Difference between revisions of "Riftspace Languages"
From Series Bible
(→Canonical Names) |
(→Canonical Names) |
||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
== Canonical Names == | == Canonical Names == | ||
| − | # A'tevh • | + | # A'tevh • [ 'äʔ.tɛvʱ ], [ 'äʔ.tɛf ] |
# Aves • | # Aves • | ||
# Benok • | # Benok • | ||
Revision as of 10:28, 6 April 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
- A'tevh • [ 'äʔ.tɛvʱ ], [ 'äʔ.tɛf ]
- Aves •
- Benok •
- Bhazaf • [ 'bʰæ.zəf ], [ 'bʰæɛ.zæf ]
- Canaf •
- Cor • [ 'kɔɹ ]
- Dhavur •
- Haruset •
- Hasu • [ 'hä.su ], [ 'aʱ.sʊ ]
- Ijeve • [ 'i.dʒɛ.və ]
- Kasuru • [ 'kʰæɛ.su.ɹu ]
- Kotanuf • [ 'kʰɔʔ.tə.nuf ]
- Maru • [ 'mä.ɹu ]
- Nanere • [ 'nʌ.nɛ.ɹə ], [ 'næɛ.nɛ.ɹə ]
- Rhezeri • [ 'ɹɛ.zɛ.ɹɛ ]
- Saserhi •
- Nohe •
- Tatemi •
- Taseta • [ 'tæ.sɛ.tə ]
- Vana • [ 'væ.nə ]
- Veset • [ 'vɛ.sɛt ]
- Zana • [ 'zä.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.
- /æɛ/ occurs only on stressed syllables, even in the dialects that prefer it. /æ/ occurs in all other conditions.
- /ä/ occurs only on stressed syllables. /ə/ occurs in all other positions.
- /ɛ/ and /i/ occur in all positions, except unstressed word-final open syllables, where their allophones /ə/ and /ɛ/ occur instead, respectively.
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | æ | ä |
Consonants
STOPS
- voiceless/voiced ?
- aspirated / murmured ?
Hindustani does break out all four, can do that
FRICATIVES
- voiceless
- voiced
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/ | dhavur |
| t | /tʰ/ or /ʰt/ | tatemi, haruset, a'tevh |
| z | /z/ | zana, avezesi |
| s | /s/ | saserhi, haruset, kasuru, aves |
| rh | /ɹʲ/ | rhezeri, saserhi |
| r | /ɾ/ or /ɹ/ | rhezeri, maru, kasuru, cor, dhavur |
Velars
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| c | /k/ | cor, canaf |
| k | /kʰ/ | kotanuf, benok, kasuru |
Missing /g/
Glottals
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| ' | /ʔ/ | a'tevh |
| h | /h/ | hasu, haruset, nohe |
Phonological Rules
- Voiced consonants cannot be word final.
- /f/ cannot be word initial.
Phonological Table
| Labial | Coronal | Post-alveolar | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m | n | ||||
| obstruent | aspirated | t /tʰ/ | k /kʰ/ | |||
| voiceless | t /t/ | c /k/ | ' /ʔ/ | |||
| voiced | b /b/ | d | j /dʒ/ | |||
| murmured | bh /bʱ/ | dh /dʱ/ | ||||
| fricative | voiceless | f /f/ | s /s/ | h /h/ | ||
| voiced | v /v/ | z /z/ | ||||
| murmured | vh /vʱ/ | zh /zʱ/ | ||||
| approximant | voiced | r /ɾ-ɹ/ | ||||
| murmured | rh /ɹʱ/ | |||||
Grammar
2/7/18
- Canaf, Canavesi
- Aves, Avezesi
- Ijeve, Ijeveni
- Kotanuf, Kotanuves / Kotanuven
