Mykatz

=== Mykatz ===
The Mykatz language was spoken by the ancient monks of Mykitas and the followers of the Myconic Faith. It is currently being translated by the Cardinal Ichne Nidae of Mycentz, with aid from her Monks. 
Vowels
 	Front	Central	Back
High	i 	 	
Mid 	e/e̞ 	 	ʌ
Low 	 	a 	o
Consonants
 	Bilabial	Labio-Dental	Dental	Alveolar	Retro-Flex	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Epiglottal	Glottal
Nasal 	m 	 	 	n n̥ 	 	 	 	ɴ 	 	
Plosive 	p b 	 	 	t d 	 	ɟ 	k g 	/q/ 	 	
Sibilant Fricative 	 	 	 	s 	 	ɕ 	 	 	 	
Nonsibilant Fricative	 	f 	θ ð 	 	 	 	x 	χ 	ħ 	h
Approximate 	 	 	 	 	 	j 	ɰ 	 	 	
Romanizations of Mykitan Sounds
Consonants                              Vowels
m = m (as in map)                    i = y (as in mean)
n = n (as in neck)                      a = a (as in antes)
N̥ = hn (as in hnufr)                  e = eh (as in entomology)
ɴ = n (as in enjuto)                   o = oo (as in ootheca
p = p (as in pretty)                     e̞ = euh (as in yě)
b = b (as in bass)                     ʌ = uh (as in gut)
t = t (as in title)
d = d (as in doorway)
ɟ = gh (as in Gaeilge) 
k = k (as in kill)
g = g (as in goat)
q = /q/ (as in qop)
s = s (as in sibling)
ɕ = tz (as in tzatziki)
f = f (as in fortuitous)
θ = th (as in thing)
ð = dh (as in dedo)
x = x (as in fox)
χ = xh (as in amlwch)
ħ = ch (as in chabad)
j = j (as in jordan)
h = h (as in hell)
ɰ = g (as in pagar)
Nouns and Cases
Mykitan has 3 major state, 2 numbers, and 3 ‘fruits (genders)’
The Absolute State: indefiniteness (similar to english “an), the basic form of the noun
The Construct State Possessive, added to the possessed rather than the possessor
The Determined State: Measures Importance. Marked by an accent over the first letter of the word
 	Waxing (Feminine)	Waxing (Feminine)	Fruitive (Neuter)	Fruitive (Neuter)	Waning (Masculine)	Waning (Masculine)
 	Singular 	Plural 	Singular 	Plural 	Singular 	Plural
Absolute 	No change 	 	 	 	 	
No change 	 	 	 	 	 	
No change 	 	 	 	 	 	
Construct 	 	 	 	 	 	
Determined	c 	c 	o 	o 	၁ 	၁
Verbs
Mykitan only has two verb forms, the Have Been (preterite), and the Will Be (future). All Present Tense verbs are put into the Will Be tense. (I’m writing it  -> it will be written)
 	Have Been (Preterite)	Have Been (Preterite)	Will Be (Future/Present)	Will Be (Future/Present)
 	Singular 	Plural 	Singular 	Plural
3rd Wax 	 	 	 	
3rd Fruit/Wan	 	 	 	
2nd Wax 	 	 	 	
2nd Fruit/Wan	 	 	 	
1st 	 	 	 	
Mota
(Farm) 	Have Been (Preterite)	Have Been (Preterite)	Will Be (Future/Present)	Will Be (Future/Present)
Mota
(Farm) 	Singular 	Plural 	Singular 	Plural
3rd Wax 	Motab 	Motabun 	Motad 	Motadab
3rd Fruit/Wan	Mote 	Motun 	Motat 	Motatab
2nd Wax 	Motz 	Motzet 	Motap 	Motaparab
2nd Fruit/Wan	Motat 	Motet 	Motadh 	Motadhed
1st 	Motu 	Motab 	Motadhet 	Motadheted
The verb above, being derived from the word “Farm” would mean “To Farm” or, in a more poetic form “To Tend”
Verbs are often negated, (i walk vs i dont walk). Negations are done by a simple diacritic (メ) placed over the first letter of the verb.
Gerunds are uncommon in Mykatz, but do occur. Gerunds are marked with the suffix -χotedh *after* the correct conjugation of the verb
“It has stopped raining”
Sytabχotedh rytzant χu
stopped (past)       rain (con.) it
uχ tnaztyr  hdetoχbatyS
 It  Rain(con..) stopped (past)  
The sentence above looks incredibly strange, as the gerund is added to the non gerundated verb. This is because it's a compound verb sentence (it stopped raining) vs (it will be raining). If a verb is compound, then the gerund will be added to the first verb, and the second verb will be constrained to the construct, in this case, plural, as the rain is many.
Adjectives
Mykitan has only two adjective cases, the positive and the negative
Positive Adjectives will not have a suffix
Negative Adjectives will have the suffix of -xhet
Due to Mykitan Sentence structure, the Adjective will always come after the noun,  (Dragon, Green) rather than (Green Dragon) and with a specific adjective diacritic (ე) above its first letter (and last if its a string of adjectives)
The Adjective Diacritic is often mistaken for the Waxing Determined Diacritic, so oftentimes Mykitan writers will write the Adjective Diacritic as more of a Spiral when handwriting (อ)
Adjectives will also follow as closely as possible the state of the noun they’re describing. An Example is shown below: (READ RIGHT TO LEFT, words read Left to Right for Simplicity on Second Example)
# The Farmer plows the field of Red Mushrooms                         
atoM ie ezt ahdeR ztakyM  a aom e, tatoM              
# Mota ei tze Mykatz Redha a moa e, Motat      
        Tender       the   by      Mushrooms    Red              of      Field    the        Plowed
            S (Ab)                          Pl (Det)          ADJ (Det)            S (Ab)               V 3/n/p
# Plowed, The Field of Red Mushrooms is by the Tender
Mykitan also uses three Demonstratives, This, That, and There (proximate, approximate, distant). The demonstratives also have their own diacritics, with the distant diacritic being placed below the noun's first letter. 
This (・)
That (Present) (/)
There (Distant) (\)
Historically the diacritics for The Present and the Distant were three close dots in differing in rotation, but became short lines over time and with the development of a standardized Mykitan handwriting.
Pronoun Structure
Mykitan doesn’t have a well developed pronoun system. Due to its usage as a religious language people would often be referred to by their Ecclessiastical Form (Brother: Mytitza, or Sister: Mytitz’n) In common speech. However, there are a few sets of simple Pronouns
 	Singular	Plural
2nd	Tzi 	Tzi’os
1st	He 	Hekitz’os
There's also the inanimate Pronouns
Singular	Plural
χu 	χit
Sentence Structure
Mykitan has the sentence structure of Object-Adjective-Verb
A mykitan sentence would look something like “to the Mushroom, Red, i tended 
Mykitan is also read Right to Left, the opposite of that in English, however, in theatric and prosic writing, Mykitan artists and scholar will switch the direction of the letters in order to show tension and movement (Boustrophedon)
* Horse his riding was he
* When suddenly! He was jumped by bandits
* Away got soon he but
However, this form of prose has fallen off in recent years, in order to make way for more readable texts.
Religion in Language
Due to Mykatz’s status as a religious language, there are a few important distinctions made between it and more secular languages. 
All religious words, including place names, will begin with the letters ‘My’ (mi), as are the first two letters of the languages’ word for Mushroom (Mykit), and most religious terms will be in the Determined State.
The Word Mykit will ALWAYS be in the determined state, regardless of actual state, with the Frutive suffix (Possessed Mushrooms -> Mykaq, Possessed Mushroom -> Mykap)
Monasteries also have a special meaning within the language, as they’re not referred to as a place of monks, but instead a “great farm” or sometimes to separate from larger agricultural projects in the Mykitan nation, “great land” (mytzahn meha) (wan. Construct + pos. adjective). The word Mytzahn is in the construct as it is possessed by the mycelium itself, and as such will almost always be in the determined state, but the determined is less important for the mytzahn than a more holy site, like a grand cathedral.
Mykitan Numerology
Mykitan has a less developed numerology system than other languages, due to the lack of need for complex mechanics and mathematics in early Mykitan culture. In their role as druids, early Church Fathers developed a few words for different concepts however.
Single: Itza
Many: Itzatzin
Full: Itzimaq
If modern Mykitan scholars need more complex numbers, most of them will use the Yaszumatti numerology system.
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