Barsoomian language
| Barsoomian | |
|---|---|
| Martian | |
| Tharkian | |
| Created by | Paul Frommer, Edgar Rice Burroughs |
| Date | 2010 |
| Setting and usage | 2012 film John Carter |
| Purpose | constructed languages
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
Barsoomian is the
Spoken Barsoomian has mostly
Some inflection is found in the pronouns. For the object, the initial consonant is suffixed: tu "I", tut "me"; ki "he", kik "him". To form the plural, the consonants are voiced: du "we", dud "us", gi "they".[1]
The effect of the language is staccato. There are ten vowels, five long and five short, transcribed short a e i o u and long aa ey ee oa oo; diphthongs are ao (as in how) and ay (as in high). Consonants are similar to English (b d j g, p t
In the books it is mentioned that Barsoomian is the only language spoken on the entire planet of Barsoom. Therefore, there never are any language barriers between different people from Barsoom, no matter what country or city on the planet they originate from. Written versions of Barsoomian however can differ greatly between different cities.
References
- ^ a b c Fredrik Ekman, 2012, An Interview with Paul Frommer
- ^ In transcription, x is /ks/
- ^ Emanuel Levy, John Carter: Inventing New Language Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine March 3, 2012