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{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
  ! IPA
   ! Letter  
   ! Letter  
  ! Phoneme
   ! Example  
   ! Example  
(in english)  
(in english)  
   |-
   |-
  | Ḵ ḵ
   | x
   | x
  | Ḵ ḵ
   | scottish lo'''ch'''
   | scottish lo'''ch'''
   |-
   |-
  | V v
   | v
   | v
  | V v
   | '''v'''et
   | '''v'''et
   |-
   |-
  | H h
   | h
   | h
  | H h
   | '''b'''et
   | '''b'''et
   |-
   |-
  | D d
   | d
   | d
  | D d
   | '''d'''og
   | '''d'''og
   |-
   |-
  | Ḏ ḏ
   | ʦ~ʣ
   | ʦ~ʣ
  | Ḏ ḏ
   | be'''ds''' or be'''ts'''
   | be'''ds''' or be'''ts'''
   |-
   |-
  | B b
   | b
   | b
  | B b
   | '''b'''all
   | '''b'''all
   |-
   |-
  | S s
   | s
   | s
  | S s
   | '''s'''un
   | '''s'''un
   |-
   |-
  | Ẕ ẕ
   | ʒ
   | ʒ
  | Ẕ ẕ
   | plea'''s'''ure
   | plea'''s'''ure
   |-
   |-
  | Y y
   | j
   | j
  | Y y
   | '''y'''es
   | '''b'''all
   |-
   |-
  | K k
   | k
   | k
  | K k
   | '''k'''ick
   | '''k'''ick
   |-
   |-
  | G g
   | g
   | g
  | G g
   | '''g'''ame
   | '''g'''ame
   |-
   |-
  | L l
   | l
   | l
  | L l
   | '''l'''ose
   | '''l'''ose
   |-
   |-
  | M m
   | m
   | m
  | M m
   | '''m'''all
   | '''m'''all
   |-
   |-
  | N n
   | n
   | n
  | N n
   | '''n'''o
   | '''n'''o
   |-
   |-
  | P p
   | p
   | p
  | P p
   | '''b'''all
   | '''b'''all
   |-
   |-
  | J j
   | ʤ
   | ʤ
  | J j
   | '''j'''udge
   | '''j'''udge
   |-
   |-
  | R r
   | r~ɹ~ɾ
   | r~ɹ~ɾ
  | R r
   | '''r'''un
   | '''r'''un
   |-
   |-
  | F f
   | f
   | f
  | F f
   | '''f'''un
   | '''f'''un
   |-
   |-
  | X x
   | ʃ
   | ʃ
  | X x
   | '''sh'''un
   | '''sh'''un
   |-
   |-
  | Ř ř
   | r̩
   | r̩
  | Ř ř
   | ladd'''er'''
   | ladd'''er'''
   |-
   |-
  | T t
   | t
   | t
  | T t
   | '''t'''all
   | '''t'''all
   |-
   |-
  | Č č
   | tʃ
   | tʃ
  | Č č
   | '''ch'''eese
   | '''ch'''eese
   |-
   |-
  | Z z
   | z
   | z
  | Z z
   | '''z'''oo
   | '''z'''oo
   |-
   |-
  | Ḻ ḻ
   | ɺ͡r
   | ɺ͡r
  | Ḻ ḻ
   | no english equivalent
   | no english equivalent
   |-
   |-
  | Ḫ ḫ
   | χ
   | χ
  | Ḫ ḫ
   | no english equivalent
   | no english equivalent
   |-
   |-
  | Ŀ ŀ
   | ɬ~ɮ
   | ɬ~ɮ
  | Ŀ ŀ
   | no english equivalent
   | no english equivalent
   |-
   |-
   |}
   |}

Revision as of 19:56, 18 December 2013

Verkhazii (YAXKK VŘḴAẔH Yaxkik Vřḵaẕī) was a language spoken in the region that is known as Arkheo. It is most notable for being the ancestor languge of Arkhean.

Phonology

Vowels

Vowel Phonemes
Front Central Back
Close i ɨ u
Close-mid e o
Mid ə
Open-mid ɛ ɔ
Open a ɒ
Phonemes
IPA Letter Example
Monopthongs
ɒ/a a bra,father, cot, bad
ɛ e bet
e ē bay, face
ɔ o road
o ō or, for, cot
ə u under
u ū zoo
ɨ i roses
i ī bee
Followed by an R...
IPA letters Example
ɪər īr ear, fear
ɛər ēr air, fair
ɔr or for, pour

Vowel Allophony

  • /æ/ is an allophone of /a/, word initially and before /l/, and occurs after /ɬ/~/ɮ/.
  • /ɐ/ is an allophone of /ə/ when followed by plosives.
  • /ɪ/ is an allophone of /ɨ/ when it is word-initial.

Consonants

Consonant Phonemes
Bilabial Labio-

Dental

Dental Alveolar Post-

Alveolar

Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n
Stop p b t d k ɡ ʔ
Affricate ʦ~ʣ t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
Fricative f v s z ʃ ʒ x χ h
Approximant j
Rhotic Consonant r~ɹ~ɾ [1]
Lateral Approximant l
Lateral Fricative ɬ~ɮ
Lateral Trill ɺ͡r
  1. ↑ The Arkhéan [r] can either be an Alveolar Trill [r], an Alveolar Approximant [ɹ] or an Alveolar Tap [ɾ], as both consonant sounds are used in Free-Variation, meaning they can be used interchangeably without changing the meaning of the word, and only relies on the preference of the speaker.
Letter Phoneme Example

(in english)

Ḵ ḵ x scottish loch
V v v vet
H h h bet
D d d dog
Ḏ ḏ ʦ~ʣ beds or bets
B b b ball
S s s sun
Ẕ ẕ ʒ pleasure
Y y j yes
K k k kick
G g g game
L l l lose
M m m mall
N n n no
P p p ball
J j ʤ judge
R r r~ɹ~ɾ run
F f f fun
X x ʃ shun
Ř ř r̩ ladder
T t t tall
Č č tʃ cheese
Z z z zoo
Ḻ ḻ ɺ͡r no english equivalent
Ḫ ḫ χ no english equivalent
Ŀ ŀ ɬ~ɮ no english equivalent
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