Kisimbi Thread: The Syllabary; Numbers
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2019 8:43 am
This is perhaps my one attempt in recent years at making an a posteriori conlang, in this case from the Bantu language family. Naturally, I wouldn’t make a language without a place for its speakers to live, and it just so happens that I do have one--an old NationStates country of mine. And so, ladies and gentlemen and associated alternatives, I give you Kisimbi, the official and most popular language in Usimbi!
The Incorporated States of Usumbi (Centred World Map)
Phonology, Phonotactics, and Word Stress
Noun Classes
Sound Changes
Derivational Morphology
Verb Conjugation and Pronouns
Colours
Basic Syntax Part 1
"Seven Kills" Poem
The Syllabary; Numbers
The Incorporated States of Usimbi (Kisimbi Usimbi buamaPaoto maBambile), the “Shining Star of the Tropics” and the lead member of the Jungle Federation, is a lush, tightly-packed, and very advanced nation, about the size of Yemen today. Counting from the start of the Wasiketian Civilization over five millennia ago (the current year is 5319 of the Kisimbi Long Count), the country’s long and intrepid history has led to its becoming the heart of commerce for the whole of the Second Subcontinent. Although many have attempted to brave the jungle and set up colonies--the *Arabs, the *Zulu, even the *Maori--only two races have ever truly conquered the landscape, both of whom are still present in Usimbi today: the Wasiketians (*Egyptians) and the Basimbi, a Badume (*Bantu) subgroup. There is no true democracy; instead, the Occupant (kwa, plural ikwa) is the one who has ascended the furthest along the tipo sabukangaza (“cursus honorum”) through a combination of ballot results, examinations, and plan proposals. The current Occupant is Daoli du Jale na Kosi, also known as Kaweko (more on naming conventions later).
The Kisimbi language as it is spoken in Usimbi is surprisingly conservative, maintaining all nineteen of the original Proto-Badume noun classes and the traditional method of forming genitive constructions. Nevertheless, it has borrowed greatly from other languages over the years, including the Sabaki (*Swahili) dialects, Wasiketian in all its forms, Konoko Dian (*Arawak), and even far-away Vittaurian (*English) and Nandiguese (*Mandarin).
The Incorporated States of Usumbi (Centred World Map)
Noun Classes
Sound Changes
Derivational Morphology
Verb Conjugation and Pronouns
Colours
Basic Syntax Part 1
"Seven Kills" Poem
The Syllabary; Numbers
The Incorporated States of Usimbi (Kisimbi Usimbi buamaPaoto maBambile), the “Shining Star of the Tropics” and the lead member of the Jungle Federation, is a lush, tightly-packed, and very advanced nation, about the size of Yemen today. Counting from the start of the Wasiketian Civilization over five millennia ago (the current year is 5319 of the Kisimbi Long Count), the country’s long and intrepid history has led to its becoming the heart of commerce for the whole of the Second Subcontinent. Although many have attempted to brave the jungle and set up colonies--the *Arabs, the *Zulu, even the *Maori--only two races have ever truly conquered the landscape, both of whom are still present in Usimbi today: the Wasiketians (*Egyptians) and the Basimbi, a Badume (*Bantu) subgroup. There is no true democracy; instead, the Occupant (kwa, plural ikwa) is the one who has ascended the furthest along the tipo sabukangaza (“cursus honorum”) through a combination of ballot results, examinations, and plan proposals. The current Occupant is Daoli du Jale na Kosi, also known as Kaweko (more on naming conventions later).
The Kisimbi language as it is spoken in Usimbi is surprisingly conservative, maintaining all nineteen of the original Proto-Badume noun classes and the traditional method of forming genitive constructions. Nevertheless, it has borrowed greatly from other languages over the years, including the Sabaki (*Swahili) dialects, Wasiketian in all its forms, Konoko Dian (*Arawak), and even far-away Vittaurian (*English) and Nandiguese (*Mandarin).