Uzavezh

Also known as High Mannish, this language is a mix between Common Faronaf and Mannish. It is spoken by about 25% of the Mannish population today, and is the Common Tongue of the west. It was spoken by those in Atamar in ancient times, and is still considered to be the language of Mannish Lore and royalty.

It is a 'voiced' language - meaning it uses more often 'v' than 'f', 'z' than 's' or 'b' than 'p', etc. Some mutations may cause some otherwise voiced consonants to become voiceless. It also prefers 'l' over 'r'.

It is written in Uzig - an adaptation of the script used in Mannish - which is very similar to the latin script we use today. Luckily this means it can easily be written on a computer (unlike Elvish languages). It uses some unusual letter combinations - for instance, the 'j' sound in English would be written as a 'gh', adding to the confusion 'gh' represents other sounds in other languages.

There are a few interesting rules in Uzavezh. Words must never begin with a nasal, and infinitive verbs must begin with a vowel.

HERE is a dictionary of all known terms in Uzavezh, (related to Mannish) and HERE is an exploration of Uzavezh grammar (related to Common Faronaf).

Diphthongs
There is one Diphthong in Uzavezh. This is /eɪ/ - written ei, or ey when final. All other vowel combinations one may come across are pronounced separately.

Consonants
Those in brackets are only used for transliteration.

Und series: Azhig Series: Ddog Series: Umbor Series: Nggwel Series:

Mutation from Mannish
There have been some rough rules that have dictated how Mannish words have become Uzavezh words. Emboldened are those which are pronounced the same, but written differently. Here they are:
 * r > l
 * ð > dd, d when final
 * þ > dd, d when final
 * ng > ngg when central.
 * 'ing' > un
 * 'ic' > ezh
 * 'er' > él
 * 'eor' > íven
 * dz > zh
 * ch > kh
 * dj > gh
 * kh > hh
 * j > y
 * c > k