Mariner's Tongue

Mariner's Tongue (Marenre's Tong) is a sister language of Traveler's Tongue that has strong ties to the ancient language that preceded them both. It can be seen as an oceanic counterpart to Traveler's Tongue. Although its speakers are rare to come by, it's more specific to coastal peoples and seafaring peoples of Rathnir. Its similarity to Traveler's Tongue makes it easy to learn for most, and to some fluent in Traveler's Tongue it can be intelligible with little practice.

Mariner's Tongue's history is as ambiguous as Traveler's Tongue's, and it is unknown when they split from Proto-Traveler's Tongue. Only some centuries ago were the two languages quite similar dialects.

Alphabet
Mariner's Tongue uses the same alphabet as Traveler's Tongue, in addition to the

Phonology
Mariner's Tongue doesn't have universal phonological rules, however, common Mariner's Tongue is phonetically similar to a stereotypical Traveler's Tongue 'Pirate' accent with some unique features:


 * /th/ is always pronounced like the th in th ree
 * /dh/ is always pronounced like the th in th us
 * /a/ is always pronounced like the a in a pple
 * /c/ is always pronounced like the k in thin k
 * /e/ is always pronounced like the e in f e d
 * /g/ is always pronounced like the g in g ot
 * /o/ is always pronounced like the o in c o ld
 * /u/ is always pronounced like the oo in b oo m
 * An e at the end of a word is always pronounced, with the exception of -re which is pronounced like the -er suffix in Traveler's Tongue.
 * An h at the beginning of a word is always silent.
 * There are no vowel digraphs (letter combinations that make a unique sound)
 * The only consonant digraphs are identical to the Traveler's Tongue /th/ /sh/ and /ch/

Grammar and Vocabulary
The grammar and vocabulary of Mariner's Tongue is contextually identical to Traveler's Tongue's, meaning that they are nearly translatable word-to-word. This is another reason why Traveler speakers and Mariner speakers can learn to communicate very easily.

Example Sentences
Halo, hoe oth dhye? - Hello, how are you?

He fect't ov thry manas aen trampf't. - He fought off three men and won.

Mec nome ist John, ay beid in an masst sted. - My name is John, I live in a large city.

Dhe koneg wil't vo mec to drow dhe sted, bot ay sec't ne. - The king wished for me to leave the city, but I said no.

The full vocabulary list can be found here.