊnɪ Else: Suffix -ɪɹʊnɪ
Diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix g- Else: Prefix gɑ-
Extra diminutive = If starts with vowel: Prefix v- Else: Prefix vɑ-
Augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix t- Else: Prefix to-
Extra augmentative = If starts with vowel: Prefix x- Else: Prefix xo-
Possessive pronoun = Prefix ma-

Writing System

Voidspeak has its own bespoke alphabet with individual runes representing a particular sound, only some of which correspond to the common alphabet. Consonant sounds are written large with vowel sounds written smaller, above and in between the consonants.

Vocabulary

The most difficult word to accurately translate is "qecheq," which is used to refer to the creatures who live in the Void and create the observable world.

Dictionary

3046 Words.

Common Phrases

Ethes qecheq, mor dasathov, habej hehie mahabej nubig siba mafoja jigus

Old Ones, please be satisfied. We hope our actions ease your eternity

Diz mahabej beg beqo tiq duj, zhak bego pavula

Though our world is not real, it is valuable

Common Unisex Names

All names in Voidspeak are unisex since the Cult of the Void requires devotees to discard any ties to the conventions of the "ignorant" world. Nevertheless, members often chose names that had a specific meaning in Voidspeak that probably appealed to their vanity. Some examples of priest names and their meanings that appear in the records are:

• Lusa (smart, quick-witted)
• Chey (wise)
• Dil (beauty)
• Gihno (funny)
• Jigus (forever)
• Ley (everything)