Language: Enithi-Kharos

## Enithi-Kharos

**Enithi-Kharos** (Enithi-Kharos: *Enithian of the Ancient Past*) is an ancient dead Zahkarithian language that originated in the region known as Enithia, and is written in the Enithian script. Over time, the language split into 4 other relative languages including Vuruni (Mainland Velene), Enithi-Vehemi, also known as its shortened name, Enithi (Vehemia), Raene (Khoor), and Ather, or Atherionian Enithian (Imari). Enithi-Vehemi is the closest relative to Enithi-Kharos.

## History

Zahkarith's lingua franca, Arcadian, includes many features of Enithi-Kharos, as its creator, Runiv Tognire of Kelna, was a native Vuruni speaker.

## Grammar

### Phonology

The Enithian Script consists of 5 written vowels and 23 written consonants, while the Enithi-Kharos language consists of 5 spoken vowels and 25 spoken consonants.

#### **Consonants**

p - /p/................. b̪͡v - /bv/

b - /b/................. dʒ - /j/

d - /d/................. k͡x - /kh/

t - /t/.................. m̥ - /m/

k - /k/................. ɳ̊ - /n/

f - /f/.................. ŋ - /ng/

v - /v/................. ʋ - /veh/

s - /s/................. l̠ - /L/ (mid)

ð̠ - /dzj/............. w - /w/

ʃ - /sh/................ r - /r/ (trilled if after vowel, in pronoun, or double r)

ç - /hj/................ ɽ - /r/ (flipped)

ʝ - /y/.................. h - /h/

χ - /kch/

#### **Vowels**

i - /ee/.................... ɔ - /oh/

u - /oo/ ................. ɑ - /ah/

ɛ - /eh/

### Syntax

Use of Pronouns:

* Possessive Noun (\_\_\_ of yours, \_\_\_ of mine, \_\_\_ of theirs)
	+ Improper: Pronoun Unattached, stated before the noun or verb
		- Ex. **Ar ruvityenea** (My daughter), **Roh ruvityenea** (Your daughter)
	+ Proper: Subject Unattached, stated after the noun or verb
		- Ex. **ruvityenea Typhis** (Typhis's daughter)
* Verb done unto subject
	+ Improper: Pronoun Attached, stated after the verb (SVO)
		- Ex. **Aliar** (Forgive me), **Aliroh** (Forgive you)
	+ Proper: Object Unattached, stated at the beginning of the thought (OSV)
		- Ex. **Typhis Wolverick ali.** (Wolverick forgives Typhis, "Typhis Wolverick forgive")

### Pronouns

* **Ar** - I/Me
* **Ayekh** - They/Neutral
* **Et, E, E** - She
* **It, I, I** - He
* **Roh** - You
* **Vem** - We/Us

### Common Phrases

* **Aliar** - "Forgive me", most simple form of apology
* **Likane** - "Please", a polite way to request an action
* **Ar mareu roh fotemye** - "I request words/speech of yours", to request an explanation/elaboration, or a request for someone to repeat what they said
	+ Alternative: more commonly shortened to **Fotemyeroh**, or even **Fotemye** in some dialects.
	+ Equivalent: English's "Excuse me?"
* **Birr d'roh dzjameh** - "What name of yours?"
	+ Response: d'**Ar dzjameh \_\_\_** - "Name of mine \_\_\_"
* **Ar daphyinroh** - "I love you" (romantic)
* **Tol Edone saumroh** - "May Edone favor you", wish of good will on future endeavors
	+ Alternative: **Tol Vityeos varosroh ayekh meni** "May the Spirits gift (the gift) you their strength"
	+ Equivalent: English's "Good luck" or "Godspeed"
* **Ri o birr rohvaros** - "How and what given unto you", greeting asking "how are you"

War:

* **Ar vyaeren d'roh (men) vitye** - Common Death Rite "I hear the song of your soul(s)"
	+ Alternative: \_\_\_

Exclamations:

* **Vare Vehemi!** - exclamation of disbelief; reference to Divya Septivus, holy symbol.

#### Interjections

* **khila** - hello (formal)
	+ **laa** - hi (informal)
* **yatem** - goodbye (formal)
	+ **temi** - bye (informal)
* **qai** - yes (formal), said on an inhale
	+ **qon** - yes (informal), said on an inhale
* **poli** - no (formal)
	+ **pon** - no (informal), said on an inhale
* **oa** - equivalent of ah and wow!
* **oate** - equivalent of hurray, yay, and yippee!
* **tsah** - equivalent of ow!
* **qusa** - wait
* **loqemar/loqemroh** - my heart/your heart, equivalent of oh no!

#### Nouns

* **khaey** - animal
* **dzjameh** - name
* **fotemye** - words/speech, in some cases "language"
* **dzjioh** - rock
* **khot** - pantheon, assembly
* **raedi** - person
* **sulveh** - water
* **asula** - safety
* **veria** - book
* **yoni** - money, finances, cost, etc.
* **loqem** - heart
* \_\_\_ - friend
* **vonib** - farm

#### Adjectives

* **avhyren** - great
* **asul** - safe
* **semiq** - quiet

#### Senses

* **fyaern** - to see
* **hjin** - to hear (sounds)
* **vyaeren** - to hear (music)
* **norr** - to touch
* **mote** - to smell something
* **fote** - to taste
* **daphyin** - to love romantically

#### Other Verbs

* **ali** - to forgive
* **nyem** - to fear
* **akhem** - to hate
* **mareu** - to request
* **shahyr** - to sit
* **edon** - to judge
* **var** - to give
* **saum** - to favor
* **groeyem** - to overtake
* **vatene**- to unite/join

#### Feelings

* **ramoni** - grief

#### Conjunctions

* **ene** - or
* **o** or **oa** - and

#### Time Words

* **khar** - Time before The Great Renewal (BGR), Ancient
* **fresde** - Past
* **frome** - Recent Past (within a year)
* **protes** - Present
* **poeme** - Close Future (within a year)
* **poesde** - Future

* **torn** - Spring
* **avot** - Summer
* **nokhem** - Autumn
* **romet** - Winter

* \_\_ - second
* \_\_ - minute
* \_\_ - hour
* \_\_ - day
* \_\_ - week
* \_\_ - two weeks
* \_\_ - season
* **polos** - year
* \_\_ - 10 years
* \_\_ - 100 years

#### Question Words

* **wyn** - who
* **ri** - how
* **reme** - when
* **birr** - what
* **rit** - why
* **tsde** - where
* **tsdone** - from where
* **tsdati** - where to
* **tikepsi** - how much
* **yoni** - how much (price)
* **siv** - which

#### Prefixes

* **vel** - bonded
* **lo** - inner

#### Prepositions

Location

* \_\_ - above
* **gali** - apart
* **bit** - on

Time

* **man** - during

Movement

* \_\_ - against

#### Family Terms

* **yen** - family
* **emyenea** - mother
* **imyeni** - father
* **yenen** - sibling
	+ **yeni** - brother
	+ **yenea** - sister
* **ruvityenen** - child; "Family of Partner of Soul"
	+ **ruvityeni** - son
	+ **ruvityenea** - daughter
* **ruvitye** - spouse; "Partner of Soul"

#### Religious Terms

* **Eneltia** - Verianism-specific universal energies

* **Vugris** (pl. Vugrise) - Those created through empty or neutral energies.
	+ Commonly used in conversation to describe monotony or average emotions.
* **Vihena** (pl. Vihens) - Those created through light or positive energies.
	+ Commonly Used in conversation to describe joyous or heightened emotions.
* **Vaases** (pl. Vaasis) - Those created through dark or negative energies.
	+ Commonly used in conversation to describe hazardous or lowered emotions.
* **vitye** - soul
* **Men Vare Vitye** - Major Deities, "Multiple Superior Spirit"
* **Men Minekh Vitye** - Minor Deities, "Multiple Second Spirit"

#### Terms of Endearment

* **Vityar** - "Soul of Mine"
	+ alternatively, **Vihenar** - "Light of Mine"

Friends:

* **vityenen** - used for best friends; "soul family"
	+ **vityeni** - "soul brother"
	+ **vityenea** - "soul sister"

### Countries

* Imari
* Euvalia
* Buurkard
* Pynkantyr
	+ Imezad
	+ Dakaan
	+ Kjrdza (formerly Rauen en Schna)
	+ Pains of Zaat
	+ Republika Rynise
	+ Stolesk
	+ Muentum

## Numbers

* **u** - One
	+ **ukh** - First
* **mine** - Two
	+ **minekh** - Second
* **tse** - Three
	+ **tsekh** - Third
* **a** - Four
	+ **akh** - Fourth
* **i** - Five
	+ **ikh**- Fifth
* **ve** - Six
	+ **vekh** - Sixth
* **si** - Seven
	+ **sikh** - Seventh
* **kho** - Eight
	+ **khokh**- Eighth
* **ne** - Nine
	+ **nekh** - Ninth
* **uno** - Ten
	+ **unokh** - Tenth
* **unou** - Eleven
	+ **unoukh** - Eleventh
* **unomine** - Twelve
	+ **unominekh** - 12th
* **unotse** - Thirteen
	+ **unotsekh** - 13th
* **unoa** - Fourteen
	+ **unoakh** - 14th
* **unoi** - Fifteen
	+ **unoikh** - 15th
* **unove** - Sixteen
	+ **unovekh** - 16th
* **unosi** - Seventeen
	+ **unosikh** - 17th
* **unokho** - Eighteen
	+ **unokhokh** - 18th
* **unone** - Nineteenth
	+ **unonekh** - 19th
* **mino** - Twenty
	+ **minokh** - 20th
* **tseno** - Thirty
	+ **tsenokh** - 30th
* **syev** - Hundred
* **usyev** - One Hundred (redundant)
* **minesyev** - Two Hundred
* **tsesyev** - Three Hundred
* **asyev** - Four Hundred
* **isyev** - Five Hundred
* **vesyev** - Six Hundred
* **sisyev** - Seven Hundred
* **khosyev** - Eight Hundred
* **nesyev** - Nine Hundred
* **ginar** - Thousand
* **uginar** - One Thousand (reduntant)