An Introduction to Old Sumrë

Hello! This is my first post here so I'd introduce myself and a conlang of mine. I have been working on a large family of related languages known as the Sumro-Letaeric language family with my main focus being placed on Old Sumrë. As I'm new to this site a simple sample text will be my introduction, a recording of which can be found here here

Sụcwe Panararẹ

Sumátye, lasb lóma lelwepẹma,

Éstye mâlémûm táres suiltása ñaclonmúsa,

Ac sótrye mâlemyụmë rạdnû,

Atónye ayosvárun mâlémûm hálrwo,

Ac sótrye mâlemyụmë lastásë mayụma,

Éstye mâlémûm týlcat!

The Song of The Whale

"Come, you creature of the wet path,

Carry us on your endless swim,

And recieve from us a purpose,

Give us breath under the surface,

And recieve from us the fruits of the land,

Carry us to Tolc!"

This little chant is from the Four Settlements story of Sumric mythology. This chant was recited by the Men of Alt, the inhabitants of an island city in Dwisgávar "the ocean realm" . The men of Alt travelled in a curious manner by travelling not by boats upon the surface but by inside the mouths of whales. The men of Alt have a form of symbiotic relationship with a breed of whale which they used for travel and fishing and in return they offer food from the land which would be otherwise out of reach for the water dwellers. When the men of Alt wished to travel in a whale they would stand on the shore and chant this song, named sụcwa panararẹ "the song of the whale"

The men of Alt would always bring a food offering for the whale that would come as if a man were to hitch a ride and offer no payment it is said that the whale would swallow him whole as a "fruit of the land". Due to this the men of Alt had a special relationship with the whales, one that they defended dearly. This fact was put to the test when a man of Tolc named Cemírner hunted one such whale for food. Outraged at the death of their water kindred the men of Alt led a raid against Tolc. A hundred whales each with a hundred men in their mouths swam towards Tolc and when they reached the shore they put every man and woman there to the sword and for a time being they took residence in the homes of the slain.