Shugh Ghami (language of Ghami)

Shugha Ghami is a language isolate that is used as the common language in the nation of Kara Ghami and used as the liturgical language for the Uruqai religion. The language originated from outside Abexilas, and was exported to the world by the two founders of the Ghami monastary and Uruqai religion Atalagha and Wilusa. It has its own unique abugida that is written vertically bottem to top and right to left.

Consonants

 * /b/ = b
 * /ɬ/ = lh
 * /m/ = m
 * /t/ = t
 * /ŋ/ = ng
 * /n/ = n
 * /r/ = r
 * /w/ = w
 * /w/ = w
 * /s/ = s
 * /ʃ/ = sh
 * /l/ = l
 * /ʝ/ = j
 * /x/ = gh
 * /k/ = k
 * /q/ = q
 * /h/ = h
 * /ʔ/ = -
 * /kx/ = kgh
 * /kw/ = kw

Vowels

 * /a/ = a
 * /e/ = e
 * /i/ = i
 * /o/ = o
 * /u/ = u

Phonotactics
The syllable structure of Shugh Ghami is (c)v. The language has the dipthongs /ai/, /oi/.

Sentense structure
Shugh Ghami has a SOV (subject-object-verb) word order. Ig. "I see a mountain" would become "I a mountain see". Adjectives are placed before nouns. Ig. "I love the blue mountain" would become "I blue mountain love". Posessors are put before the possessee. Ig. "I like my book" would become "I my book like"

Tense, aspect and mood
the tense and aspect of a verb are combined into one prefix written at the start of a verb, and the mood is written as a suffix at the end of a verb.

Tense
Shugh Ghami has a present tense, a past tense, a future tense and an infinite tense. The infinite tense means that something is always happening or will always happen, this is usually used as a way to express the nature of something Ig. "Time is relative"

Aspect
Shugh Ghami has a progressive aspect (the verb is ongoing), a perfective aspect (the verb is completed), a intitiative aspect (the verb is starting) and a habitual aspect (the verb is usually happening)

Mood
Shugh Ghami has a negative mood (the verb does not happen), a speculative mood (the verb might happen), a abilitative mood (the subject is able to do the verb), a suggestive mood (the subject wants or suggests a verb to happen), a realis mood (it is a fact that a verb happens), an injunctive mood (the subject promises to do a verb), a potential mood (a verb is likely to happen), and a conditional mood (if one thing is or happens, then the verb happens) mood suffixes:


 * negative = +(a)ni
 * speculative =+(a)we
 * abilitative = +(a)tu
 * suggestive = +(a) bo
 * realis = +(a)ri
 * injunctive = + (a)ki
 * potential = + (a)lhu
 * conditional = +(a)ngu

Names
Shugh ghami names contain in this order: a clan name, a familiy name, a personal name and optionally a title.

Honorifics
if no honorifics are used, it is seen as slightly rude or childish.
 * sulu = used to address spouses and lovers
 * melu = polite form used to address strangers, previously used for high-status individuals
 * luni = used to address children
 * maba = used to address old people and grandparents
 * lewe = used to address acquaintances
 * ngami = used to address siblings and monks
 * neja = used to address parents and highly respected teachers
 * rungu = used to address close friends and family