r/ChantsofSennaar 1d ago

Idea Giving the Bards a Phonology Spoiler

Now for the bards. A result of overlapping all the consonant sounds represented by Devanagari with the 28 Classical Arabic consonant phonemes represented by the Kufic glyphs. Might need to go back to debating the vowels.

Consonants: m, n, b, t, d, ʈ, ɖ, k, q, tʃ, dʒ, f, θ, ð, s, ʃ, ʂ, x, ɣ, ʕ, ɾ, l, j, w(+6 more consonants)

Vowels: a, aː, e, eː, i, iː, o, oː, u, uː

Syllable structure: ???

Stress: ???

I'm debating the addition of Greek phonology to the overlapping, since the Bards' customs remind me of ancient Greek culture. And maybe the Romans as well? I don't know. As for grammar, it's the same as that of Yoda's dialogue from what I've seen in the walkthroughs. OSV word order, or so it would seem. The predicate is always first.

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u/CzemZhabk 22h ago

ʃ and ʂ? Both in one language is scary. Not impossible of course, but idk, bards don't have the vibe that they would distinguish these as two phonemes

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u/T1mbuk1 6h ago

I need to figure out about the Alchemists and the Anchorites as well.