Ontemazei language

The Ontemazei language, more precisely the Imperial Ontemazei language, was the language of the Ontemazei Empire of the latter Jauparturnid Era.

## Alphabetical order

a, i, o, u, e, y, (ʔ), z, n, j, r, w, v, l, š, s, k, g, (q), t, ž, d, p, (f), m, b, h, (kh), (th), ts, dz, tš, dž, (gh), (lh), (rh), (ź), (kw), (ø), (æ), an/roi

Names: aka, aza, ini, ijâ, oro, âwo, ulu, ušo, ase, eke, aga, [equo], âta, âže, api, [ofi], umi, obo, uho, [okhan], [jothau], atsa, odzo, atša, adžo, [ghôli], [olhæs], [rhuondo], [âźa], [jâkwo], [øndo], [æ̂kollo], [önda], [țotto], [ḑottu], ano-roi.

## Pronouns

nominative - accusative - genitive (I, me, my)

* I: ož/ež - nôž/nêž - ...gâmoz/gâmez
* thou - unô/unê - vinô/vinê - ...gôno/gône
* he/she - eto/eta - veto/veta - ...kento/kenta
* it - itše - otše - ...getše
* specific we - nižo - vežo - ... gêžo
* collective we - ante - vonte - ... onte
* you all - nin - nina - ... hinta
* they - daen - dâne - ... gedan

### Formal pronouns

* I: Ôi/Êi - Ôira/Âire - ...Kâmo/Kâme
* thou: Un/Ono/Ejana - Vojon/Vejan - ...Gêno/Gêne

### Informal pronouns

* I: as/ja - ro/re - ...kro/kre

-ne - (plural)

ne- - for, (genitive)

-nâu - of, (genitive, before disliked things)

ko- , go- (before k) - (genitive, before names)

## Verbal tenses

infinitive - continuous - perfect - perfect continuous (to do, doing, have done, have been doing)

* past: -bai - -batta - -beši - -beštu
* present: -nuê (N) - -nettu - -neši - -neštu
* imperative: -na (-Ñ)
* future: -tšê - -tšattu - -tšeši - -tšeštu
* future imperative: -džô

## Affixes

### Location

* -kawo - from (place)
* -giwo - from (person)

### Amount

* kûto - full of
* gâma - all
* ikka- - every
* bana - great

### Time

* kon - before
* ari - after
* ikka- - every
* wai - very
* ekua - again
* ra- - again, re-

### Question

* ga(u), gwe - what
* noi, nai - who
* swe - why
* laile - where
* malli - when
* gauma - how big
* gaumê - how far
* gâkra - how much

### States of being

* -vei, -vejo (masc), -veja (fem) - doer
* -dei - doer of an act
* -ejo - a specific person
* -eja - all of this group

## Basics

* di, dje - yes
* bô, bâ, bû(w)-, bô(w)- - no
* á - and
* ói - or
* tâ - but, however
* ne- - for
* mâne- - against
* -zai, -sai - (adjective)
* waraine ... - want, want to
* mane ... , mone ... - may
* -wo - (quotation)

## Numbers

0; 1-10 - eš; jûn, nôi, suâ, kêso, luje, êdže, nues, seja, mûva, midža

100 - tašša

200 - noi-taš

300 - sûwa-taš

1000 - nêlun

10000 - oisera

100000 - kurejo

1 million - tejesa

### Prefix numbers

1-10 (common) - jû-, nô-, soe-, sô-, lei-, žei-, nêisa-, seni-, muê-, mî-

1-10 (classical) - jû-, noi-, sûwa-, sôjo-, leju-, žeja-, neisa-, senije-, nujê-, mîdž(a)-

## Samples

**Tûro, Banawake Mithûra Heita-Sâjena á Banawako Gorûso Heito-Vŷrauniro, Ûrunone Banasora Ontemâzei!**

[ˈtuːro bʌˈnawakɛ ˈmiθuːra ˈheɪ̯tasʌːjɛna a bʌˈnawako ˈgoruːso ˈheɪ̯toβyːraʊ̯niro ˈuːrunɔnɛ ˈbanʌsorʌ ˈontɛmaːzeɪ̯]

*Victory, Empress Mithûra She-Wise and Emperor Gorûso He-Angry-Rage, Ruler-PLU Empire Ontemâz-of!*

Glory to Empress Mithûra the Wise and Emperor Gorûso the Wrathfully Irate, Rulers of the Ontemâzei Empire!

\*Lues-wūe, rônjoz, ny ğurso Onōronōr!

**Los-ûwe, rønijo, ne ğurso Onôronôro!** (Vozonid) / **Hokjo, sora, era ne-Banawako!** (Imperial Ontemazei)

[loˈsuːwɛ rʌˈnijo, nɛ ˈhurso oˈnoːronoːro] / [ˈhokjo ˈsorʌ, ˈerʌ nɛˈbanʌwʌko]

*PRES-hear, people, to call Emperor!* / *Hear, people, call of-Emperor!*

Hear, oh people, the call of the Emperor!

**Ralukkani Imettegau-ba jûn êdže-gomîn źotejo-ne, ne-Munakonno Konobûri.**

[rʌˈlukːʌrnɪ ˈimɛtːɛgaʊ̯bʌ juːn ˈeːd͡ʒɛgomiːn ˈd͡zotɛjonɛ nɛˈmunʌkonːo konoˈbuːrɪ]

*Konjor-realm Imdegab-was one six-from capital-PLU, of-Supercorporation Konjor-Tyrant.*

The Kingdom of Imdegab was formerly one of six capitals of the Konjor Empire.

**Troskero Skovazon muveibûro Sûrendo nasaebai zoluso, heito rue-nuê gâwa-Šaregamma urambai-na hejon-mîn. Onôronôro Zemasoro, uzawe hento, heito bûronôro auvei Bavollagôraz Vozonidô, heito ragosanne niro-na sora hento-tûga.**

[trosˈkero ˈskovʌzon ˈmuweɪ̯buːro ˈsuːrɛndo nʌˈsaɛbaɪ̯ zoˈluso, ˈheɪ̯to ˈrwenweː gaːwʌʃʌˈregʌmːʌ uˈrambaɪ̯nʌ ˈhejonmɪn oˈnoːronoːro ˈzemʌsoro uˈzawɛ ˈhento ˈheɪ̯to ˈbuːronoːro ˈaʊ̯βɛɪ̯ ˈbaβolːʌgoːrʌs ˈβozonɪdoː ˈheɪ̯to ˈragosʌnːɛ ˈnironʌ ˈsorʌ ˈhentotuːgʌ]

*President Skavazan ugly-tyrant Cyan Senate be-PAST immortal, he force-PRES whole-Galaxy bow-PRES him-to. Emperor Zemasor, enemy his, he tyrant-lord deranged Empire Vozonid, he campaign-PLU destroy*

President Skavazan is the cruel ruler of the Cyan Senate who became an immortal, who forces the whole galaxy to bow to him. Emperor Zemasor, his enemy, is the deranged tyrant of the Vozonid Empire whose campaigns destroy his own people.

**Vei oklo-lauzagamma, Vôsulaz bavo-mâga-bai. Vôsulaz mâha-lauza: ôijateja-ge murîjo akka-beštu, tâ mila-meggura-ge, mûwei-beštu-tûga sûgowori á mekkoha.**

[βeɪ̯ okloˈlaʊ̯zagʌmːʌ ˈβoːsulʌs ˈbaβomaːgʌbaɪ̯ ˈβoːsulʌs ˈmaːxʌlaʊ̯zʌ ˈoːjatɛjʌgɛ ˈmuːrɪjo ˈakːʌbɛʃtu taː mɪlamɛˈgːurʌgɛ ˈmuːβɛɪ̯bɛʃtutuːga ˈsuːgoworɪ a ˈmekːoxʌ]

*Among all-land-sea, Vozolaz great-mighty-past. Vozolaz noble-land: brazier-in honour burn-PASTPRF, but this-age-in, ugly-PASTPRF-self wicked-ness and excess.*

Of all countries, Vozolaz was the greatest. The great realm of Vozolaz was the brazier where honour blazed bright, until this age, when it had degenerated into wickedness and excess.

## Trivia

* Radumo sometimes speaks in Ontemazei for fun, even though this should be her native language. She and her people in Bujan nowadays use only Bujanski or Rantavid (a later Sarmelonid language related to Irajonian).
* Bujanski Ontemazei often insist that the "Ontemazei language" is NOT their native language, because when the language was spoken to them as curses by their Wannaenid rulers, it was completely unfamiliar to them. They instead insist that their native language is Bujanski.
* One running gag in independence-era Bujan involved someone speaking to an Ontemazei in the Ontemazei language. The poor pink-haired alien would not understand a single word from the person.

## Pronunciation

* a - [a], [ʌ] unstressed
* b - [b]
* d - [d]
* e - [e], [ɛ] unstressed
* h - [h~x]
* j - [j]

## See also

* Ontemazei glossary
* Ontemazei mythology
* Ontemazei calendar
* Old Ontemazei language
* Porasonid language

## External links

* Part 1
* Part 2