svimohzish
The Svimohzish language is widely thought of as the oldest of the modern Human languages of Tellene, though some scholars argue that Dejy predates it. It is said that tribes of
farmers or fishers along the northern coast of the Svimohzish
Isle first developed Svimohzish.
Svimohz take two names,
sometimes three. The first
name is a personal name
usually created to sound nice,
dignified or strong. Svimohz
place great importance on the actual sound of the name and
village ‘name readers’ are common fortunetellers in rural areas.
The last name comes from a parent; whether the father or mother
depends on the culture. In some parts of Zazahni, girls take their
last name from their father and boys take theirs from their
mother’s last name. Unless one knows the local culture well, it is
easy to make a mistaken assumption about a person’s family based
on her name.
Wizards are a special case in Svimohzia. When a person
becomes a Wizard, he takes a single name only and drops any
family name. Modest wizards keep their given name, but others
give themselves new names taken from arcane words of power.
Phonology
Grammar is simple yet effective. Sentences typically begin
with a noun or pronoun, followed by the verb; many sentence
structures are possible, though. Masculinity and femininity are
shown by the articles “ozh” and “esh,” respectively, which are
placed after the noun. Adjectives and adverbs take the form of prefixes attached to the
words they modify. The
Svimohzish language uses
the following letters: A, C, D,
E, F, G, H, HZ, I, J, L, M, N,
NH, O, P, R, S, SV, U, V, W,
WH, Y, Z and ZH.
Phonetics
It is characterized by soft
consonant sounds spoken in a nasal tone or with a soft release of
breath. Many of the words are three syllables or more in length
and double consonants are used frequently; double vowels
found in Svimohzish are used only as suffixes.
Common Female Names
Anasvish, Daresvim, Ehnosham, Emeni, Hava,
Lashasvow, Leshan, Menahvna, Minona, Morashez, Movamo,
Nomishim, Sanano, Savano, Sharresh, Sisi, Vanazha, Zeminah,
Zhashosa, Zoravam
Common Male Names
Ahzasvero, Amar, Anarvis, Ansven, Azhanimahr, Hilanozh,
Hilano, Izvan, Mawhal, Mesvanish, Miznamvho, Mizovohr, Movazh,
Onsar, Razhan, Roshanaz, Selevahn, Shazahn, Suvar, Svemahni,
Wherahzni, Zhulurahn, Zohshanam
Common Family Names
Arhomven,Aziri, Damozh, Eshovim, Ghanim, Izahn,
Mezahn, Mizani, Mozaresh, Neshnamohn, Ohmdalz, Shenshal,
Svowmizh, Vezdor, Vlan, Whenonesh, Yahul, Zalden, Zhamish,
Zhasorozh