Velyan

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Velyan is one of the two main classical languages of the continent Pellargos, on the planet Máa. Máa is an alternate Earth planet.

Phonology

Vowels

There are 12 vowels, each of which can be short or long.


Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i y u
Near-high
High-mid e ø o
Mid ə
Low-mid ɛ œ ɔ
Near-low æ
Low a

Consonants


Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n ɲ n
Palatalised Nasal ŋʲ
Labialised Nasal ɲʷ
Plosive p t c k q
Aspirated Plosive
Palatalised Plosive
Labialised Plosive
Fricative s (ʃ) (x) h
Palatalised Fricative ʃʲ () ()
Labialised Fricative ʃʷ () ()
Approximant ʋ ʍ ð j
Palatalised Approximant ʋʲ ðʲ
Labialised Approximant ðʷ
Trill
Aspirated Trill rːʰ
Palatalised Trill rːʲ
Labialised Trill rːʷ
Flap ɾ
Aspirated Flap ɾʰ
Palatalised Flap ɾʲ
Labialised Flap ɾʷ
Lateral Approximant l ʎ
Palatalised Lateral Approximant
Labialised Lateral Approximant

Vowel harmony

Orthography

Below is a table of the IPA sounds of Velyan, with transcription.


IPA Letter IPA Letter
a a
æ ä
c c
e e
ə ə
ɛ ɛ
h h
i i
j j
k k
l l
ʎ ll
m m
n n
ɲ ñ
ƞ ƞ
o o
ɔ ɔ
œ œ
ø ö
p p
q q
r r
ɾː rr
s s
ʃ š
t t
u u
ʋ v
ʍ w
y ÿ

Notes:

  1. Long vowels and geminate consonants are written double, e.g. aa, bb, except for /lː/, which is written l·l to avoid confusion with /ʎ/, written ll.
  1. Palatalised, labialised, and aspirated consonants, and tone marks, are not shown. These are explained below.

Marking Aspiration, Labialisation, and Palatalisation

  • Palatalisation is marked by writing a y (without a diaeresis) after the letter, except at the end of a word, when it is marked by writing '.
  • Labialisation is marked by writing