Kokhura language
| Kokhura | |
| Dengaveh kokhurasi | |
| Creator |  HY_Turkic
|
|---|---|
| Official language in |  Takadokia
|
| Number of speakers | L2 speakers: 1 (2021) |
| Based on | Indo-Iranian languages and Proto-Indo-European (vocabulary), West Germanic languages (grammar & syntax) |
| Writing system | Latin script (Kokhura alphabet) |
Kokhura (Kokhura: Dengaveh kokhurasi) is an artificial language created by HY_Turkic. It was made as a replacement for the old Takadokian language, which HY deemed "a weird version of Turkish".
Kokhura is mostly based Indo-Iranian languages (like Kurdish, Persian and Hindi) and Proto-Indo-European for its vocabulary and West Germanic languages (like English and German) for its grammar and syntax. This blend between mostly Indo-Iranian and P.I.E derived vocabulary and West Germanic grammar is what makes Kokhura unique in the eyes of HY. If you want to see the learning rating for Kokhura, please go to the Learning Rating category.
Since this language is a work-in-progress, this wiki page might change often.
Thanks to 
14mRh4X0r for the infobox! (English)
Gevuran di 14mRh4X0r par suv infobox! (Kokhura)
Etymology
The name "Kokhura" comes from a time where HY was blindfolding himself, typing in the Arabic script willy nilly on Google Translate and translating them from Arabic to English, and a translation he got while doing this was "Qoghuthus". He decided to corrupt the word into a new name for the language, then called "Nukharsi".
History
The history of the Kokhura language starts with the Takadokian language. It was made as an official language for Takadokia. It was basically Turkish but with English loanwords, and HY figures it was mutually intelligible with Turkish. Because it was too unoriginal, HY got to work making a more unique language. The first few revisions of Kokhura was composed of corrupted English words, but as time went on the language got more unique and took words from more languages, with the grammar being inspired by German and English.
Grammar
Word Order
Kokhura word order is pretty similar to English and German word order, following three kinds; SVO (Subject, Object, Verb), SIVOV (Subject, Indirect Verb, Object, Verb) and VSO (Verb, Subject, Object). SIVOV word order is dominant but SVO and VSO are both acceptable, and you only need to memorise two really. Examples below.
| Kokhura | English |
|---|---|
| Ekh khebe unkh darans. | I have a pet. |
| Kokhura | English |
|---|---|
| Ekh fras spaghetti khavarin. | I love to eat spaghetti. |
| Kokhura | English |
|---|---|
| Khebe jum unkh pekhet? | Do you (plural) have a pet? |
Possesive
Like in English, Kokhura has a possesive form. Possesive form in English is thus:
| English Possesive |
|---|
| My pet. |
| His pet. |
| Her pet. |
| Its pet. |
| Jimmy's pet. |
| Runechan's pet. |
| The enderman's pet. |
Now, below is a table of Kokhura possesive. For names (no exceptions), the possesive is "'u". The only exceptions with no apostrophe are "Ekhu" (my), "Hanu" (his), "Zahu" (hers) and "Azu" (its).
| Kokhura Possesive |
|---|
| Ekhu darans. |
| Hanu darans. |
| Zahu darans. |
| Azu darans. |
| Jimmy'u darans. |
| Runechan'u darans. |
| Suv enderman'u darans. |
Past Tense
In Kokhura, past tense is arguably easier to remember and to implement than in English. to make a verb past tense, you just add "gi" at the end of the word, and there are no exceptions, so it applies to every verb! Examples below.
| Kokhura | English |
|---|---|
| Ekh zare yite. | I see it. |
| Ekh gurakh sien. | I learn that. |
| Ekh Kokhura efekan. | I speak Kokhura. |
| Kokhura | English |
|---|---|
| Ekh zaregi yite. | I saw it. |
| Ekh gurakhgi sien. | I learnt that. |
| Ekh Kokhura efekangi. | I spoke Kokhura. |
Gerunds
Gerunds are a verb form that is like "-ing" in English (i.e eating, drinking, fighting). Gerunds work the same way in Kokhura as in English. Just like the past tense, the verb stays the same, only difference being the -ide at the end.
| Kokhura | English |
|---|---|
| Ekh ezne zareide yite. | I am seeing it. |
| Ekh ezne gurakhide sien. | I am learning that. |
| Ekh ezne Kokhura efekanide. | I am speaking Kokhura. |
The Verb "to be"
Like all Indo-European languages, Kokhura possess the verb "to be" which is called "ezhem" in the language, and it (and its conjugations) is based on the Proto-Indo-European root "*h1es-" (which is the source of English "am", "are" and "is"). Below is a table of the verb "ezmen" and its conjugations and its English and P.I.E equivalents.
| Subject | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Ekh | ezne |
| Tukh | ezi |
| Hane | edi |
| Zahe | edi |
| Az | edi |
| Vekh | eztes |
| Jum | eztes |
| Enta | eztes |
| Subject | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| 1st singular | *h1és-mi |
| 2nd singular | *h1és-i |
| 3rd singular | *h1és-ti |
| 1st dual | *h1s-uós |
| 2nd dual | *h1s-tés |
| 3rd dual | *h1s-tés |
| 1st plural | *h1s-m̥ós |
| 2nd plural | *h1s-té |
| 3rd dual | *h1s-énti |
| Subject | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| I | am |
| You (singular) | are |
| He | is |
| She | is |
| It | is |
| We | are |
| You (plural) | are |
| They | are |
Unlike English however, and like all Kokhura verbs, there is no separate past tense word, you just add a -gi to the end.
| Subject | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Ekh | eznegi |
| Tukh | ezigi |
| Hane | edigi |
| Zahe | edigi |
| Az | edigi |
| Vekh | eztesgi |
| Jum | eztesgi |
| Enta | eztesgi |
| Subject | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| I | was |
| You (singular) | were |
| He | was |
| She | was |
| It | was |
| We | were |
| You (plural) | were |
| They | were |
Alphabet
The Kokhura alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and consists of 23 letters. It is almost identical to the English alphabet, excluding the letter "c", "q", "w" and "x" and adding the letter "kh".
| Letter | English Sound |
|---|---|
| a | army |
| b | ball |
| d | door |
| e | embassy |
| f | fate |
| g | gold |
| h | heart |
| i | machine |
| j | juice |
| k | kettle |
| kh | loch |
| l | life |
| m | man |
| n | no |
| o | orange |
| p | predict |
| r | race |
| s | say |
| t | take |
| u | zoo |
| v | van |
| y | yes |
| z | zigzag |
Learning Rating
Kokhura does not seem to be mutually intelligible for Kurdish, Persian or Hindi speakers, but speakers of those languages might notice a lot of familiar words and may pick up the language easily if they know a West Germanic language fluently.
For English and German speakers (and especially German speakers), the grammar is familiar and hopefully easy to pick up, and it might help to know the languages listed above. The lack of irregular past tense makes it easier to memorize for both parties. The challenge would be the vocabulary in this case, but there aren't hundreds of forms of words to remember.
For English Speakers
Grammar Rating: 8/10
A bit hard with the extra grammar features but easy to learn.
Vocabulary Rating: 3/10
Since the vocabulary is not taken from West Germanic languages, it will be a challenge for non-Indo-Iranian speakers, but since the grammar is not very complicated, the words should be easier to memorize.