Autean language

The Autean language (Autean: **Auteak**; Modern Autean: **Auteksal**) is the language of the Kingdom of Aute.

A modified form of Autean is also used in modern times as a lingua franca between the modern Kekhaulid peoples, including the living descendants of Aute. This is known as Modern Autean (Rathetak Auteksal, Rautheksal), while the original Autean language is known as Old Autean (Ullun Auteksal)

## Pronouns

nominative-accusative-dative-genitive

* I: na/ne - nat/net - nas/nes - nas/nan/-nad
* royal I: nada - naud - nase - nath/-sath
* thou: un - unad - onsi - ons/onsa/-sona
* royal thou: nod - nodad - nodsi - nosd/-snod
* he/she: de - ded - desi - des/den/-sed
* he (special): da - dad - dasi - das/-zosad
* she (special): ze - zed - zesi - zes/-zesad
* royal he/she: neda - nedo - nedsi - nesd
* it (animal): thei - theid - theisi - theis
* it (inanimate): tik - tikhd/tikhti - tiksi - tis
* we (inclusive): andi - andir - adsi - asad
* we (exclusive): sadi - sadir - sadsi - sasad
* we (collective): sun - sunir - sunsi - susad
* you all: sad - saderi - saesi - sesad
* they: kna - knari - knesi - knesad

-ar - plural

-(k)ei, -ie - genitive

### Modern Autean pronouns:

nominative-accusative-dative-genitive

* I: na/ne - nat/net - nas/nes - -nad
* royal I: nod - naud - njas - -njaus
* thou: un - unda - ondas - -ons/-osd
* royal thou: nod - noda - njos - -nosd

-ar - plural

-ek - genitive

## Verbs

infinitive-continuous-perfect

Past: -ka - -kera - -kerad

Present: -a - -ra - -rad

Future: -rore - -rora - -rorad

Future (planning)/Irrealis?: -mare - -more - -morad

-kha, -kho (after -e, -i) - passive

wa ... - do not

thu - in, on, at

-ik - is, to be (also an adjective form)

## Affixes

### Location

* wi - from
* de - near
* joth - far
* withar, juthar, joth - beyond
* makh ... - therefore (also used to start a prayer, as in "therefore may it happen")

### Amount

* -(s)mal - -er
* -(s)asne - -est

### Time

* nad thu - long ago
* ... thu - on (a date or point of time)

### Other

* o ... - (describes)
* -thol - doer
* -ik - (adjective)

## Numbers

0; 1-10 - on/pon; tho/thu(n)/thunna, shal, khri/kri, shad, maukh, thum, shemph(e), kamb, narab, sar

## Vocabulary

M - modern Autean

unlisted - used in both Old and Modern Autean

* daradthol - carpenter
* fas - great
* fasa - lord, great one
* fasil - lady
* furil - frost
* garaz - mighty, strong
* halkh - white, holy
* halkhanid - holy day
* hilud - pine tree
* iesmal - younger
* isar - world
* kalpata - ancient, long-lasting
* kalpeth - eternal
* ker - to give
* kned - falcon
* kraththol - architect
* kril - west
* klu - pine tree
* ler - year
* loroik - gifted, skilled
* maith - heap, (pejorative, cursed) mountain
* mane - snow
* manth - city
* masmek - fool
* masmoikh - clumsy, inept
* makhta - sword
* mimane - great snow
* Mimaudar - frozen south, great cold
* mimaura - ice wastes
* muino - lowly, humble, quiet
* nam - north, cold
* nid - day
* nioth - mountain, peak
* nothara - great peak
* Nothnodar - Wall of the World, Jasper Mountains
* plukha - star cluster, constellation
* pulus - star
	+ M: puls
* puluth - great star, star god
* rim - eastward, sailing east, lost, gone
* ruam, rim - east
* sar - shadow
* sarar - many shadows, evil, threat
* sel - land
* seleu - great land
* skob - bone
* Skurkha - scorching heat, January
* tol - wall, rampart, great edge
* Tollidar - Wall of the World, Jasper Mountains
* truliks - icicles
* thir, sir - star
* tholad - winter
* thos - great month
* thu - moon
* thuri - month
* Thusba - great cold, June
* thusmal - older
* uithir, with - blood
* uruz - great city
* Withartol, Witthol, Jotthol - one who lives beyond the Wall of the World (Jasper Mountains), a foreigner, a *mleccha*
	+ This term was especially used towards the Assuwelli (and their Gauvajut and Vozonid descendants) and the Norse, who were known as De Withartol (near past-wallers) and Joth Withartol (far past-wallers).
* Wurkhas - fiery heat, February
* zardi - raptor
* zlenuthri - cannibal, monster
	+ A corruption of the bygone kingdom of Zelthudenker, notorious for its cannibalistic practices.
* zilkas - king
* zrad - great raptor, dinosaur

## Sample

Fas-zilkas kera plukh-makhta nat Wurkhas thu.

Great-king give-PRES stars-sword me February on.

The Great King gave the star sword to me on February.

## Pronunciation

* kh - [kʰ]

* ph - [pʰ]
* r - [r]
* sh - [ɕ]
* th - [tʰ~θ]

## Trivia

* Although the author made a few Autean words at around 2018, he started working on the language at around March-April 2021.
* Autean was based on the Etruscan language.
* In 1243 AT, Autean was revived by several native artists as a unified language for the Kekhaulid peoples. Some Kekhaulid people prefer to use the terms "Unified Speech", "Unified Kekhaulid", or simply "Montolirkha" ("united").

## See also

* Prumthesan language
* Assuwelli glossary
* Kekhaulid mythology