I've recently taken a liking to phonetics and phonology, basically the study of languages and their structural components. I have this fascination with German and Nahuatl langauges, as well as the character forms of Asian languages and the scripting of Middle Eastern languages.
If I could blend these languages together, I would have my perfect secret code, but i don't have the knowledge to transcribe my individual likings.
Though I am not asking the community to do that, I do want to collaborate with you people to work on a new language: something I want to dub Esdekerun (SDK--Es Dee Kay) for the time being.
The first couple of things to consider are the sounds, and the form of writing. These two things, of course, can be easily manipulated to suit our grammar and such later on. What I've decided (notice that is "I," not "we" is to put together some alphabets I like to represent some sounds that I have also predetermined.
Just for your monthly tidbit, an alphabet consists of characters that each represents a sound. An abugida is a writing system where every character acounts for a consonant and vowels are included as changes to these characters. I am considering the latter form, but for simplicities sake I will now reveal our characters, a name, and a basic sound description.
U (Anne) "Ah"
Π (Aum) "Ay"
L (Est) "Eh"
Γ (Eeneh) "Ee"
Φ (Os) "Oh"
Υ (Urst) "Uh"
D (Ooe) "Oo"
Σ (Kim) A K sound, but deeper in the throat.
θ (Thus) A "th" sound.
Η (Wey) A "w" sound, but with more throat obstruction, like "hhhwua"
Α (Ders) Just a D.
X (Zim) Just a Z.
Λ (Yuh) Just a Y.
β (Fes) Just an F.
μ (Hof) Just a sigh "hhh" sound, without obstructing the throat.
Ζ (Ti-yek) A "shi" sound.
Ρ (Umo) French R.
J (Nick) Just an N.
Ω (Mura) An M with closed lips, and no vibration in the throat, as if sighing without your mouth closed. *More accurately, when pronouncing, you extend your lips and push air out in a kissing fashion.
You might not notice, no throat vibrations except in the vowels.
Now we have proto-Esdekerun phonology in character form. As a group we should determine which sounds could use change, or what might refine them, so please fill the comment box with your scrutiny.
I understand that you you pulled some of your alphabet from Greek or Latin phonemes, but how did you decide on the usage of other ones? Most letters in written language derived from some meaning symbolizing nature or utility.
For instance, the letter A was derived from the Phoenician letter aleph, which was their word for "ox". The appearance of the uncial (later brought to lowercase Latin) was meant to represent the head of an ox. The letter symbolized the aleph pulling the entire alphabet, as an ox pulled carts for most Phoenician commerce.
MAGICCARPET
24 Feb 2015 14:59
In reply to HullBreach
Honest reply? I like these characters.
For the vowels I chose characters that look similar.
For the constants, I chose characters that either fit the usage from their aboriginal languages, or those that resemble those characters. For D, a sound in Greek associated with Delta, I instead used A since they both are triangles.
Ninjas Girl
24 Feb 2015 13:39
In reply to HullBreach
Hull, you are a nerd from head to toe.
This is why we love you.
HullBreach
24 Feb 2015 20:12
In reply to Ninjas Girl