Calcoradish

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Calcoradish is a constructed language created in Japan, and the conlanger is a native speaker of Japanese. This language is called "Calcoradetár[kalkoradeta:r]" in Calcoradish.

Phonology

Consonants

Calcoradish has about twenty consonants.

  • p [p]
  • b [b]
  • c [k](This sound is always spelled "c". "k" is never used.)
  • g [g]
  • t [t]
  • d [d]
  • s [s]
  • z [z]
  • f [f]
  • v [v]
  • ch [x]
  • gh [ɣ]
  • th [θ]
  • dh [ð]
  • h [h]
  • n [n]
  • m [m]
  • r [r]
  • l [l]
  • ts [ts]

Vowel

Calcoradish has nine vowels. The vowel length is distinctive. But /ɔ/ always appear as a long vowel. And the distinction between the long vowel /i:/ and /e:/ is not clear in many dialect.

Long vowels are spelled with acute accent(For example, the spell "á" is pronounced [a:]).

  • i [i]
  • í [i:](seldom used)
  • e [e]
  • é [e:]
  • æ [ε(æ)]
  • ǽ [ε:]
  • y [y]
  • ý [y:]
  • ø [œ]
  • ǿ [œ:]
  • u [u]
  • ú [u:]
  • o [o]
  • ó [o:]
  • å [ɔ:]
  • a [a]
  • á [a:]


Some combination of two vowels are pronounced as diphthong.

  • ei, ai, æi [εi]
  • øi [œi]
  • yi [ɥi]
  • oi [ɔi]
  • ui [ui]
  • ae [aε]
  • oe [ɔε]
  • ue [uε]

Writing system

Calcoradish is written in segmental script called Ádian. In Calcoradish, 29 letters are used.

External link

[1](Written in Japanese)