Imdegab language

The **Imdegab language** is the language of the Imdegabat people and their planet-nation.

## Alphabetical order

a, e, i, u, n, s, b, ğ, l, g, k, r, ŕ, j, w, š, h, d, m, p, z, t, ț, ș, '

## Pronouns

* ni - I (common)
* ne - thou (common)
* nem - thou (noble)
* neju - thou (inferior)
* šu - he (common)
* šum - he (noble)
* šu'et - he (inferior)
* ša(i) - she (common)
* šan - she (noble)
* šajet - she (inferior)
* šel - single they (common)
* šelum - single they (noble)
* šelet - single they (inferior)
* et - it (referring to clones or robots)
* net - you all (common)
* nemat - you all (noble)
* (u)dat - they (superior)
* sājat - they (superior, divine)
* banājat - they (divine)
* šerar, laggat - they (royal)
* Lagum - I, Your Majesty, His Majesty
* Lagen - I, Your Majesty, Her Majesty
* nu'et - they (inferior)

### Gendered suffixes

* -um - masculine
* -en - feminine

## Verbs

* ga- -(i) - passive tense
* -ná - future tense
* -mé - to stress a command

## Affixes

### Location

* -ta - from
* -ğen - into
* -gie - towards
* -ğa(s) - out
* -ğana - out of
* urra - around

### Amount

* līmi - many
* ... awí - any
* im(é)- - again, re-, once more
* alsá - one of (masculine)
* alsé - one of (feminine)
* dași - half
* -mâ - very ...
* ra'u(s) - great

### Time

* -deta - before
* -mura - after
* uŕus, -uŕuta - first
* keŕus, -keŕuta - last
* -mān - now

### Question

* me'au, kai (informal) - what
* me'zu - where
* meš - when
* mai-me - why
* mende - who

### Miscellaneous

* -ja - and
* -uré - or
* nî- - this
* nu- - that
* ițe - yes
* ğa - yeah
* bā - do not
* la- - not, un-
* ula - not
* ulanté - never
* nušmé - never
* nuš ... - unable to
* ... ê ... - Y of X
* -dat - doer of
* -țad - place of
* -én - (adjective for company, race, or culture), -ish, -ian, -ese
* -sād - -ness, state of

## Basics

### Others

* me- - for
* -mé - must
* nes- - against
* ... kié - please

## Numbers

0; 1-10: ūnu; al, ku(da), de, ŕe, nid, nağ, lağ, ŕēț, sek, gār/ğár (x10)

11-19: gār-al, gār-ku, gār-de, gār-ŕe, gār-nid, gār-nağ, gār-lağ, gār-ŕēț, gār-sek,

20-90: niem, sūmi/değár, tūșak/ŕeğár, ŕezi/riğár, zūrri/nağár, zūgār/lağár, ŕenem/ŕēzár, zūsuwe/seğár

* zèr - hundred
* zàr - thousand
* ğárzàr - ten thousand
* līm - one million

## Samples

**Me-Lag Laginapum kur-et-amanat-mé! Ni hannitu-ni-ná!**
[ˈmelag ləˈginapum ˈkurɛtəmanat mɛ ni xanˈnitunɪna]
*For-King Laginapum create-them (inferior)-beings-must! I come again-I-FUT!*
Create these clones for King Laginapum! I will return!

**Bā dūs-et-mé!**
[baː ˈduːset mɛ]
*NO destroy-them (inferior)-must!*
Do not destroy them [several clones]!

**Halșe-kirūwat, Dega'uanum Laginapum, Lag Ra'ulakkurni Ê Imdegab!**
[ˈxalsˤɛ kiˈruːwat dɛˈgaʕuənum ləˈginapum lag rəˈʕulakːurnɪ ʔeː ˈimdegab]
*Long-years, Great-house-sir Laginapum, King Great-Kingdom of Imdegab!*
Long live His Majesty Laginapum, King of the Great Kingdom of Imdegab!

**Et nes-rabūn-en-ní la-rūs das-et!**
[ɛt nesrəˈbuːnenːɪ laˈruːs ˈdasɛt]
*You against-order-you-GEN not-useful stop-you!*
Stop your useless rebellion!

**Bā ŕu-dūsa-ni!**
[baː rʲuˈduːsəni]
*Do not thou-touch-me!*
Do not touch me!

**Ni han-ni-nitu-ğa šebu-was-ğas men-iweni-kuretet ... rūbat essat-ja!**
[ni ˈxanːinɪtuŋə ˈʃebuwəsŋas mɛnˈiwenɪkurɛtɛt ˈruːbat ˈesːat ja]
*I come-I-again-past normal-ness-from(past) for-give-creations ... books music-and!*
I have returned from normality to give the creations ... books and music!

**Ni kalu-ŕeg apa-perras. Bā pureğum-ni-má, jag ù mehušurrut ğiŕātat-ja-nimijat-má. Bā-șituŕig-má.**
[ni kəˈlurʲeg əˈpapɛrːas baː puˈreŋumnima jag u mɛˈxuʃurːut ˈŋirʲaːtat ja ˈnimɪjatma baː ˈsˤiturʲɛgma]
*I am-use box-counting. Do not disturb-me-please, also please feed dogs-and-parrots-please. Do not forget-please.*
I am using a computer. Please do not disturb me, and please do feet my pet dogs and parrots. Please do not forget.

**Nīt han-nī-ditu-ná dasa-nebāntențu-še íțī.**
[niːt xanˈniːdɪtuna dasaˈnebaːntent͡suʃɛ ˈit͡siː]
*We come-we-again-FUT stop-season of selling-within after.*
We will be back after this commercial break.

**Lagum, Lag Ağu Harrugarijum ê Māz Nağni Nabena, ŕu habuga-gimáh. Kai uțe, ūt paițe, ŕu mağ â haika-ŕāi Lagum-gie?**
[laˈgum lag aˈŋu xarːugə'rijum ʔeː maːz nəŋˈni ˈnabenə rʲu xəˈbugəgɪmax kaɪ̯ ˈut͡sɛ uːt paˈit͡sɛ rʲu maŋ aːˈxaɪ̯kəraːɪ̯ laˈgumgɪɛ]
*We, King Ağu Harrugarrijum of World Six-fold Nabena, thou pleasing-come. What business, or dealing, thou want share-PRES/IRR Us-to?*
I, King Ağu Harrigarijum of the Sixfold Realm of Nabena, bid you welcome. What business, or dealings, would you like to share with me?

**Railé meituğedațat Kunijūrén huba'ei-tāga mâ: mai-me ni šuzare-ğa alsá-šumat, gemi šumat-tue ŕendi, gemi šumat-tue deka, ni da ê hân-peltū paraudat šu naban paidețat tau-mag.**
[ˈraɪ̯lɛ meɪ̯ˈtuŋedat͡sat kuniˈjuːren xuˈbaʕeɪ̯taːgə maː maɪ̯mɛ ni ˈʃud͡zarɛŋə ˈalsaʃumat gɛˈmi ʃumatːuɛ ˈrʲendɪ gɛˈmi ʃumatːuɛ ˈdeka ni da eː ˈxaːnpeltu pəˈraʊ̯dat ʃu ˈnabən ˈpaɪ̯dɛt͡sat ˈtaʊ̯mag]
*Many officer-PLU Konjor-ian corrupt-evil very: why I become-PAST one of-them, so them-against different, so them-against better, I do be good-example official-DOER he manage thing-PLU plan-like.*
Most of the Konjors' officers are very corrupt and cruel: the reason why I became one of them is to be different from them, to be better than them by being a good example of being an official who knows how to properly manage things.

**"Al-ku-ŕe-al, ŕēt-ŕe-nid-de". Kuda guneruwat, ne elu mè-et-Pelimūrrun awí, gūrus-et-ná hūrudūslika keŕuslāra nes-wāwejat. Elu nu-et parāwei-mé!**
[ˈalkurʲeʔal ˈrʲetrʲenidːɛ ˈkuda guˈneruwat ne eˈlu meʔetˈpelɪmuːrːun ˈawɪ ˈguːrusetna ˈxuːruduːslika ˈkerʲuslaːra nesˈwaːwejat eˈlu ˈnuɛt paraːˈweɪ̯me]
*"One-two-four-one, eight-four-five-three". Those numbers, when speak towards-they-Raktesai any, provoke-them-FUT murderous rage decision against-enemies. Speak those-them carefully-must!*
"One-two-four-one, eight-four-five-three". Those two numbers, when spoken to any Raktesai automaton, will provoke the automaton into a murderous rage as a last resort against enemies. Speak them carefully!

## Trivia

* Pronouns are added after the subject to stress its importance.
* Imdegab was based on Sumerian, the names of Gutian kings, Akkadian, and Arabic. The Sumerian and Akkadian languages were used by the alleged Anunnaki aliens, the basis for the Imdegab race and its culture.

### Pronunciation

* ğ - [ŋ]
* h - [x]
* j - [j]
* ŕ - [rʲ]
* š - [ʃ]
* ș - [sˤ]
* ț - [t͡s]
* z - [d͡z]
* ' - [ʕ]
* ā, â - long vowel
* á, à - grammatical or same-sounding markers

## See also

* Imdegab glossary
* Kuelgon language
* Igarin language
* Anevondir glossary