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Regarding Language
Alphabet
Symbols
Grammar: The Structure of Non-Structure, The Three Types of Plurals, Making of Verbs, To Be or Not To Be, Making Adjectives, The Obligatory Exceptions
Dictionary

Regarding Language...

All verbal languages have the flaw of placing limits on the infinite. By giving something a name and binding it to a definition, they constrict our minds until we forget how to think without words or outside their pre-determined meanings. This system claims to guarantee uniform objectivity in communication, but we are not objective beings. Our interpretation of the world around us takes place inside ourselves on very subjective terms. Each of us over time develops our own variation on the meaning of a word, unintelligible to others without the relevant internal context which an external mode of communication cannot hope to relate.

My language was originally created to serve a ritual purpose - to express verbally concepts that no Earth language I knew could. As such it is primarily a conceptual language, which in its purest form has no defined grammar. Its niche would be best filled in civilizations that hover between verbal expression and telepathy. But sound, like light, is a vital part of our interactions with the universe, and even the most advanced telepaths appreciate the beauty of music and words.

Alphabet/alfabet
This is a phonetic alphabet, and does not directly correspond to the English letters I have provided as generic guidelines for pronunciation. English letters do not have consistent sounds associated with them, and change depending on what other letters surround them. The letters here, however, have a constant sound that does not change no matter what other letter is near it. This alphabet is gleaned from sounds I know from both English and Russian, as well as sounds I recognize on my own. Its structure was greatly inspired by the Russian alphabet, which has no letter combinations ("sh," "ch," "ts" have their own individual letters) and has a symbol known as the "soft sign" which softens the sound of a consonant. The "soft sign" exists in this alphabet in the form of a dot (.)placed within a consonant letter. Softened consonant sounds have no true phonetic equivalent in English, even though I tried to approximate it. It is also near-impossible to find phonetic equivalents for the so-called "Yo," "Sj," and "Ui" letters. In addition to the "soft sign," which alters the sounds of consonants, I also added a "hook sign" (\|) which alters the sounds of vowels.
A	a	a as in art	I	i	i as in me	Yo	q	e as in earth	W	w	w as in war
A	A	a as in cat	I	I	i as in sick	Yo	Q	u as in few	W	W	w as in out
B	b	b as in boy	J	j	j as in joke	R	r	r as in road	Y	y	y as in year
B	B	b as in bat	J	J	j as in vision	R	R	soft r	Y	Y	y as in rain
Ch	c	ch as in chair	K	k	k as in kite	Sh	[	sh as in sharp	Z	z	z as in zoo
Ch	C	soft ch	K	K	soft k	Sh	{	sh as in she	Z	Z	z as in zebra
D	d	d as in dog	L	l	l as in love	S	s	s as in star	Ts	x	ts as in tsunami
D	D	d as in dear	L	L	l as in land	S	S	s as in seer	Sj	\	j as in treasure
E	e	e as in pet	M	m	m as in mom	Th	]	th as in thorn	Ui	\|	between i and u
E	E	e as in egg	M	M	m as in man	Th	}	th as in these
F	f	f as in fun	N	n	n as in note	T	t	t as in test
F	F	soft f	N	N	soft n	T	T	soft t
G	g	g as in goat	O	o	o as in old	U	u	u as in cool
G	G	soft g	O	O	o as in odd	U	U	u as in but
H	h	h as in horse	P	p	p as in pain	V	v	v as in vortex
H	H	h as in when	P	P	soft p	V	V	v as in vampire

Symbols/sImbOls
Although all words could be written out in the phonetic alphabet, some words and concepts have the option of being written as their own symbol. This is reserved for words of great significance in the language, which often find themselves either attached or in the middle of other words. Some words could be written entirely in symbols, such as ~ (ikani; universe), #-X (aranutsu; sun goddess), or @-+ (suknuru; dark-she-he). Others could be written with minimal insertion of plural signifiers, such as iX^ (itsurebi; all life moves) or i' (ita; all of me).
X	"Tsu"; the sacred energy, life-force, and consciousness inherent in all things. This symbol could also be attached to root words to emphasize their living intelligence, particularly in the case of deities and spirits. ("Tsu" was inspired by the name Lao Tzu for his philosophy of the Tao; the design is reminiscent of the Egyptian "crook and flail" wielded by the gods and Pharaohs as a sign of power)	~	"Ikani"; universe of multiverse, literally translated as "the whole of all worlds," created from the triple plural of the word "kana" (world). The top three prongs of the symbol represent the three building blocks of the universe: stars, planets, and moons. The bottom three prongs represent the offshoots of these building blocks: asteroids, comets, and dust. The middle bar represents "Ralunya," the center and throne of the cosmos, the four dots represent the four seraphim which guard it at the four cardinal directions, and the three curved lines on either side represent rainbows.	_	"Kura"; peace, tranquility, serenity, centeredness, and meditation. The symbol represents a face tilted downwards in repose. The bottom arch stands for the jaw line, the middle arch stands for the nose, and the top arch stands for either closed eyes or the brow.
^	"Rebi"; sheer movement; a primal force that animates things, endowing them with momentum or inertia; the spark of life and action; to spin or revolve. This symbol could also be attached to root words, thereby setting them in motion and transforming them into verbs. When attached to the ends of words for this purpose, it could be read as either "rebi," or shortened to the more common "re" or the less common "bi." ("Rebi" was inspired by the English word "revolve")	'	Although this symbol does not have a set word of its own, it is most commonly used to represent the word "Ta" (a body of a land or a creature). Not the body, but a body, because it is acknowledged that all things are structured somewhat like an onion, with many layers of many bodies - both physical and non. Essentially, the outer circle of this symbol represents a body, while the inner dot represents the soul "stuck" inside it. As such, it primarily means "incarnation," or on a more dubious note, "trap."	;	This symbol is called the "Chaos Flower," and represents the powers of the Void and its denizens. It stands for chaos, freedom, power, and destruction. There is no mortal word that could impart the essence of the Void, for any attempts to capture it by such a limited means would instantly shatter. The symbol has one spiral spinning clockwise, and the other spinning counter-clockwise... because that is the most chaotic symbol that I could come up with.
*	This symbol has no real meaning or sound of its own, but is attached to the ends of root words to denote description and create adjectives. It is most commonly read as "ti" and "ri," but all it phonetically does is attach an "i" after the last consonant in the word.	%	"Kana"; a world, whether it be a country, a planet, or a plane of existence. In its primary meaning of "planet," it represents one of the three basic building blocks of the universe (stars, planets, moons), and the angelic forces that personify it. The circle represents the sphere of a planet.	&	"Yi"; with, two-way connection, inclusive, and. In its most common meaning this is a simple ampersand, but it was modeled after the symbol of infinity and most correctly represents a mutual, unbroken flow and/or connection between two things.
-	"Nu"; the female principle; woman, girl. When attached to root words it converts them to denote a female, such as transforming the word "child" to "female child." It is commonly found attached to the names of goddesses and female spirits. ("Nu" was inspired by the great Egyptian sky goddess Nut)	$	Shockingly, I do not yet have a word for "moon," but that is what this symbol stands for. As such it represents one of the three basic building blocks of the universe (stars, planets, moons), and the angelic forces that personify it. The circle represents a moon, while the curved lines on either side represent both its soft light and its crescent phases.	=	"Yin"; without, disconnection, exclusive, opposite of and. This represents a state of disconnectedness or mutual exclusivity between two things. The visual symbolism is that of a break in the flow of the "Yi" symbol. ("Yin" was inspired by the Chinese word for the negative polarity of the universe)
+	"Ru"; the male principle; man, boy. When attached to root words it converts them to denote a male, such as transforming the word "child" to "male child." It is commonly found attached to the names of gods and male spirits. ("Ru" was inspired both by the great Egyptian god Ra and by the potency of male deer in the rut)	#	"Cialla"; "Ara"; "Mai"; star, sun, and light. In its primary meaning of "star," it represents one of the three basic building blocks of the universe (stars, planets, moons), and the angelic forces that personify it. The circle represents a star, while the lines represent the rays of light that it gives off.	< >	"Na"; "a"; of, from, 's, a one-way or one-sided connection. Unlike the "Yi" symbol, this "half-Yi" represents a link between one thing and another that only goes in on direction. This is most commonly used as a possessive particle, and the direction of the half-Yi arrow indicates which way the association goes.
`	"Dra"; offshoot, child, offspring. When attached to root words it denotes its reference to a child.	@	"Suk"; darkness and night. Essentially the symbolism is that of a dark sun, a dark star, or either's absence from the sky. But its deeper meaning draws on conceptions of darkness being its own kind of light, or that in the absence of a star's light we could glimpse the light spectrum of another existence. Even a black hole.

Grammar/grAmOr

The Structure of Non-Structure

All words in my language start out as neutral concepts, called "root words," closest to the English idea of a noun. In order to transform them from that nebulous state into something more definite, various particles are attached to either end of the root word. Any word can be transformed into a verb, an adjective, and so on, no matter how irrational it may seem.

Although there are some generic guidelines, the arrangement of the words really isn't important. "Cat table fall," "table fall cat," and "fall cat table" could all mean the same thing because communication takes place on two intertwined levels. The verbal level is that of key words meant to impart the essence of a thought, a kind of homing point designed to make it easier to pick up on the supplemental non-verbal energy which fills in the gaps, fleshes out the idea, imbues it with intention, and clarifies its actual meaning.

i The Three Types of Plurals

There are three types of plurals in my language, and all of them involve adding i (i) to either side of a root word.

Multiple Plural: i at the end of a root word
The most common type of plural, it transforms a root word "world" to "worlds." I term this "external inclusion," because it multiplies the root word to include all others of its kind. Usually the i goes after the last consonant of the root word.
Example A: the root word for "world" could be written either % or kana (kana). The plural (kani) could be written either %i or kani.

Singular Plural: i at the beginning of a root word
This type of plural transforms a root word "world" to "whole world." I term this "internal inclusion," because it unifies all the layers or parts of a single representative of the root word.
Example A: the singular plural of "whole world" (ikana) could be written either i% or ikana.

Triple Plural: i on both ends of a root word
This type of plural transforms a root word "world" to "whole of all worlds." It is a term of absolute inclusion both internally and externally of the concept represented by the root word.
For example: the triple plural of "whole of all worlds" (ikani) could be written either i%i or ikani. In this case it also comes to mean "universe" or "multiverse," and could be written with the single symbol ~.

^ Making Verbs

Any root word can be transformed into a verb by associating it with the root word for primal movement itself, written as either ^ or Rebi (rebi). This is done by adding it to the end of a root word. Sometimes the entire "rebi" sound is added, but many times the sound is abbreviated to either "re" or "bi."

Example 1: the root word for "vision" is [navi (shnavi), and can be transformed into the verb "to see or to show" by adding "re" at the end and writing it as either [navi^ or i[naviRe (shnavire).

Example 2: the root word for "fire or flame" is Jiga (schiga), and can be transformed into the verb "to burn or to light on fire" by adding "re" at the end and writing it as either Jiga^ or JigaRe (schigare).

Example 3: the expression said to be the answer to every question contains both a single plural and a verb. It is written iX^ or ixuRebi (itsurebi), meaning "all life moves."

Verbs generally gravitate to the end of a phrase or sentence.

To Be or Not To Be

The past, present, and future tenses of "to be" are not considered verbs at all but rather states of existence. They are associated with constancy, serenity, and peace of mind, and therefore have no relation to ^ (rebi). Typically they are placed at the end of a phrase or directly after the subject whose state they are describing.

niRe (nire): past tense of "to be"

nise (nise): present tense of "to be"

neYRu (neiru): future tense of "to be"

* Making Adjectives

Any root word can be transformed into an adjective by attaching the descriptive symbol * at the end of it. This typically adds a Ti (ti) sound, but occasionally simply adds an "i" after the last consonant of the word.

Example 1: the root word for "strength or might" is kran (kran), and can be transformed into the adjective "strong or mighty" by writing it kran* or kranTi (kranti).

Example 2: the root word for "fear or cowardice" is beya (beya), and can be transformed into the adjective "cowardly" by writing it beya* or beyaTi (beyati).

Example 3: the root word for "ferocity or aggression" is ka{eR (kasher), and can be transformed into the adjective "fierce or aggressive" by writing it ka{e* or ka{eRi (kasheri).

The Obligatory Exceptions

As you may or may not have noticed, the majority of plurals, verbs, adjectives tend to end in i (i), barely distinguishable in the written word through their accompanying symbols. Also, many of the conjugations don't follow solid rules, and on occasion no rules at all. What can I say? This is a language in development. The words piled up in my head on their own and originally had no semblance of any kind of grammar. It is I who elected to sort through them, find common traits between the majority of verbs and adjectives. It didn't help that many of the root words in general ended in "i" anyway, lol.

Since I started systemizing the language, I did try to go through and clean up the masses of exceptions as best as I could, and I will continue trying to bring some more rational consistency to it. However, it must be remembered that this was never intended to be a purely verbal or written language. It was never meant to exist coherently in a purely externalized setting. It is a holistic language, enhanced and supplemented by living thoughts and emotions that speak from within. In my attempts to fix it, I hope I won't fall into the trap of trying to make it objectively perfect, for that would defeat the point of its conception.

Dictionary/dIk{Uneri
Although the list below is obviously not comprehensive enough to constitute a complete language, do not be fooled by its brevity. Due to the inherent fluidity it was designed for, any of these words can be combined with each other to form whole new words and concepts.
Amite amite	on friendly terms
Ara # ara	sun; local star
Aramai ## aramaY	sunlight
Arasuk #@ arasuk	"dark sun"; eclipse
Beya/ti/re beya beya* beya^	1. n. fear or cowardice 2. adj. coward or cowardly 3. v. to be afraid (inspired by the Russian word for "to be afraid")
Bri bRi	south
Chin cin	honor, respect
Cialla # SYala	star
Clabdis klabDis	water; liquid
Dra ` dra	child; offspring
Erunei eruneY	infinite time
Estai EstaY	sky
Ga ga	you
Garscha gaR\a	earth; soil
Ginzandi GinzanDi	infinite space
Hea hia	princess
Hes hes	prince
Ikani ~ i%i ikaNi	literally "all worlds"; universe; multiverse
Innano innano	all of an in-group; "all of us"
Ita/i i' i'i ita itai	I; myself; literally "my whole body" or "all my bodies"
Itsu/i na ikani iX<~ iX<i%i ixunaikani	"all lives in/of all worlds"; the mass consciousness of all things; God/dess
Itsurebi iX^ ixurebi	the concept of "all life moves"; energy is constantly changing; the answer to every question
Jar JaR	heat or flame (inspired by the Russian word for "heat" and "passion")
Kadro kadro	wanderer (a word from another planet)
Kana % kana	world; planet; plane of existence
Kanta kanta	relaxation
Karas/i karaS karaS*	1. n. invisibility 2. n. invisible one 3. adj. invisible (a word from another planet)
Kasher/i ka{er ka{er*	1. n. ferocity; aggression 2. adj. fierce, aggressive, dangerous
Ken ken	sword; weapon (inspired by the Japanese word for "sword")
Kenta kenta	forest
Kera keRa	dear
Kintu/re kintu kintu^	1. n. creation or creativity 2. n. a creation, such as a world or a drawing 3. v. the act of creation or creativity
Kor/e kor kor^	1. n. hearing 2. v. to hear
Kran/ti kran kran*	1. n. might, strength 2. adj. mighty, strong
Kura _ kura	peace; serenity
Ma'at maat	order; justice; truth; harmony; divine law (inspired by the Egyptian word for "divine truth, justice, and harmony")
Mahat mahat	1. n. immortal, everlasting 2. n. undead
Mai maY	light (inspired by the Egyptian word for "cat")
Maia maYa	ray of light
Mil Mil	love; beloved
Nachin nacin	a greeting meaning "with respect" or "with honor"
Nai naY	no; not
Nairebi naY^ NaYRebi	"not moving"; immovable; steadfast; stubborn
Nan/ti nan nan*	1. n. sacred 2. adj. devotee; priest or priestess
Nanchuwa nancuWa	infinity; perpetual
Neva neva	foot
Nire niRe	past tense of "to be"
Nise nise	present tense of "to be"
Nei neY	destiny; fate; fortune
Neiru neYRu	1. future tense of "to be" 2. n. hope 3. a magickal affirmation "what I hope for will be"
Nu - nu	female (inspired by the Egyptian goddess Nut)
Nudra -` nudra	daughter
Nutsu -X nuxu	goddess
Otre otre	other
Raischun RaYJun	desert wind
Ralu ralu	center
Ralunya ralunya	1. n. rainbow; light spectrum 2. n. center of the universe
Rebi ^ Rebi	1. n. motion, movement, life 2. v. to revolve or spin 2. v. the "rebi," "re," and "bi" added onto other words to put them in motion, or create verbs (inspired by the English word "revolve")
Rei ReY	king; male leader
Reina Reina	queen; female leader
Ru + ru	male (inspired by the Egyptian god "Ra" and by the English word "rut")
Rudra +` rudra	son
Rutsu +X ruxu	god
Ruzad ruzad	castle
Scha Ja	yes
Schanai JanaY	"yes-no"; maybe; not sure
Schiga/re Jiga Jiga^	1. n. fire, flame 2. v. to burn, to light on fire (inspired by the Russian word for "to burn something")
Shii {ii	blood
Shnavi/re [navi [navi^	1. n. vision 2. v. to see 3. v. to show
Shnuhra [nuhra	softness (inspired by the Russian word for "fringe")
Siya/re siya siya^	1. adj. shining; radiant 2. v. to shine (inspired by the Russian word for "radiant")
Suk @ suk	1. n. darkness 2. n. night
Ta ' ta	a body, whether of a land or a creature
Tai taY	one; together; whole; unified
Tamai '# 'maY ta# tamaY	light-body; body of light; an astral body
Tes teZ	two
Ter ter	three
Toos x tus	death; stillness; opposite of movement and motion
Tro tro	four
Tezi tezi	emperor; dictator
Tsu X xu	1. n. life, lifeforce, energy, spirit 2. adj. the "tsu" added onto other words to denote "spirit of" or "deity of" the subject (inspired by the name Lao Tzu and his philosophy of the Tao)
Wa wa	us; we
Waye waye	you plural; "you all"
Wynn wInn	happiness; pleasure (inspired by the Norse rune representing "W")
Yama yama	friend
Yasthe yas]e	yourself (inspired by the English word for "yourself")
Yi & yi	with; mutually connected; inclusive; and
Yin = yin	without; mutually disconnected; exclusive; opposite of and (inspired by the Chinese word for the negative polarity of the universe)
Yuga yuga	storm; tempest (inspired by the Hindi word for "age")