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Mami

2025-09-27T09:43:52Z

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{{Infobox language
|name = Mami
|nativename = Mami
|pronunciation = ˈmami
|ethnicity = Mamis
|speakers = 306 million
|date = 1899
|fam1 = Mami languages
|fam2 = Ulwîf languages
|ancestor1 = Old Mami
|ancestor2 = Middle Mami
|state = Mami Kingdom/Empire (1 - 2000+ MY)
|setting = Orla
|scripts = Mami
|creator = User:Tyman -1
}}

'''Mami''' (''mami'', IPA: /ˈmami/) is an Ulwîf language in the Mami language family, mainly spoken in the Mami Empire, where it is the majority and official language. It is also an official language of the Ninkhergasi governorate in Kergasia, and there are also notable Mami-speaking communities in the Ebatyanan Horde.

Mami is one of the major languages of the world, with more than 300 million native speakers as of 1900. It is the most spoken native language within the Mamis region, and 2nd in the world. Mami is the most widely spoken Mami language.

The language was made to create a language for the Mamis in my worldbuilding project, it was inspired by German, Latin, and a little bit by Turkish. The Mami language had many iterations IRL, the first being more of a variation of English rather than its own language. But it was then revisited when I was working on Orla for the first time in 2022. The Mami language received its last iteration in June 2023, and I've been developing it since.

===Orthography===
Mami's Latin orthography is explained below, except for the difference between the circumflex and the h in long vowels. The circumflex is used when the vowel occurs initially or medially, and the h is used when the vowel occurs finally; the only exception is 'ü', which uses h in all positions when it's long.

====Writing System====
[[File:MamiAlphabet.png|thumb|right|The Mami alphabet]]
Mami uses the Mami alphabet.

===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Post-Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
|-
! colspan=2 | Nasal
| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || || ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Stop
| '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || || || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Affricate
| || || '''ch''' /t͡ʃ/ '''j''' /d͡ʒ/ || || || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Fricative
| '''f''' /f/ '''v''' /v/ || '''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ || '''sh''' /ʃ/ || || '''kh''' /x/ '''gh''' /ɣ/ || '''h''' /h/
|-
! colspan=2 | Approximant
| '''w''' /w/ || || || '''y''' /j/ || '''w''' /w/ || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Trill
| || '''r''' /r/ || || || || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Lateral fricative
| || '''lh''' /ɬ/ || || || || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Lateral approximant
| || '''l''' /l/ || || || || |
|}

===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Front !! Back
|-
! colspan=2 | High
| '''i''' /i/ '''î/ih''' /iː/ '''ü''' /y/ '''üh''' /yː/ || '''u''' /u/ '''û/uh''' /uː/
|-
! colspan=2 | Near-high
| '''i''' /ɪ/ || |
|-
! colspan=2 | High-mid
| '''ê/eh''' /eː/ || '''ô/oh''' /oː/
|-
! colspan=2 | Low-mid
| '''e''' /ɛ/ || '''o''' /ɔ/
|-
! colspan=2 | Low
| '''a''' /a/ '''â/ah''' /aː/ || |
|-
|}

====Diphthongs====
The Diphthongs are: /ai/, /au/, /ay/, /ɛi/, /ɛu/, and /ɛy/.

===Prosody===
====Stress====
Stress in Mami occurs on the second-to-last syllable.

===Phonotactics===
The syllable structure in Mami is (C)V(F), with C being a Consonant, V being a vowel, and F being every consonant except /h/, /w/, /j/, and /b/.

Every consonant cluster consisting of FC is permitted except geminate consonants. In consonant clusters like 'mt', and 'mk', the nasal assimilates to the place of articulation of the second consonant, this is also written in the orthography.

Diphthongs split before liquids.

==Morphology==

===Nouns===
Nouns in Mami are declined for case and number; they also have six genders: Masculine animate, Masculine inanimate, Feminine animate, Feminine inanimate, Neuter animate, Neuter inanimate.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Masculine Animate !! Masculine Inanimate !! Feminine Animate !! Feminine Inanimate !! Neuter Animate !! Neuter Inanimate
|-
! colspan=2 | Nominative Singular
| No affix || No affix || No affix || No affix || No affix || No affix
|-
! colspan=2 | Nominative Plural
| -(kh)ed || -(kh)ir || -(kh)ad || -(kh)ar || -(kh)od || -(kh)or
|-
! colspan=2 | Accusative Singular
| e(kh)- || e(t)- || e(kh)- -(a)t || e(t)- || e(kh)- || e(t)-
|-
! colspan=2 | Accusative Plural
| e(kh)- -(kh)ed || e(t)- -(kh)ir || e(kh)- -tad || e(t)- -(kh)ir || e(kh)- -(kh)ot || e(t)- -(kh)ir
|-
! colspan=2 | Genitive Singular
| -(kh)il || -(kh)eu || -(kh)âl || -(kh)ul || -(kh)ol || -(kh)ol
|-
! colspan=2 | Genitive Plural
| -(kh)etal || -(kh)ireu || -(kh)atal || -(kh)arau || -(kh)otul || -(kh)urul
|-
! colspan=2 | Dative Singular
| -(kh)ik || -(kh)aük || -(kh)ak || -(kh)aük || -(kh)ok || -(kh)uk
|-
! colspan=2 | Dative Plural
| -(kh)etik || -(kh)eraük || -(kh)atak || -(kh)araük || -(kh)otok || -(kh)uruk
|-
! colspan=2 | Instrumental Singular
| -me || -meu || -ma || -mau || -mo || -mu
|-
! colspan=2 | Instrumental Plural
| -(kh)etma || -(kh)irmeu || -(kh)atma || -(kh)armau || -(kh)otmo || -(kh)ormu
|-
|}

===Verbs===
Verbs are inflected for person and tense.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Singular !! Plural
|-
! colspan=2 | 1st person
| -(t)a || -(t)ad
|-
! colspan=2 | 2nd person
| -(t)e || -(t)ed
|-
! colspan=2 | 3rd person
| -(t)u || -(t)ud
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | Past
| -pa
|-
! colspan=2 | Present
| No affix
|-
! colspan=2 | Future
| nü(kh)-
|-
|}

There are also three particles: '''ke''' (negative), '''ogh''' (imperative), '''ugh''' (interrogative).

===Adjectives===
Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Singular !! Plural
|-
! colspan=2 | Masculine Animate
| -(t)a || -(t)et
|-
! colspan=2 | Masculine Inanimate
| -(t)o || -(t)ot
|-
! colspan=2 | Feminine Animate
| -(t)a || -(t)at
|-
! colspan=2 | Feminine Inanimate
| -(t)on || -(t)onat
|-
! colspan=2 | Neuter Animate
| -(t)i || -(t)it
|-
! colspan=2 | Neuter Inanimate
| -(t)u || -(t)ut
|}

===Pronouns===
{{Mm-pp}}

===Articles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Masculine Animate !! Masculine Inanimate !! Feminine Animate !! Feminine Inanimate !! Neuter Animate !! Neuter Inanimate
|-
! colspan=2 | Definite
| te || tan || to || tom || te || tim
|-
! colspan=2 | Indefinite
| ih || im || oh || on || ih || êm
|-
|}

==Syntax==
Mami has free word order, SOV is the dominant order (SVO in subordinate clauses), but a part of a sentence can be emphasised by moving it to the beginning of the sentence (Emphasising a subject can be done by adding 'ogh' after it, though this is uncommon in formal speech). Postpositions are used. Adjectives, demonstratives, and numerals go before the noun, relative clauses go after the noun phrase, possessives and genitives go before the noun they modify, and adverbs go before adjectives.

==Example texts==
==Other resources==

[[Category:Mami language]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]

2024-05-21T09:38:58Z

Tyman -1: Created page with "==Mami== ===Etymology=== From Proto-Mami kop ===Pronunciation=== (''Mami'') IPA: /kɔp/ ===Noun=== '''kop''' {{glossabb|f}} {{glossabb|an}} # water ===Inflection=== {{Mm-noun-f-an-c|kop|kop}}"

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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"
! colspan="4" | Inflection of {{PAGENAME}}
|-
! Case || Singular || Plural
|-
! Nominative
| {{{1}}} || {{{1}}}ad
|-
! Accusative
| e{{{2}}}at || e{{{2}}}tad
|-
! Genitive
| {{{1}}}âl || {{{1}}}atal
|-
! Dative
| {{{1}}}ak || {{{1}}}atak
|-
! Instrumental
| {{{1}}}ma || {{{1}}}atma
|-
|}

<noinclude>[[Category:Mami templates]]</noinclude>

Mami

2024-05-20T09:49:38Z

Tyman -1:

{{Infobox language
|name = Mami
|nativename = Mami
|pronunciation = ˈmami
|ethnicity = Mamis
|speakers = 122 million
|date = 1932
|fam1 = Mami languages
|fam2 = Môt languages
|ancestor1 = Old Mami
|ancestor2 = Middle Mami
|state = Mami Kingdom/Empire (1 - 1912MY, 1935 - 2200 MY) Kergasian Confederation (1932 - 1935 MY)
|setting = Orla
|scripts = Mami
|creator = User:Tyman -1
}}

==Introduction==



'''Mami''' (''mami'', IPA: /ˈmami/) was a Mami language and the ancestor of many Mami languages such as Purple Mami and Yellow Mami; it was spoken by the Mami people and was widespread across the Kergasian Confederation in my worldbuilding project. The modern version of Mami was spoken between 1700 MY and 2200 MY.

The language was made to create a language for the Mamis in my worldbuilding project, it was inspired by German, Latin, and a little bit by Turkish.

===Orthography===
Mami's Latin orthography is explained below, except for the difference between the circumflex and the h in long vowels. The circumflex is used when the vowel occurs initially or medially, and the h is used when the vowel occurs finally; the only exception is 'ü', which uses h in all positions when it's long.
====Writing System====
Mami uses the Mami writing system, which is an alphabet.
===Consonants===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Labial !! Alveolar !! Post-Alveolar !! Palatal !! Velar !! Glottal
|-
! colspan=2 | Nasal
| '''m''' /m/ || '''n''' /n/ || || || ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Stop
| '''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ || '''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ || || || '''k''' /k/ '''g''' /g/ ||
|-
! colspan=2 | Affricate
| || || '''ch''' /t͡ʃ/ '''j''' /d͡ʒ/ || || || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Fricative
| '''f''' /f/ '''v''' /v/ || '''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ || '''sh''' /ʃ/ || || '''kh''' /x/ '''gh''' /ɣ/ || '''h''' /h/
|-
! colspan=2 | Approximant
| '''w''' /w/ || || || '''y''' /j/ || '''w''' /w/ || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Trill
| || '''r''' /r/ || || || || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Lateral fricative
| || '''lh''' /ɬ/ || || || || |
|-
! colspan=2 | Lateral approximant
| || '''l''' /l/ || || || || |
|}

===Vowels===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Front !! Back
|-
! colspan=2 | High
| '''i''' /i/ '''î/ih''' /iː/ '''ü''' /y/ '''üh''' /yː/ || '''u''' /u/ '''û/uh''' /uː/
|-
! colspan=2 | Near-high
| '''i''' /ɪ/ || |
|-
! colspan=2 | High-mid
| '''ê/eh''' /eː/ || '''ô/oh''' /oː/
|-
! colspan=2 | Low-mid
| '''e''' /ɛ/ || '''o''' /ɔ/
|-
! colspan=2 | Low
| '''a''' /a/ '''â/ah''' /aː/ || |
|-
|}

====Diphthongs====
The Diphthongs are: /ai/, /au/, /ay/, /ɛi/, /ɛu/, and /ɛy/.

===Prosody===
====Stress====
Stress in Mami occurs on the second-to-last syllable.

===Phonotactics===
The syllable structure in Mami is (C)V(F), with C being a Consonant, V being a vowel, and F being every consonant except /h/, /w/, /j/, and /b/.

Every consonant cluster consisting of FC is permitted except geminate consonants. In consonant clusters like 'mt', and 'mk', the nasal assimilates the to the place of articulation of the second consonant, this is also written in the orthography.

Diphthongs split before liquids.

==Morphology==


===Nouns===
Nouns in Mami are declined for case and number; they also have six genders: Masculine animate, Masculine inanimate, Feminine animate, Feminine inanimate, Neuter animate, Neuter inanimate.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Masculine Animate !! Masculine Inanimate !! Feminine Animate !! Feminine Inanimate !! Neuter Animate !! Neuter Inanimate
|-
! colspan=2 | Nominative Singular
| No affix || No affix || No affix || No affix || No affix || No affix
|-
! colspan=2 | Nominative Plural
| -(e)d || -(i)r || -(a)d || -(a)r || -(o)d || -(o)r
|-
! colspan=2 | Accusative Singular
| e- || e(t)- || e- -t || e(t)- || e- || e(t)-
|-
! colspan=2 | Accusative Plural
| e- -(e)d || e(t)- -(i)r || e- -tad || e(t)- -(i)r || e- -ot || e(t)- -(i)r
|-
! colspan=2 | Genitive Singular
| -(i)l || -eu || -(â)l || -(kh)ul || -(o)l || -(o)l
|-
! colspan=2 | Genitive Plural
| -(e)tal || -(i)reu || -(a)tal || -(a)rau || -(o)tul || -(u)rul
|-
! colspan=2 | Dative Singular
| -(i)k || -(aü)k || -(a)k || -(aü)k || -(o)k || -(u)k
|-
! colspan=2 | Dative Plural
| -(e)tik || -(e)raük || -(a)tak || -(a)raük || -(o)tok || -(u)ruk
|-
! colspan=2 | Instrumental Singular
| -me || -meu || -ma || -mau || -mo || -mu
|-
! colspan=2 | Instrumental Plural
| -(e)tma || -(i)rmeu || -(a)tma || -(a)rmau || -(o)tmo || -(o)rmu
|-
|}

===Verbs===
Verbs are inflected for person and tense.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Singular !! Plural
|-
! colspan=2 | 1st person
| -(t)a || -(t)ad
|-
! colspan=2 | 2nd person
| -(t)e || -(t)ed
|-
! colspan=2 | 3rd person
| -(t)u || -(t)ud
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | Past
| -pa
|-
! colspan=2 | Present
| No affix
|-
! colspan=2 | Future
| nü-
|-
|}

Verbs also have a negative particle '''ke'''.

===Adjectives===
Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Singular !! Plural
|-
! colspan=2 | Masculine Animate
| -(t)a || -(t)et
|-
! colspan=2 | Masculine Inanimate
| -(t)o || -(t)ot
|-
! colspan=2 | Feminine Animate
| -(t)a || -(t)at
|-
! colspan=2 | Feminine Inanimate
| -(t)on || -(t)onat
|-
! colspan=2 | Neuter Animate
| -(t)i || -(t)it
|-
! colspan=2 | Neuter Inanimate
| -(t)u || -(t)ut
|}

===Articles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan=2 | !! Masculine Animate !! Masculine Inanimate !! Feminine Animate !! Feminine Inanimate !! Neuter Animate !! Neuter Inanimate
|-
! colspan=2 | Definite
| te || tan || to || tom || te || tim
|-
! colspan=2 | Indefinite
| ih || im || oh || on || ih || êm
|-
|}

==Syntax==
The Word Order in Mami is SOV, Adjectives go before the noun, and there are postpositions instead of prepositions.

==Example texts==

==Other resources==




[[Category:Mami language]]
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]

Contionary:amal

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==[[Mami]]==

===Etymology===
From Proto-Mami hamal

===Pronunciation===
(''Mami'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ˈamal/

===Noun===
'''amal''' {{glossabb|n}} {{glossabb|an}}

# person

===Inflection===
{{Mm-noun-nt-an-v-c|amal}}

==Siwa==
===Pronunciation===
{{siwa-IPA}}
===Noun===
{{siwa-n|i|m=amari|decl=l}}
# {{alt form|siwa|amả}}

[[Category:Mami nouns]] [[Category:Mami words]]

Template:Mm-noun-nt-an-v-c

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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"
! colspan="4" | Inflection of {{PAGENAME}}
|-
! Case || Singular || Plural
|-
! Nominative
| {{{1}}} || {{{1}}}od
|-
! Accusative
| ekh{{{1}}} || ekh{{{1}}}ot
|-
! Genitive
| {{{1}}}ul || {{{1}}}otul
|-
! Dative
| {{{1}}}ok || {{{1}}}otok
|-
! Instrumental
| {{{1}}}mo || {{{1}}}otmo
|-
|}

<noinclude>[[Category:Mami templates]]</noinclude>

Contionary:shai

2024-05-18T13:03:59Z

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==Mami==

===Etymology===
From Proto-Mami syahel

===Pronunciation===
(''Mami'') [[Guide:IPA|IPA]]: /ʃai̯/
===Noun===
'''shai''' {{glossabb|m}} {{glossabb|an}}

# dog
#:''Te shai kamatu''
#:: ''The dog is eating/eats''

===Inflection===
{{Mm-noun-m-an-vvl|shai}}

[[Category:Contionary]] [[Category:Mami nouns]] [[Category:Mami words]]

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{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="width: 400px; text-align: center;"
! colspan="4" | Inflection of {{PAGENAME}}
|-
! Case || Singular || Plural
|-
! Nominative
| {{{1}}} || {{{1}}}d
|-
! Accusative
| e{{{1}}} || e{{{1}}}d
|-
! Genitive
| {{{1}}}l || {{{1}}}tal
|-
! Dative
| {{{1}}}k || {{{1}}}tik
|-
! Instrumental
| {{{1}}}ma || {{{1}}}tma
|-
|}

<noinclude>[[Category:Mami templates]]</noinclude>

2024-05-16T06:36:43Z

Tyman -1: Tyman -1 moved page Category:Classical Mami adjectives to Category:Mami adjectives: Classical Mami has been renamed to just Mami

#REDIRECT [[:Category:Mami adjectives]]

Category:Mami adjectives

2024-05-16T06:36:43Z

Tyman -1: Tyman -1 moved page Category:Classical Mami adjectives to Category:Mami adjectives: Classical Mami has been renamed to just Mami

Classical Mami adjectives

[[Category:Classical Mami words]]