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How to make words in Gothab
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1. Basic Grammar
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2. Root letters
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3. Stories of Jaime
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All letters in Gothab has a meaning. Here's a list of all the letters and their pronunciation and meaning:
Consonants:
| Letter | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | [b] (b as in bad) | Communication |
| Cc | [s] or [k]* (s as in sad and c as in canon) | Doubtful/Change |
| Çç | [tʃ] (ch as in chips) | Music |
| Dd | [d] (d as in dragon) | Material |
| Ðð | [ð] (th as in then) | Human |
| Ff | [f] (f as in freak) | Fire/Dangerous |
| Gg | [g] (g as in good) | Knowledge |
| Ğğ | [ɣ] (ch as in loch ness, but voiced. Sounds kind of like a soft g) | God/Godlike |
| Hh | [h] (h as in home) | (No meaning) |
| Jj | [j] (y as in yes) | Whole |
| Kk | [k] (c as canon) | Place/Placement |
| Ll | [l] (l as in late) | Water/Holy |
| Mm | [m] (m as in man) | Body/Everything |
| Nn | [n] (n as in no) | Music |
| Pp | [p] (p as in pen) | Animal |
| Rr | [r] (rolled r as in spanish, english r works fine) | Music |
| Ss | [s] (s as in sad) | Music |
| Şş | [ʃ] (sh as in shy) | Wind/Small |
| Tt | [t] (t as in top) | Earth/Big |
| Þþ | [θ] (th as in thing) | Definite |
| Vv | [v] (v as in van) | Negative |
| Ww | [w] (w as in woman) | Emotion |
| Xx | [x] (ch as in loch ness) | Devil/Devilish |
| Vv vv | [v:] (a v said longer, kind of like vvvvvan!) | Music |
*C is pronunced as k before a, u, o and ö and as s before e, i, y, æ
Vowels:
| Letter | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Aa | [a] (a as in apple) | Person/Animal |
| Ee | [e] (a as in day) | (No meaning) |
| İi | [i] (e as in be) | State |
| Iı | [aɪ] (ey as in eye) | Godlike |
| Oo | [o] (oo as in book) | Good |
| Uu | [ʉ] (like a u without the y sound in front) | Evil |
| Üü | [y] (y as in kya) | Greeting |
| Ææ | [æ] (a as in day but longer) | Living |
| Öö | [ø] (u as in but) | Farewell |
NOTE: The (... as in ...) are estimations, for exact use the IPA!
Now, knowing the root letters, it's much easier to learn the words (and create your own). Here are some examples:
Wo (w - feeling, o - good) - Happy
Rad (r - sound, a - person, d - material e.g a material sound) - Letter
Dı (d - material, ı - godlike) - Gold
Ða (ð - human, a - person) - Human
Dıða (dı - gold, ða - human) - King/Queen
As you can see you can use existing smaller words (like ða and dı) to make bigger words (ðadı).
If you add an 'e-' before a word the root letters have no meaning. This is almost only used for loan words such as 'e-col' (cool) and 'e-ingliş' (english)
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