Íníshè

Méníshè

Etymology

From ín- +‎ íshè.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /i˥ni˥ʃe˩/

Noun

íníshè (human class, plural íníshèyòr)

1. language

Related Terms

• íshè
• Méníshè

 

Creation and Usage Notes

As in many natural languages, the root of the word for "language" in Méníshè is a root meaning "tongue." What I like about how we treated this word is that both íshè and íníshè are human-class nouns, but while íshè ("tongue") never carries the overt noun class prefix, íníshè always does. It's often the little touches like these in conlangs that I appreciate most because they reflect some of the beautiful quirks of natlangs. -Jessie Sams 22:03, 22 May 2020 (PDT)