Dirma [DII]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Dirma
DII-SPK is an estimation of native Dírmen speech in the capital, Báil na Dhír. Standard Dírma (this page) is still the orthography used, as a result it is somewhat inaccurate for native speakers since it is based on a slightly older variant but learners still use this version since it is officially supported.
The language of the Dírmen, the group that controlled Kunaratyyra as well as many other countries at the height of its power as one of the Great Empires of yore but as all the empires did, the Dírmen empire succumbed to the ravages of time leaving modern Dírmala wishing for the good old days.
DII-SPK is an estimation of native Dírmen speech in the capital, Báil na Dhír. Standard Dírma (this page) is still the orthography used, as a result it is somewhat inaccurate for native speakers since it is based on a slightly older variant but learners still use this version since it is officially supported.
The language of the Dírmen, the group that controlled Kunaratyyra as well as many other countries at the height of its power as one of the Great Empires of yore but as all the empires did, the Dírmen empire succumbed to the ravages of time leaving modern Dírmala wishing for the good old days.
Sample of Dirma[view] Fiú. Sán. Bachá. Ca ḃénit? Smuín, cnéfis eg meát nash tan.
/ Lescél ár na uigim clae. Áfat oi mmm mean.
Lamp oil. Rope. Bombs. You want it? It's yours my friend, as long as you have enough rubies.[view all texts]
Lamp oil. Rope. Bombs. You want it? It's yours my friend, as long as you have enough rubies.[view all texts]
Sound samples in Dirma
Some sound samples of Dirma. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Fiú. Sán. Bachá. Ca ḃénit? Smuín, cnéfis eg meát nash tan.
Lescél ár na uigim clae. Áfat oi mmm mea...
Lamp oil. Rope. Bombs. You want it? It's yours my friend, as long as you have enough rubies.
Lamp oil. Rope. Bombs. You want it? It's yours my friend, as long as you have enough rubies.
Cocfam eit. Ca ḟórat?
We'll bang, okay?
We'll bang, okay?
Bim an é créid d'ṫurash an-ṫabhach fas.
I've come to take something you hold very dear.
I've come to take something you hold very dear.
Ná ṁeoach liú hi!
There is no more toilet paper.
There is no more toilet paper.
Nish-hiná! Anlat sic nish-hiná ėrim, Escetúsh!
Too soon! You have awakened me too soon, Executus!
Too soon! You have awakened me too soon, Executus!
Bis sála irósh muta ráid ér ríma.
The kids have been covered in dust for three hours.
The kids have been covered in dust for three hours.
Language family relationships
Language treeIgletic
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Proto-Igletic
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Proto-Dasamic
⤷ Insular Dalsami
⤷ Old Dalsami
⤷ High Dalsami
⤷ Middle Dalsami
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Dirma
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Proto-Igletic⤷
Proto-Dasamic⤷ Insular Dalsami
⤷ Old Dalsami
⤷ High Dalsami
⤷ Middle Dalsami
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Dirma[view] About IgleticThe original starting point for all languages in the continent of Igleis, basically my conworld's equivalent of PIE.
[view] Fislíma (Fiish)The dialect of the southeasternmost island of Dírmala, influenced by the creole formed between Dírma and Asílma. Said to be the strongest accent in Dírmala, it is mutually intelligible though some find it impossible to comprehend.
[view] Fyþis (Futhis)Originally a pidgin, Fyþis eventually developed into a creole, much like the Aslíma creole. Fyþis is now considered a dialect though many view it as its own separate language due to its differences from both Dírma and Fyþan being substantial enough to qualify. Fyþis is spoken by the Mec living in Dírmala, especially in cities and is used as a form of communication between them, Fyþir Mec vary from finding Fyþis to be a thick accent to not understanding it at all.
[view] Glíma (Glima)The dialect spoken by the Glí, the people living on the island of Glí. Due to constant contact and trading, this dialect is mutually intelligible with standard Dírma and most changes are minor phonological differences.
[view] Panama (Panish)The dialect of Dírma spoken in Pan, the major island of West Dírmala.
[view] Dírma Ráig (Spoken Dírma)Not technically a dialect, standard Dírma is not an accurate reflection of how the native speakers would actually communicate. Even beyond different dialects such as in Pan and Fís, even in Dír the native speech has changed over time and while this dialect doesn't exist in the conworld per se, it is to have a more accurate representation of what the Dírmen would actually sound like. Due to it not being written the ortho is an approximation, see standard Dírma for the actual orthography used.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | Other | ||||||||||||
| Nasal | m mʲ | n̪ | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p [p̚]1 pʲ | b bʲ | t̪2 t̪̚ | [d̪]3 d̪̚ d̪ʲ | c cʲ | [k]4 | g gʲ | ʔ | ||||||||||||||||
| Fricative | f fʲ | v vʲ | [θ̠]5 | [ð̠]6 | s | [z]7 | ʃ ʃʲ | ç | [ʝ]8 ʝʲ | ɣ | χ | ʁʲ9 | h | |||||||||||
| Affricate | (t͡s) | [t͡ʃ]10 t͡ʃʲ | [t͡ɕ]11 [t͡ɕʲ]12 | [d͡ʑ]13 [d͡ʑʲ]14 | t͡ɬ | d͡ɮ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l̪ | [ɫ̪]15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blends | no | jʌ | wi | [jɑ]16 | ʔn | hɛ | də | jə | ɣaw17 | ja18 |
| ɣa19 | ji: | tlˡ20 | dlˡ21 |
- allophone of /p/
- /d/ becomes silent
- /t/ becomes silent, dialect difference, allophone of /t/ for <dt>, allophone of /t̪/
- Fislíma dialect only, Asílma carryover, allophone of /k/
- Final syllabic position but mid-clause variant, allophone of /t̪/
- See [θ̠], voiced equivalent of [θ̠], allophone of /d̪/
- allophone of /s/
- allophone of /ɣ/
- Some dialects drop palatalisation when initial /g/ is mutated, others use /ʁʲ/
- Alt realisation, mostly in initial position of a word, allophone of /t̪/
- Word final realisation, allophone of /t̪/
- Occasional realisation, allophone of /t͡ʃʲ/
- Word final realisation, allophone of /d̪/
- allophone of /d̪ʲ/
- Rare realisation in Glíma dialect, allophone of /l̪/
- Usually initial position only, allophone of /ja/
- bh is /v/->/w/, phonological change only
- Usually initial position only
- Palatalisation doesn't happen due to /ɣ/
- Usually final syllable
- Usually final syllable
| Vowels | Front | Near- front | Central | Near- back | Back | |||||
| Close | i: | u: | ||||||||
| Near-close | ɪ | ʊ | ||||||||
| Close-mid | [e:]1 | [ø]2 | [ɘ]3 | o: õ | ||||||
| Mid | [ə] | |||||||||
| Open-mid | ɛ [ɛˑ]4 | [ʌ]5 | ɔ ɔ̃ | |||||||
| Near-open | [ɐ]6 | |||||||||
| Open | a ã | [ɑ]7 ɑ: | [ɒ:]8 | |||||||
| Polyphthongs | ɐi | ɐe | [əi]9 |
- Orthographic difference, just meant to look nice, allophone of /e:/
- allophone of /w/
- allophone of /ə/
- allophone of /ɛ/
- allophone of /ɐe/
- allophone of /a/
- allophone of /a/
- allophone of /ɑ:/
- allophone of /i:/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Dirma. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| DirmaOrthography | |||||||||
| Ȧȧ/jʌ/ | Aa an /a/ | Áá án /ɑ:/ | Ḃḃ/v/ | Bb ba /b/ | Cc ca /c/ | Ċċ/χ/ | Ḋḋ/j/ | Dd da /d̪/ | Ėė/hɛ/ |
| Ee en /ɛ/ | Éé én /e:/ | Ḟḟ/w/ | Ff fa /f/ | Ġġ/ɣ/ | Gg ga /g/ | Hh ha /h/ | Ii ig /ɪ/ | Íí íg /i:/ | Ll la /l̪/ |
| Mm ma /m/ | Ṁṁ/w/ | Ṅṅ/ŋ/ | Nn na /n̪/ | Ȯȯ/no/ | Oo on /ɔ/ | Óó óm /o:/ | Ṗṗ/f/ | Pp pa /p/ | Rr ra /ɾ/ |
| Ss sa /ʃ/ | Ṡṡ/h/1 | SH sh sha /s/ | Ṫṫ/h/ | Tt ta /t̪/ | Uu ug /ʊ/ | Úú úr /u:/ | |||
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order | |||||||||
- Mutated <s>, not <sh>
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