Laakitlantu
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| Laakitlantu Laakitlantu, Laakitlan(tu)yaqa | |
| Spoken in: | Sikotoweka |
| Conworld: | Rekeni, a planet in Lehola |
| Total speakers: | Before being conquered, Classical Laakitlantu had around 7,000 speakers. It is now extinct, and has no descendents. |
| Genealogical classification: | Unknown |
| Basic word order: | SVO |
| Morphological type: | Agglutinating |
| Morphosyntactic alignment: | Active-stative? |
| Writing system: | Usually unwritten |
| Created by:: | Henry A. B. |
Laakitlantu Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops | p | t | k | q | ʔ | |
| Ejective Stops | pʼ | tʼ | kʼ | qʼ | ||
| Affricates | ts, tɬ | |||||
| Ejective Affricates | tsʼ, tɬʼ | |||||
| Fricatives | s, ɬ | x | (χ) | |||
| Nasals | m | n | ŋ | (ɴ) | ||
| Liquids | r | j | w |
The uvular consonants [χ] and [ɴ] are non-phonemic. [χ] is an occasional realization of [x] in the northern areas of Sikotoweka. [ɴ] occurs as an allophone of other nasal consonants when before /q/, /qʼ/, or [χ].
