Senjecas Tax. Herptiles

Pronunciation table

peműko (labial)								riisűko (dental)								muitűko (alveolar)								vainűko (palatal)							ṡ̨uuše̋nos (vowels with प)								nı̋þo ṡ̨uuše̋nos (weak vowels)
p	b	f	v	m̃	m			t	d	þ	ð	ɫ	l			ṡ	ż	s	z	r	n			k	g	x	ƣ	h	ȝ			š	s̨			i	e	a	ɔ	o	u			ı	ɛ	y
प	ब	फ	भ	म़	म			त	द	थ	ध	ल़	ल			च	ज	स	स़	र	न			क	ग	क़	ग़	ह	य			स्व	स्य			इ ई पि पी	ए एै पे पै	अ आ प पा	ऒ ॵ पॊ पॏ	ओ औ पो पौ	उ ऊ पु पू			पं	पऺ	पॅ
/p/	/b/	/ɸ/	/β/	/m̥/	/m/			/t/	/d/	/θ/	/ð/	/l̥/	/l/			/ʦ/	/ʣ/	/s/	/z/	/ɾ̥/	/n/			/k/	/g/	/ç/	/ʝ/	/j̊/	/j/			/sʷ/	/sʲ/			/i/	/e/	/ä/	/ɒ/	/o/	/u/			/ɪ/	/ɛ/	/ʊ/

Introduction

• In the Sefdaanian cultures, each individual is a member of a hierarchy of communities. The Ethrans have used this hierarchy as a pattern for their classification of life forms.

1. The individual is, first of all, a member of one of the six Loquent Peoples. The largest of the taxonomic communities is that of the le̋uða [le̋uðu, people]. Thus, there are "animal people" and "plant people". This division corresponds to "kingdom" in modern taxonomy.
2. Next, the individual lives in one of the seven regions (watersheds) of Sefdaania. This division, the ta̋im̃a [ta̋im̃a, region], corresponds to "class" in modern taxonomy.
3. Within the several regions, the individual lives in a commune. This division, the kőina [kőino, commune, corresponds to "order" in modern taxonomy.
4. Each commune is comprised of a number of families. This division, the ða̋ma [ða̋mu, family], corresponds to "family" in modern taxonomy.
5. Within the family, the individual is usually one of several siblings. This division, the ȝőőra [ȝőőru, sibling], corresponds to "genus" in modern taxonomy.
6. And finally there is the individual himself. This division, the še̋ða [še̋ðu, individual], corresponds to "species" in modern taxonomy.

• Finer divisions can be made with the use of prefixes, e.g.:
  • uf-, higher = super-
  • ner-, under = sub-
  • sup-, low = infra-

• This table makes use of the following ranks:

Class (C) – ta̋im̃a Subclass (C) – nerta̋im̃a

Order (O) - kőina

Suborder (sO) - nerkőina

Superfamily (SF) - ufða̋ma

Family (F) - ða̋ma

Subfamily (sF) - nerða̋ma

Notes

1. cpd = a compound of two or more roots, e.g. ǧa̋ro, mountain + kı̋ȝe, worm = ǧarkı̋ȝe, Colchican slowworm.
2. drv = a word derived from a root, e.g., ra̋a̋se, frog < ra̋a̋sa, t.v. croak.
3. Names in red are those of herptiles that did not exist in Sefdaania.

Taxonomy Table - taƣsaar̈a̋s ȝezgı̋ı̋ro

C. Amphibia - d̬íǧiita̋ima [< d̬ő; ǧı̋ı̋ra, life]

O. Anura - fypoɫkőina

sO. Mesobatrachia -

F. Pelobatidae - ða̋ma

001 ƣőrke, common spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) [> Hunza ɣúrqun, frog].

F. Bufonidae - ǧeevm̃ɛða̋ma

002 ǧe̋e̋vm̃e, common European toad (B. bufo) [> Latin būfō, toad].

003 m̃őrde, European green toad (Bufo viridis) [> Lithuanian varlė, frog].

F. Ranidae - ruuvða̋ma

drv ra̋a̋se, Moor frog (Rana arvalis) [ra̋a̋sa, t.v. croak].

004 rűűbe, common European frog (Rana temporaria) [> Latin rubēta, toad].

F. Hylidae - m̨aaxða̋ma

005 m̨a̋a̋xe, European tree frog (Hyla arborea) [> Turkish bā, frog].

O. Urodela - kőina

F. Salamandridae – éruƣða̋ma

006 erűge Carpathian newt (Lissotriton montandoni) [> Biscayan eruge, salamander].

cpd húrmixűle, Alpine newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris) [hűro, water; mixűle, lizard].

C. Reptilia - selda̋a̋ma [se̋la, i.v. creep]

SF. Testdudinoidea - kamárufða̋ma

F. Testudinidae - kámarða̋ma

007 kama̋re, Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi) [> Danish hummer, lobster].

008 k̨a̋fe, spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca) [> Korean 거북 geobuk, turtle].

F. Emydidae - kuða̋ma

009 kűe, European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) [> Georgian კუ ḳu, tortoise].

sC. Diapsida - d̬iƣúvnerda̋a̋ma [d̬ő, two; ƣűvo, arch]

O. Squamata – soom̈ɛkőina [sőőmo, scale]

sO. Sauria - sóóm̈ɛnerkőina

F. Gekkonidae - gavlɛða̋ma

010 linda̋re, Caspian naked-finger gecko (Tenuidactylus caspius) [> Biscayan sugelindara, lizard].

011 ga̋vle, Tokay gecko (G. gekko) [> Malayalam gauḷi, Tokay gekko].

sO. Iguania – k̬oltı̋lmɛnerkőina [k̬őlo, flesh; tı̋lo, tongue]

F. Agamidae - ṡaavða̋ma

012 ṡa̋a̋be, Caucasian agama (Laudakia caucasica).

F. Anguidae - kiiða̋ma

013 kı̋ȝe, slowworm (Anguis fragilis) [> Finnish kyy, viper].

cpd ǧarkı̋ȝe, Colchican slowworm (Anguis colchicus) [ǧa̋ro, mountain].

014 ƣusa̋ne, European glass lizard (Ophisaurus apodus) [> Hunza ɣusánus, snake].

015 ðőke, steppe-runner (Eremias arguta) [> Parji ḍokka lizard].

sO. Serpentes - m̃eifkőina [m̃e̋ipa, i.v. writhe, wriggle]

F. Viperidae –ṡádavða̋ma

sF. Viperinae – ṡadávnerða̋ma

016 ṡada̋be, saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) [> Turkish čajan, scorpion].

017 m̃űke, Levantine viper (Macrovipera lebetina) [> Korean mǝk-, a big black snake].

sF. Crotalinae – nééþrɛnerða̋ma

018 ne̋e̋þre, European common adder (Vipera berus) [> English adder].

019 apűse, Nikolsky’s viper (Vipera nikolskii) [> English asp].

cpd raxne̋e̋þre (Crotalus spp.) [ra̋xa, i.v. rattle].

F. Elapidae – áársalða̋ma

020 aarsa̋le, Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana) [> Tocharian A ārṣal, snake].

cpd méżaarsa̋le, king cobra (N. naja) [me̋żi, adj. large].

SF. Typhlopoidea – riƣánǧufða̋ma

F. Typhlopidae – ríƣangyða̋ma

cpd riƣa̋nǧe, vermiform blindsnake (Typhlops vermicularis) [rı̋ƣa, i.v. burrow].

F. Colubridae – neeƣða̋ma

021 őɫe, leopard snake (Zamenis situla) [> Greek όφις, snake].

022 ša̋a̋pe, four-lined rat snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata) [> Latin sappus, toad].

F. Boidae – lím̃angyða̋ma

sF. Erycinae – lim̃ángynerða̋ma

cpd lim̃a̋nǧe, javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus) [lı̋m̃o, sand].

O. Crocodylia - mézpoɫkőina [me̋żi, great; pőɫo, tail]

F. Alligatoridae - naxrɛða̋ma

sF. Alligatorinae - náxrɛnerða̋ma

023 na̋xre, Chinese alligator (Alligator sinensis) [> Bengali নক্র nokro, alligator].

F. Pyrosauridae - m̃uð̤a̋ma

sF. Pyrosaurinae - m̃úðnerða̋ma

024 m̨űde, western dragon (†Draco volans) [> Manchu muduri, dragon].

025 pa̋a̋me, eastern dragon (†Draco inalatus) [> Tamil pāmpu, snake].