Mikaean language

Mikaean (Myka'saya, Myka'saya) is a Mikaeanid language that first emerged in the TBD, and has since grown to become the lingua franca of the Mikaegeny.

Mikaean
Myka'saya
Myka'saya (Mikaean speech) written in Mikaean script
Pronunciation	[ˈmaɪkɑhˌseɪjɑ]
Native to	The Mikaegeny
Ethnicity	Mikaean
Native speakers	~14–20 million (date missing)
Language family	Mikaeanid Mikaean
Early forms	Old Mikaean Middle Mikaean
Writing system	Mikaean script (Mikaean alphabet) Mikaean Braille
Official status
Official language in	The Mikaegeny
Regulated by	TBD
Language codes
ISO 639-1	mk
ISO 639-2	mkn
ISO 639-3	mkn

History

Geographical distribution

Phonology

Consonants

Consonant phonemes of Mikaean

	Labial		Alveolar		Post- alveolar		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal		m		n
Stop	p	b	t	d					k
Affricate						dʒ
Fricative	f	v	s		ʃ						h
Approximant				l				j

Vowels

Mikaean vowel phonemes

	Short		Long
	Front	Back	Front	Back
Close	i	u	iː	uː
Mid			(eː)*	(oː)*
Open	a		aː

Grammar

Nouns

Pronouns, case, and person

Singular pronouns (∅)
Person	Sub./Obj.	Possessive	Reflexive
1st (I/Me)	kimi	kimina	kimisu
2nd (You)	nia	nina	niasu
3rd (Him/Her/It)	ola	olana	olasu

Plural pronouns (-aé)
Person	Sub./Obj.	Possessive	Reflexive
1st (We/Us)	vumaé	vumaéna	vumaésu
2nd (You)	numaé	numaéna	numaésu
3rd (They/Them)	lomaé	lomaéna	lomaésu

Verb tenses
Tense	Mikaean	Components	English
Neutral	bahin	bahin	happy/joyous
Past	bahiniya	bahin- + -iya	was happy/joyous
Present	bahinoma	bahin- + -oma	am/be happy/joyous
Future	bahina	bahin- + -a	will be happy/joyous

Vocabulary

Main article: Mikaean lexicon

Writing system