Riftspace Languages

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, saserhi, dhavur
a	/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

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		u
Open-Mid	ɛ		ɔ
Open	æ	ä

Labials

glyph	phoneme	examples
m	/m/	maru
bh	/pʰ/ or /bʱ/	bhazaf
b	/b/	benok
f	/f/	bhazaf, kotanuf, canaf
v	/v/	ijeve, canavesi, vana
vh	/ʰf/ or /vʱ/	a'tevh

Missing /p/

Coronals

glyph	phoneme	examples
n	/n/	nanere, benok, nohe, canaf
dh	/tʰ/ or /dʱ/	dhavur
d	/d/	taderes
t	/t/	tatemi, haruset, a'tevh
s	/s/	saserhi, haruset, kasuru, aves
z	/z/	zana, avezesi
r	/r₁/	rhezeri, maru, kasuru, cor, dhavur
rh	/r₂/	rhezeri, saserhi

Grammar

2/7/18

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