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Arkhæn [aɹ.'ke.n̩] or Arkhæo [aɾ.'ke.o] is a language spoken by the nation of Arkhæo. The language has gone through many chnges and spelling reforms, and it will continue to evolve.

History

Before Arkæo became it's own nation, It was a part of larger country know Verkhazi. This nation was a gloabal superpower in the continent of Se'Ashiran and ruled the Verkhazi Empire. However, eventually through fierce resistance from it's enemies, The Khamuhiyot Nation, the empire faced eventual collapse, and the nation was split into two; one nation became Arkhæo, and the other became Chanar /'ʃænaɹ/

Álkavat (alphabet)

The Arkæn Alphabet is known as the Álkavat, the name of which came from the first four letters of Arkhæn's predecessor, Valerjao[væl'ɛɹwo]. The letters were Ál, Ka, Vāw and Hyt. The script consists of 30 letters, 9 of which are vowels.

Phonology

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

Vowels

Vowel Chart

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i ɨ u
Near-close ɪ ʊ
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Near-open æ ɐ
Open a ɒ


Phonemes

IPA Letter Example
Monopthongs
a and ɒ a bra,father, lot, cot
æ á tap, bat, bad
ɛ e bet
e ĕ bay, face
o o road
ɐ u strut
u ú zoo
ɪ y in, tin
i ý bee
Dipthongs
i cry
  • Vowels "A" and "U" become /ə/ when unstressed.
  • Vowels "Y" and "I" become /ɨ/ when unstressed

Next to an R sound

IPA letters Example
ɪəɹ ýr ear, fear
ɛəɹ ĕr air, fair
ɔr or for, pour

Consonants

Consonant phonemes
Bilabial Labio-

Dental

Dental Alveolar Post-

Alveolar

(Aveolo)-

Palatal

Velar Labial-

Velar

Uvular Glottal
hard soft hard soft hard soft
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop p b t d tʲ dʲ k ɡ kʲ ɡʲ
Affricate t͡s d͡z t͡sʲ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ t͡ɕ
Fricative f v s z ʃ ʒ ɕ ʑ χ h
Approximant ɹ j
Flap or Tap ɾ
Lateral l
  • Voiced Alveolar Approximant [ɹ] is a free-variant of Voiced Alveolar Tap [ɾ], meaning they can be used interchangeably without changing the meaning of the word.
IPA Letter Example

(in english)

m m met
mj music
n n name
p p pot
b b ban
t t tan
ɹ or ɾ r ran, red, rot, car
d d dad
k k sky
q cute
g g gone
ǧ gyuda
d͡ʒ judge
f f fat
v v van
ts c bats
s s sun
z z zeal
ʃ š shun
ʒ ž pleasure
h h head
l l lad
č she
χ ȟ ȟomyk (home)
d͡z dz beds
  • Latin Letter "H" is mute at the begginning of words and after consonants "k", and before and after "d".