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Revision as of 19:31, 18 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
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | ɨ | u |
Close-mid | e | o | |
Mid | ə | ||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
Open | a | ɒ |
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 |
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
Bilabial | Labio-
Dental |
Dental | Alveolar | Post-
Alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | |||||||
Stop | p b | t d | k ɡ | ʔ | |||||
Affricate | t͡s d͡z | t͡ʃ d͡ʒ | |||||||
Fricative | f v | 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 |
- ↑ 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.
IPA | Letter | Example
(in english) |
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x | ḵ | scottish loch |
v | v | vet |
h | h | bet |
d | d | dog |
ʦ~ʣ | ḏ | beds or bets |
b | b | ball |
s | s | sun |
ʒ | ẕ | pleasure |
j | y | ball |
k | k | kick |
g | g | game |
l | l | lose |
m | m | mall |
n | n | no |
p | p | ball |
ʤ | j | judge |
r~ɹ~ɾ | r | run |
f | f | fun |
ʃ | x | shun |
r̩ | ř | ladder |
t | t | tall |
tʃ | č | cheese |
z | z | zoo |
ɺ͡r | ḻ | no english equivalent |
ḫ | χ | no english equivalent |
ɬ~ɮ | ŀ | no english equivalent |