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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

Vowel Phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ɔ ɔ̃
Open a ɒ
Phonemes
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
Followed by an R...
IPA letters Example
ɪər īr ear, fear
ɛər ēr air, fair
ɔr or for, pour

Vowel Allophony

  • /u/ front to /y/ near /r/

Consonants

Consonant Phonemes
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
  1. 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 even