#yula-e

(this took so long to make but it was so worth it--)

Tsilli /t͡siji/ is a writing system used in a many Peijan languages, particularly Lunic ones, west of the Sajir Mountains.

Tsilli evolved in what is now Iichün Zanè around 5.000 years ago from a predominantly logographic script. It gradually transitioned into an alphabetic one. The words at the top are the transcriptions of the characters in an early Lunic language, and at the bottom are the transcriptions of the letters as used in contemporary Qull'lie.

Some letters, such as tch and o are not used in Qull'lie anymore, but are still used in other languages.

There are also some additional letters that aren't shown here, which are combinations of vowel letters. Since Lunic languages contain a lot of diphthongs and triphthongs, many of them have been combined into a single symbol, such as ie, ue, aui, iue, and ao

The above image shows how the tsilli used in Qull'lie was formed, but there are many other fonts and styles used throughout the continent.

For example, this is how the name Roa Esa Kai is written by someone from Iikun So'ara (above) vs someone from Iichün Zanè (below).

Tsilli can be written in both cursive and block letters, and block letters are gaining popularity because of the rise of typewriters. Here is an example of a sentence (the font still kinda sucks akdajf):

This map shows in which areas of Peijh tsilli is used:

Qull'lie is written in tsilli, an alphabet that is mostly written in cursive. Every letter connects to the preceding one, but the a, ts, and l don't connect to any succeeding ones.

In addition to these basic letters, some character have become merged to denote diphthongs or triphthongs. These are the letters ie, ue, aui, and iue.

Besides that, there are some combinations that are pronounced irregularly. These are ae, yu, ü, ll/y, and ei.

To differentiate vowel combinations from separate vowels, a long curved line is added between vowels that belong to separate syllables. To separate diph/triphthongs from other vowels, a symbol similar to an apostrophe is used.

Qull'lie also has some punctuation marks, though not many.

Finally, here are some examples of words!

Hi! My name's Uintie (he/they) and I'm starting this blog to write about my world Yula-e! I was inspired by the lovely @Cernos :D

Yula'e [ˈjʉla.ˌɛ] is a word for 'world, universe' in Quyy'lie, one of my conlangs. Here, it's written in ciyyi (an alphabetic conscript) and ziueyyi (a logographic one).

About

Yula'e is a world I created for my stories! Right now, the main story is Stars End, a visual novel I'm working on :D It started as a simple concept of a world where people could speak to the stars ✦ and it kind of got out of hand-

I'll be posting about characters, languages, cultures, geography, and much more!

Directory

Quyy'lie (conlang)

1 - Intro

2 - Alphabet & Writing

3 - Word Order

4 - Verbs

5 - 'To be'

Main Lore

1 - Ziryu & kezyu'en (spirits and spirit manipulation)

2 - Kei'ia (spirit manipulation with spells)

3 - Qimayiin (spirit manipulators)

Places

Iichün Zanè

Iikun So'ara

Characters

Qime'i

Tags

#quyy'lie - everything about my conlang Qull'lie.

#iichün zanè - everything about the country Iichün Zanè.

Qull'lie /quj.lie/ is my most developed conlang, and the most widely spoken language on the continent of Peijh.

Qull'lie is spoken most in Iichün Zanè, the darkest area in the map below. Iichün Zanè has influence all over Peijh, because it is home to the Zan Iev (Astral Order), who rule most of the continent.

The Astral Order uses Qull'lie, so it has come to serve as a lingua franca, especially in large cities where it is taught in schools. It is used in politics, literature, academics, and trade.

There is a big difference between the Qull'lie spoken in these faraway cities and that spoken in Iichün Zanè, though, as standardized language is not spoken all that commonly.

There are many, many variants, and people from different islands can hardly understand each other.

This is why in most schools, standardized Qull'lie is taught. This is the variant spoken on the island Raqqilla-i: Southern Raqqinqull . These days this is the native language of most Iichün Zaneans, especially those living on the islands.

(this map shows the percentage of native standard Qull'lie speakers)

Lievia, amesisa :D 'Hello everyone!'

In standardized Qull'lie, verbs are (usually) conjugated for the subject.

There are two types of verbs, ones ending on -r and ones ending on -mi. -mi verbs are a remnant of northern Lunic languages, while -r verbs were absorbed into Qull'lie at a later stage, likely when the Fir River was crossed.

Conjugating these verbs is not too difficult. Simply take -r and -mi away and replace them with the appropriate suffix.

Informal

In colloquial speech, people tend to use pretty simplified verb conjugations (and, in some areas, they don't conjugate at all-). In standardized Qull'lie, though, it is prescribed that these are the informal conjugations, used most when talking to family and friends, and in poetry, novels, and songs.

Qimayiin iati'u-rai-man spirit.manipulator lie-3PL-HAB 'Spirit Manipulators lie.'

HAB = habitual, something that occurs regularly

Hia eze tihe'i tala-q e you 3SG towards resemble-2SG Q 'Do you look like her?'

Formal

Formal conjugations, on the other hand, are used when talking to strangers and the elderly, and in public texts like signs and newspapers.

Ki'um-iv hia zeme i'u-qi'un-ème-nava tara e!? real-ly you something say-2SG-not-plan.to FUT Q 'Are you really not going to tell me anything!?'

Qull'lie verbs are not conjugated for tense or aspect. We'll look at how to express such things later~

This is the country most of my worldbuilding has revolved around, so I thought I'd briefly introduce it!

Iichün Zanè [iːʈ͡ʂyn d͡zɑnə] is the land around the largest river delta in Yula-e: the Firtava Qü'i-e (Fir River Delta). It is a land of water – rivers, creeks, streams, and swamps are everywhere.

Basic facts

Population: ~3.8 million

Capital: Niirlla

Demonym: Iichün Zanean (QU: iichün zanè'e)

Language(s): Qull'lie and dialects, Lauin, Neriv, and other minority languages.

Kei'ia is one of the major forms of spirit manipulation in Yula-e. Like any spirit manipulation, it can be used to manipulate space and time through spirits.

Kei'ia relies on spells, because kei'ia is based on precise calculations rather than intuition. Spells are written instructions for performing kei'ia. The more skilled a kei'ia user is, the more spells they know by heart.

Complicated spells for very specific purposes, however, can never be learnt by heart and need to be custom-made. Aside from being an instruction, a spell is also a form of permission for using the kei'ia in question. The combination of the paper, ink, shapes, and language create a unique enchantment that enables the recipient, and the recipient only, to perform the kei'ia the spell contains.

Spell notation is the same in all of Peijh, as they can only be written by a very small amount of people.

They are typically written on a small paper made from the bark of qahar pine trees, which only grow in the Tizi Woods of Iichün Zanè. The paper is small enough for folding to be unnecessary when putting it in an envelope. The ink that is used varies, but it usually has black qahar pine cones as a base.

I present to you, the (current) map of Yula-e!