Verkhazhii (YXKK VṚḴẔY Yaxkik Vṛḵaẕīy) was a language spoken in the region that is now known as Arkheo. It is most notable for being the ancestor languge of Arkhean.
Phonology
Vowels
Vowel Phonemes
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Front
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Central
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Back
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| Close
|
i
|
ɨ
|
u
|
| Close-mid
|
e
|
|
o
|
| Mid
|
|
ə
|
|
| Open-mid
|
ɛ
|
|
ɔ ɔ̃
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| Open
|
a
|
|
ɒ
|
Phonemes
| IPA
|
Letter
|
Example
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| Monopthongs
|
| ɒ/a
|
a
|
bra,father, cot, bad
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| ɛ
|
e
|
bet
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| e
|
ē
|
bay, face
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| ɔ
|
o
|
road
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| ɔ̃
|
ǫ
|
French "bon"
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| o
|
ō
|
or, for, cot
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| ə
|
u
|
under
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| u
|
ū
|
zoo
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| ɨ
|
i
|
roses
|
| i
|
ī
|
bee
|
Followed by an R...
| IPA
|
letters
|
Example
|
| ɪər
|
īr
|
ear, fear
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| ɛər
|
ēr
|
air, fair
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| ɔr
|
or
|
for, pour
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Vowel Allophony
- /u/ front to /y/ near /r/
Consonants
Consonant Phonemes
|
|
Bilabial
|
Alveolar
|
Post-Alveolar
|
Alveolo-Palatal
|
Velar
|
Uvular
|
Glottal
|
| Nasal
|
m
|
n
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Stop
|
p b
|
t d
|
|
|
k g
|
q
|
ʔ
|
| Affricate
|
|
ʦ
|
ʧ ʤ
|
[ʨ ʥ]
|
|
|
|
| Fricative
|
ɸ β
|
s z
|
ʃ ʒ
|
[ɕ ʑ]
|
x [ɣ]
|
χ [ʁ]
|
h
|
| Approximant
|
|
|
|
j
|
w
|
|
|
| Rhotic Consonant
|
|
ɹ~ɾ [1]
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Trill
|
|
r
|
|
|
|
ʀ
|
|
| Lateral Approximant
|
|
l
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|
|
|
|
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| Lateral Fricative
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|
ɬ
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|
|
|
|
|
- ↑ The Vṛḵaẕīy [r] can either be 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)
|
| ʾ
|
ʔ
|
uh-oh
|
| Ḵ ḵ
|
x
|
Scottish loch
|
| V v
|
β
|
vet
|
| H h
|
h
|
bet
|
| D d
|
d
|
dog
|
| Ḏ ḏ
|
ʦ
|
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
|
ɹ~ɾ
|
run
|
| Rr rr
|
r
|
trilled /ɹ/
|
| F f
|
ɸ
|
fun
|
| X x
|
ʃ
|
shun
|
| W w
|
w
|
water
|
| T t
|
t
|
tall
|
| Ṯ ṯ or C c
|
ʧ
|
cheese
|
| Z z
|
z
|
zoo
|
| Ḻ ḻ
|
ɬ
|
no English equivalent
|
| Ḫ ḫ
|
χ
|
no English equivalent
|
| Q q
|
q
|
like /k/ but with the uvula
|
| Ṟ ṟ
|
ʀ
|
no English equivalent
|
| Ṛ ṛ
|
r̩~ɹ̩
|
ladder
|
| Ṇ ṇ
|
n̩
|
even
|
