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|r~ɹ~ɾ <ref>The Arkhéan [r] can either be an Alveolar Trill [r], an Alveolar Approximant [ɹ] or an Alveolar Tap [ɾ], as both consonant sounds are used in Free-Variation, meaning they can be used interchangeably without changing the meaning of the word, and only relies on the preference of the speaker. | | r~ɹ~ɾ <ref>The Arkhéan [r] can either be an Alveolar Trill [r], an Alveolar Approximant [ɹ] or an Alveolar Tap [ɾ], as both consonant sounds are used in Free-Variation, meaning they can be used interchangeably without changing the meaning of the word, and only relies on the preference of the speaker. | ||
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Revision as of 19:32, 20 December 2013
Verkhazii (YAXKK VŘḴAẔH Yaxkik Vřḵaẕī) was a language spoken in the region that is known as Arkheo. It is most notable for being the ancestor languge of Arkhean.
Phonology
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ɨ | u |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Mid | ə | ||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a | ɒ |
IPA | Letter | Example |
---|---|---|
Monopthongs | ||
ɒ/a | a | bra,father, cot, bad |
ɛ | e | bet |
e | ē | bay, face |
ɔ | o | road |
o | ō | or, for, cot |
ə | u | under |
u | ū | zoo |
ɨ | i | roses |
i | ī | bee |
IPA | letters | Example |
---|---|---|
ɪər | īr | ear, fear |
ɛər | ēr | air, fair |
ɔr | or | for, pour |
Vowel Allophony
- /æ/ is an allophone of /a/, word initially and before /l/, and occurs after /ɬ/~/ɮ/.
- /ɐ/ is an allophone of /ə/ when followed by plosives.
- /ɪ/ is an allophone of /ɨ/ when it is word-initial.
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-
Dental |
Dental | Alveolar | Post-
Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | |||||||
Stop | p b | ɸ β | t d | k ɡ | ʔ | ||||
Affricate | ʦ~ʣ | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | |||||||
Fricative | s z | ʃ ʒ | x | χ | h | ||||
Approximant | j | ||||||||
Rhotic Consonant | r~ɹ~ɾ [1] | ||||||||
Lateral Approximant | l | ||||||||
Lateral Fricative | ɬ~ɮ | ||||||||
Lateral Trill | ɺ͡r |
- ↑ The Arkhéan [r] can either be an Alveolar Trill [r], an Alveolar Approximant [ɹ] or an Alveolar Tap [ɾ], as both consonant sounds are used in Free-Variation, meaning they can be used interchangeably without changing the meaning of the word, and only relies on the preference of the speaker.
Letter | Phoneme | Example
(in english) |
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Ḵ ḵ | x | scottish loch |
V v | β | vet |
H h | h | bet |
D d | d | dog |
Ḏ ḏ | ʦ~ʣ | beds or bets |
B b | b | ball |
S s | s | sun |
Ẕ ẕ | ʒ | pleasure |
Y y | j | yes |
K k | k | kick |
G g | g | game |
L l | l | lose |
M m | m | mall |
N n | n | no |
P p | p | ball |
J j | ʤ | judge |
R r | r~ɹ~ɾ | run |
F f | ɸ | fun |
X x | ʃ | shun |
Ř ř | r̩~ɹ̩ | ladder |
T t | t | tall |
Č č | t͡ʃ | cheese |
Z z | z | zoo |
Ḻ ḻ | ɺ͡r | no english equivalent |
Ḫ ḫ | χ | no english equivalent |
Ŀ ŀ | ɬ~ɮ | no english equivalent |