Hosqun

This is the official language of Hosquerre, and most common language on the eastern trade routes. Loosely based on a combination of Farsi and French.

Some notes:

Male and female gender (female used as default)

Articles

A suffix is used instead of an article:

• -ya added to definite masculine nouns
• -yey added to definite feminine nouns
• -u added to indefinite masculine nouns (-tu after vowel)
• -i added to indefinite feminine nouns (-ti after vowel)

Plurals

Plural made by adding the suffix -di

No plural suffix used when it comes after a number and the amount is obvious

Plural ending comes before article suffix

Adverbs and Adjectives

• Adjectives go after the noun with ‘pa’ to link them
• Adverbs like “very” go before the adjective
• Suffix -ihan or -bihan turns an adjective into a noun
• Suffix -uda or -yuda turns a noun into an adjective
• Articles come at the end of the entire noun phrase (noun + any adjectives or adverbs modifying it)
• Adjectives don’t need to be changed to be used as an adverb

Syntax

• SOV
• No continuous tense

Writing System

Hosqun uses an abugida. A consonant at the end of a syllable is written half the size.

Phonology

Vowels:
A as in dad Ā as in thought E as in bet I as in free O as in book U as in moo
Diphthongs: Ey is in hey Oh as in go
When A, O, and U have a tilde, they are nasalized.
Consonants B as in book Ch as in chain D as in door F as in fall G as in game H as in hat J as in job K as in key L as in leg M as in meal N as in no P as in pen R as in rug S as in sad Sh as in shoe T as in tea V as in van Y as in yes Z as in zoo Zh as in French Bonjour