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ǁamə, language of the People of the Canopy

Draft 1: I somehow broke the voiceless nasals in 6.2, 6.3 and 7. I’m still trying to figure out how I pulled it off. It works in the other subsections. ǁamə is spoken by the miː=ni tʼuŋnɔŋ, the People of the Canopy, jungle tribes raided by the Laven pirates for galley slaves. The Laven nameContinue reading “ǁamə, language of the People of the Canopy”

Lëtllhaq

One of the oldest tablets of bronze plate: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vFvpzXAkzuxIrMFtkYiShRXMe4KcrDEZ/view?usp=sharing ‘An taq xa hëq’on sa lhaq. Hëq’ontaq ‘i yatin taq. Xa tu’wa sa yatin taq, wa’ ‘yan sa lhaq. K’aw ‘i siya. Nakwën ‘i lhën xa hëq’on. Xa tu’wa, wa’ lhën. Xa ‘inki taq, nac’aq’ëntul ‘i lhax, qu lhaq në wënii. Iwan naqhëwtiëntul ‘i mëlqu nëContinue reading “Lëtllhaq”

Ligurian Grammar

Update: First combined draft with additional material. Use this script to generate vocabulary: https://75vwdt.csb.app/ Ligurian (Greek Λίγυες, Latin Ligurēs; natively Ligos) is an Indo-European language spoken in the city of Ligos, on the site of present-day Istanbul. Noun ligā (f.) = “tongue, binding speech.” In a parallel dimension, Ligurian never went extinct. Despite being conqueredContinue reading “Ligurian Grammar”

Mazdō-yo Heardō̃

Update: Draft 3. Changed the title from an intermediate phase. Attempt at a combined grammar: https://snapshotsofthelabyrinth.photo.blog/2026/04/10/ligurian-grammar/ Notes on the Heart Speech A descendant of the Solar Speech (Sauleis Bazdā). Predominantly voiced, with voiceless stops and /s/ preserved from cluster reductions. 1 · Sound Changes (Vulgar Solar Speech → Heart Speech) Eleven phases, applied in order:Continue reading “Mazdō-yo Heardō̃”

Ruins

I. The Cloudy Lens The fog of a January morning in Shobhabazar coated the tongue with particulate matter and river damp and the faintly sweet residue of last night’s garbage fires. You breathed it in and it became part of you. The distinction between body and city dissolved in that grey, chemical intimacy. I wanderedContinue reading “Ruins”