Яжык Аркеоский (Jažyk Arkéoskij)

Arkhæn [ɑr.keɪ.ɨn] or Arkhæo [ɑr.keɪ.o] is a constructed language. It is spoken by the nation of Arkhæo. The Language contains 27 letters; 7 vowels, 20 consonants, and and two diacretic letters.

Phonology

Listed below are the phonetics as they are pronounced in roman script.

Vowels

Phonemes

/ɑː/<a> (e.g. like "a" in "add")

/eɪ/<æ> (e.g. like the "a" in "bade" or "face")

/ɛ/<e> (e.g. like the "e" in "vet"

/aɪ/ (e.g.: like the "i" in "die" or "pride" just before the "d" sound)

/oʊ/<o> (e.g. like the "o" in "oh"

/uː/ (e.g. like the "oo" sound in "zoo")

/iː/<y> (e.g. like the "ee" in "bee" Arkhæn example: ytekfot like "eetek-fawt"

Allophony

• Letter "A" can also be pronounced as /æ/ like the "a" in "tap".
• Letter "E" can also be prnounced as /eɪ/ if there is an "H" before or after the letter.
• Letter "U" can also be pronounced as /ə/ like the "u" in "bum" or like /ʌ/ like the "u" in "cut" or "strut".
• Letter "Y" can also sound like /aɪ/ if it is between a nasal consonant and an r, example: myr("my") would be like mire.

Diphthongs

Arkæo sometimes has the same diphthongs for different variations of spelling.

• for the /eɪ/ sound: <æ, and ei>
• for the /aɪ/ sound: < ai and æy>
• for the /ʃ/ sound: <sh and ch>

"I" related:

• /juː/<Iu> (e.g. Iumega: juː.mɛgə/you-Mega)
• /jɑː/<Ia> (e.g. Iatos: jɑː.toʊs/ya-tos)
• /jɪ/<Ii>
• /i/<Ie> (e.g. Cierăn: sirɒn/seerawn)

Ii can also sound like /iː/ only if it is not at the beggining of a word.

J related:

• /ʒ/<jz> (e.g. Jzakar: ʒɑ.kɑr)
• /wɑ/<joi> (e.g. Joikăn: wɑ.kɒn)

U related: /ɔ/<Ua> (e.g. Uaranzei: ɔr.ɑn.zeɪ or like "orrawnzay")

Consonants

The consonants of the language is roughly the same as in English, with the exception of letter "C" and "H".

• Letter "C" is pronounced solely like /s/
• Letter "H" is mute at the begginning of words and after consonants like "k", "d" and "m".

Diacretic

• The letter "A" with a breve (Ă) denotes that the letter is pronounced as /ɒ/
• The letter "U" with a breve (ŭ) denotes that the letter is pronounced as /ə/, however this only applied in Ancient Arkhæn and is mostly obselete as the normal "U" can also be pronounced like this in modern Arkhæn. Ancient Arkhæn words, like Ahdăntŭm, still use it. Also there is no majiscule letter "U" with a breve (Ŭ).

Morphology

Verbal Morphology

Personal Endings

Arkhæo distinguishes four persons, 3 tenses:

Persons

• 1st person; the speaker(s): I, we
• 2nd person; the adressee(s): you
• 3rd person; other(s): he, she, they
• Noun; things, ideas, etc.: it

Tenses

• Present: what happens now
• Past: what already happened
• Future: what is going to happen