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Revision as of 09:33, 29 March 2018
The primary language encountered in Riftspace is for names of the main civilization I'm working with (which itself needs a name).
Contents
Canonical Names
- Bhazaf • [ 'bʰæ.zəf ], [ 'bʰæɛ.zæf ]
- Cor • [ 'kɔɹ ]
- Hasu • [ 'ha.su ], [ 'aʱ.sʊ ]
- Ijeve • [ 'i.dʒɛ.və ]
- Kasuru • [ 'kʰæɛ.su.ɹu ]
- Kotanuf • [ 'kʰɔʔ.tə.nuf ]
- Maru • [ 'ma.ɹu ]
- Nanere • [ 'nʌ.nɛ.ɹə ], [ 'næɛ.nɛ.ɹə ]
- Rhezeri • [ 'ɹɛ.zɛ.ɹɛ ]
- Zana • [ 'za.nə ]
Phonology
Consonants
- Labial: b, bh, m, f
- Alveolar: n, j, z, s
- Post-Alveolar: r / rh
- Velar: k, c
- Other: h, ʔ
Balancing this ought to be fun.
Vowels
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| a₁ | /æɛ/ or /æ/ | bhazaf, nanere, kasuru, canaf, saserhi, dhavur |
| a₂ | /ä/ or /ə/ | zana, maru, haruset, a'tevh, kotanuf, aves |
| e | /ɛ/ or /ə/ | nanere, tatemi, haruset, rhezeri, aves, avezesi |
| i | /i/ or /ɛ/ | ijeve, rhezeri, tatemi, saserhi, canavesi |
| o | /ɔ/ | kotanuf, nohe, cor, benok |
| u | /u/ | kotanuf, kasuru, maru |
- a₁ does not occur word-initially or word-finally in open syllables.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | æ | ä |
Consonants
Labials
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| m | /m/ | maru |
| bh | /bʱ/ or /ʰp/ | bhazaf |
| b | /b/ | benok |
| vh | /vʱ/ or /ʰf/ | a'tevh |
| v | /v/ | ijeve, canavesi, vana |
| f | /f/ | bhazaf, kotanuf, canaf |
Missing /p/
Coronals
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| n | /n/ | nanere, benok, nohe, canaf |
| dh | /dʱ/ or /ʰt/ | dhavur |
| d | /d/ | taderes |
| t | /t/ | tatemi, haruset, a'tevh |
| z | /z/ | zana, avezesi |
| s | /s/ | saserhi, haruset, kasuru, aves |
| rh | /ɹ/ | rhezeri, saserhi |
| r | /ɾ/ | rhezeri, maru, kasuru, cor, dhavur |
Phonological Rules
- Voiced consonants cannot be word final.
- /f/ cannot be word initial.
Grammar
2/7/18
- Canaf, Canavesi
- Aves, Avezesi
- Ijeve, Ijeveni
- Kotanuf, Kotanuves / Kotanuven
