Περφικθυς

Perfiktous

Perfiktous (περφικθυς) is a sacred conlang with agglutinative morphology, grammatical cases, and a phonologically rich system based on the Hellenic alphabet. It was designed for ecclesiastical use, inspired by classical liturgical languages such as Sanskrit, Latin, and Ancient Greek. Its vocabulary is entirely a priori.

History

According to the traditions of the Church of Kybur (Kaybur), Perfiktous was the language spoken by the first human who pleaded with the gods for mercy. The gods responded, and a sacred covenant was formed. Since then, Perfiktous has been revered as a divine language. Members of the clergy and royalty are required to learn Perfiktous alongside Arini.

Phonology and Script

Vowels

Letter	IPA
Αα	/ə/
Εε	/e̞/
Ηη	/i/
Ιι	/ɪ/
Οο	/o̞/
Υυ	/ʊ/
Ωω	/u/

Consonants

Letter	IPA
Ββ	/v/
Δδ	/ð/
Γγ	/ʒ/
Θθ	/θ/
Ζζ	/z/
Ξξ	/ɕ/
Κκ	/k/
Λλ	/l/
Μμ	/m/
Νν	/n/
Ππ	/p/
Ρρ	/ɾ/
Σσς	/s/
Ττ	/t/
Χχ	/ʀ̥/
Ψψ	/j/
Φφ	/ɸ/

Grammar

Cases

Case	Suffix
Genitive	-ί
Dative	-ύ
Accusative	-ν
Locative	-έι
Proprietive	-ωθ
Nominative (singular)	-ρ
Nominative (plural)	-ς
Adverbial	-μ

Genders

Gender	Marker
Masculine	-ο-
Feminine	-ε-
Inanimate	-ω-, -ώη-
Neuter	-α-
Female beast	-ι-
Male beast	-υ-

Tense, Aspect, Mood

Category	Value	Marker
Tense	Past	ό
Tense	Present	ά
Tense	Future	έ
Aspect	Imperfective	-β
Aspect	Progressive	-δ
Aspect	Subjunctive	-ύι-
Mood	Imperative	-άη
Mood	Infinitive	-ώ
Mood	Immediative	όι

Person and Number

Person	Marker
1st	-γο, -ο, -γ-
2nd	-τυ, -υ, -τ-
3rd	-λε, -ε, -λ-

Number	Marker
Singular	-ς
Plural	-μ

Lexicon

Articles

• Ερ — the

Pronouns

• Γο — I
• Τυ — you
• Λε — he/she/they

Interrogatives

• Θυτρερ — how much
• δατχ — what, that

Common Nouns

• Ρωκτρακωρ — bridge
• Σιφωορ — father
• Αβλυω — water
• Θας — deities
• Γηφτως — poisons
• Φυωρ — air
• Γυρθιωρ — war
• Βωλυωρ — rain
• Θωιθωρ — everything
• Κωιρ — place
• Θιωρ — heaven/paradise
• Ξαξωρ — sword

Verbs

Transitive

• Γιφτιώ — to marry
• Βω — to move
• Διταθώ — to be able
• Βακώ — to see
• Ραχώ — to kill
• Φικωξώ — to say

Intransitive

• Κω — to live
• Φικώ — to speak
• Ρω — to be
• Νεκώ — to die

Impersonal

• Δεργρώ — there is / there are

Adjectives

• Γιφτιός — married
• Κώη — alive (animal)
• Χίως — important
• Χικραξτως — royal

Adverbs

• Βωμ — actively
• Κρατεμ — emptily
• Φρωρ — yes
• Χωρ — no

Prepositions

• Περ — for
• Αερ — to, toward
• Ενερ — in
• Ψι — of

Conjunctions

• Δερ — if
• Ανδερ — and
• Μαερ — but

Interjections

• Νερδρε — hello
• εσκαρητιέρ — thank you

Numbers

Number	Word
1	Ονως
2	Ωννωμ
3	Τρονωμ
4	Κρονωμ
5	Ξονωμ
6	Γονωμ
7	Φρονωμ
8	Φρωννωμ
9	Φροτρονωμ
10	Φροκρονωμ
11	Φροξονωμ
12	Φεογονωμ
13	Φροφρονωμ
14	Οφροφρονωμ
15	Ωφροφρονωμ
16	Τροφροφρονωμ
17	Κροφροφρονωμ
18	Ξοφροφρονωμ
19	Γοφροφρονωμ