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[{{IPA|k}}] corresponds to /k/, [{{IPA|ʦ}}] to /ts/, [{{IPA|pf}}] to /pf/, and [{{IPA|ŋ}}] to /ng/. All sounds are represented by their IPA value besides the ones stated here.
[{{IPA|k}}] corresponds to /k/, [{{IPA|ʦ}}] to /ts/, [{{IPA|pf}}] to /pf/, and [{{IPA|ŋ}}] to /ng/. All sounds are represented by their IPA value besides the ones stated here.


All sounds correspond to exactly one letter. The language is completely phonetic.
Sounds are always predictable. The language is as phonetic as possible.

Revision as of 01:36, 9 November 2012

Evansk (also known as Evvaansk or Evvaanskozsprakk) is a posteriori conlang. It is based primarily off of Old English and Proto-Germanic, with four cases and extensive verb conjugation. Evansk can be written using the Latin alphabet, or using quikscript. It contains the additional letters: Š/š, Ž/ž, and Č/č, and removes the following letters: q, c, y, and x.

Pronunciation and Writing

Evansk has 23 consonant phonemes. The consonant inventory is roughly equivalent to that of modern German.

Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Plosive p  b t  d k  ɡ
Affricate pf ʦ ʧ
Fricative f  v s  z ʃ  ʒ h
Nasal m n ŋ
Approximant l j
Rhotic r

The language lacks any real digraphs besides those which represent some affricates. Doubled consonants are used to make the preceding vowel short, where it can be (sprikku "to speak" ['sprɪ.ku]); otherwise, a vowel followed by more than one consonant is always short (sprikst "you speak" [sprɪkst]). Without the double /k/ in sprikku, the infinitive would be pronounced ['spri.ku] while the 2nd person singular would still be [sprɪkst].

[ʧ] is represented by Č/č, [ʃ] by Š/š, and [ʒ] by Ž/ž. [k] corresponds to /k/, [ʦ] to /ts/, [pf] to /pf/, and [ŋ] to /ng/. All sounds are represented by their IPA value besides the ones stated here.

Sounds are always predictable. The language is as phonetic as possible.