Kohtohkhan Raptoric
Kohtohkhan Raptoric | |
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Spoken in: | Miokalia Dincota |
Total speakers: | 2.5 Billion |
Genetic classification: | |
Official status | |
Official language of: | Miokalia, Dincota |
Regulated by: | Dincota |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1: | koh |
SIL: | kohr |
General
Kohtohkhan Raptoric is a saurian language which originated on the planet Dincota. It is spoken by the dincotians, a non-anthropomorphic dinosaurian theropod an dromeosaurid race.
It sounds like a mix of Japanese syllables, Slavic and Russian sounds and the occasional Latinesque pronounciation.
The language uses more than 55 different sounds, (English has about 26), 4 Written connotative modifiers (which are similar to the 4 tones in Mandarin Chinese, but instead of tones, these elements are invoked with words which also correlate to colors)
Kohtohkhan Raptoric is written in an hybrid alphabetical/syllabary system which is based on the draconic writting system: Clawrite. The Kohtohkhan version of this system is called H-Clis. It functions as both an alphabet and as a "contextual syllabary" where letters are combined into geometrically-arranged super-glyphs which form more sounds and establish contextual connotation in the written language. (superglyphs rarely occour in regular conversational speech. Because they can only be expressed in the written language)
Some of the common Kohtohkhan sounds not present in English in their English equivalent notation:
td (pronounced 'da') iy yy yl yr ryyt (pronounced 'ree-it' yon ron ton ht (pronounced 'hit' with diminished 'i')
Despite that Kohtohkhan is spoken by some dinosaurians (specifically raptors and other traditionally carnivorous theropods and dromeosaurs), it has nothing linguistically in common with Dinosaur language or Juunia Those other saurian languages do, however share some elements in common with Dibochar, a language which is basically a mix of Juunia and Kohtohkhan.
Travelers' Guide
Basic greetings and civilities
Hello: Oiy Good Morning: Dastch Iyndo Good Afternoon: Dastch Kiyando Good Evening: Dastch Lakargdo Good Night: Darbun zcit Good Day: Darbun iynit Goodbye: Sei-ila Yes: Yar(normal) yargen(full) No: Nar(normal) nargen(full) Pardon me: tovo Please: Dosch Thank you: Dosch (same word, contextual difference)
Difficulties
Do you speak English?: Tovo, Yargito Zsetn Do Englishe I don't speak Kohtohkhan: Ti Nargen Zsetn Do Kohtohkhale I don't understand: Ti Nargen Hokomroda
Travel, getting around
Airport: a hararodot (or just "airport" is usually understood) Rail Station: a enibiy taton Train: haschier Bus Station: a karoger taton Bus: karoger Taxi: tachzhi Port: nodot Tram: latsoger Metro: metro Stop: sot Fuel: -cel (eg. Tdarocel NH, H120, H200) Petrol is usually unavailible in Dincota and Miokalia Ticket: laiyt