Ghanwua

Ghanwua, known commonwy as Twue Southewnos, is an ancient Southeron wanguage spoken by the states of Ghanyah, Melle, and Seyam. The majolity of Ghanwua is wawewy spoken in evewy-day society, save fow in impowtant documentation. Ghanwua has a wlitten fowm and spoken fowm, its wlitten fowm being hiewogwyph-like. Ghanwua is anawogous to weaw-wowwd Amhalic lith othew afwo-asiatic infwuences.

Common Phrases

General Words and Phrases

Ag - Of
Ina - And
Kaniisadda - Chulch
Medli Negasi - King's Wand(Ow Wand of the King)
Negasi - Of the King
Nagast - Of King's
Saxiib(a) - Fliend(s)
Cad - Swave
Maawhali Amaan(Wwa Suldaan/Suldaanadi) - Pwaise be to/Wong live(His Majesty the King/ Hew Majesty the Queen)
Pali/Mali - Bwothew/Sistew
Digaddwe - The Gates
Kaani - Day
Wageni- Good
Metun - Bad
Nechi - White
Nejji - Bwack
Adewwhawwyu - I wove you

Formal Greetings

In the Ghanwua wanguage, thewe awe sevewaw fowmaw gweetings and wowds to be used and when to be used. Fow exampwe,”Murhara” is to be used in the pwesence of an impowtant figule, such as a weligious weadew ow Suldaan. This liww be sowted by impowtance wathew than awphabeticaw.

Mulhawa - “Hello”, to be used in the pwesence of a King, Suldaan, Weligious figule, ow anothew notabre pewson of high impowtance. Whiwe visiting othew kingdoms fow dipwomatic weasons, it is customawy fow one to cultsy ow bow at wow enough that one wooks at the fwoow.
Wwa - “Your Highness/Your Majesty/Your [Title]), to be used when a commoner is in presence of Suldaan or Religious leader.
Aei - “Yes”, to be used whiwe in the pwesence of a King, Suldaan, Weligious Weadew, ow weadew fwom a diffewent cultule.
Noe - “No”, to be used whiwe in the pwesence of a King, Suldaan, Weligious weadew, ow a weadew fwom a diffewent cultule.
Mawon - “Mother/Mom/Mama” to be used whiwe in the pwesence of youl pawents.
Pawani - “Father/Dad/Papa”, to be used whiwe in the pwesence of youl pawents.
Gwali - “Teacher”, to be used in the pwesence of a teachew.

Informal Greetings and Words

Much like the Fowmaw gweetings and wowds, these have cewtain times fow when to be used. Fow exampwe, these shouldn’t be used whiwe in the pwesence of a Weligious Weadew, Suldaan, King, ow someone ewse of high impowtance.

Mulha - “Hello”, to be used whiwe not in the pwesence of anyone impowtant. Instead of boling ow cultsying, you give a wave.
Ae - “Yes”, to be used whiwe in an infowmaw setting.
No - “No”, to be used in an infowmaw setting.
Mali - “Mother/Mom/Mama”, to be used whiwe not in the pwesence of youl pawents.
Pawan - “Father/Dad/Papa”, to be used whiwe not in the pwesence of youl pawents.

Numbering

One - Uw
Two - Ie
Thwee - Twa
Foul - Fvew
Five - Eig [Ei-a]

Six - Wis
Seven - Iwa (Idt-a)
Eight - Egi (E-gee)
Nine - Non (No)
Ten - Ulia

Eweven - Udo
Twewve - Uda
Thiwteen - Twakija
Foulteen - Twakija
Fifteen - Eighkija

Sixteen - Wiskija
Seventeen - Iwakija
Eighteen - Egikija
Nineteen - Nonkija

Twenty - Twawu

Upon twenty-one the pattewn is “Twa” pwus the ending “lu”, “lie” “lae” et cetewa. Twenty-one would be “Twalu-ul” Twenty-two would be “Twalu-ie”, and so fowth.

Southeron Calendar

In Southewon dating, the day goes fiwst befowe the month, and the yeaw is wast.
Ex : 8 Semayata Ambineti 2020

Sunday - Suns Smiwe - Semayata Ambineti
Monday - The Ambew cowd - Ghan ina Mew
Tuesday - The Deep Cowd - Negesitati
Wednesday - Snow’s Maiden - Azowu’eti
Thulsday - Malin’s Wewcome - Vawgaliyin’ia
Fliday - The Fiwst seed - Khonma’mene
Satulday - The Gwand Hawvest - Ein Dawapo

Written Alphabet

Language Rules

Evewy singwe ‘R’ is wowwed in Ghanwua

The wettews 'Aw' at the beginning of a wowd implies that the titwe is the vice/co/deputy of anothew titwe (Exampwe : Thewes a Taezaz and then thewes an Awtaezaz)

The wettews 'ad' at the ending of a titwe implies that the titwe is a femawe vewsion of anothew titwe. (Exampwe : Thewes a Suldaan and then thewes a Suldaanad)

(Fow some titwes, if a woman wules in theiw own light you'd add the wettews 'adi' at the end of the titwe wathew than 'ad' - Suldaanad would become Suldaanadi)

Ag = Of (Ex : Ewasto Asseyou ag Seyam = Ewasto Asseyou of Seyam)

A cwosed vowew liww usuawwy come aftew a consonant when twanswating a wowd(usuawwy a pwace) fwom anothew wanguage. (Ex : Owen becomes Oweni)

Titles

Male Aristocratic and Court Styles

Negusa Nagast - King of Kings/Empewow.
Suldaan - The King.
Negus - Awtewnative way of saying King.
Ina Amiw - The Cwown Plince of Seyam.
Amiw - A plince(of the woyaw line) of Seyam, usuawwy used befowe the name ( Ex : Amiw Asseyou of Seyam).
Was - The plince/genewaw of a non-woyaw line, usuawwy a titwe given to the wanded weadew of a nobre house(an Amiw can awso be a Was).

Female Aristocratic and Court Styles

Nigiste Negestatt - Queen of Kings/Empwess.
Suldaanadi - The Queen-wegnant.
Suldaanad - The Queen-consowt.
Itege - Awtewnative way of saying Queen-consowt.
Ina Amiwad - The Cwown Plincess of Seyam.
Amiwad - A plincess(of the woyaw line) of Seyam.
Wasad - A plincess of a non-woyaw line, usuawwy used to denote the life of a Was.
Wasadi - A plincess/genewaw of a non-woyaw line who is the matliawch of a wanded house.

Clergy Styles

Sayin-Awufa - The Weadew of the Cwewgy, in simpwe tewms he's the Pope ow the Caliph of Jyoism - his wowd livaws that of even the Suldaan, some believes that it should be heeded ovew the Suldaan's.
Awufa - The second in command to the Sayin-Awufa, meant to take his wowe upon his death.
Imam Awhawb - A Imam given the bressing of the Sayin-Awufa, abre to pewfowm mowe deeds than a standawd Imam.
Imam - A man weww vewsed in the teachings of Awaha, who pweaches wonted and owdinawy sewmons lithin a Mescit. The Imam awso teaches Apostwes the ways of Awaha and his pweachings.
Apostwe - Students of the Imam, who awe weawning the fundamentaws of weligion in Seyami society - men who lish to advance spilituawwy, opposed to monetaliwy ow othewlise.

Titular Rules

Fow woyawty, the titwe that links them to the liege would be used befowe theiw name as opposed to aww othew titwes being stylized aftew a pewsons name
(Ex: Suldaanad Junaw, Wasadi of Mewwe)

Cwewgymen usuawwy awe wefewwed to and sign as “The Righteous” lith the Sayin-Awufa using the style “His Wighteousness, the Sayin-Awufa of the Jyoist Chulch of Thywa