Mountain Western

Written by Radius.

Mountain Western
Period	c. -1800 YP
Spoken in	Western mountains
Total speakers	unknown
Writing system	unknown
Classification	Western languages  Mountain Western
Typology
Basic word order	unknown
Morphology	unknown
Alignment	unknown
Credits
Created by	Radius

Mountain Western was an unattested Western language believed to have been spoken around perhaps -1800 YP, although this date could easilly be off by two or three centuries in either direction. We know of it almost solely through the powerful Western interference undergone by Dimana Lokud in the second millennium BP, and the borrowings it left behind in that language.

Mountain Western represents a phonologically unique branch of the Western language family, but at this time it is unclear to what extent it differed from the usual Western grammatical patterns of that era, nor to what extent the following reconstructed words remained segmentable into multiple morphemes.

The following table lists some Mountain Western nouns as they have been reconstructed at this time. It is important to note that the glosses provided here represent interpolations between Proto-Western etymology and the word definitions first recorded around 200 YP - a span of more than 3500 years - and thus the actual meanings and wordforms may have been significantly different from what follows.

Long vowels are written doubled, and the language apparently gained several new sounds, such as /h/ and /o/. All other sounds are spelled in this document as they would be in Proto-Western.

Verbs borrowed from Mountain Western are much harder to reconstruct, and do not appear in the following list.

Mountain Western	probable etymology	interpolated gloss
calzolyoo	tʰa-dzalã-dzũ-dayũ sword maker	smith
cuhγʷee	cupʰu-γʷĩ irritation	annoyance, problem
čeγʷee	čeka-γʷĩ sitting	instance, iteration, time
čikyaa	čika-ya yellow thing	gold
γatłwaa	duγa-tłuwa good blood	honor, reputation
γeeqʷii	γãdže-ya-kʷi little big thing	oaf, cretin
γewsłuu	γĩwa-słu thing made of pine	post, pole
γlaqluu	neγla-kʷadu white tail	white-tailed deer
γlaʔtłaa	γlaʔta-ła result of milking	milk
γoʔqee	γũka-kĩ pig (female)	sow
γuluu	mẽγu-lawu sheep man	shepherd
γuyaa	γʷuye-ya heavy thing	burden, load
γuu	mẽγu	sheep
γuuγʷee	γʷiwa-γʷĩ living	survival
γʷałkaa	γʷałka spit	gift
γʷaʔcoo	γʷãsu-cũ collection of bones	skeleton
γʷekyaa	γʷeku-ya quick thing	thought, idea
γʷepłuu	γʷełbu	slave
heetuu	pʰeyi-tu seed-ness	potential
hulcoo	pʰuda-cũ collection of chiefs	council, meeting
ičilwii	yeči-lawi arrow man	fletcher
iγee	ʔuya-γẽ site of pain	wound
ilaapłuu	yada-γʷełbu old slave	useless burden
itʰalyaa	yatʰa-daya gardener	farmer
izalyaa	ʔuyadza-daya pain causer	wasp
iʔiłskʷee	yeʔiłca-γʷĩ coming	arrival
kastuu	kaca-tu friend-ness	likeness, similarity
katyaa	katʰa-ya correct thing	fact, truth
kłaa	kʰułda	boat
kłehaa	kłepʰã	wild animal, game
kłehcoo	kłephã-cũ collection of game	herd
kłunšeek	γłuna-γiše-k green days	springtime
ksałpłaa	kʰesałpa-ła result of defecating	turd; offensive person
kułcoo	kʷułu-cũ collection of wolves	pack of wolves
kyalwaa	kʰeya-lawa soil man	one who plows or digs
kʰalzoo	kʰalu-dzũ what you tie with	twine
kʰałaa	kʰalu-ła result of tying	knot
kʰelnsłuu	kʰelna-słu thing made of horn	knife hilt
kʰiincooʔk	kʰiña-tʰawdzũ-k knees together	chastity, virginity
kʰiisłoo	kʰeyasłũ earthen wall	perimeter
kʰinapłii	kʰiñã-pʰełi thin bark	loincloth
kʰinapłkee	kʰiñã-pʰełi-kĩ thin bark (female)	female undergarment
kʰinatłaa	kʰiñatʰa-ła result of building	building, dwelling
kʰinaʔtłwaa	kʰiñãtłuwa thin blood	having less manliness, due to youth
kʷeγʷee	kʷekʷu-γʷĩ cooking	work, labor (women's)
kʷʰasłaa	kʰakʷʰadza-ła result of mocking	laughingstock, butt of joke
lanγuu	duγa-nãγu good foot	basis, foundation
luutłuuqee	duγa-tłuwa-kĩ good blood (female)	good standing as a wife
lyaγʷee	ʔadya-γʷĩ fearing	terror, fright, fear
łaa	łãγa	spirit
łaškee	łãši-kĩ horse (female)	mare
łaʔpʷee	laʔpa-γʷĩ stealing	theft
łeentʰuzoo	lalaña-tʰuba-dzũ root digger	shovel
łkaa	kʰełka	stone
łkasłuu	kʰełka-słu stone	hearth
łmaqtaa	lãma-kʷʰeyta warm womb	good heart, kindness
łtuu	la-tu man-ness	status
łʔčii	łãši	horse
paʔtłaa	pãta-ła result of finding one's way	success
plaa	pʰuda chief	elder
płamłaa	błama-ła result of farting	odor, persistence
płaqtaa	kʰibła-kʷʰeyta dry womb	bitch, unpleasant woman
qʰee	bakʰe holiness	importance, priority
saqsoo	bebesa-kʰapa-dzũ wood splitter	axe
seelyaa	sabaya-daya fighter	warrior
slalʔaa	sũla-blũła round belly	pregnancy
słaa	bebesa-ła result of splitting	split, crack
słuu	pʰełi-słu thing made of tree bark	basket
snaa	tʰunã father	chief, headman
solyaa	sũla-ya round thing	circle
spłamłaa	pʰita-błama-ła little fart	moment, brief period of time
spłehsoo	dzupʰu-kłephã-dzũ animal catcher	trap
sqaa	taka grass	thatch
sqee	medza-kĩ dog (female)	female dog
sʔkʷii	tʰẽʔpi-kʷi little daughter	slave girl
sʔuplaa	mãsu-pʰẽla wide cloud	overcast, gray sky
sʔutyaa	medza-ʔu-tʰaya dog's milk	poor substitute; fake thing
šcaa	kaca	friend
šiksaʔkee	šikãdza-ʔaʔ-γẽ place of putting stuff in the ground	dump, midden
šilžee	ñeši-dudže smooth sky	fair weather
šiʔlsaa	ñeši-ʔilsa smooth hand	steadiness, reliability
škazγʷee	šikãdza-γʷĩ putting in the ground	burial, funeral
škee	čʰekʰã-γẽ earth place	the ground
šnuktaa	činu-kʷʰeyta full womb	compassion, motherly love
štłaa	čʰiłta-ła result of teaching	skill
šwaa	šuwa guts	future
šʔaašee	kʰãʔa-γiše black day	eclipse
šʔiiʔuktaa	mašeγẽ-ʔu-kʷʰeyta moon womb	touchiness, sensitivity, suspicion
šʔilwii	łãši-lawi horse man	rider, warrior
šʔoo	meʔšu-dzũ what you sew with	needle
taqtłee	takadłe grassland	steppe, plain
tlaašeek	tʰãda-γiše-k cold days	winter
tlaplaa	tʰãda-pʰẽla cold cloud	fog
tłeʔkaa	dłeʔka tribe	village, settlement
tłoošeek	dłũ-γiše-k long days	summer
tłwacoo	tłuwa-tu-cũ blood-nesses	feelings, emotions
tʰawγee	tʰawa-γẽ bending place	kink, bend; elbow
tʰulsłuu	tʰula-słu thing made of wool	tunic
tʷee	tʰa-γʷĩ doing, making	work, labor (men's)
uhaa	wapʰa	beans
utuu	naʔu-tu up-ness	uprightness, vertical orientation
wašyaa	wači-ya steep thing	cliff, bank
wažγʷee	wadže-γʷĩ dying	death
wesoo	wecu-dzũ what you eat vegetables with	flatbread
yaškʷee	yaši-γʷĩ holding, marrying	marriage, matrimony
yaspaa	yatʰapa garden	field
zaa	medza	dog
zalyeeʔii	dzaldayã-yaʔi bird offspring	chick
zalzoo	dzalã-dzũ stabber	sword
zmałkaa	dzama-łaγa red eye	copper
zmaʔłpaa	dzama-ʔałpa red rage	rage, violent anger
zleeγee	dzaldayã-γẽ bird place	bird nest
zoo	ʔičʰa-dzũ fish catcher	hook
zupłaa	dzupʰu-ła result of gathering	goods, produce, food
ʔcoo	pʰapʰaʔta-dzũ what you shoot with	bow
ʔčeeʔkaa	nače-γũka tame pig	domesticated pig
ʔčekcoo	nače-kʷi-cũ little tame things	litter, brood
ʔčetłwaa	načetłuwa tame blood	wisdom, fairness
ʔkamłii	małka-mełi sharp tongue	harsh words, cutting remark
ʔlaγʷee	ʔẽda-γʷĩ giving	generosity
ʔlee	γaʔle	salt
ʔtacoo	ʔũta-cũ collection of teeth	necklace
ʔtłiiʔii	madłi-yaʔi bear offspring	bear cub; bad omen