Iafalic

Summary
Iafalic is the main language of Iafal, Hayzji, and Nali. There are three main dialects of Iafalic: Main Iafalic, Hayzjic, and Nalic. These dialects are very similar but can differ with pronunciation and spelling. Iafalic developed from Old Iafalic; while similar, they do vary in a number of ways.

Naming Conventions
Words in this wiki usualy have the names in Iafalic and a translation if needed. Some of these naming conventions include:


 * The suffix "Lio", meaning "River". Like in Inolio, meaning "Ino River"
 * The prefix "A', meaning "Of". When applied to a city, it is assumed it means "City of". If the word starts with a vowel then "Al" will be used or sometime the "A" will replace the first vowel.
 * Typically a place will take the name of the nearby river if it does not have a more importaint name. Rivers are very importaint in Iafali culture, as it is the way they're farmed are watered, where they collect their water, and how they conduct travil and trade. All Iafali settlements are located around bodies of water, as living anywhere else is near impossible due to the vast deserts that span the rest of Iafal.

Writing
Iafalic uses an alphabet called Sulpbi, represented by the real world Latin alphabet. Old Iafalic was written in an alphabet developed in Iafal, although inspired by the Sulpbi alphabet. After the conquest of Iafal by the Livachian Empire the Old Iafalic alphabet grew out of favour for the Sulpbi alphabet. Nowadays the Iafalic alphabet is all but extinct. The Sulpbi Alphabet doesn't quite fit the Iafalic language so some ajustments were made, here's a few:


 * AE is used for an /eɪ/ sound.
 * IO is used for an /ioʊ/ sound.
 * ZJ is used for a /ʒ/ sound.
 * IE is used for an /aɪ/ sound, but in the Hayzjic dialect it is used for an /eɪ/ sound.
 * EI is used for an /e/ sound.