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The Bahudic language (Classic:baḥ-wad ṯan-tij, Vulgar:pa’ut tʰāti’ marsh-land language) is spoken in the Nibsud region of my conworld, The Refuge(name in progress). It is slightly inspired by ancient Egyptian, but has influences of other languages.

In world, Bahudic is a language of the classics, influencing many nearby languages. It (Classical Bahudic) is a common language of literature, and administration. There are various different standards of pronouncing it.

Bahudic is divided into three stages: Early Kingdom Bahudic, Middle Kingdom Bahudic, Late Kingdom Bahudic, and vulgar Bahudic(s). This post will be on classical Bahudic. It is a literary form of Middle Kingdom Bahudic, attested in the city of Bahud.

The Phonology of Classical Bahudic is as follows:

Consonants:

Fortis: p, t, ṯ¹, k

Lenis: b, d, ḏ², g

Nasals: m, n

Fricatives: s, ḥ³, h⁴

tap/flap: r

Liquids: l, j, w

1 : It was probably /cʰ/, but in modern liturgies, it is /tʰ/ (Bahudic standard), or /kʰ/ (Sahidic Standard)

2: It was probably /c/, but in modern liturgies, it is /t/ (Bahudic standard), or /k/ (Sahidic Standard)

3 : probably /ħ/, but in modern liturgies, it is /ʔ/ (Bahudic standard), or /h/ (Sahidic Standard)

4 : probably /h/, but in modern liturgies, it is unpronounced (Bahudic standard), or /h/ (Sahidic Standard)

Vowels:

High: i, u

Low: a

there is length distinction. Long vowels are marked by a macron.

Sahidic Standard, rather oddly, has different set of vowels. This might be due to the fact that Sahidic lacks long vowels in general.

High: i, u

Mid: e, ə, o

Low: a

e is the Standard Bahudic short i, o is the Standard Bahudic short u, the shwa is the Bahudic short a. There is no length distinction.

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