Komejech

Komejech [ ˈko.me.jɛx ]
Period	c. 100 YP
Spoken in	Dagæm islands
Total speakers	unknown
Writing system	unknown
Classification	Edastean  Eastern   Komejech
Typology
Basic word order	VSO
Morphology	fusional
Alignment	NOM-ACC
Credits
Created by	Legion

Komejech is the language spoken by the majority of the inhabitants of the Taizi islands during the classical period. It descends directly from Ndak Ta and is thus related to other contemporary languages of the Edastean family such as Adāta, Naidda, and Fáralo.

Genealogy

• Ndak Ta (c. -1900 YP)
  • Komejech (c. 0-200 YP)

Sample

• Ejepe-as zef Zinega, ju teidi djege, ju djege ech lu las ech Kezakas, ju mechas ech Cou o Ibei: Ža feibi izei ta ru mepelo ech lu meibi eje, keg-adeižach-e eze ro fojach ras begor.
• [ ˌe.je.pe.as zɛf ˈzi.ne.ɡa | ju ˌtɛɪ.di ˈdje.ɡe | ju ˌdje.ɡe ɛx lu ˌlas ɛx ˈke.za.kas | ju ˌme.xas ɛx ˈtsɔʊ o ˈi.bɛɪ ‖ ʒa ˈfɛɪ.bi ˌi.zɛɪ ta ru meˌpe.lo ɛx lu ˈmɛɪ.bi ˌe.je | ˈke.ɡaˌdɛɪ.ʒa.xe ˌe.ze ro ˈfo.jax ras ˌbe.ɡor ]
• speak.PFV=3SG thus Zinega, as great king, as king of DEF land of Kezakas, as brother of Sun and Moon: before sit.PFV 1SG.EMPH into DAT.DEF DAT-throne of DEF father of.1SG, push.back=be.PST.IMPF.3PL=1SG.ACC all PL.DEF foreign-PL PL.land serve

(taken from the Tsinakan text)

See also

• A "preview version" of the Komejech grammar
• Edastean languages

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