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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 = | = History = | ||
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= Ålkavat (alphabet) = | = Ålkavat (alphabet) = | ||
The | The Arkéan Alphabet is known as the Ålkavat, the name of which came from the first four letters of Arkhéan's ancestor language, Verkhaza. The letters were Ál, Ka, Vāw and Hīt. | ||
The script consists of 33~35 letters, 10 of which are vowels. | The script consists of 33~35 letters, 10 of which are vowels. | ||
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!colspan=2 width=70px|Bilabial | !colspan=2 width=70px|Bilabial | ||
!Labio- | !colspan=2 width=70px|Labio- | ||
Dental | Dental | ||
!Dental | !Dental | ||
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! <small>hard</small> | ! <small>hard</small> | ||
! <small>soft</small> | ! <small>soft</small> | ||
! <small></small> | ! <small>hard</small> | ||
! <small>soft</small> | |||
! <small></small> | ! <small></small> | ||
! <small>hard</small> | ! <small>hard</small> | ||
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! Nasal | ! Nasal | ||
| m || mʲ | | m || mʲ | ||
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| colspan=2|n | | colspan=2|n | ||
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! Stop | ! Stop | ||
| p b || pʲ bʲ | | p b || pʲ bʲ | ||
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| t d || tʲ dʲ | | t d || tʲ dʲ | ||
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! Affricate | ! Affricate | ||
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| t͡s d͡z||t͡sʲ | | t͡s d͡z||t͡sʲ | ||
|t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | |t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | ||
|t͡ɕ | |t͡ɕ | ||
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! Fricative | ! Fricative | ||
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|f fʲ | |f v || fʲ | ||
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|s z || sʲ | |s z || sʲ | ||
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! Approximant | ! Approximant | ||
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! Rhotic Consonant | ! Rhotic Consonant | ||
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|colspan=2|r <ref>The Arkhéan [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. | |colspan=2|r <ref>The Arkhéan [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. | ||
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! Lateral | ! Lateral | ||
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! Lateral Trill | ! Lateral Trill | ||
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|colspan=2|ɺ͡r | |||
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| fʲ | | fʲ | ||
| fj | | f́or fj | ||
| '''fj'''ord | | '''fj'''ord | ||
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| '''l'''ad | | '''l'''ad | ||
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| | | ɺ͡r | ||
| ŀ | | ŀ | ||
| no english equivalent | | no english equivalent |
Revision as of 18:27, 17 November 2013
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 Alphabet is known as the Ålkavat, the name of which came from the first four letters of Arkhéan's ancestor language, Verkhaza. The letters were Ál, Ka, Vāw and Hīt. The script consists of 33~35 letters, 10 of which are vowels.
Phonology
Listed below are the phonetics as they are pronounced in roman script.
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ɨ | u | ||
Near-close | |||||
Close-mid | e | o | |||
Mid | ə | ||||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |||
Near-open | |||||
Open | a | ɒ |
IPA | Letter | Example |
---|---|---|
Monopthongs | ||
ɒ | a | bra,father, lot, cot |
a | å | tap, bat, bad |
ɛ | e | bet |
e | é | bay, face |
o | o | road |
ɔ | ó | or, for, cot |
ə | u | under |
u | ů | zoo |
ɨ | y | roses |
i | ý | bee |
Dipthongs | ||
aɪ | i | cry |
ɔɪj | oj | boy, joy |
- Vowel "A" becomes /ə/ when unstressed.
IPA | letters | Example |
---|---|---|
ɪər | ýr | ear, fear |
ɛər | ĕr | air, fair |
ɔr | or | for, pour |
ɛr | yr | butter |
Allophony
- /æ/ is an allophone of /a/, word initially
- /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 |
(Aveolo)-
Palatal |
Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |||||
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hard | soft | hard | soft | hard | soft | hard | soft | ||||||
Nasal | m | mʲ | n | ɲ | |||||||||
Stop | p b | pʲ bʲ | t d | tʲ dʲ | k ɡ | kʲ ɡʲ | |||||||
Affricate | t͡s d͡z | t͡sʲ | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | t͡ɕ | |||||||||
Fricative | f v | fʲ | s z | sʲ | ʃ ʒ | ɕ ʑ | x | χ | h | ||||
Approximant | j | ||||||||||||
Rhotic Consonant | r [1] | ||||||||||||
Lateral | l | ||||||||||||
Lateral Trill | ɺ͡r |
- ↑ The Arkhéan [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) |
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m | m | met |
mʲ | ḿ or mj | music |
n | n | name |
ɲ | ň or nj | new |
p | p | pot |
pʲ | ṕ or pj | pure |
b | b | ban |
bʲ | ƃ or bj | no english equvalent |
t | t | tan |
tʲ | ţ or tj | no english equivalent |
r | r | ran, red, rot, car |
d | d | dad |
dʲ | ƌ or dj | dew, adeiu |
k | k | sky |
kʲ | q | cute |
x | ǩ | loch |
g | g | gone |
gʲ | ǵ or gj | argue |
d͡ʒ | dž | judge |
f | f | fat |
fʲ | f́or fj | fjord |
v | v | van |
ts | c | bats |
tsʲ | ć or cj | no english equivalent |
s | s | sun |
sʲ | ś or sj | no english equivalent |
z | z | zeal |
ʃ | š | shun |
ʒ | ž | pleasure |
h | h | head |
l | l | lad |
ɺ͡r | ŀ | no english equivalent |
tʃ | č | cheese |
χ | ȟ | no english equivalent |
d͡z | dz | beds |