What is this madness?! ZOUB, WHY CAN'T YOU KEEP THINGS IN A LANGUAGE WE ALL UNDERSTAND?! ಠ_ಠ
BECAUSE I DON'T WANNAAA, MUAHAHA.
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The Lathurese Alphabet! Because I finally sat down and wrote down all the letters on one sheet of paper. There they aaare.. all 30 of 'em
Of course, since the language Lathurese is known for being notoriously difficult to learn/speak/master, there are a lot of rules to follow - buuut I won't go into those, since I don't even know half of them myself, lulz.
I'm going to answer potential questions beforehand :3
Lathurese? But I thought your made-up language was called Lannit? I'm confused!Heheh, you're right though... Lannit
is the name of my made-up language, and the lingua franca of my imaginary world. Lathurese is merely a language spoken in the northwesternmost province, Lathuril (home of the long-eared folk), in this world
I have not developed the Lathurese language as I have the Lannit.
Is Lathurese related to Lannit?Nope, although they have borrowed words from one another. They don't sound similar either.
What does Lathurese sound like, then?Kinda like Yiddish/German, but is in no way related to these either. Just as with Yiddish or German, some people find it a beautiful language, others don't. It's great for swearing and cussing, though x3
Is it written from left to right or right to left, then?Heheh, that's a slippery one. Both are allowed, actually. It's usually written from left to right, but reverse the letters and it's okay to write from right to left as well, which is more old-fashioned. Lathurese children are taught both.
Confused? Yeah, with good reason. Old Lathurese was written solely from right to left, but when human imperialists colonized Lathuril, they forced the Lathurese to reverse their alphabet to make it look more like their Lannit. </end of history lesson >
Why does it have two R's?The first R is like a Russian R, the other like the French. Rolling the front of your tongue and the back, respectively. English R's are right out. Sorry ^^
It's lacking a W, a H and a K?Yes it is. Native speakers, as a result, can have difficulties pronouncing W (they say V), H (they hiss it) or words like 'Crazy' without saying 'Kah-razy' :3
Any further questions, feel free to ask
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These letters are miiiine ~
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Just wondering if this was somewhat inspired by your Jewish last name? ^^
Great artwork on the letters, btw. Enjoyable but not impossible
And yess, indeed, you guessed it! I've actually taken a lot of inspiration from Jewish language and culture
But yes, thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoyed these little things ^^
My name is relatively new, despite of how straight Danish my blood is. Personally, I think it's great you care and become inspired by your origins! That's part of why I enjoy it ^^
Lannit is nearly complete in its grammar and I even started collecting words for a dictionary a few years back, but it only grows slooowly. It's a fully functioning language; though rather raw and unfinished still cx
I'm surprised you have time to pursue those languages, despite of you being a medical student. Sadly, medical student is not a setting of words I am fond of. Not because of the people being medical students, but more because of what I am repeatedly told. Anyway, I'll stop venting and tell you that when you have your language ready to launch, I shall gladly study it.
I haven't been working on developing it further for a while, but I still poke it with a stick every now and then to make sure it's still alive c:
Ah yes, being a med student sure is time-consuming, but it's also very rewarding. I feel like I learn new things every single day
Uh-oh, you have been told bad things about medical students? ^^,
Thank you so much, once again! I really appreciate your support; it makes me want to continue developing it
I can only imagine... Very rewarding, but a lot of things to keep track of and remember. I've never heard anyone badmouth med students, it's just people continuously telling me that I should go for something more than what I have in mind as an education because "it's such a waste of brains".
You're most welcome ^^ (Hjælp til selvhjælp! Jo hurtigere sproget bliver udviklet, jo hurtigere kan jeg lære det ^^)
Ah, and now you've gotten me curious - what education do you have in mind, then? I don't think any education is ever 'a waste of brains'; each field poses its own challenges after all