Raxúl
Raxúl /raˈɕyl/ is a conlang inspired by the languages of native North America created by Freezethemoment. The language, currently being developed, was started in February 2008.
Phonology
Consonants¹
| Labial | Dental | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | Plain | p | t | k | ʔ | |
| Aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | kʰ | |||
| Ejective | p’ | t’ | k’ | |||
| Voiced | b | d | g | |||
| Fricative | Plain | ɸ | x | h² | ||
| Ejective | ɸ’ | x’ | ||||
| Sibilant | Plain | s | ɕ | |||
| Ejective | s’ | ɕ’ | ||||
| Approximant | ʋ | j | ||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Trill | r |
Vowels³
| Plain | Front | Mid | Back | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Rounded | Spread | Rounded | ||
| High | i | y | |||
| Mid | e | o | |||
| Low | a |
| Nasal | Front | Mid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spread | Rounded | Spread | |
| High | ĩ | ỹ | |
| Low | ã |
1. All consonants, except for voiced plosives which cannot occur in coda position, may be geminated medially.
2. The contoid [h] doesn't appear at the surface level. It is listed in order to exemplify morpho-phonological aspiration.
3. All vowels may be geminated.
Orthography
Alphabet (Single Graphs)
| Grapheme | A | Ą | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | Į | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | Ų | W | X | Y | ' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phoneme | a | ã | b | x | d | e | ɸ | g | h | i | ĩ | k | l | o | p | ʔ | r | s | t | y | ỹ | ʋ | ɕ | j |
Stressedmarked Oral Vowels
| Grapheme | Á | É | Í | Ó | Ú | ||||||||
| Phoneme | a | e | i | o | y |
Digraphs
| Grapheme | C' | F' | K' | P' | S' | T' | X' | KH | PH | TH | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phoneme | x’ | ɸ’ | k’ | p’ | s’ | t’ | ɕ’ | kʰ | pʰ | tʰ |
Stressmarked Nasal Vowels
| Grapheme | ĄN/ĄM | ĮN/ĮM | ŲN/ŲM | ||||||||
| Phoneme | ã | ĩ | ỹ |
Verbal Morphology
Personal Prefixes
Personal prefixes on verbs are as their name suggests prefixed to the verb root. They may be marked for case. The order of the suffixes is as follows: Nominative - Dative - Ablative - Accusative.
1st Person
| Nominative | Neutral | Emotive | Rational | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | so- | seth- | ec | |
| Plural | Exclusive | sow- | se- | es- |
| Inclusive | xoxi- | xey- | exi- |
2nd Person
| Nominative | Neutral | Emotive | Rational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | fo(k')- | ||
| Plural | fosi(k')- |
3nd Person
| Nominative | Neutral | Emotive | Rational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | wų(k)- | ||
| Plural | wųsi(k)- |
4rth Person
| Nominative | Neutral | Emotive | Rational |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | ke(l)- | ||
| Plural | kes/kix- |
Texts and Translation Challenges
Short CBB Translation Challenges
Kixpháxąc
/kiɕˈpʰaɕãx/
kes-phax-gą-c
4.PL-Rain-CONT-INDF
"It's raining"
Info:Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:16 pm Post subject: TC — It's raining
Esphúlteq wųláptok
/esˈpʰylteʔ ʋỹˈlaptok/
es-phulteq wų-lapto-ke
COM-wolf 3.Sg.NEUT-dance-HAB
"He dances with a wolf"
Info: "Sun Mar 30, 2008 15:00pm"
