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The Eileci language began as a naming language but quickly found its way into my heart.
 
The Eileci language began as a naming language but quickly found its way into my heart.
  
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== Names ==
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== Starting Vocabulary ==
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=== Names ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Character || Name || Context || IPA
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! Character || Name || Context || IPA || Syllables
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|-
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|Adian || Adian || Personal Use || ˌad.i.'an || VC.V.'VC
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|-
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|Andi || Andi || Body Name || 'an.di || 'VC.CV
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|-
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|Andi || Ilandié || Full Name || ɪl.'an.di.e || VC.'VC.CV.V
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|-
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|Brihdë || Brihdë || Personal Use || 'bɹɪ.dɛ || 'CCV.CV
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|-
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|Dataaren || Dataaren || Body Name || dʌ.'tɑ:ɹ.ən || CV.'CVVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Adian || Adian || Personal Use || ad.i.an
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|Dataaren || Rydataarenys || Full Name || ˌɹai.dʌ.ˌtɑ:ɹ.ə.'nɛs || CVV.CV.CVVC.V.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Andi || Andi || Body Name || an.di
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|Flen || Flen || Ship Name || flɛn || CCVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Andi || Ilandié || Full Name || ɪl.an.di.e
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|Genevra || Genevra Ileas || Birth Name || ʒɛ.'nɛv.ɹʌ ai.'lɛj.ɛs || CV.'CVC.CV VV.'CVV.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Brihdë || Brihdë || Personal Use || brɪ.dɛ
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|Genevra || Cyvahdo (Skyrider) || Bound Name || kɪ.'vad.o || CV.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Dataaren || Dataaren || Body Name || dʌ.ta:.ɹən
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|Genevra || Genevra || Personal Use || ʒɛ.'nɛv.ɹʌ || CV.'CVC.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Dataaren || Rydataarenys || Full Name || ɹai.dʌ.ta:.ɹə.nɛs
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|Genevra || Gen || Preferred Name || dʒɛn || CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Flen || Flen || Ship Name || flɛn
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|Genevra || Cyvahdo || Primary Handle || kɪ.'vad.o || CV.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Genevra || Genevra Ileas || Birth Name || ʒɛ.nɛ.vɹʌ ai.le.jɛs
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| Hilesi || Hilesi || Primary Handle || ɦɪ.'lɛs.i || CV.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Genevra || Cyvahdo (Skyrider) || Bound Name || kɪ.va.do
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|Kado || Senikadöin Ilenarys || Full Name || ˌsɛ.nɪ.ˌkad.o.'wɪn ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs || CV.CV.CVC.V.'VVC VV.CV.'CVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Genevra || Genevra || Personal Use || ʒɛ.nɛ.vɹʌ
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|Kado || Kado || Preferred Name || 'kad.o || 'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Genevra || Gen || Preferred Name || dʒɛn
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|Kalía || Velecaleita (Windstepper) || Bound Name || ˌve.le.kʌ.'lai.tʌ || CV.CV.CV.'CVV.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Genevra || Cyvahdo || Primary Handle || kɪ.va.do
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|Kalía || Avellakaliana Koshon || Full Name || a.ˌvɛl.lʌ.ˌka.li.'jan.ʌ ko.'ʃon || V.CVC.CV.CV.CV.'VVC.V CV.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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| Hilesi || Hilesi || Primary Handle || ɦɪ.lɛ.si
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|Kalía || Kalía || Personal Use || kʌ.'lij.ʌ || CV.'CVV.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Kado || Senikadöin Ilenarys || Full Name
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|Kemen || Kemen || Personal Use || 'kɛm.ɛn || 'CVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Kado || Kado || Preferred Name
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|Laiha || The Burning Girl || Called || ||
 
|-
 
|-
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|Kalía || Velecaleita (Windstepper) || Bound Name
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|Laiha || Kailaihara Ilenarys Koshon || Full Name || ˌkai.lai.'hɑɹ.ʌ ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs ko.'ʃon || CVV.CVV.'CVC.V VV.CV.'CVC.VC CV.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Kalía || Avellakaliana Koshon || Full Name
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|Laiha || Kailaihara Kulitena Rakhan Ashil || Full Rank Name || ˌkai.lai.'hɑɹ.ʌ ˌkuʟ.ɪ.'tɛn.ʌ ɹʌ.'xan a.'ʃil: || CVV.CVV.'CVC.V CVC.V.'CVC.V CV.'CVC V.'CVCC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Kalía || Kalía || Personal Use
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|Laiha || Laiha || Personal Use || 'lai.hʌ || 'CVV.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Kemen || Kemen || Personal Use
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|Laiha || Kailahara || Preferred Name || ˌkai.lai.'hɑɹ.ʌ || CVV.CVV.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || The Burning Girl || Called
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|Laiha || Kulitena || Rank Name || ˌkuʟ.ɪ.'tɛn.ʌ || CVC.V.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || Kailaihara Ilenarys Koshon || Full Name
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|Laiha || Rakhan Ashil || Rank Name || ɹʌ.'xan a.'ʃil: || CV.'CVC V.'CVCC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || Kailaihara Kulitena Rakhan Ashil || Full Rank Name
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|Lehrer || Lehrer || Body Name || lɛɾ.'ɛ:ɹ || CVC.'VVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || Laiha || Personal Use
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|Lidela || Lidela || Primary Handle || li.'dɛl.ʌ || CV.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || Kailahara || Preferred Name
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|Mejhin || Mejhinilea Ilenarys || Full Name || me.ˌʒɪn.ɪ.'lej.ʌ ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs || CV.CVC.V.'CVV.V VV.CV.'CVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || Kulitena || Rank Name
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|Mejhin || Mejhin || Preferred Name || me.'ʒɪn || CV.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Laiha || Rakhan Ashil || Rank Name
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|Mirri || Ramirria Danatu Ilenarys || Full Name || ɹʌ.'mijɹ.ɹi.ʌ da.'nat.u ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs  || CV.'CVVC.CV.V CV.'CVC.V VV.CV.'CVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Lehrer || Lehrer || Body Name
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|Mirri || Mirri || Preferred Name || 'mijɹ.ɹi || 'CVVC.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Lidela || Lidela || Primary Handle
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|Niaan || Niaan || Primary Handle || ni.'a:n || CV.'VVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Mejhin || Mejhinilea Ilenarys || Full Name
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|Roshont || Haroshont Ilenarys || Full Name || ˌhɑɹ.o.'ʃont ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs || CVC.V.'CVCC VV.CV.'CVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Mejhin || Mejhin || Preferred Name
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|Roshont || Roshont || Personal Use || ɹo.'ʃont || CV.'CVCC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Mirri || Ramirria Danatu Ilenarys || Full Name
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|Roven || Ditraka (Truthspeaker) || Bound Name || di.'tɹ̝̊ak.a || CV.'CCVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Mirri || Mirri || Preferred Name
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|Roven || Roven Ditraka || Sigil Name || 'ɹov.ən di.'tɹ̝̊ak.a || 'CVC.VC CV.'CCVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Niaan || Niaan || Primary Handle
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|Ryssa || Ryssa || Body Name || 'ɹɪs.sʌ || 'CVC.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Roshont || Haroshont Ilenarys || Full Name
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|Ryssa || Essevryssara Iéhr || Full Name || ɛs.ˌsɛv.ɹɪs.'sɑɹ.ʌ ai.'ɛ:ɹ || VC.CVC.CVC.'CVC.V VV.'VVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Roshont || Roshont || Personal Use
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|Ryssa || Sara || Secondary Handle || 'sɑɹ.ʌ || 'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Roven || Ditraka (Truthspeaker) || Bound Name
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|Ryssa || Ryssara || Ship Name || ɹɪs.'sɑɹ.ʌ || CVC.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Roven || Roven Ditraka || Sigil Name
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|Ryssa || Sevrys || Station Name || sɛv.'ɹɪs || CVC.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Ryssa || Ryssa || Body Name
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|Shenna || Alishenna Ilenarys || Full Name || ˌa.lɪ.'ʃɛn.nʌ ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs || V.CV.'CVC.CV VV.CV.'CVC.VC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Ryssa || Essyvryssara Iéhr || Full Name
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|Shenna || Shenna || Personal Use || 'ʃɛn.nʌ || 'CVC.CV
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|-
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|Trajos || Trajos || Personal Use || 'tɹ̝̊adʒ.os || 'CCVC.VC
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|-
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|Trajos || Trajos Kulitenir || Rank Name || 'tɹ̝̊adʒ.os ˌkuʟ.ɪ.tən.'ijɹ || 'CCVC.VC CVC.V.CVC.'VVC
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|-
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|Treve || Treve || Personal Use || 'tɹ̝̊ɛv.ɛ || 'CCVC.V
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|-
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|Vasper || Vasper || Personal Use || 'væs.pɚ || 'CVC.CV
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|-
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|Yaden || Yaden || Personal Use || 'jad.ən || 'CVC.VC
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|}
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=== Terms ===
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Term || Meaning || Notes || IPA || Syllables
 
|-
 
|-
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|Ryssa || Sara || Secondary Handle
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| Anantea || of the world Ananti || || ˌa.nan.'tej.ʌ || V.CVC.'CVV.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Ryssa || Ryssara || Ship Name
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| Ananti || a world once home to an Eileci colony || || a.'nan.ti || V.'CVC.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Ryssa || Sevrys || Station Name
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| ashanti || an Eileci dance, native to the world Ananti || || a.'ʃan.ti || V.'CVC.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Shenna || Alishenna Ilenarys || Full Name
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| cyv || space || "the blue" || kɪv || CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Shenna || Shenna || Personal Use
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| Eileci || the clans || || ai.'lɛtʃ.i || VV.'CVC.V
 
|-
 
|-
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|Trajos || Trajos || Personal Use
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| kulitenakh || generals || || ˌkuʟ.ɪ.tə.'nax || CVC.V.CV.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Trajos || Trajos Kulitenir || Rank Name
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| lisat || an Eileci dance, native to the world Ananti || || lɪ.'sat || CV.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Treve || Treve || Personal Use
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| satal || an Eileci dance, native to the world Ananti || the dance of blades || sʌ.'tal || CV.'CVC
 
|-
 
|-
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|Vasper || Vasper || Personal Use
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| semba || fire || || 'sɛm.bʌ || 'CVC.CV
 
|-
 
|-
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|Yaden || Yaden || Personal Use
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| valla haraise || youth in the window || a particular biological period of Eileci || 'væl.lʌ ɦʌ.'ɹes || 'CVC.VC CV.'CVC
 
|}
 
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=== Vowels ===
 
=== Vowels ===
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==== Alternations ====
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The phones i and ɪ are possibly in an allophonic relationship. There is also a possible allophonic relationship between ɪ and ɛ or shwa. This requires further investigation.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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! || colspan="2"|i || colspan="2"|ɪ
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|-
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| || <small>'''stressed'''</small> || <small>'''unstressed'''</small> || <small>'''stressed'''</small> || <small>'''unstressed'''</small>
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|-
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| <small>'''before #'''</small> || || yes || ||
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|-
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| <small>'''before a'''</small> || || yes || ||
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|-
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| <small>'''before d'''</small> || || Ananti || yes ||
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|-
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| <small>'''before j'''</small> || yes || yes || ||
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|-
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| <small>'''before k'''</small> || || || || yes
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|-
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| <small>'''before l'''</small> || Ananti || || || yes
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|-
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| <small>'''before n'''</small> || || || yes ||
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|-
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| <small>'''before r'''</small> || yes || || ||
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|-
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| <small>'''before s'''</small> || || || || yes
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|-
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| <small>'''before sh'''</small> || || || || yes
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|-
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| <small>'''before t'''</small> || || Sevrys || || yes
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|-
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| <small>'''before v'''</small> || || || yes || yes
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|}
  
 
=== Consonants ===
 
=== Consonants ===
  
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[[Category:Canon: Splintered]]
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dʒ / ʒ = stressed / unstressed
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
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|+ Clusters
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! || Onset || Coda
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|-
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| '''C(L)''' || br ||
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|-
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| '''C(L)''' || tr ||
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|-
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| '''C(L)''' || vr ||
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|-
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| '''C(L)''' || fl ||
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|-
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| '''(N)C''' || || mb
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|-
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| '''(N)C''' || || nd
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|-
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| '''(N)C''' || || nt
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|}
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Also geminates scan as a CC.
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== Prosody ==
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This language has weight-sensitive stress and predictable vowel reduction. Primary stress is always on the rightmost super heavy syllable or, when no super heavy syllable is present, on the rightmost heavy syllable. Secondary stress is counted every other syllable to the left of the primary stressed syllable.
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
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|+ Syllable Patterns
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! Weight || Pattern
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|-
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| Super Heavy || CCV
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|-
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| Super Heavy || CVVC
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|-
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| Super Heavy || CVC
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|-
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| Super Heavy || CCVC
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|-
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| Super Heavy || CVV
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|-
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| Super Heavy || VVC
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|-
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| Super Heavy || CVCC
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|-
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| Heavy || VC
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|-
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| Heavy || VV
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|-
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| Light || CV
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|-
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| Light || V
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|}
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[[Category:Splintered]]
 
[[Category:Language]]
 
[[Category:Language]]

Latest revision as of 11:59, 26 May 2017

The Eileci language began as a naming language but quickly found its way into my heart.

Starting Vocabulary

Names

Character Name Context IPA Syllables
Adian Adian Personal Use ˌad.i.'an VC.V.'VC
Andi Andi Body Name 'an.di 'VC.CV
Andi Ilandié Full Name ɪl.'an.di.e VC.'VC.CV.V
Brihdë Brihdë Personal Use 'bɹɪ.dɛ 'CCV.CV
Dataaren Dataaren Body Name dʌ.'tɑ:ɹ.ən CV.'CVVC.VC
Dataaren Rydataarenys Full Name ˌɹai.dʌ.ˌtɑ:ɹ.ə.'nɛs CVV.CV.CVVC.V.'CVC
Flen Flen Ship Name flɛn CCVC
Genevra Genevra Ileas Birth Name ʒɛ.'nɛv.ɹʌ ai.'lɛj.ɛs CV.'CVC.CV VV.'CVV.VC
Genevra Cyvahdo (Skyrider) Bound Name kɪ.'vad.o CV.'CVC.V
Genevra Genevra Personal Use ʒɛ.'nɛv.ɹʌ CV.'CVC.CV
Genevra Gen Preferred Name dʒɛn CVC
Genevra Cyvahdo Primary Handle kɪ.'vad.o CV.'CVC.V
Hilesi Hilesi Primary Handle ɦɪ.'lɛs.i CV.'CVC.V
Kado Senikadöin Ilenarys Full Name ˌsɛ.nɪ.ˌkad.o.'wɪn ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs CV.CV.CVC.V.'VVC VV.CV.'CVC.VC
Kado Kado Preferred Name 'kad.o 'CVC.V
Kalía Velecaleita (Windstepper) Bound Name ˌve.le.kʌ.'lai.tʌ CV.CV.CV.'CVV.CV
Kalía Avellakaliana Koshon Full Name a.ˌvɛl.lʌ.ˌka.li.'jan.ʌ ko.'ʃon V.CVC.CV.CV.CV.'VVC.V CV.'CVC
Kalía Kalía Personal Use kʌ.'lij.ʌ CV.'CVV.V
Kemen Kemen Personal Use 'kɛm.ɛn 'CVC.VC
Laiha The Burning Girl Called
Laiha Kailaihara Ilenarys Koshon Full Name ˌkai.lai.'hɑɹ.ʌ ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs ko.'ʃon CVV.CVV.'CVC.V VV.CV.'CVC.VC CV.'CVC
Laiha Kailaihara Kulitena Rakhan Ashil Full Rank Name ˌkai.lai.'hɑɹ.ʌ ˌkuʟ.ɪ.'tɛn.ʌ ɹʌ.'xan a.'ʃil: CVV.CVV.'CVC.V CVC.V.'CVC.V CV.'CVC V.'CVCC
Laiha Laiha Personal Use 'lai.hʌ 'CVV.CV
Laiha Kailahara Preferred Name ˌkai.lai.'hɑɹ.ʌ CVV.CVV.'CVC.V
Laiha Kulitena Rank Name ˌkuʟ.ɪ.'tɛn.ʌ CVC.V.'CVC.V
Laiha Rakhan Ashil Rank Name ɹʌ.'xan a.'ʃil: CV.'CVC V.'CVCC
Lehrer Lehrer Body Name lɛɾ.'ɛ:ɹ CVC.'VVC
Lidela Lidela Primary Handle li.'dɛl.ʌ CV.'CVC.V
Mejhin Mejhinilea Ilenarys Full Name me.ˌʒɪn.ɪ.'lej.ʌ ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs CV.CVC.V.'CVV.V VV.CV.'CVC.VC
Mejhin Mejhin Preferred Name me.'ʒɪn CV.'CVC
Mirri Ramirria Danatu Ilenarys Full Name ɹʌ.'mijɹ.ɹi.ʌ da.'nat.u ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs CV.'CVVC.CV.V CV.'CVC.V VV.CV.'CVC.VC
Mirri Mirri Preferred Name 'mijɹ.ɹi 'CVVC.CV
Niaan Niaan Primary Handle ni.'a:n CV.'VVC
Roshont Haroshont Ilenarys Full Name ˌhɑɹ.o.'ʃont ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs CVC.V.'CVCC VV.CV.'CVC.VC
Roshont Roshont Personal Use ɹo.'ʃont CV.'CVCC
Roven Ditraka (Truthspeaker) Bound Name di.'tɹ̝̊ak.a CV.'CCVC.V
Roven Roven Ditraka Sigil Name 'ɹov.ən di.'tɹ̝̊ak.a 'CVC.VC CV.'CCVC.V
Ryssa Ryssa Body Name 'ɹɪs.sʌ 'CVC.CV
Ryssa Essevryssara Iéhr Full Name ɛs.ˌsɛv.ɹɪs.'sɑɹ.ʌ ai.'ɛ:ɹ VC.CVC.CVC.'CVC.V VV.'VVC
Ryssa Sara Secondary Handle 'sɑɹ.ʌ 'CVC.V
Ryssa Ryssara Ship Name ɹɪs.'sɑɹ.ʌ CVC.'CVC.V
Ryssa Sevrys Station Name sɛv.'ɹɪs CVC.'CVC
Shenna Alishenna Ilenarys Full Name ˌa.lɪ.'ʃɛn.nʌ ˌai.lə.'nɑɹ.ɪs V.CV.'CVC.CV VV.CV.'CVC.VC
Shenna Shenna Personal Use 'ʃɛn.nʌ 'CVC.CV
Trajos Trajos Personal Use 'tɹ̝̊adʒ.os 'CCVC.VC
Trajos Trajos Kulitenir Rank Name 'tɹ̝̊adʒ.os ˌkuʟ.ɪ.tən.'ijɹ 'CCVC.VC CVC.V.CVC.'VVC
Treve Treve Personal Use 'tɹ̝̊ɛv.ɛ 'CCVC.V
Vasper Vasper Personal Use 'væs.pɚ 'CVC.CV
Yaden Yaden Personal Use 'jad.ən 'CVC.VC

Terms

Term Meaning Notes IPA Syllables
Anantea of the world Ananti ˌa.nan.'tej.ʌ V.CVC.'CVV.V
Ananti a world once home to an Eileci colony a.'nan.ti V.'CVC.CV
ashanti an Eileci dance, native to the world Ananti a.'ʃan.ti V.'CVC.CV
cyv space "the blue" kɪv CVC
Eileci the clans ai.'lɛtʃ.i VV.'CVC.V
kulitenakh generals ˌkuʟ.ɪ.tə.'nax CVC.V.CV.'CVC
lisat an Eileci dance, native to the world Ananti lɪ.'sat CV.'CVC
satal an Eileci dance, native to the world Ananti the dance of blades sʌ.'tal CV.'CVC
semba fire 'sɛm.bʌ 'CVC.CV
valla haraise youth in the window a particular biological period of Eileci 'væl.lʌ ɦʌ.'ɹes 'CVC.VC CV.'CVC

Phonology

Vowels

Alternations

The phones i and ɪ are possibly in an allophonic relationship. There is also a possible allophonic relationship between ɪ and ɛ or shwa. This requires further investigation.

i ɪ
stressed unstressed stressed unstressed
before # yes
before a yes
before d Ananti yes
before j yes yes
before k yes
before l Ananti yes
before n yes
before r yes
before s yes
before sh yes
before t Sevrys yes
before v yes yes

Consonants

dʒ / ʒ = stressed / unstressed

Clusters
Onset Coda
C(L) br
C(L) tr
C(L) vr
C(L) fl
(N)C mb
(N)C nd
(N)C nt

Also geminates scan as a CC.

Prosody

This language has weight-sensitive stress and predictable vowel reduction. Primary stress is always on the rightmost super heavy syllable or, when no super heavy syllable is present, on the rightmost heavy syllable. Secondary stress is counted every other syllable to the left of the primary stressed syllable.

Syllable Patterns
Weight Pattern
Super Heavy CCV
Super Heavy CVVC
Super Heavy CVC
Super Heavy CCVC
Super Heavy CVV
Super Heavy VVC
Super Heavy CVCC
Heavy VC
Heavy VV
Light CV
Light V
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