Яжык Аркеоский (Jažyk Arkéoskij)

Arkhæn [ɑr.'keɪ.ɨn] or Arkhæo [ɑr.'keɪ.oʊ] 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.

Phonology

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

Vowels

Phonemes

/ɑː/<a> (e.g. like "a" in "add")

/eɪ/<æ> (e.g. like the "a" in "bade" or "face")

/ɛ/<e> (e.g. like the "e" in "vet")

/aɪ/<"i"> (e.g.: like the "i" in "die" or "pry")

/oʊ/<o> (e.g. like the "o" in "oh")

/ə/<"u"> (e.g. like the "u" in "bum" or "tums")

/uː/<ȣ> (e.g. like the "oo" sound in "zoo")

/iː/<y> (e.g. like the "ee" in "bee" Arkhæn example: ytekfot like "eetek-fawt")

Allophony

• Letter "A" can also be pronounced as /æ/ like the "a" in "tap".
• Letter "E" can also be prnounced as /eɪ/ if there is an "H" before or after the letter.
• Letter "I" can also be pronounced as /ɪ/ if is is next to a nasal consonant or letter "X".
• Letter "U" can also be pronounced as /ʌ/ like the "u" in "cut" or "strut".
• Letter "Y" can also sound like /ɛr/ if it is the first letter and beside an r, example "yrgăm".

Diphthongs

Arkæo sometimes has the same diphthongs for different variations of spelling.

• for the /eɪ/ sound: <æ, and ei>
• for the /aɪ/ sound: < ai and æy>
• for the /ʃ/ sound: <sh and ch>

Digraphs

Two letter combinations that make a sound when put together.

"I" related:

/juː/<Iu> (e.g. Iumega: ['juː.mɛgə]/you-Mega)

/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:

/ʒ/<jz> (e.g. Jzakar: [ʒɑ.'kɑr]/like "s" in "vision" or "pleasure")

/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/

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.

Morphology

Verbal Morphology

Personal Endings

Arkhæo distinguishes four persons, 3 tenses:

Persons

• 1st person; the speaker(s): I, we
• 2nd person; the adressee(s): you(singular) you(plural)
• 3rd person; other(s): he, she, they;
• Noun; things, ideas, etc.: it;

Tenses

• Distant Past: what happened after long periods of time.
• Past: what already happened
• Present: what is happening
• Future: what is going to happen in the short-term
• Distant Future: what is going to happen in the long-term

Grammar

modal verbs (will, may ,might, shall, etc.) always come after the verb. Example, to say "I will unleash my power, it would be translated as "Ze zarev ashrȣd myr kædi" which would then be translated as "I unleash will my power" Another example: "I might know this" would be said as "ze joikăn măhdȣ zar" or "I know might this"