Terzemian

Overview

Terzemian is an IE-derived conlang located along the west coast of the Caspian Sea. It is a satem language (the word for hundred is xündo /xyndo/), with some retention of laryngeals. Other salient features are the use of the ruki rule, Grassman's law, Slavic depalatalization, z/r alternation, a three-group vowel harmony system, and two phases of lenition (the first word-final, and the second approximately intervocalic).

Writing System

Roman Alphabet	Cyrillic	IPA
A a	А а	a
Å å	Ω ω	ɒ
B b	Б б	b
C c	Ц ц	ts
Č č	Ч ч	tʃ
D d	Д д	d
E e	Э э	e
F f	Ф ф	f
G g	Г г	ɡ
Ǧ ǧ	Ғ ғ	ɣ
H h	Һ һ	h
I i	И и	i
K k	К к	k
L l	Л л	l
M m	М м	m
N n	Н н	n
Ň ň	Ң ң	ŋ
O o	О о	o
Ö ö	Ө ө	ø
P p	П п	p
R r	Р р	ɾ
S s	С с	s
Š š	Ш ш	ʃ
T t	Т т	t
U u	У у	u
Ü ü	Ү ү	y
V v	В в	v
W w	Ў ў	w
X x	Х х	x
Y y	Й й	j
Z z	З з	z
Ž ž	Ж ж	ʒ

The table above follows the Latin alphabet order. The correct order of the Cyrillic alphabet for Terzemian is

• А Б В Г Ғ Д Ж З И Й К Л М Н Ң О Ө П Р С Т У Ў Ү Ф Х Ц Ч Ш Э Һ Ω

Sound Changes

• Possibly-useful Special Characters: ḱǵʷʰʕʔeoéóēōḗṓu̯i̯m̥n̥r̥l̥ƀđǥƕːʴʲˠǫõŏoͥoͧoͣъыьᵊ∅→

ḱ > k / s _

ǵ > g / s _

ǵʰ > gʰ / s _

ḱ > x

ǵ > ɣ

ǵʰ > ɣʰ

R̥ > ыR / # _ C , C _ C

R̥ > Rы / C _ #

Kʷы > Kъ

s > ʃ / r,u,k,i _ , _ r,u,k,i