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Revision as of 10:12, 22 January 2014
Verkhazhii (YXKK VṚḴẔY Yaxkik Vṛḵaẕīy) was a language spoken in the region that is now 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 ɔ̃ | |
Open | a | ɒ |
IPA | Letter | Example |
---|---|---|
Monopthongs | ||
ɒ/a | a | bra,father, cot, bad |
ɛ | e | bet |
e | ē | bay, face |
ɔ | o | road |
ɔ̃ | ǫ | French "bon" |
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
- /u/ front to /y/ near /r/
Consonants
Bilabial | Alveolar | Post-
Alveolar |
(Alveolo)-
Palatal |
Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | |||||
Stop | p b | t d | k g | q | ʔ | ||
Affricate | ʦ | ʧ ʤ | [ʨ ʥ] | ||||
Fricative | ɸ β | s z | ʃ ʒ | [ɕ ʑ] | x [ɣ] | χ [ʁ] | h |
Approximant | j | w | |||||
Rhotic Consonant | ɹ~ɾ [1] | ||||||
Trill | r | ʀ | |||||
Lateral Approximant | l | ||||||
Lateral Fricative | ɬ |
- ↑ The Vṛḵaẕīy [r] can either be 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.
Letter | Phoneme | Example (in English) |
---|---|---|
ʾ | ʔ | uh-oh |
Ḵ ḵ | x | Scottish loch |
V v | β | vet |
H h | h | bet |
D d | d | dog |
Ḏ ḏ | ʦ | beds or bets |
B b | b | ball |
S s | s | sun |
Ẕ ẕ | ʒ | pleasure |
Y y | j | yes |
K k | k | kick |
G g | g | game |
L l | l | lose |
M m | m | mall |
N n | n | no |
P p | p | ball |
J j | ʤ | judge |
R r | ɹ~ɾ | run |
Rr rr | r | trilled /ɹ/ |
F f | ɸ | fun |
X x | ʃ | shun |
W w | w | water |
T t | t | tall |
Ṯ ṯ or C c | ʧ | cheese |
Z z | z | zoo |
Ḻ ḻ | ɬ | no English equivalent |
Ḫ ḫ | χ | no English equivalent |
Q q | q | like /k/ but with the uvula |
Ṟ ṟ | ʀ | no English equivalent |
Ṛ ṛ | r̩~ɹ̩ | ladder |
Ṇ ṇ | n̩ | even |