Tiami a Kuun, also know as draconic, is the language originally spoken by the dragons. When they taught humans the ways of elemental magic, they taught them also to speak in their own tongue. In present day Ryuutachi, only the remnants of Zosara keep draconic alive in the form of spells. Otherwise, it is as dead a language as real world Latin.
~ My thanks to Frederico Shroeder whose insight and creativity helped make this Conlang a reality.
This language was created for and featured in the Elements of Chaos series.
Notes on Grammar
Word Order
Preposition → Possessor → Noun → Adjective → Particles
Example:
In the dark cave = Ha ingi mitzuiti
Sentences
• Other than the main verb, which must remain at the end of the sentence, and particles with specific positions, the rest of the sentence components have flexibility in their placement.
• In Yes/No questions, the particle “yin” must be used before the main verb.
Examples:
I love you = Azemi na ta keru
I don’t love you = Azemi na ta gon keru
Do you love me? = Azemi ta na yin keru?
Personal Pronouns
• Personal pronouns as subjects cannot be omitted.
| 1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person |
|---|---|---|
| azemi | ta | zyu |
| 1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person |
|---|---|---|
| azemichi | tachi | zyuchi |
Declensions
• There are no grammatical genders.
• There are two grammatical numbers, singular and plural.
• There are no grammatical cases.
• Nouns declinate according to number.
• Adjectives do not declinate.
• There are no articles.
| Plural: | -chi |
Examples:
Tree / The Tree / A tree = Kazye
Trees / The trees = Kazyechi
Subject Particle
• The subject of the sentence is marked with the particle “na”.
• It must appear after the subject.
• Subject particle is not used with the verb “you” (to be, exist)
Examples:
The dragon drinks = Tiami na beyu
I see the dragon = Azemi na tiami rwun
Possessive Particle
• The possessor is marked by the particle “a”.
• It must appear after the possessor.
Examples:
My nest / house / lair = Azemi a eku
The dragon’s lair = Tiami a eku
Verbs
• Verbs do not conjugate, but instead receive suffixes according to tense, voice, and mood.
| Present | Past | Future |
|---|---|---|
| ~ | -ku | -ri |
| Active | Passive |
|---|---|
| ~ | -i |
| Indicative | Imperative | Optative |
|---|---|---|
| ~ | -“-zi“ | – “-ya” |
• Mood suffixes are attached to the verb through a hyphen
| Participle: | -i |
Examples:
She does it = Zyu ichu
She did it = Zyu ichuku
She will do it = Zyu ichuri
Do it! = Ichu-zi!
May she do it = Zyu ichu-ya
Alphabet
| Standard Transcript | Phonemes | Sounds Similar to: |
|---|---|---|
| A | /a/ | As in “cOw” |
| B | /b/ | As in “Boy” |
| CH | /t͡ʃ/ | As in “CHoice” |
| E | /e/ | As in “Echo” |
| G | /g/ | As in “Game” |
| H | /h/ | As in “House” |
| I | /i/ | As in “fEEt” |
| J | /d͡ʒ/ | As in “Job” |
| K | /k/ | As in “Cat” |
| L | /l/ | As in “Loss” |
| M | /m/ | As in “Mom” |
| N | /n/ | As in “Now” |
| O | /o/ | As in “nO“ |
| R | /r/ | As in Spanish “peRo” |
| S | /s/ | As in “Soup” |
| T | /t/ | As in “Tea” |
| TZ | /ts/ | As in “caTS“ |
| U | /u/ | As in “mOOd” |
| W | /w/ | As in “Way” |
| Y | /j/ | As in “Yes” |
| Z | /z/ | As in “Zebra” |
Numerals
| # | Cardinal | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | gonki | ~ |
| 1 | eiki | ako eiki |
| 2 | baki | ako baki |
| 3 | raiki | ako raiki |
| 4 | inki | ako inki |
| 5 | araki | ako araki |
| 6 | ulunki | ako ulunki |
| 7 | tamiki | ako tamiki |
| 8 | buriki | ako buriki |
| 9 | zanki | ako zanki |
| 10 | eikotzu | ako eikotzu |
| 11 | ei-ke eikotzu | ako ei-ke eikotzu |
| 12 | ba-ke eikotzu | ako ba-ke eikotzu |
| 13 | rai-ke eikotzu | ako rai-ke eikotzu |
| 14 | in-ke eikotzu | ako in-ke eikotzu |
| 15 | ara-ke eikotzu | ako ara-ke eikotzu |
| 16 | ulun-ke eikotzu | ako ulun-ke eikotzu |
| 17 | tami-ke eikotzu | ako tami-ke eikotzu |
| 18 | buri-ke eikotzu | ako buri-ke eikotzu |
| 19 | zan-ke eikotzu | ako zan-ke eikotzu |
| 20 | bakotzu | ako bakotzu |
Vocabulary
Coming Soon!!