Buurkarsh (language)

## Buurkarsh

**Buurkarsh** (Buurkarsh: *Berkarsch*) is a North Yhizhin language written in the Buurksi script. It is spoken primarily in Buurkard and is the country's native language. It is the second-most spoken language of the Gyevony Union.

## Dialects

### Buurkard

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## Phonology

### Consonants

The Buurkarsh language has 24 consonant phonemes.

### Vowels

The Buurkarsh language has 7 vowels, with varying pronunciations based upon letter-combinations, such as the sequence *aa* being pronounced as "ih", despite the letter *a* itself being pronounced "ah".

**Vowels**
 Mid
 Open

### Phonotactics

All parts of the Buurkarsh syllables are optional, with no required vowels or consonants. Consonant clusters can grow up to as large as six, like in the word *brnzhny*, and can end with up to five, like in *vulmnzh*. This gives Buurkarsh syllable the following structure, (CCCCCC)(VVV)(CCCCC), where C represents a consonant and V represents a vowel.

### Time prefix and suffix placement

Instead of having specific words to show time in

## Name Structure

The Buurkarsh language blends with its culture when it comes to names, especially considering a Buurk's class, parents, their sex, and leadership.

buurk naming system:

Parental name and class (based on sex) or Leader name

Given name (general)

Given class name (prior to class assign, uses base and unchosen)

Familial name (based on beginning of line)

buurk naming ex.:

   (pre-classified)

Kutkver (father's name [Kutk], father's class [-ver])

Gartaan (given name)

Ramoro (base [ram], class [-oro])

Vernoemyr (familial name [Vernoe], sex [-myr])

   (classified)

Kutkver (father's name [Kutk], father's class [-ver])

Gartaan (given name)

Ramsik (base [ram], class [-sik])

Vernoemyr (familial name [Vernoe], sex [-myr])

   (made a leader)

Vys (leader name [vekarym])

Gartaan (given name)

Ramsik (base [ram], class [-sik])

Vernoemyr (familial name [Vernoe], sex [-myr])

   (child of a leader)

Garsik (father's name [Gartaan], father's class [-sik]

Wolverick (given name)

Ramoro (base [ram], class [-oro])

Garvekar (familial name [Gar], sex [-vekar])

language is relatively gender neutral, with specifivity on class, but words to clarify sex still exist:

neut suffixes (also applicable to class suffixes):

-oro (unchosen class) [used for children under 13]

-yka (child or little) [also used affectionately]

-shko (nickname, inf.) [used by friends and family]

-iko (nickname, inf.) [used by friends and family]

-ychka (nickname, inf.) [used by friends and family]

fem suffixes:

-ava (last name)

-myra (last name)

-aka (last name)

-oza (last name)

-vekara (last name) [used only for children of a vekarym line]

-kaiva (last name) [used only for children/partner of a kaivel line]

masc suffixes:

-av (last name)

-myr (last name)

-ak (last name)

-oz (last name)

-vekar (last name) [used only for children/partner of a vekarym line]

-kaiv (last name) [used only for children/partner of a kaivel line]

werr suffixes:

-vekar (vekarym) [used for names]

-ver (werr) [used generally]

-sik (siktr class) [used for names]

-vak (hunter class) [used for names]

-pro (guard class) [used for names]

-ten (labor class) [used for names]

-rev (infantry class) [used for names]

werr names:

-Vys (vekarym)

firi suffixes:

-kaiv (kaivel) [used for names]

-rin (firintar) [used generally]

-rava (medic class [immediate injury]) [used for names]

-van (medic class [longterm ailment]) [used for names]

-tem (caregivers) [used for names]

-nta (entertainers) [used for names]

-syv (religious) [used for names]

firi names:

-Avel (kaivel)