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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

Vowel Phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a ɒ
Phonemes
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
Followed by an R...
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

Consonant Phonemes
Bilabial Labio-

Dental

Dental Alveolar Post-

Alveolar

Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
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
  1. 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)

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