The primary language encountered in Riftspace is for names of the main civilization I'm working with (which itself needs a name).
Canonical Names
- A'tevh • [ 'äʔ.tʰɛvʱ ], [ 'äʔ.tʰɛf ]
- Aves • [ 'ä.vəs ]
- Benoc • [ 'bɛ.nɔk ]
- Bhäzäf • [ 'bʰæ.zəf ], [ 'bʰæɛ.zæf ]
- Cänäf • [ 'kæ.nəf ], [ 'kæɛ.næf ]
- Cor • [ 'kɔɹ ]
- Dhävur • [ 'dʰæ.vuɹ ]
- Haruset • [ 'hä.ɹu.sɛt ]
- Hasu • [ 'hä.su ], [ 'aʱ.sʊ ]
- Ide'a • [ 'i.dɛʔ.ə ]
- Ijeve • [ 'i.dʒɛ.və ]
- Käsuru • [ 'kʰæɛ.su.ɹu ]
- Kotanuf • [ 'kʰɔʔ.tə.nuf ]
- Maru • [ 'mä.ɹu ]
- Mihzät • [ 'mi.zʰæt ]
- Nänere • [ 'nʌ.nɛ.ɹə ], [ 'næɛ.nɛ.ɹə ]
- Rhezerë • [ 'ɹʰɛ.zɛ.ɹɛ ]
- Säserhë • [ 'sæɛ.sɛ.ɹʰɛ ]
- Sävanes • [ 'sæɛ.və.nɛs ]
- Nohe • [ 'nɔ.hə ]
- Tätemë • [ 'tʰæ.tʰɛ.mɛ ]
- Täseta • [ 'tʰæ.sɛ.tʰə ]
- Väna • [ 'væ.nə ]
- Veset • [ 'vɛ.sɛt ]
- Zana • [ 'zä.nə ]
Phonology
Vowels
glyph
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phoneme
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examples
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ä
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/æɛ/ or /æ/
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bhazaf, nanere, kasuru, canaf, saserhi, dhavur
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a
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/ä/ or /ə/
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zana, maru, haruset, a'tevh, kotanuf, aves
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e
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/ɛ/ or /ə/
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nanere, tatemi, haruset, rhezeri, aves, avezesi
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i or ë
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/i/ or /ɛ/
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ijeve, rhezeri, tatemi, saserhi, canavesi
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o
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/ɔ/
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kotanuf, nohe, cor, benok
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u
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/u/
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kotanuf, kasuru, maru
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- 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.
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Front
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Central
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Back
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Close
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i
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u
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Open-Mid
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ɛ
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ɔ
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Open
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æ
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ä
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Consonants
Phonemic Consonants
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Labial |
Coronal |
Post-alveolar |
Velar |
Glottal
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nasal |
m |
n |
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obstruent |
aspirated |
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t /tʰ/ |
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k /kʰ/ |
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voiceless |
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t /t/ |
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c /k/ |
' /ʔ/
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voiced |
b /b/ |
d |
j /dʒ/ |
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murmured |
bh /bʱ/ |
dh /dʱ/ |
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fricative |
voiceless |
f /f/ |
s /s/ |
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h /h/
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voiced |
v /v/ |
z /z/ |
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murmured |
vh /vʱ/ |
hz /zʱ/ |
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approximant |
voiced |
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r /ɾ-ɹ/ |
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murmured |
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rh /ɹʱ/ |
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- Voiced consonants cannot be word final.
- /f/ cannot be word initial.
Grammar
2/7/18
- Canaf, Canavesi
- Aves, Avezesi
- Ijeve, Ijeveni
- Kotanuf, Kotanuves / Kotanuven