Яжык Аркеоский (Jažyk Arkéoskij)

Arkhæn [ɑr.keɪ.ɨn] or Arkhæo [ɑr.keɪ.oʊ] is a constructed language. It is spoken by the nation of Arkhæo. The Language contains 29 letters; 8 vowels, 21 consonants, and a diacretic form.

Phonology

Listed below are the phonetics as they are pronounced in roman script.

Vowels

Phonemes

/ɑː/<a> (e.g. like "a" in "add")

/eɪ/<æ> (e.g. like the "a" in "bade" or "face")

/ɛ/<e> (e.g. like the "e" in "vet")

/aɪ/<"i"> (e.g.: like the "i" in "die" or "pry")

/oʊ/<o> (e.g. like the "o" in "oh")

/ə/<"u"> (e.g. like the "u" in "bum" or "tums")

/uː/<ȣ> (e.g. like the "oo" sound in "zoo")

/iː/<y> (e.g. like the "ee" in "bee" Arkhæn example: ytekfot like "eetek-fawt")

Allophony

• Letter "A" can also be pronounced as /æ/ like the "a" in "tap".
• Letter "E" can also be prnounced as /eɪ/ if there is an "H" before or after the letter.
• Letter "U" can also be pronounced as /ʌ/ like the "u" in "cut" or "strut".
• Letter "Y" can also sound like /ɛr/ if it is the first letter and beside an r, example "yrgăm".

Diphthongs

Arkæo sometimes has the same diphthongs for different variations of spelling.

• for the /eɪ/ sound: <æ, and ei>
• for the /aɪ/ sound: < ai and æy>
• for the /ʃ/ sound: <sh and ch>

Digraphs

Two letter combinations that make a sound when put together.

"I" related:

• /juː/<Iu> (e.g. Iumega: juː.mɛgə/you-Mega)
• /jɑː/<Ia> (e.g. Iatos: jɑː.toʊs/ya-tos)
• /jɪ/<Ii>
• /i/<Ie> (e.g. Cierăn: sirɒn/sEErawn)

Ii can also sound like /iː/ only if it is not at the beggining of a word.

J related:

• /ʒ/<jz> (e.g. Jzakar: ʒɑ.kɑr/like "s" in "vision" or "pleasure")
• /wɑ/<joi> (e.g. Joikăn: wɑ.kɒn/wa.kawn)

U related:

• /ɔ/<Ua> (e.g. Uaranzei: ɔr.ɑn.zeɪ or like "orrawnzay")

Diacretic

The letter "A" with a breve (Ă) denotes that the letter is pronounced as /ɒ/

Consonants

The consonants of the language is roughly the same as in English, with the exception of letter "C" and "H".

• Letter "C" is pronounced solely like /s/
• Letter "H" is mute at the begginning of words and after consonants like "k", "d" and "m".

Morphology

Verbal Morphology

Personal Endings

Arkhæo distinguishes four persons, 3 tenses:

Persons

• 1st person; the speaker(s): I, we
• 2nd person; the adressee(s): you
• 3rd person; other(s): he, she, they
• Noun; things, ideas, etc.: it

Tenses

• Present: what happens now
• Past: what already happened
• Future: what is going to happen