Macian Language

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Macian [ˈmeɪʃən]; (Macian: *Pauthim Maczeo* [ˌpɐuθim mɐˈt͡ɕɛ.o]), is a Tendian language, closely related to Hossic. It's spoken mostly by the *Zaumain Maczeo*. It is one of the official languages of Macia, where about 60,000,000 people speak it; it's also one of the official languages of Hoss where over 40,000,000 people speak it. Macian is also spoken by a total of 20,000 people in Elovia, Qoard, and Speria.

## Etymology

The name "Macian" comes from the Macian word *Maczeo* [mɐˈt͡ɕɛ.o] "Macian", which ultimately came from the Proto-Macian word *\*mitʰē* "love, kindness". This word has a cognate in many Tendian Languages:

* Macian: *mythe* [ˈmɨθɛ] "love"
* Hossic: *mita* [ˈmiːtɔ] "kind"
* Elovian: *máda* [ˈɱäːðä] "kindness"
* Sperian: *emos* [eˈmʷoːs] "friend"
* Proto-Tendian: *\*embōd "wellbeing, friend"*

## Classification

Macian is a Tendian Language; other Tendian languages include Hossic, Elovian, and Sperian. It is especially close to Hossic, sharing a lot of the vocabulary, grammar, and even phonology. Like all Tendian languages, Macian supposedly decended from Proto-Tendian.

## Relationship with Hossic

As a result of being part of the same language family, and being geographically close to each other, Macian and Hossic share a lot in common. Here is a comparison of commonly used words in each language:

## Geographical Distribution

Macian is mostly spoken by the *Zaumain Maczeo*, with 50% of Macian speakers speak it as a native language in Macia; about 35% of Macian speak speak it as a native language in Hoss. The rest speak Macian as a L2 language in Elovia, Qoard, Speria, and a few more.

## History

From 452 - 728, Macia was a colony of the Elovian Empire, which pretty largely effected the phonology and vocabulary. Here are some Macian loanwoards from Elovian:

 tora
 teis

## Phonology

### Consonants

Notes:

* [c ɟ] are allophones of [k g] before front vowels [ε i]
* [ɫ] is an allophone of [l] at the end of a syllable

### Vowels

 Close-mid
 Open-mid

## Orthography

* [p] - ⟨p⟩
* [b] - ⟨b⟩
* [t] - ⟨t⟩
* [d] - ⟨d⟩
* [c] - ⟨k⟩ \*before front vowels [ε i]\*
* [ɟ] - ⟨g⟩ \*before front vowels [ε i]\*
* [k] - ⟨k⟩ \*before back/central vowels [ɐ o u]\*
* [g] - ⟨g⟩ \*before back/central vowels [ɐ o u]\*
* [t͡ɕ] - ⟨cz⟩
* [m] - ⟨m⟩
* [n] - ⟨n⟩
* [r] - ⟨r⟩
* [f] - ⟨f⟩
* [v] - ⟨v⟩
* [θ] - ⟨th⟩
* [s] - ⟨s⟩
* [z] - ⟨z⟩
* [ɕ] - ⟨sz⟩
* [x] - ⟨kh⟩
* [j] - ⟨j⟩
* [l] - ⟨l⟩
* [ɫ] - ⟨l⟩ \*at the end of a syllable\*
* [i] - ⟨i⟩
* [ɨ] - ⟨y⟩
* [u] - ⟨u⟩
* [o] - ⟨o⟩
* [ε] - ⟨e⟩
* [ɐ] - ⟨a⟩

## Grammar

### Nouns

Macian is a pretty highly inflected language. Here is a chart with all the cases Macian inflects for:

### Verbs

Verbs are inflected for number and person. Here is are examples with the verb *thysmathi* (to count), *vompythi* (to speak), and *byfothi* (to live)

\* I will add more verbs later \*

### Adjectives

Adjectives in Macian come after the verb, and don't inflect for anything.

*thecza* "big"

*(symni) dempo thecza* "a big house"

*dempom thecza* "the big house"

*dempolom thecza* "to the big house"

*demputhizom thecza* "in the big house"

## Final Sentence

**"Skos rythi fomnejolym?"**

**[skos rɨθi fomnɛˈjolɨm]**

**"Can I go to the bathroom?"**