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| + | | rhezeri, maru, kasuru, cor, dhavur | ||
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== Grammar == | == Grammar == | ||
Revision as of 16:46, 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| a | /æ/ or /æɛ/ | bhazaf, nanere, kasuru, canaf, saserhi, dhavur |
| a | /a/ 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 |
Labials
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| m | /m/ | maru |
| bh | /pʰ/ or /bʱ/ | bhazaf |
| b | /b/ | benok |
| f | /f₁/ | bhazaf, kotanuf, canaf |
| v | /v₁/ | ijeve, canavesi |
| vh | /v₂/ | a'tevh |
Missing /p/
Coronals
| glyph | phoneme | examples |
|---|---|---|
| n | /n/ | nanere, benok, nohe, canaf |
| dh | /tʰ/ or /dʱ/ | dhavur |
| t | /t/ | |
| s | /s/ | |
| z | /z/ | |
| r | /r₁/ | rhezeri, maru, kasuru, cor, dhavur |
| rh | /r₂/ | rhezeri, saserhi |
Grammar
2/7/18
- Canaf, Canavesi
- Aves, Avezesi
- Ijeve, Ijeveni
- Kotanuf, Kotanuves / Kotanuven
