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==Alphabet==
Azarian has the same alphabet as [[Malwinish]], except for letters representing sounds not found in both languages.
{|
| Transliteration || Sound || Notes
|-
| k || k
|-
| o || o
|-
| s || s || Usually a dental sibilant, but the dental and alveolar sibilants are allophones.
|-
| j || ʒ
|-
| z || z
|-
| h || h || Initial ''hi'' is voiceless ''i'', unless followed by a vowel, in which case a diphthong results.
|-
| v || v
|-
| b || b || The letter for ''v'' originally represented ''b'', and that for ''b'' is a modification of it.
|-
| a || a
|-
| g || g
|-
| e || e || Pronounced as either ɛ or ə.
|-
| x || ʃ
|-
| t || t
|-
| i || i
|-
| f || f
|-
| m || m
|-
| p || p
|-
| d || d
|-
| y || j || Diacritic indicating palatalization of s, z, x, and j, and diphthong with o, a, and e.
|-
| n || ◌̃ || Diacritic indicating a nasal vowel.
|}

Revision as of 21:37, 25 December 2007

Azarian
Mejinsyè
Spoken in: Azaria (Mejín)
Conworld: Melin
Total speakers: ?
Genealogical classification: Borogoni
Bori
Melonian
Azarian
Basic word order: SVO
Morphological type: inflecting
Morphosyntactic alignment: nominative-accusative
Writing system:
Created by:
Pierre Abbat late 1970s

Phonetics


Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i ĩ
High-mid o õ
Mid (ə) (ə̃)
Low-mid ɛ ɛ̃ (œ) (œ̃)
Low a ã


Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m
Plosive p b t d k g
Fricative f v ʃ ʃʲ ʒ ʒʲ h

Alphabet

Azarian has the same alphabet as Malwinish, except for letters representing sounds not found in both languages.

Transliteration Sound Notes
k k
o o
s s Usually a dental sibilant, but the dental and alveolar sibilants are allophones.
j ʒ
z z
h h Initial hi is voiceless i, unless followed by a vowel, in which case a diphthong results.
v v
b b The letter for v originally represented b, and that for b is a modification of it.
a a
g g
e e Pronounced as either ɛ or ə.
x ʃ
t t
i i
f f
m m
p p
d d
y j Diacritic indicating palatalization of s, z, x, and j, and diphthong with o, a, and e.
n ◌̃ Diacritic indicating a nasal vowel.