Tihjan Language (Tíjósnámetsá, Common Tinjongnian: [tiʒos.namɛtsa])

Admantan -> Tin -> West Tin -> Tinjongnian -> East Tinjongnian -> Tihjan

The Tihjan Language is in the Tinjongnian Branch of the Tinx or Tinj Language Family along with the Zivian, Tolu, Demerian, Sueba, Hilouvan, Sanjhan, Savan, Zura, Sai, Danj, Kinj, Syvonan, and Xivenyu languages. The Tihjan language diverged from Island Tinx almost 2000 years ago as most words with a "z" sound in Tihjan changed to a "ʒ" sound. The first speaker is said to be the first King and founder of Tihja, Eric Vouzalier Tijone.
It is an official language of the Empire of Tinjongnia. The common Tinjongnian langauge emerged as a from the merging of Tihjan and Zivian. Tihjan is used alongside Imperial Tinjongnian as the "Imperial Language" or the common language of the Imperial Family.

Writing System

The Tihjan Alphabet uses 37 symbols that represent independent consonnants or vowels as well as combined consonants or vowels.
Vowels: 13 Consonants: 24

Geographical Distribution

Vaintum Tihja, Zastar Kantu, Vāntorum Tinjongnya

Phonetics

Latin Vowel Accents: Ā ā (eɪ), É é (e), Ī ī (aɪ), Ó ó (o), Ē ē (i), Á á (ɑ), E e (ɜ), A a (æ), O o (ɔ), I i (ɪ), U u (ʌ), Ú ú (u), Ə ə Special Consonant Sounds: Th th (θ), J j (ʒ), Dj dj (ʤ), X x (z), Sh sh (ʃ), Ng ng (ŋ), Ð ð (ð), Y (j), G (g), Tsh (ʧ), Q (k)
The sounds Th, Ð, Sh, Dj, Ng, Nd have their own symbols in the Tihjan Alphabet.
Phonetic sounds that have their own symbols: e i o u ɜ ɑ æ ə ɪ ɔ ʌ ʊ θ ʒ ʤ ð ŋ ʃ z j g k b d nd f h l m n p ɾ s t v w

Nd evolved due to the symbols for d and n being extremely similar, so a new symbol was eventually standardized from the common merging of the two.

IMPORTANT NOTE: LATIN TIHJAN WILL GRADUALLY BE REFORMATTED TO: 
Vowels: Áá (a, ɑ), Aa (æ), Éé (e), Ee (ɜ), Əə (ə), Íí (i), Ii (ɪ), Óó (o), Oo (ɔ), Úú (u), Uu (ʌ), Ûû (ʊ) Consonants: Bb (b), Dd (d), Ðð (ð), Djdj (ʤ), Ff (f), Gg (g), Hh (h), Jj (ʒ), Kk (k), Qq (k), Ll (l), Lyly (ʎ), Mm (m), Nn (n), Ngng (ŋ), Pp (p), Rr (ɾ), Ŕŕ (r), Ss (s), Cc (s), Shsh (ʃ), Tt (t), Thth (θ), Tshtsh (ʧ), Vv (v), Ww (w), Ĥĥ (x, χ), Yy (j), Zz (z), Xx (z)
X, Q, and C are used to differentiate some homophones, close sounding words, such as Sylun (an old Tihjan masculine name) and Cylun (leader of a city), or Xiiv (Xivenyu masculine name) and Ziv (Zivian masculine name).

Tihjan Script by K.E.S. (Erictijone)

Represented phonetic sounds from left to right: a, v, b, s, ʃ, i, g, e, f, h, k, m, n, o, u, l, p, d, r, t, w, z, j, θ, (no longer used), nd, ʒ

Dictionary

433 Words.

Spoken by

• Tihjan

Common Phrases

Záká (derogatory, dated) - useless, pointless. A derogatory term once used towards Xivenyu soldiers.

Common Female Names

Delvá, Eben, Enā, Éreká, Fālá, Júlá, Málá, Wérēá

Common Male Names

Érek, Fālus, Júlon, Máló, Malus, Thejá, Viská, Zevá

Common Unisex Names

Thājá

Common Family Names

Eskóz