Xìjekìx

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Xijekian
Xìjekìx
Spoken in: Xìjek
Conworld: (universe)
Total speakers: 150M
Genealogical classification: Vermicja
Jakkìx
Xìjekìx
Basic word order: VSO
Morphological type: Fusional
Morphosyntactic alignment: Nominative-Accusative
Writing system: Kaw Script
Created by:
Andrea Tognacci 20 Nov 2018

Xìjekìx ("Language of ruin(s)", in English called Xijekian) is a language of the Jakkìx branch of the Vermicja family.

It's spoken mainly in Xìjek and the surrounding regions, with a total of around 150M people.

Unlike other languages of the Vermicja family, Xìjekìx lost all the nasals and the vibrants, and added two lateral fricatives (/ɬ/ and /ɮ/) and two lateral affricates (/tɬ/ and /dɮ/).


Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Retroflex Palatal Velar Uvular Pharyngeal Glottal
Plosive p b ʈ ɖ k q ʔ
Fricative v s z ʃ ʒ x ɣ ʕ
Lateral Fricative ɬ ɮ
Affricate ts dz
Lateral Affricate
Approximants w j

Vowels

Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i y ɯ u
Low-mid ɛ œ ʌ ɔ
Low a ɶ

Syllable structure Xijekian syllables have the following structure: (C)(C)(C)V(V)(C)(C)

Morphology

Nouns Xijekian nouns have three genders, two numbers and two animacy.