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Revision as of 22:46, 18 October 2011
Frostocan (vrosteitoka, IPA: [ˈβrɔstɪjˌtɔxə]) is a constructed language started in October 2011.
Phonology & Orthography
Frostocan phonology and orthography.
Alphabet
a b c ċ d ð e f g ġ h i k ḱ l ĺ m n ṅ ŋ o p r s ṡ t u v w x ẋ y z ż þ æ œ
| Letter | Name |
|---|---|
| a | aa |
| b | bee |
| c | cee |
| ċ | ciee |
| d | dee |
| ð | eðð |
| e | ee |
| f | eff |
| g | gee |
| ġ | giee |
| h | ehee |
| i | ii |
| k | kee |
| ḱ | kiee |
| l | ell |
| ĺ | eĺ |
| m | emm |
| n | enn |
| ṅ | eṅ |
| ŋ | eŋŋ |
| o | oo |
| p | pee |
| r | err |
| s | ess |
| ṡ | eṡ |
| t | tee |
| u | uu |
| v | evv |
| w | ww |
| x | xee |
| ẋ | xiee |
| y | yy |
| z | ezz |
| ż | eż |
| þ | þee |
| æ | æ |
| œ | œ |
Consonants
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatalized Postalveolar | Palatal | Labialized Palatal | Velar | Labaialized Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | /p/ p /b/ b | /t/ t /d/ d | /ʔ/ h | ||||||
| Plosive | /m/ m | /n/ n | /ɲ/ ṅ/n(i) | /ŋ/ ŋ | |||||
| Fricative | /ɸ/ f /β/ v | /θ/ þ /ð/ ð | /s/ s /z/ z | /ɕ/ ṡ/s(i) /ʑ/ ż/z(i) | /ç/ ḱ/k(i) /ʝ/ ġ/g(i) | /x/ k /ɣ/ g | |||
| Affricative | /ts/ c /dz/ x | /tɕ/ ċ/c(i) /dʑ/ ẋ/x(i) | |||||||
| Approximant | /j/ i | /ɥ/ y | /w/ w | ||||||
| Trill | /r/ r | ||||||||
| Lateral Fricative | /ɬ/ kl /ɮ/ gl | ||||||||
| Lateral Approximant | /l/ l | /ʎ/ ĺ/l(i) |
- in writing, ḱ and ĺ are written with a dot above it rather than an acute accent.
- palatalized consonant are only written with the dot accent mark when proceeding nothing or another consonant; otherwise, it's written with an i directly after it.
- r is pronounced as /ð/ at the end of a word.
- when a voiced and an unvoiced consonant are next to each other, the voiced becomes voiceless.
- i, y, and w are pronounced as /j/, /ɥ/, and /w/ only when before or after a vowel.
- doubling a consonant lengthened its sound.
Vowels
| Front | Near-Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | /i/ i /y/ y | /u/ w | ||
| Near-Close | /ɪ/ e | |||
| Close-Mid | /e/ e /ø/ u | |||
| Mid | /ə/ a | |||
| Open-Mid | /ɔ/ o /ɔɪ/ œ | |||
| Open | /a/ a /aɪ/ æ |
- e is pronounced as /ɪ/ in unstressed positions.
- a is pronounced as /ə/ in unstressed positions and silent when directly before a stressed syllable.
- doubling a vowel lengthened its sound.
Stress
Stress is normally on the second the last syllable. In order to show irregular stress, an acute accent is added on the vowel of the stressed syllable.
