Яжык Аркеоский (Jažyk Arkéoskij)

Arkhæn [ɑr.'keɪ.ɨn] or Arkhæo [ɑr.'keɪ.oʊ] is a constructed language. It is spoken by the nation of Arkhæo. The Language contains 29 letters; 8 vowels, 21 consonants, and a diacretic form.

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/<"i"> (e.g.: like the "i" in "die" or "pry")

/oʊ/<o> (e.g. like the "o" in "oh")

/ə/<"u"> (e.g. like the "u" in "bum" or "tums")

/uː/<ȣ> (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 "I" can also be pronounced as /ɪ/ if is is next to a nasal consonant.
• Letter "U" can also be pronounced as /ʌ/ like the "u" in "cut" or "strut".
• Letter "Y" can also sound like /ɛr/ if it is the first letter and beside an r, example "yrgăm".

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>

Digraphs

Two letter combinations that make a sound when put together.

"I" related:

/juː/<Iu> (e.g. Iumega: ['juː.mɛgə]/you-Mega)

/jɑː/<Ia> (e.g. Iatos: ['jɑː.toʊs]/ya-tos)

/jɪ/<Ii> (e.g. Iitona would sound like the "yi" in "yin")

/ɪəɹ/<Ie> (e.g. Cierăn: [sɪə'ɹɒn]/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]/like "s" in "vision" or "pleasure")

/wɑ/<joi> (e.g. Joikăn: [wɑ.'kɒn]/wa.kawn)

"U" related:

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

Diacretic

The letter "A" with a breve (Ă) denotes that the letter is pronounced as /ɒ/

Consonants

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

• Latin Letter "C" is pronounced solely like /s/
• Latin Letter "H" is mute at the begginning of words and after consonants "k", "d" and "m" and "n".
• Latin Ligature "ʦ" is a ligature that represents the /ts/ sound.

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