G'amah

From Langmaker

Conlang	G'amah
Author	Pablo Flores
Year Began	2000
Language Type	fictional language
Lexicon Size	141
Etymologies	No
Grammar	Yes
Sample Texts	No
Primer	No

G'amah, a fictional language, was developed by Pablo Flores. It is written with a unique script.

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Language sources

Semitic languages have influenced it in the phonology a bit, and more in the syntax, which is rather analytic, verb-first, with adjectives following nouns. Through my scarce hearsay knowledge of African languages G'amah got its implosive consonants, and the inspiration for its weird case system is Dyirbal, an Australian language.

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Design principles

I'm trying to produce a language that is best shouted, that doesn't fit on a nice poem or a romantic song, a language of an aggresive people. Its words must be harsh, short and powerful (like the fall of a hammer on a rotten branch or on a dusty ground).

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Interest of others

There are no people involved but me. The language was started to give a background to a roleplaying setting, and a couple of my gamemates have said they're impressed with the language, even if they didn't understand some of the linguistic nuances.

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