Hredeka
| Hredeka Ρἓδῆκα | |
|---|---|
| Pronounced: | [r̥è.dɛ̂.kā] |
| Species: | Human |
| Spoken: | South - Crete, Greece North - Lesvos, Greece |
| Total speakers: | South - roughly 100,000 North - roughly 50,000 |
| Writing system: | Greek |
| Genealogy: | Rhoïdaïkan
|
| Typology | |
| Morphological type: | Fusional with some agglutinative inflection |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | Nominative |
| Basic word order: | Free with an SOV base order |
| Credits | |
| Creator: | Lumi |
| Created: | July 20th, 2025 |
Rhedeka (Autonym: Ρἓδῆκα [r̥è.dɛ̂.kā]) is the ancient language of the Rheda (Autonym: Ρἓδα [r̥è.dā]), it is the descendant of the poorly attested Hroïdaïkan language, it is believed to be a Pre-Indo-European language, thus predating Greek in the area, though it was eventually superseded by Greek as the main language of the region, leading to many inheritances.
Etymology
The language's name comes from Hroïdaïkan "ΡΗΟΗΙΔΑΗΙϜΚΑΑ", composed of "ΡΗΟΗΙΔΑΑ" and "-ΗΙϜΚΑΑ", equivalent to modern "Ῥὲδα" and "-ἵκα".
The origin of "Ρἓδα" is debated, some suggest Hroïdaïkan "ΡΕΑΑ" + "ΟΗΙΔΔΗΙΕ", but this would likely give "ΡΕΑΟΗΙΔΔΗΙΕ", "ΡΕΟΗΙΔΔΗΙΕ", or "ΡΟΗΙΔΔΗΙΕ", not the expected "ΡΗΟΗΙΔΑΑ". The "ΗΙΕ" to "ΑΑ" may be explained by a gender change of masculine to feminine. The missing initial "Η" makes the etymology somewhat doubtful, but not necessarily implausible, as it could arise from an unexplained phenomenon where names for ethnicities spontaneously gain an initial "Η".
Phonology
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless | Voiced | Voiceless | Voiced | Voiceless | Voiced | Voiceless | Voiced | |||
| Nasal | m̥ | m | n̥ | n | (ŋ̊)[1] | (ŋ)[1] | ||||
| Plosive | aspirated | pʰ | bʰ | tʰ | dʰ | kʰ | gʰ | |||
| tenuis | p | b | t | d | k | g | ||||
| Fricative | s | (z)[2] | x | (ɣ)[3] | h | |||||
| Affricate | ts | dz | ||||||||
| Trill | r̥ | r | ||||||||
| Approximant | l̥ | l | j̊ | j | ʍ | w | ||||
Notes:
- 1. a b Allophones of /n̥, n/ before velars.
- 2. a Allophone of /s/ next to voiced consonants and between vowels.
- 3. a Allophone of /g/ in consonant clusters.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i | u |
| Mid-high | e | o |
| Mid-low | ɛ | ɔ |
| Low | a | |
All vowels take one of five tones, /ā á à ǎ â/, as the language is fully tonal, every syllable has an assigned tone, this should not be confused with Ancient Greek's pitch accent
Orthography
Grammar
Nouns
Verbs
Verbs have a complex system of fusional and agglutinative conjugation, the following tables and forms will be from the consonant stem (Alveolar variation) verb, "ξεντῶν", meaning "to be happy" or "to enjoy"
| Past - ξεντῶν | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Active | Indicative | ψεξεντο | ψεξεντὸ | ψεξεντύ | ψεξενφο | ψεξενφὸ | ψεξενφύ |
| Subjunctive | ψεξεντα | ψεξεντὰ | ψεξεντώ | ψεξενφα | ψεξενφὰ | ψεξενφώ | |
| Imperative | — | ψεξεντὲ | ψεξεντό | — | ψεξενφὲ | ψεξενφό | |
| Middle | Indicative | ψεξεντέ | ψεξεντἔ | ψεξεντεύ | ψεξενφέ | ψεξενφἔ | ψεξενφεύ |
| Subjunctive | ψεξεντή | ψεξεντἤ | ψεξεντηύ | ψεξενφή | ψεξενφἤ | ψεξενφηύ | |
| Imperative | — | ψεξεντἴ | ψεξεντιύ | — | ψεξενφἴ | ψεξενφιύ | |
| Passive | Indicative | ψεξεντνο | ψεξεντνὸ | ψεξεντνύ | ψεξεντμὁ | ψεξεντμὃ | ψεξεντμὕ |
| Subjunctive | ψεξεντνα | ψεξεντνὰ | ψεξεντνώ | ψεξεντμἁ | ψεξεντμἃ | ψεξεντμὥ | |
| Imperative | — | ψεξεντνὲ | ψεξεντνό | — | ψεξεντμἓ | ψεξεντμὅ | |
| Active | Middle | Passive | |||||
| Infinitive | ψεξεντῶν | ψεξεντῶνί | ψεξεντνῶν | ||||
| Participle | Masculine | ψεξεντερ | ψεξεντερί | ψεξεντνερ | |||
| Feminine | ψεξεντό | ψεξεντέ | ψεξεντνό | ||||
| Neuter | ψεξεντη | ψεξεντή | ψεξεντνη | ||||
| Present - ξεντῶν | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Active | Indicative | ξεντο | ξεντὸ | ξεντύ | ξενφο | ξενφὸ | ξενφύ |
| Subjunctive | ξεντα | ξεντὰ | ξεντώ | ξενφα | ξενφὰ | ξενφώ | |
| Imperative | — | ξεντὲ | ξεντό | — | ξενφὲ | ξενφό | |
| Middle | Indicative | ξεντέ | ξεντἔ | ξεντεύ | ξενφέ | ξενφἔ | ξενφεύ |
| Subjunctive | ξεντή | ξεντἤ | ξεντηύ | ξενφή | ξενφἤ | ξενφηύ | |
| Imperative | — | ξεντἴ | ξεντιύ | — | ξενφἴ | ξενφιύ | |
| Passive | Indicative | ξεντνο | ξεντνὸ | ξεντνύ | ξεντμὁ | ξεντμὃ | ξεντμὕ |
| Subjunctive | ξεντνα | ξεντνὰ | ξεντνώ | ξεντμἁ | ξεντμἃ | ξεντμὥ | |
| Imperative | — | ξεντνὲ | ξεντνό | — | ξεντμἓ | ξεντμὅ | |
| Active | Middle | Passive | |||||
| Infinitive | ξεντῶν | ξεντῶνί | ξεντνῶν | ||||
| Participle | Masculine | ξεντερ | ξεντερί | ξεντνερ | |||
| Feminine | ξεντό | ξεντέ | ξεντνό | ||||
| Neuter | ξεντη | ξεντή | ξεντνη | ||||
| Future - ξεντῶν | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | ||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | ||
| Active | Indicative | ξεντσο | ξεντσὸ | ξεντσύ | ξεντσὑο | ξεντσὑὸ | ξεντσὑύ |
| Subjunctive | ξεντσα | ξεντσὰ | ξεντσώ | ξεντσὑα | ξεντσὑὰ | ξεντσὑώ | |
| Imperative | — | ξεντσὲ | ξεντσό | — | ξεντσὑὲ | ξεντσὑό | |
| Middle | Indicative | ξεντσέ | ξεντσἔ | ξεντσεύ | ξεντσὑέ | ξεντσὑἔ | ξεντσὑεύ |
| Subjunctive | ξεντσή | ξεντσἤ | ξεντσηύ | ξεντσὑή | ξεντσὑἤ | ξεντσὑηύ | |
| Imperative | — | ξεντσἴ | ξεντσιύ | — | ξεντσὑἴ | ξεντσὑιύ | |
| Passive | Indicative | ξεντσνο | ξεντσνὸ | ξεντσνύ | ξεντσμὁ | ξεντσμὃ | ξεντσμὕ |
| Subjunctive | ξεντσνα | ξεντσνὰ | ξεντσνώ | ξεντσμἁ | ξεντσμἃ | ξεντσμὥ | |
| Imperative | — | ξεντσνὲ | ξεντσνό | — | ξεντσμἓ | ξεντσμὅ | |
| Active | Middle | Passive | |||||
| Infinitive | ξεντσῶν | ξεντσῶνί | ξεντσνῶν | ||||
| Participle | Masculine | ξεντσερ | ξεντσερί | ξεντσνερ | |||
| Feminine | ξεντσό | ξεντσέ | ξεντσνό | ||||
| Neuter | ξεντση | ξεντσή | ξεντσνη | ||||
