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=== Vowels ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! glyph
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! phoneme
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! examples
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|-
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| a
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| /æ/ or /æɛ/
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| bhazaf, nanere, kasuru, canaf
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| a
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| /a/ or /ə/
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| zana, maru, a'tevh, kotanuf
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|-
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| e
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| /ɛ/ or /ə/
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| nanere, tateme
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|-
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| i
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| /i/ or /ɛ/
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| ijeve, rhezeri
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|-
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| o
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| /ɔ/
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| kotanuf, nohe, cor, benok
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|-
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| u
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| /u/
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| kotanuf, kasuru, maru
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|}
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=== Labials ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! glyph
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! phoneme
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! examples
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| m
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| /m/
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| maru
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|-
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| bh
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| /pʰ/ or /bʱ/
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| bhazaf
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|-
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| b
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| /p/ or /b/
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| benok
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| f
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| /f₁/
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| bhazaf, kotanuf, canaf
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|-
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| v
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| /v₁/
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| ijeve, canavesi
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|-
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| vh
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| /v₂/
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| a'tevh
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|}
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=== Coronals ===
  
 
== Grammar ==
 
== Grammar ==

Revision as of 16:25, 28 March 2018


The primary language encountered in Riftspace is for names of the main civilization I'm working with (which itself needs a name).

Canonical Names

  1. Bhazaf • [ 'bʰæ.zəf ], [ 'bʰæɛ.zæf ]
  2. Cor • [ 'kɔɹ ]
  3. Hasu • [ 'ha.su ], [ 'aʱ.sʊ ]
  4. Ijeve • [ 'i.dʒɛ.və ]
  5. Kasuru • [ 'kʰæɛ.su.ɹu ]
  6. Kotanuf • [ 'kʰɔʔ.tə.nuf ]
  7. Maru • [ 'ma.ɹu ]
  8. Nanere • [ 'nʌ.nɛ.ɹə ], [ 'næɛ.nɛ.ɹə ]
  9. Rhezeri • [ 'ɹɛ.zɛ.ɹɛ ]
  10. 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
a /æ/ or /æɛ/ bhazaf, nanere, kasuru, canaf
a /a/ or /ə/ zana, maru, a'tevh, kotanuf
e /ɛ/ or /ə/ nanere, tateme
i /i/ or /ɛ/ ijeve, rhezeri
o /ɔ/ kotanuf, nohe, cor, benok
u /u/ kotanuf, kasuru, maru

Labials

glyph phoneme examples
m /m/ maru
bh /pʰ/ or /bʱ/ bhazaf
b /p/ or /b/ benok
f /f₁/ bhazaf, kotanuf, canaf
v /v₁/ ijeve, canavesi
vh /v₂/ a'tevh

Coronals

Grammar

2/7/18

  1. Canaf, Canavesi
  2. Aves, Avezesi
  3. Ijeve, Ijeveni
  4. Kotanuf, Kotanuves / Kotanuven
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