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Arkhæn [ɑr.'keɪ.ɨn] or Arkhæo [ɑr.'keɪ.] 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.
Arkéan [.'ke.] or Arkéo [.'ke.o] is a language spoken by the nation of Arkhéo. 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/
= Ålkavat (alphabet) =
The Arkéan Language uses three writings systems:
*The Ålkavat Romaźa Ålfyśa (Official Romanization Alphabet), used for teaching and informal writing.
*The Ålkavat Cyrylys Ålfyśa (Official Cyrillic Alphabet), used for formal writing.
*The Ålkavat Arkéoskij Ålfyśa (Official Arkhean Alphabet) is used for "sacred" writings, government documents, and sometimes very formal writing. The name of the script is derived from the first four letters of Arkhéan's ancestor language, Verkhaza. The letters were Ál, Ka, Vāw and Hīt.


= Phonology =
= Phonology =
Listed below are the phonetics as they are pronounced in roman script.
Arkhean Language contains a large phonemic inventory. Most of the sounds it contains are shared with many Slavic languages, as well as sharing palatal secondary articulation. This language also contains a phoneme not found in any native language, the lateral trill, which is represented by the IPA as /ɺ͡r/ and Orthographically as <Ŀ ŀ>.
==Vowels==
===Vowels===
'''Phonemes'''
{|class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 290px; text-align:center;"
:/ɑː/<a> (e.g. like "a" in "add")
|+Vowel Phonemes
:/eɪ/<æ> (e.g. like the "a" in "bade" or "face")
|-
:/ɛ/<e> (e.g. like the "e" in "vet")
! style="width: 90px; " |
:/aɪ/<"i"> (e.g.: like the "i" in "die" or "pry")
! style="width: 90px; " |Front
:/oʊ/<o> (e.g. like the "o" in "oh")
! style="width: 90px; " |Central
:/ə/<"u"> (e.g. like the "u" in "bum" or "tums")
! style="width: 90px; " |Back
:/uː/<ɯ> (e.g. like the "oo" sound in "zoo")
|-
:/ɪ/<y> (e.g. the "I" in "in" or "tin"
!Close
:/iː/<ƴ> (e.g. like the "ee" in "bee" Arkhæn example: ƴtekfot like "eetek-fawt")
| i
 
| ɨ
 
| u
'''Allophony'''
|-
 
!Close-mid
*Letter "A" can also be pronounced as /æ/ like the "a" in "tap".
| e
*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".
| o
*Letter "Ƴ" can also sound like /ɛr/ if it is the first letter and beside an r, example "ƴrgăm".
|-
 
!Mid
'''Diphthongs'''
|
:Arkæo sometimes has the same diphthongs for different variations of spelling.
| ə
*for the /eɪ/ sound: <æ, and ei>
|
*for the /aɪ/ sound: < ai and æy>
|-
*for the /ʃ/ sound: <sh and ch>
!Open-mid
 
| ɛ
'''Digraphs'''
|
:Two letter combinations that make a sound when put together.
| ɔ
 
|-
:''"I" related:''
!Open
:/juː/<Iu> (e.g. Iumega: ['juː.mɛgə]/you-Mega)
|colspan=3|a
:/jɑː/<Ia> (e.g. Iatos: ['jɑː.toʊs]/ya-tos)
|}
:/jɪ/<Ii> (e.g. Iitona would sound like the "yi" in "yin")
:/ɪəɹ/<Ie> (e.g. Cierăn: [sɪə'ɹɒn]/sEERawn)
:Ii can also sound like /iː/ only if it is not at the beggining of a word.
 
:''"J" related:''
:/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/ like in "lawn"
 
'''Miscelanious'''
:Letter "Oon"(Ɯ/ɯ) is majiscule if it occurs after fricatives (d, p, k, etc.) and miniscule if it occurs before them: e.g. "must" MahdƜ vs. "will" Ashrɯd
 
==Consonants==
:The consonants of the language is roughly the same as in English, with the exception of letter "C" and "H".
*Latin Letter "C" is pronounced solely like /s/
*Latin Letter "H" is mute at the begginning of words and after consonants "k", "d" and "m" and "n".
*Latin Ligature "ʦ" is a ligature that represents the /ts/ sound.
*Letter "Jza": Dz(miniscule dz)is pronounced as /ʒ/ (e.g. dzakar:  [ʒɑ.'kɑr]/like "s" in "vi'''s'''ion" or "plea'''s'''ure")
 


= Morphology =
{| class="wikitable"
|+Phonemes
  ! IPA
  ! Letter
  ! Example
  |-
  | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''Monopthongs'''
  |-
  | a
  | a
  | br'''a''',f'''a'''ther, c'''o'''t, b'''a'''d
  |-
  | e
  | e
  | b'''e'''t
  |-
  | ɛ
  | é
  | b'''a'''y, f'''a'''ce
  |-
  | o
  | o
  | r'''oa'''d
  |-
  | ɔ
  | ó
  | '''o'''r, f'''o'''r, c'''o'''t
  |-
  | u
  | u
  | z'''oo'''
  |-
  | ə 
  | ë
  | '''u'''nder 
  |-
  | i
  | i
  | b'''ee'''
  |-
  | ɨ
  | y
  | ros'''e'''s
  |-
  | colspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | '''Dipthongs''' 
  |-
  | aj
  | aj
  | cr'''y'''
  |-
  | ɔj
  | oj
  | b'''oy''', j'''oy'''
  |-
  |}


===Verbal Morphology===
*Vowel "A" becomes /ə/ when unstressed.
====Personal Endings====


Arkhæo distinguishes four persons, 3 tenses:
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Followed by an R...'''
! IPA
! letters
! Example
|-
| ɪər
| ýr
| '''ear''', f'''ear''' 
|-
| ɛər
| ĕr
| '''air''', f'''air'''
|-
| ɔr
| or
| f'''or''', p'''our'''
|-
| ɛr
| yr
| butt'''er'''
|-
|}


'''Persons'''
'''Allophony'''
*1st person; the speaker(s): I, we
Arkhean Allophony only occurs with vowels:
*2nd person; the adressee(s): you(singular) you(plural)
*/æ/ is an allophone of /a/, word initially and before /l/, and occurs after /ɬ/ and /ɮ/.
*3rd person; other(s): he, she, they;
*/ɐ/ is an allophone of /ə/ when followed by plosives.
*Noun; things, ideas, etc.: it;
*/ɪ/ is an allophone of /ɨ/ when it is word-initial.


'''Tenses'''
===Consonants===
*Distant Past: what happened a long time ago(denoted as "Awhile ago").
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
*Past: what already happened
|+Consonant Phonemes
*Present: what is happening
|-
*Future: what is going to happen in the short-term
  ! rowspan=2|
  !colspan=2 width=70px|Bilabial
  !colspan=2 width=70px|Labio-
Dental
  !colspan=2 width=70px|Alveolar
  !Post-
Alveolar
  !(Aveolo)-
Palatal
  !colspan=2 width=70px|Velar
  !Uvular
  !Glottal
|-
! <small>hard</small>
! <small>soft</small>
! <small>hard</small>
! <small>soft</small>
! <small>hard</small>
! <small>soft</small>
! <small></small>
! <small></small>
! <small>hard</small>
! <small>soft</small>
! <small></small>
! <small></small>
|-
! Nasal
| m || mʲ
| colspan=2|
| colspan=2|n
|
| ɲ
|colspan=2|
|
|
|-
! Stop
| p b || pʲ bʲ
|colspan=2|
| t d || tʲ dʲ
|
|
| k ɡ||kʲ ɡʲ
|
|
|-
! Affricate
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
| t͡s d͡z||t͡sʲ d͡zʲ
|t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
|[t͡ɕ d͡ʑ]
|colspan=2|
|
|
|-
! Fricative
|colspan=2|
|f v || fʲ vʲ
|s z || sʲ zʲ
|ʃ ʒ
|[ɕ ʑ]
|colspan=2|x [ɣ]
|χ [ʁ]
|h
|-
! Approximant
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|ɹ~ɾ <ref>The Arkhéan <R r> can be either 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.
</ref>
|
|j
|colspan=2|
|
|
|-
! Lateral Approximant
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|l
|
|
|colspan=2|
|
|
|-
! Lateral Trill
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|
|colspan=2|ɺ͡r
|
|
|colspan=2|
|
|
|-
|}


<references/>


= Grammar =
{| class="wikitable"
Infinite verbs (will, may ,might, shall, etc.) always come after the finite verb (such as learn, know, run, etc.).
  ! IPA
:Example, to say "I will unleash my power, it would be translated as "''Ze zarev ashrɯd myr kædi''" which would then be translated as "I unleash will my power"
  ! Letter
:Another example: "I might know this" would be said as "''ze joikăn măhdƜ zar''" or "I know might this"
  ! Example
(in english)  
  |-
  | m
  | m
  | '''m'''et
  |-
  | mʲ
  | mj
  | '''mu'''sic
  |-
  | n
  | n
  | '''n'''ame
  |-
  |ɲ
  |ň
  | '''ne'''w
  |-
  | p
  | p
  | '''p'''ot
  |-
  | pʲ
  | pj
  | '''pu'''re
  |-
  | b
  | b
  | '''b'''an
  |-
  | bʲ
  | bj
  | no english equvalent
  |-
  | t
  | t
  | '''t'''an
  |-
  | tʲ
  | tj
  | no english equivalent
  |-
  | r
  | r
  | '''r'''an, '''r'''ed, '''r'''ot, ca'''r''' 
  |-
  | d
  | d
  | '''d'''ad
  |-
  | dʲ
  | dj
  | '''dew''', a'''deiu'''
  |-
  | k
  | k
  | s'''k'''y
  |-
  | kʲ
  | kj
  | cute
  |-
  | x
  | ǩ
  | lo'''ch'''
  |-
  | g
  | g
  | '''g'''one
  |-
  | gʲ
  | gj
  | ar'''gu'''e
  |-
  | d͡ʒ
  | dž
  | '''j'''udge
  |-
  | d͡ʑ
  | dź
  | no english equivalent
  |-
  | f
  | f
  | '''f'''at
  |-
  | fʲ
  | fj
  | '''fj'''ord
  |-
  | v
  | v
  | '''v'''an
  |-
  | ts
  | c
  | ba'''ts'''
  |-
  | tsʲ
  | cj
  | no english equivalent
  |-
  | s
  | s
  | '''s'''un
  |-
  | sʲ
  | sj
  | no english equivalent
  |-
  | z
  | z
  | '''z'''eal
  |-
  | zʲ
  | zj
  | somewhat like in '''ze'''al
  |-
  | ʃ
  | š
  | '''sh'''un
  |-
  | ʒ
  | ž
  | bei'''ge'''
  |-
  | ʑ
  | ź
  | plea'''su'''re
  |-
  | h
  | h
  | '''h'''ead
  |-
  | l
  | l
  | '''l'''ad
  |-
  | ɺ͡r
  | ŀ
  | no english equivalent
  |-
  | tʃ
  | č
  | '''ch'''eese
  |-
  | χ
  | ȟ
  | no english equivalent
  |-
  | d͡z
  | dz
  | be'''ds'''
  |-
  |}

Latest revision as of 19:57, 21 March 2014


Arkéan [aɾ.'ke.n̩] or Arkéo [aɾ.'ke.o] is a language spoken by the nation of Arkhéo. 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/

Ålkavat (alphabet)

The Arkéan Language uses three writings systems:

  • The Ålkavat Romaźa Ålfyśa (Official Romanization Alphabet), used for teaching and informal writing.
  • The Ålkavat Cyrylys Ålfyśa (Official Cyrillic Alphabet), used for formal writing.
  • The Ålkavat Arkéoskij Ålfyśa (Official Arkhean Alphabet) is used for "sacred" writings, government documents, and sometimes very formal writing. The name of the script is derived from the first four letters of Arkhéan's ancestor language, Verkhaza. The letters were Ál, Ka, Vāw and Hīt.

Phonology

Arkhean Language contains a large phonemic inventory. Most of the sounds it contains are shared with many Slavic languages, as well as sharing palatal secondary articulation. This language also contains a phoneme not found in any native language, the lateral trill, which is represented by the IPA as /ɺ͡r/ and Orthographically as <Ŀ ŀ>.

Vowels

Vowel Phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a
Phonemes
IPA Letter Example
Monopthongs
a a bra,father, cot, bad
e e bet
ɛ é bay, face
o o road
ɔ ó or, for, cot
u u zoo
ə ë under
i i bee
ɨ y roses
Dipthongs
aj aj cry
ɔj oj boy, joy
  • Vowel "A" becomes /ə/ when unstressed.
Followed by an R...
IPA letters Example
ɪər ýr ear, fear
ɛər ĕr air, fair
ɔr or for, pour
ɛr yr butter

Allophony Arkhean Allophony only occurs with vowels:

  • /æ/ is an allophone of /a/, word initially and before /l/, and occurs after /ɬ/ and /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

Alveolar Post-

Alveolar

(Aveolo)-

Palatal

Velar Uvular Glottal
hard soft hard soft hard soft hard soft
Nasal m n ɲ
Stop p b pʲ bʲ t d tʲ dʲ k ɡ kʲ ɡʲ
Affricate t͡s d͡z t͡sʲ d͡zʲ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ [t͡ɕ d͡ʑ]
Fricative f v fʲ vʲ s z sʲ zʲ ʃ ʒ [ɕ ʑ] x [ɣ] χ [ʁ] h
Approximant ɹ~ɾ [1] j
Lateral Approximant l
Lateral Trill ɺ͡r
  1. The Arkhéan <R r> can be either 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.
IPA Letter Example

(in english)

m m met
mj music
n n name
ɲ ň new
p p pot
pj pure
b b ban
bj no english equvalent
t t tan
tj no english equivalent
r r ran, red, rot, car
d d dad
dj dew, adeiu
k k sky
kj cute
x ǩ loch
g g gone
gj argue
d͡ʒ judge
d͡ʑ no english equivalent
f f fat
fj fjord
v v van
ts c bats
tsʲ cj no english equivalent
s s sun
sj no english equivalent
z z zeal
zj somewhat like in zeal
ʃ š shun
ʒ ž beige
ʑ ź pleasure
h h head
l l lad
ɺ͡r ŀ no english equivalent
č cheese
χ ȟ no english equivalent
d͡z dz beds