Mykatz

Mykatz
The Mykatz language was spoken by the ancient monks of Mykitas and the followers of the Myconic Faith. It is currently being translated by the Cardinal Ichne Nidae of Mycentz, with aid from her Monks.

Vowels Consonants Romanizations of Mykitan Sounds

Consonants                              Vowels

m = m (as in map)                    i = y (as in mean)

n = n (as in neck)                      a = a (as in antes)

N̥ = hn (as in hnufr)                  e = eh (as in entomology)

ɴ = n (as in enjuto)                   o = oo (as in ootheca

p = p (as in pretty)                     e̞ = euh (as in yě)

b = b (as in bass)                     ʌ = uh (as in gut)

t = t (as in title)

d = d (as in doorway)

ɟ = gh (as in Gaeilge)

k = k (as in kill)

g = g (as in goat)

q = /q/ (as in qop)

s = s (as in sibling)

ɕ = tz (as in tzatziki)

f = f (as in fortuitous)

θ = th (as in thing)

ð = dh (as in dedo)

x = x (as in fox)

χ = xh (as in amlwch)

ħ = ch (as in chabad)

j = j (as in jordan)

h = h (as in hell)

ɰ = g (as in pagar)

Nouns and Cases

Mykitan has 3 major state, 2 numbers, and 3 ‘fruits (genders)’

The Absolute State: indefiniteness (similar to english “an), the basic form of the noun

The Construct State Possessive, added to the possessed rather than the possessor

The Determined State: Measures Importance. Marked by an accent over the first letter of the word Verbs

Mykitan only has two verb forms, the Have Been (preterite), and the Will Be (future). All Present Tense verbs are put into the Will Be tense. (I’m writing it  -> it will be written) The verb above, being derived from the word “Farm” would mean “To Farm” or, in a more poetic form “To Tend”

Verbs are often negated, (i walk vs i dont walk). Negations are done by a simple diacritic (メ) placed over the first letter of the verb.

Gerunds are uncommon in Mykatz, but do occur. Gerunds are marked with the suffix -χotedh *after* the correct conjugation of the verb

“It has stopped raining”

Sytabχotedh rytzant χu

stopped (past)       rain (con.) it uχ tnaztyr  hdetoχbatyS It  Rain(con..) stopped (past)

The sentence above looks incredibly strange, as the gerund is added to the non gerundated verb. This is because it's a compound verb sentence (it stopped raining) vs (it will be raining). If a verb is compound, then the gerund will be added to the first verb, and the second verb will be constrained to the construct, in this case, plural, as the rain is many.

Adjectives

Mykitan has only two adjective cases, the positive and the negative

Positive Adjectives will not have a suffix

Negative Adjectives will have the suffix of -xhet

Due to Mykitan Sentence structure, the Adjective will always come after the noun,  (Dragon, Green) rather than (Green Dragon) and with a specific adjective diacritic (ე) above its first letter (and last if its a string of adjectives)

The Adjective Diacritic is often mistaken for the Waxing Determined Diacritic, so oftentimes Mykitan writers will write the Adjective Diacritic as more of a Spiral when handwriting (อ)

Adjectives will also follow as closely as possible the state of the noun they’re describing. An Example is shown below: (READ RIGHT TO LEFT, words read Left to Right for Simplicity on Second Example)


 * 1) The Farmer plows the field of Red Mushrooms

atoM ie ezt ahdeR ztakyM  a aom e, tatoM


 * 1) Mota ei tze Mykatz Redha a moa e, Motat

Tender       the   by      Mushrooms    Red              of      Field    the        Plowed

S (Ab)                          Pl (Det)          ADJ (Det)            S (Ab)               V 3/n/p


 * 1) Plowed, The Field of Red Mushrooms is by the Tender

Mykitan also uses three Demonstratives, This, That, and There (proximate, approximate, distant). The demonstratives also have their own diacritics, with the distant diacritic being placed below the noun's first letter.

This (・)

That (Present) (/)

There (Distant) (\)

Historically the diacritics for The Present and the Distant were three close dots in differing in rotation, but became short lines over time and with the development of a standardized Mykitan handwriting.

Pronoun Structure

Mykitan doesn’t have a well developed pronoun system. Due to its usage as a religious language people would often be referred to by their Ecclessiastical Form (Brother: Mytitza, or Sister: Mytitz’n) In common speech. However, there are a few sets of simple Pronouns There's also the inanimate Pronouns

Sentence Structure

Mykitan has the sentence structure of Object-Adjective-Verb

A mykitan sentence would look something like “to the Mushroom, Red, i tended

Mykitan is also read Right to Left, the opposite of that in English, however, in theatric and prosic writing, Mykitan artists and scholar will switch the direction of the letters in order to show tension and movement (Boustrophedon)


 * Horse his riding was he
 * When suddenly! He was jumped by bandits
 * Away got soon he but

However, this form of prose has fallen off in recent years, in order to make way for more readable texts.

Religion in Language

Due to Mykatz’s status as a religious language, there are a few important distinctions made between it and more secular languages.

All religious words, including place names, will begin with the letters ‘My’ (mi), as are the first two letters of the languages’ word for Mushroom (Mykit), and most religious terms will be in the Determined State.

The Word Mykit will ALWAYS be in the determined state, regardless of actual state, with the Frutive suffix (Possessed Mushrooms -> Mykaq, Possessed Mushroom -> Mykap)

Monasteries also have a special meaning within the language, as they’re not referred to as a place of monks, but instead a “great farm” or sometimes to separate from larger agricultural projects in the Mykitan nation, “great land” (mytzahn meha) (wan. Construct + pos. adjective). The word Mytzahn is in the construct as it is possessed by the mycelium itself, and as such will almost always be in the determined state, but the determined is less important for the mytzahn than a more holy site, like a grand cathedral.

Mykitan Numerology

Mykitan has a less developed numerology system than other languages, due to the lack of need for complex mechanics and mathematics in early Mykitan culture. In their role as druids, early Church Fathers developed a few words for different concepts however.

Single: Itza

Many: Itzatzin

Full: Itzimaq

If modern Mykitan scholars need more complex numbers, most of them will use the Yaszumatti numerology system.