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The language lacks any real digraphs. Doubled consonants are used to make the preceding vowel short, where it can be (''sprikku'' "to speak" [{{IPA|'sprɪ.ku}}]); otherwise, a vowel followed by more than one consonant is always short (''sprikst'' "you speak" [{{IPA|sprɪkst}}]). Without the double /k/ in ''sprikku'', the infinitive would be pronounced [{{IPA|'spri.ku}}] while the 2nd person singular would still be [{{IPA|sprɪkst}}]. | The language lacks any real digraphs besides those which represent some affricates. Doubled consonants are used to make the preceding vowel short, where it can be (''sprikku'' "to speak" [{{IPA|'sprɪ.ku}}]); otherwise, a vowel followed by more than one consonant is always short (''sprikst'' "you speak" [{{IPA|sprɪkst}}]). Without the double /k/ in ''sprikku'', the infinitive would be pronounced [{{IPA|'spri.ku}}] while the 2nd person singular would still be [{{IPA|sprɪkst}}]. | ||
[{{IPA|ʧ}}] is represented by Č/č, [{{IPA|ʃ}}] by Š/š, and [{{IPA|ʒ}}] by Ž/ž. | [{{IPA|ʧ}}] is represented by Č/č, [{{IPA|ʃ}}] by Š/š, and [{{IPA|ʒ}}] by Ž/ž. | ||
[{{IPA|k}}] corresponds to /k/, [{{IPA|ʦ}}] to /ts/, [{{IPA|pf}}] to /pf/, and [{{IPA|ŋ}}] to /ng/. All sounds are represented by their IPA value besides the ones stated here. | |||
Sounds are always predictable. The language is as phonetic as possible. | |||
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[[Category: a posteriori conlangs]] | |||
[[Category: Germanic conlangs]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:00, 9 November 2012
Evansk (also known as Evvaansk or Evvaanskozsprakk) is a posteriori conlang. It is based primarily off of Old English and Proto-Germanic, with four cases and extensive verb conjugation. Evansk can be written using the Latin alphabet, or using quikscript. It contains the additional letters: Š/š, Ž/ž, and Č/č, and removes the following letters: q, c, y, and x.
Pronunciation and Writing
Evansk has 23 consonant phonemes. The consonant inventory is roughly equivalent to that of modern German.
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k ɡ | |||||
| Affricate | pf | ʦ | ʧ | |||||
| Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ ʒ | h | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Approximant | l | j | ||||||
| Rhotic | r |
The language lacks any real digraphs besides those which represent some affricates. Doubled consonants are used to make the preceding vowel short, where it can be (sprikku "to speak" ['sprɪ.ku]); otherwise, a vowel followed by more than one consonant is always short (sprikst "you speak" [sprɪkst]). Without the double /k/ in sprikku, the infinitive would be pronounced ['spri.ku] while the 2nd person singular would still be [sprɪkst].
[ʧ] is represented by Č/č, [ʃ] by Š/š, and [ʒ] by Ž/ž. [k] corresponds to /k/, [ʦ] to /ts/, [pf] to /pf/, and [ŋ] to /ng/. All sounds are represented by their IPA value besides the ones stated here.
Sounds are always predictable. The language is as phonetic as possible.
