Xìjekìx

Xijekian Xìjekìx
Spoken in:	Xìjek
Conworld:	(universe)
Total speakers:	150M
Genealogical classification:	Vermicja Jakkìx Xìjekìx
Basic word order:	VSO
Morphological type:	Fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment:	Nominative-Accusative
Writing system:	Kaw Script
Created by:
Andrea Tognacci	20 Nov 2018

Xìjekìx ("Language of ruin(s)", in English called Xijekian) is a language of the Jakkìx branch of the Vermicja family.

It's spoken mainly in Xìjek and the surrounding regions, with a total of around 150M people.

Unlike other languages of the Vermicja family, Xìjekìx lost all the nasals and the vibrants, and added two lateral fricatives (/ɬ/ and /ɮ/) and two lateral affricates (/tɬ/ and /dɮ/).

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
	Bilabial		Labiod.		Dental		Alveolar		Post-alv.		Retroflex		Palatal		Velar		Uvular		Pharyngeal		Glottal
Plosive	p	b									ʈ	ɖ			k		q				ʔ
Fricative				v			s	z	ʃ	ʒ					x	ɣ				ʕ
Lateral Fricative							ɬ	ɮ
Affricate					ts	dz			tʃ	dʒ
Lateral Affricate					tɬ	dɮ
Approximants		w												j

Vowels

Vowels
	Front		Near-front		Central		Near-back		Back
High	i	y							ɯ	u
Low-mid			ɛ	œ					ʌ	ɔ
Low					a	ɶ

Syllable structure Xijekian syllables have the following structure: (C)(C)(C)V(V)(C)(C)

Morphology

Nouns Xijekian nouns have three genders, two numbers and two animacy.