Nymphic Languages

The Nymphic languages are a subset of the Sylvanic languages.

The Nymphic languages append nouns to the end of verbs in the intransitive, order [IO][V][S], but append direct objects to the end of verbs in the transitive and ditransitive, and then append the subject to the direct object, making the transitive order [V][O][S] and the ditransitive order [IO][V][DO][S].

Transliteration 1: teqo-papequ-taqo-kitoqa taqi-taqiqo-teqi taqe-toqaqo-takikoqaqo kaqi-kiqi-papequ-tataqo

Pronunciation: // tĕ.ʔo / pă.pĕ.ʔu / tă.ʔo / kĭ.tŏ.ʔa // tă.ʔi / tă.ʔi.ʔo / tĕ.ʔi // tă.ʔe / tŏ.ʔa.ʔo / tă.kĭ.kŏ.ʔa.ʔo // kă.ʔi / kĭ.ʔi / pă.pĕ.ʔu / ɾă.ɾă.ʔo //

Transcription: teó-papeú-taó-kitoá taí-taíó-teí taé-toáó-takigoáó-kaí-kií-oapeú-tataó

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

This refers to a change that occured in numerous dialects of various morphologies. In some dialects, consonants adjascent to back vowels (a, u, o) were voiced. In other dialects, consonants adjascent to rounded vowels (y, u, o) were voiced.

In open dialects, the onsets of syllables with back vowels were voiced.

Transliteration 1: teqo-papequ-taqo-kitoqa taqi-taqiqo-teqi taqe-toqaqo-takikoqaqo kaqi-kiqi-papequ-tataqo

Transliteration 2: deqo-babequ-daqo-gidoqa daqi-daqiqo-deqi daqe-doqaqo-dagigoqaqo gaqi-giqi-babequ-dadaqo

Pronunciation: // tĕ.ʔo / bă.pĕ.ʔu / dă.ʔo / kĭ.dŏ.ʔa // dă.ʔi / dă.ʔi.ʔo / tĕ.ʔi // dă.ʔe / dŏ.ʔa.ʔo / dă.kĭ.gŏ.ʔa.ʔo // gă.ʔi / kĭ.ʔi / bă.pĕ.ʔu / ɾă.ɾă.ʔo //

Transcription: teó-bapeú-daó-kidoá daí-daíó-teí daé-doáó-dakigoáó-gaí-kií-bapeú-dadaó

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

This change occured in the Terran languages and created the Agrarian-Montane branch of the Palaeoboreanic language family.

Transliteration 1: teqo-papequ-taqo-kitoqa taqi-taqiqo-teqi taqe-toqaqo-takikoqaqo kaqi-kiqi-papequ-tataqo

Transliteration 2: deqo-babequ-daqo-gidoqa daqi-daqiqo-deqi daqe-doqaqo-dagigoqaqo gaqi-giqi-babequ-dadaqo

Pronunciation: // tĕ.o / bă.pĕ.u / dă.o / kĭ.dŏ.a // dă.i / dă.i.o / tĕ.i // dă.e / dŏ.a.o / dă.kĭ.gŏ.a.o // gă.i / kĭ.i / bă.pĕ.u / ɾă.ɾă.o //

Transcription: teó-bapeú-daó-kidoá daí-daíó-teí daé-doáó-dakigoáó-gaí-kií-bapeú-dadaó

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

This change occured in the Agrarian-Montane languages and created the Sylvan-Agrarian branch of the Palaeoboreanic language family.

Transliteration 1: teqo-papequ-taqo-kitoqa taqi-taqiqo-teqi taqe-toqaqo-takikoqaqo kaqi-kiqi-papequ-tataqo

Transliteration 2: deqo-babequ-daqo-gidoqa daqi-daqiqo-deqi daqe-doqaqo-dagigoqaqo gaqi-giqi-babequ-dadaqo

Pronunciation: // dĕ.o / mă.bĕ.u / nă.o / kĭ.ɹŏ.a // nă.i / nă.i.o / dĕ.i // nă.e / ɹŏ.a.o / nă.kĭ.ʎŏ.a.o // ŋă.i / kĭ.i / mă.bĕ.u / ɾă.ɾă.o //

Transcription: deó-mabeú-naó-kiroá naí-naíó-deí naé-roáó-nakijoáó-ŋaí-kií-mabeú-raraó

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Note that naároílaó means "those things which are brought into existence" (vocabulary, words) while naároúlaíó means "the speaking of words" (the act of speaking). Either of these terms could be used to mean "language", depending upon context.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Teopapeutaokitoa taitaiotei taetoaotakikoao-kaikiipapeuttao

Pronunciation: // dĕ.o.mă.bĕ.u.nă.o.kĭ.ɹŏ.a // nă.i.nă.i.o.dĕ.i // nă.e.ɹŏ.ao.nă.kĭ.ɰao // ŋă.ikĭ.i.mă.bĕ.u.lă.o //

Transcription: Deómabeúnaókiroá naínaíódeí naéroáónakijoáó-ŋaíkiímabeúlaó

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Kuatyetoatae-Kiatoattaa tapoai taitautiu peutoatae-buuttainai-naittaa

Pronunciation: // ɣŭ.a.sy̆.e.rŏ.a.nă.e // kĭ.a.rŏ.a.lă.a // nă.wŏ.ai // nă.i.nă.u.tĭ.u // bĕ.u.rŏ.a.nă.e // βŭu.lă.i.nă.i // nă.i.lă.a //

Transcription: Huásyéroánaé-kiároálaá nawoáí naínaútiú beúroánaé-vuúlaínaí-naílaá

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Kuatyetoatae-Kiatoattaa tapoai taitaatiu peutoatae-puuttaitai-paittau

Pronunciation: // ɣŭ.a.sy̆.e.rŏ.a.nă.e // Kĭ.a.rŏ.a.lă.a // nă.wŏ.ai // nă.i.nă.a.tĭ.u // bĕ.u.rŏ.a.nă.e // βŭu.lă.i.nă.i // mă.i.lă.u //

Transcription: Huásyéroánaé-kiároálaá nawoáí naínaátiú beúroánaé-vuúlaínaí-maílaú

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

This change occured in the Sylvan-Agrarian languages and created the Sylvanic branch of the Palaeoboreanic language family.

Drayadic was the language of the Dryads, or Wood-Nymphs.

Note that narilo means "those things which are brought into existence" (vocabulary, words) while narulio means "the speaking of words" (the act of speaking). Either of these terms could be used to mean "language", depending upon context.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Dombunokra niniodi neraonkŋhao-ŋikimbunho

Pronunciation: // dom.bu.no.kɹa // ni.nio.di // ne.ɹaon.kɰao // ŋi.kim.bu.lo //

Transcription: Dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao-ŋikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Haserane-Karanha nmhai ninutu burane-bhunhini-ninha

Pronunciation: // ɣa.se.ra.ne // ka.ra.la // nwai // ni.nu.tu // bu.ra.ne // βu.li.ni // ni.la

Transcription: Haserane-Karala nwai ninutu burane-vulini-nila

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Haserane-Karanha nmhai ninatu burane-bhunhini-minhu

Pronunciation: // ɣa.se.ra.ne // ka.ra.la // nwai // ni.na.tu // bu.ra.ne // βu.li.ni // mi.lu

Transcription: Haserane-Karala nwai ninatu burane-vulini-milu

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and her-to bring-past (a) draught me

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Ancient Faerish was the original official language of the Seelie Court upon its founding and for the next few thousand years following. It was essentially a ceremonial version of Drayadic, as the Dryads originally presided over the Seelie Court.

Note that thakanarinho means "those fated things which are brought into existence" (vocabulary, words) while thakanarunhio means "the speaking of words of fate" (the act of speaking). They could also be called thakunarinho, meaning "fating words", thakunarunhio, meaning "the speaking of fate", narinho thakanhodi, meaning "words of destiny", or narunhio thakanhodi, meaning "speech of fate".

Sample #1

Transliteration: Ŋikimbuŋho dombunokra niniodi neraonkŋhao-ninho

Pronunciation: // ŋi.kim.bu.ɰo // dom.bu.no.kɹa // ni.nio.di // ne.ɹaon.kɰao // ni.lo //

Transcription: Ŋikimbuyo dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao-nilo

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-topic cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental thing-ness-subject

Translation: A great nothingness, before the great origin of all things; there must have existed in those days such a thing.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Karaŋha haserane-ninha nmhai ninutu burane-bhunhini-ninha

Pronunciation: // ka.ra.ɰa // ɣa.se.ra.ne // ni.la // nwai // ni.nu.tu // bu.ra.ne // βu.li.ni // ni.la

Transcription: Karaya haserane-nila nwai ninutu burane-vulini-nila

Gloss: Kara sigh-past-she and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara, she sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Karaŋha haserane-ninha nmhai ninatu burane-bhunhini-minhu

Pronunciation: // ka.ra.ɰa // ɣa.se.ra.ne // ni.la // nwai // ni.na.tu // bu.ra.ne // βu.li.ni // ni.la

Transcription: Karaya haserane-nila nwai ninatu burane-vulini-nila

Gloss: Kara sigh-past-she and her-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara, she sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Elder Faerish is a term sometimes used for the transitional phase between Ancient Faerish and Old Faerish.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Mbuŋikiŋho mbudonokra niniodi nkŋhaorao-ninho

Pronunciation: // m̩.bu.ŋi.ki.ɰo // m̩.bu.do.no.kɹa // ni.nio.di // n̩.kjao.ɹao // ni.lo //

Transcription: Mbuŋikiyo mbudonokra niniodi nkyaorao-nilo

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-topic cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental thing-ness-subject

Translation: A great nothingness, before the great origin of all things; there must have existed in those days such a thing.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Karaŋha nehasera-ninha nmhai ninutu nebura-bhunhini-ninha

Pronunciation: // ka.ra.ɰa // ne.ɣa.se.ra // ni.la // nwai // ni.nu.tu // ne.bu.ra // βu.li.ni // ni.la

Transcription: Karaya haserane-nila nwai ninutu burane-vulini-nila

Gloss: Kara sigh-past-she and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara, she sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Karaŋha nehasera-ninha nmhai ninatu nebura-bhunhini-minhu

Pronunciation: // ka.ra.ɰa // ne.ɣa.se.ra // ni.la // nwai // ni.na.tu // ne.bu.ra // βu.li.ni // mi.lu

Transcription: Karaya haserane-nila nwai ninatu burane-vulini-milu

Gloss: Kara sigh-past-she and her-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara, she sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Old Faerish was a grammatically and morphologically streamlined version of Elder Faerish.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Mbuŋikiŋho mbudokra niodi nkŋhaorao-nho

Pronunciation: // m̩.bu.ŋi.ki.jo // m̩.bu.do.kɹa // nio.di // n̩.kjao.ɹao // lo //

Transcription: Mbuŋikiyo mbudokra niodi nkyaorao-lo

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-topic cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental thing-ness-subject

Translation: A great nothingness, before the great origin of all things; there must have existed in those days such a thing.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Karaŋha hasera-nha nmhai nutu bura-bhunhini-nha

Pronunciation: // ka.ra.ja // ha.se.ɹa // la // nwai // nu.tu // bu.ɹa // vu.li.ni // la

Transcription: Karaya hasera-la nwai nutu bura-vulini-la

Gloss: Kara sigh-past-she and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara, she sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Karaŋha hasera-nha nmhai natu bura-bhunhini-mu

Pronunciation: // ka.ra.ja // ha.se.ɹa // la // nwai // na.tu // bu.ra // vu.li.ni // mu

Transcription: Karaya hasera-la nwai natu bura-vulini-mu

Gloss: Kara sigh-past-she and her-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara, she sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Adrayatic was the language of the Adryads, or Forest-Nymphs. Early Adrayatic was the version spoken slightly before and contemporaneously with Old Faerish.

Note that narinho means "those things which are brought into existence" (vocabulary, words) while narunhio means "the speaking of words" (the act of speaking). Either of these terms could be used to mean "language", depending upon context.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Mbudokra niodi nkŋhaorao-mbuŋikinho

Pronunciation: // m̩.bu.do.kɹa // nio.di // n̩.kjao.ɹao // m̩.bu.ŋi.ki.lo //

Transcription: Mbudokra niodi nkyaorao-mbuŋikilo

Gloss: big-cause-gerund-before object-all-of evidental-verb-past big-nothingness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Hasera-Karanha nmhai nutu bura-bhunhini-nha

Pronunciation: // ha.se.ra // ka.ra.la // nwai // nu.tu // bu.ra // vu.li.ni // la

Transcription: Hasera-Karala nwai nutu bura-vulini-la

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Hasera-Karanha nmhai natu bura-bhunhini-mu

Pronunciation: // ha.se.ra // ka.ra.la // nwai // na.tu // bu.ra // βu.li.ni // mu

Transcription: Hasera-Karala nwai natu bura-vulini-mu

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and her-to bring-past (a) draught me

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Adrayatic was the language of the Adryads, or Forest-Nymphs. Middle Adrayatic was the version spoken slightly before and contemporaneously with Middle Faerish.

Note that nari;o means "those things which are brought into existence" (vocabulary, words) while narunhio means "the speaking of words" (the act of speaking). Either of these terms could be used to mean "language", depending upon context.

Sample #1

Transliteration: Mbudokra niodi nkŋhaorao-mbuŋikilo

Pronunciation: // m̩.bʊ.do.kɹa // nio.di // n̩.kjao.ɹao // m̩.bʊ.ŋɪ.kɪ.lo //

Transcription: Mbudokra niodi nkyaorao-mbuŋikilo

Gloss: big-cause-gerund-before object-all-of evidental-verb-past big-nothingness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sample #2

Transliteration: Hasera-Karala nwai nutu bura-vulini-la

Pronunciation: // ha.sε.ra // ka.ra.la // nwaɪ // nʊ.tu // bʊ.ra // βʊ.lɪ.ni // la

Transcription: Hasera-Karala nwai nutu bura-vulini-la

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and him-to bring-past (a) draught she

Translation: “Kara sighed and to him brought she a draught.”

Sample #3

Transliteration: Hasera-Karala nwai natu bura-vulini-mu

Pronunciation: // ha.sε.ra // ka.ra.la // nwaɪ // na.tu // bʊ.ra // βʊ.lɪ.ni // mu

Transcription: Hasera-Karala nwai natu bura-vulini-mu

Gloss: Sigh-past Kara-subject and her-to bring-past (a) draught me

Translation: “Kara sighed and to her brought I a draught.”

Alseidic, the language of Alseids (grove woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Adryadic, the language of Adryads (forest woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Hamadryatic, the language of Hamadryads (tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Melian, the language of Meliae (ash tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Aegeirine, the language of Aegeiri (poplar woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Ampeline, the language of Ampeli (vine woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Balanine, the language of Balana (acorn/oak woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Caryaic, the language of Caryae (nut-tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Craneine, the language of Cranea (cornel-tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Oreine, the language of Orea (ash-tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Pteleine, the language of Pteleae (elm woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Sukene, the language of Sukea (fig-tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Meliadic, the language of Meliades (fruit-tree woodnymphs).

Transliteration: dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’ŋikimburro

Pronunciation: dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-ŋikimbulo

Transcription: dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’ngikimbulo

Gloss: cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Unnamed dialect had [S][V][O] word order.

Adpositional case markings take the form of prefixes; probably due to influence from Moonelfish and/or Nightelfish.

Transliteration: ŋikimburro neraonkjao di’ninio kra’dombuno

Pronunciation: ŋikimbulo neɹaonkʎao di-ninio kɹa-dombuno

Transcription: ngikimbulo neraonkyao di’ninio kra’dombuno

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-subject exist-verb-past-evidental of-things-object-all before-cause-big-object-gerund

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.

Old Faerish began with OVS word order, but, perhaps influenced by a SVO language such as Aldelfish, began placing topical nouns at the beginning of sentences while appending the appropriate pronouns to the verbs, having the order [T][V][S] or [T][IO][V][S] in intransitive sentences, with [S] being a pronoun referring to [T]. Functionally, this made the language [S][V] or [S][IO][V] in the intransitive. In the transitive, the sentence would begin with a topical noun [T], followed by a nominative noun [S], followed by the verb [V], to which the objective pronoun [DO] would be appended referring to the topic [T], for a [T][S][V][O] word order that was functionally [O][S][V].

Transliteration: ŋikimbujo dombunokra niniodi neraonkjao’nirro

Pronunciation: ŋikimbuʎo dombunokɹa niniodi neɹaonkʎao-nilo

Transcription: ngikimbuyo dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao’nilo

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-topic cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.

Proto-Maenadic

Transliteration 1: od-ubm-on-ark in-oin-id en-oar-oajkn iŋ-ik-ubm-orr

Pronunciation: od-ubm-on-aɹk in-o.in-id en-o.aɹ-o.aʎkn iŋ-ik-ubm-ol

Transcription: od-ubm-on-ark in-o.in-id en-oar-oaykn ing-ik-ubm-ol

Gloss: Cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Maenadic

Transliteration 1: odumbonakr inoinid enoaroankj’iŋikumborr

Pronunciation: od-umb-on-akṛ in-o.in-id en-o.aɹ-o.ankʎiŋ-ik-umb-ol

Transcription: odumbonakr inoinid enoaroanky’ingikumbol

Gloss: Cause-big-object-gerund-before things-object-all-of exist-verb-past-evidental nothing-big-ness-subject

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Proto-Darkelfish

Transliteration 1: iŋ-ik-ubm-orr en-oar-oajkn in-oin-id en-od-ubm-on-ark

Pronunciation: iŋ-ik-ubm-ol en-o.aɹ-o.aʎkn in-o.in-id od-ubm-on-ark

Transcription: ing-ik-ubm-ol en-oar-oaykn in-oin-id od-ubm-on-ark

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-subject exist-verb-past-evidental things-object-all-of cause-big-object-gerund-before

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.

Old Darkelfish

Transliteration 1: iŋikumborr enoaroankj inoinid enodumbonakr

Pronunciation: iŋikumbol eno.aɹo.ankʎ ino.inid odumbonakṛ

Transcription: ingikumbol enoaroaykn inoinid odumbonakr

Gloss: nothing-big-ness-subject exist-verb-past-evidental things-object-all-of cause-big-object-gerund-before

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.

Proto-Nightelfish

Transliteration 1: kra-no-mbu-do di-nio-ni nkjao-rao-ne rro-mbu-ki-ŋi

Pronunciation: kɹa-no-mbu-do di-ni.o-di nkʎa.o-ɹa.o-ne lo-mbu-ki-ŋi

Transcription: kra-no-mbu-do di-nio-ni nkjao-rao-ne lo-mbu-ki-ngi

Gloss: before-gerund-object-big-cause of-all-things-object evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-none

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Proto-Moonelfish

Transliteration 1: rro-mbu-ki-ŋi nkjao-rao-ne di-nio-ni kra-no-mbu-do

Pronunciation: lo-mbu-ki-ŋi nkʎa.o-ɹa.o-ne di-ni.o-ni kɹa-no-mbu-do

Transcription: lo-mbu-ki-ngi nkyao-rao-ne di-nio-ni kra-no-mbu-do

Gloss: subject-ness-big-none evidental-past-verb-exist of-all-things-object before-gerund-object-big-cause

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.

Proto-Swartelfish

Transliteration 1: ark-on-ubm-od id-oin-in oajkn-oar-en orr-ubm-ik-iŋ

Pronunciation: aɹk-on-ubm-od id-o.in-in o.aɹkn-o.aɹ-en ol-ubm-ik-iŋ

Transcription: ark-on-ubm-od id-oin-in oajkn-oar-en ol-ubm-ik-ing

Gloss: before-gerund-object-big-cause of-all-things-object evidental-past-verb-exist subject-ness-big-none

Translation: Before the great origin of all things, there must have existed in those days a great nothingness.

Proto-Oreadic

Transliteration 1: orr-ubm-ik-iŋ oajkn-oar-en id-oin-in ark-on-ubm-od

Pronunciation: ol-ubm-ik-iŋ o.aɹkn-o.aɹ-en id-o.in-in aɹk-on-ubm-od

Transcription: ol-ubm-ik-ing oaykn-oar-en id-oin-in ark-on-ubm-od

Gloss: subject-ness-big-none evidental-past-verb-exist of-all-things-object before-gerund-object-big-cause

Translation: A great nothingness it seems existed in the days before the great cause of all things.

Sound change 2: The Great Vowel Deletion

Sound change 2 with orthographical change 1

New version: Ttoppppputttokqttta tttitttiotti ttteqtttaotttkqkkkao Kkkikippppputttttto. Kkkikitttopppqpppi ttttttatettttttaotttkqkkkao kkkikipppppupitttttto; pitttio kitttattttttaotttkqkkku kkkikipppppupitttttto. Qppqtttikkttti, ttteqtttiokkkue ttttttatikitttttto. Qtttoettaeqtttootttkqkkka tttittttttiottttta taokaeqtttotttkqkkkue tttittttttiotttta. Kitttikipitttotti taakaeqtttaotttkqkkkaa ttttttatikitttttto. Qtttautteqtttaotttkqkkkaa pppaeqtikitttttto. Pppaeqtikititttppppi ttteqtttiotttue tttittttttio.

Sound change 2 with orthographical change 2

Orthographical change 2 is separate and distinct from orthographical change 1. Orthrographical change 2 does not follow sequentially or build upon orthographical change 1.

New version: Thomphunoknha niniothi nenhaonkŋhao Ŋikimphunno. Ŋikinommhi nnatennaonkŋhao ŋikimphupinno; pinio kinannaonkŋhu ŋikimphupinno. Phphŋhikhni, nenhioŋue nnatikinno. Nhoedaenhoonkŋha ninniontha taokaenhonkŋhue ninnionta. Kinikipinothi taakaenhaonkŋhaa nnatikinno. Nhaudenhaonkŋhaa maettikinno. Maettikitinmpi nenhionue ninnio.

Sound change 2 with orthographical change 3

Orthographical change 3 follows sequentially from and builds upon orthographical change 2.

Newer version: Dombunoknha niniodi nenhaonklhao-Ŋikimbulo. Ŋikinommhi latelaonklhao-Ŋikimbupilo; pinio kinalaonklhu-ŋikimbupilo. Bhlhigni, nenhioŋue-latikilo. Nhoedaenhoonklhoa-nilionda taokaenhoonklhue-nilionta. Kinikipinodi taakaenhaonklhaa-latikilo. Nhaudenhaonklhaa-maesikilo. Maesikitinompi nenhionue-nilio.

Sound change 2 with orthographical change 4

Orthographical change 4 follows sequentially from and builds upon orthographical change 3.

Newerer version: Dombunokra niniodi neraonkyao-Ŋikimbulo. Ŋikinomwi latelaonkyao-Ŋikimbupilo; pinio kinalaonkyu-ŋikimbupilo. Vyigni, nerioŋue-latikilo. Roedaeroonkyoa-nilionda taokaeroonkyue-nilionta. Kinikipinodi taakaeraonkyaa-latikilo. Rauderaonkyaa-maesikilo. Maesikitinompi nerionue-nilio.