Fruwi

Fruwi
oñ Fruwi
Pronunciation	[õɴ.ɸr̊ᵝůᵝ.wʷiʷ]
Created by	Webcloud
Date	2022
Language family	Fruwi baro Fruwi Ban baro Fruwi
Early forms	Proto-Fruwi Fruwi Ban
Standard form	Standard Fruwi
Dialects	Sontrai Ban Sontrai Tun Haishi Ban Haishi Tun
Writing system	Latin

Introduction

Fruwi is a engineered non-naturalistic a-priori constructed language, that tries to be logical at times. The language has two main dialects, Haishi and Sontrai. The Haishi dialects may seem easier to humans or much easier to english speakers, because of the base-10 number system, lack of conjugation, and more english-like phonology, though this is a coincidence.

Creation

I created a language called ol fruwi (sic); which now with a few adjustments has become Proto-Fruwi, in mid 2022. An early version of Fruwi, Standard, then known as oñ Fruwi was published to Conlang Fandom Early 2023.

Type

It is supposed to be a sort of engineered conlang without worldbuilding, though Webcloud, late, realized that they need a universe if they want words for times, dates, and other sorts of words. The language is not supposed to be naturalistic, and will veer from most major languages many times. It is an a-priori language, meaning it does not specifically take any vocabulary from any real life languages.

Evolution

Etymology

The name of the language Fruwi, comes from Proto-Fruwi's "ou fruwis". the languages derived from it, have derived names

Phonology

Consonants

Standard Fruwi

Phonemes or diaphonemes; biggest phonology of all dialects
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Nasal	m	n		(ɲ)	ŋ
Lenis Stop	p	t		(c)	k	ʡ
Fortis Stop	pʰ	tʰ		(cʰ)	kʰ	ʡ
Lenis Fricative	ɸ	s			χ	ħ
Fortis Fricative	β	z			ʁ	ħ
Lenis Affricate		t̆s	t̆ʃ
Fortis Affricate		d̆z	d̆ʒ
Trill		r
Approximant	ʷ		(ɹ̠ʲ)	j	w
Lateral Approximant		l		(ʎ)	(ʟ)

Transcribers
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Special Lenis Stop	b	d		(ɟ)	g
Special Fortis Stop	bʰ	dʰ		(ɟʰ)	gʰ

Notes:

• /ŋ, k, kʰ/→[ɲ, c, cʰ] before /i, e/
• /r/→[ɹ̠ʲ] next to /t̆ʃ, d̆ʒ/
• /l/→[ʎ] near /j, i, e/
• /l/→[ʟ] near /w, u, o/
• /V/→[Ṽ] near /m, n, ŋ/
  • /oŋ/→[õŋ], /orŋ/→[õrŋ], /ŋjo/→[ŋjõ], but: /oŋfu/→[õŋfu]
• /ŋ/→[ɴ] CODA
  • /oŋ/→[õɴ]
• /C, V/→[Cᵝ, Vᵝ] near /m, p, pʰ, ɸ, β/
  • /ɸru/→[ɸrᵝuᵝ], but: /ɸruwi/→[ɸrᵝuᵝwi]
• /V_high, Approximant/→[V_highʷ, Aʷ] near /w/, and not already already bilabialized or labiodentalized
  • /wi/→[wiʷ], but: /wa/→[wa], /we/→[we], also but: /ɸwi/→[ɸwᵝiᵝ]
• Syllable: /Approximant, Trill, Radical, Vowel/→ same voicing as closest consonant
  • /sr/→[sr̊], /zr/→[zr̬], /ɸru/→[ɸr̊ᵝůᵝ]

Be careful, rounding is not bilabializing or labiodentalizing!

Sontrai Ban

Phonemes
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Nasal	m	n̪		(ɲ)	ŋ
Lenis Stop	p	t		(c)	k	ʡ
Fortis Stop	pʰ	tʰ		(cʰ)	kʰ	ʡ
Lenis Fricative	ɸ	θ	ʂ		x	ħ
Fortis Fricative	β	ð	ʐ		ɣ	ħ
Lenis Affricate		t̆s
Fortis Affricate		d̆z
Trill		r
Approximant	ʷ		(ɻ)	j	w
Lateral Approximant		l		(ʎ)	(ʟ)

Transcribers
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Special Lenis Stop	b	d		(ɟ)	g
Special Fortis Stop	bʰ	dʰ		(ɟʰ)	gʰ

Notes:

• /ŋ, g, kʰ/→[ɲ, ɟ, cʰ] before /i, e/
• /r/→[ɻ] next to /ʂ, ʐ/
• /l/→[ʎ] near /j, i, e/
• /l/→[ɫ] near /w, u, o/
• /V/→[Ṽ] near /m, n, ŋ/
  • /oŋ/→[õŋ], /orŋ/→[õrŋ], /ŋjo/→[ŋjõ], but: /oŋfu/→[õŋfu]
• /ŋ/→[ɴ] CODA
  • /oŋ/→[õɴ]
• /C, V/→[Cᵝ, Vᵝ] near /m, p, pʰ, ɸ, β/
  • /ɸru/→[ɸrᵝuᵝ], but: /ɸruwi/→[ɸrᵝuᵝwi]
• /V_high, Approximant/→[V_highʷ, Aʷ] near /w/, and not already already bilabialized or labiodentalized
  • /wi/→[wiʷ], but: /wa/→[wa], /we/→[we], also but: /ɸwi/→[ɸwᵝiᵝ]
• Syllable: /Approximant, Trill, Radical, Vowel/→ same voicing as closest consonant
  • /sr/→[sr̊], /zr/→[zr̬], /ɸru/→[ɸr̊ᵝůᵝ]

Be careful, rounding is not bilabializing or labiodentalizing!

Changes:

• s > θ, z > ð
• t̆ʃ > ʂ, d̆ʒ > ʐ
• χ > x, ʁ > ɣ

Haishi Ban

Phonemes
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Nasal	m	n		(ɲ)	ŋ
Lenis Stop	b	d		(ɟ)	g	ʡ
Fortis Stop	pʰ	tʰ		(cʰ)	kʰ	ʡ
Lenis Fricative	f	s	ʃ		x	ħ
Fortis Fricative	v	z	ʒ			ħ
Lenis Affricate			t̆ʃ
Fortis Affricate			d̆ʒ
Approximant	ʷ	ɹ	(ɹ̠ʲ)	j	w
Lateral Approximant		l		(ʎ)	(ɫ)

Transcribers
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Special Lenis Stop	p	t		(c)	k
Special Fortis Stop	bʰ	dʰ		(ɟʰ)	gʰ

Notes:

• /ŋ, g, kʰ/→[ɲ, ɟ, cʰ] before /i, e/
• /ɹ/→[ɹ̠ʲ] next to /t̆ʃ, d̆ʒ, ʃ, ʒ/
• /l/→[ʎ] near /j, i, e/
• /l/→[ɫ] near /w, u, o/
• /V/→[Ṽ] near /m, n, ŋ/
  • /oŋ/→[õŋ], /oɹŋ/→[õɹŋ], /ŋjo/→[ŋjõ], but: /oŋfu/→[õŋfu]
• /ŋ/→[ɴ] CODA
  • /oŋ/→[õɴ]
• /C, V/→[Cᵝ, Vᵝ] near /m, b, pʰ/
  • /bɹu/→[bɹᵝuᵝ], but: /bɹuwi/→[bɹᵝuᵝwi]
• /C, V/→[Cᵛ, Vᵛ] near /f, v/
  • /fɹu/→[fɹᵛuᵛ], but: /fɹuwi/→[fɹᵛuᵛwi]
• /V_high, Approximant/→[V_highʷ, Aʷ] near /w/, and not already bilabialized or labiodentalized
  • /wi/→[wiʷ], but: /wa/→[wa], /we/→[we], also but: /fwi/→[fwᵛiᵛ]
• Syllable: /Approximant, Trill, Radical, Vowel/→ same voicing as closest consonant
  • /sɹ/→[sɹ̊], /zɹ/→[zɹ̬], /fɹu/→[fɹ̊ᵛůᵛ]

Be careful, rounding is not bilabializing or labiodentalizing!

Changes:

• ɸ > f , β > v
• t̆ʃ > ʃ , d̆ʒ > ʒ
• t̆s > t̆ʃ, d̆z > d̆ʒ
• χ > x , ʁ > x

Haishi Tun:

• χ > ɣ , ʁ > ɣ
• V_voiceless > V_voiced

Vowels

Standard Fruwi Phonemes and Diaphonemes
Placement	Front	Center	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low		a

Notes:

• /V/→[Vᵝ] near /m, p, pʰ, ɸ, β/
  • /ɸu/→[ɸuᵝ], /bu/→[buᵝ]
• /V/→[Cᵛ, Vᵛ] near /f, v/
  • /fu/→[fɹᵛuᵛ]
• /V_high, Approximant/→[V_highʷ, Aʷ] near /w/, and not already bilabialized or labiodentalized
  • /wi/→[wiʷ], but: /wa/→[wa], /we/→[we], also but: /ɸwi/→[ɸwᵝiᵝ], /fwi/→[fwᵛiᵛ],

Dialects:

• Standard; //ə, e, o//→/ə, e̞, o̞/
• Sontrai; -//ə, e, o//→/œ, e, o̞/(Ban)
• Sontrai; -//ə, e, o//→/ɨ, e̞, o̞/(Tun)
• Haishi; --//ə, e, o//→/ɑ, e̞, o̞/(Ban)
• Haishi; --//ə, e, o//→/ʌ, e̞, o/(Tun)

Stress and intonation

All syllables are pronounced as the same length; there is no Lexical stress. This is similar to French and Georgian. Though, when prosodic stress is involved, the first syllable of the prosodical word becomes extra stressed.

• The word for what, <>, has a rising intonation /↗︎/,
• Though, if it is the subject of a sentence, everything on from the verb has a falling intonation /↘︎/
• The words for yes and no, <>, both have a falling intonation /↘︎/
• Though, the final "or not", <>, found in yes-no questions, also has a rising intonation /↗︎/

Phonotactics

syllable structure is: (C)(C)V(V)(C)(C) a more specific version is: (CA)V(V)(RC) & GV(V)

A = //w, r, l, j// approximant R = //r, l// G = /ʡ, ħ/ radical C = non-radical, non-approximant Consonants V = Vowels //ɸjailm// is CAVVRC, //ħai// is GVV

if the pronounciation is ambigious : then the coda steals the consonant if it is not guttral nor approximant

• /tamlat/:- /tam.lat/ -or /ta.mlat/:- /mam.lat/ is correct
• /talmat/:- /tal.mat/ -or /talm.at/:- /mal.mat/ is correct
• /talmlat/: /tal.mlat/ or /talm.lat/: /talm.lat/ is correct

ambigious pronounciation is not ambisyllabic. ambisyllabicity is possibly only when you have one consonant only between vowels
Syllables starting with glottal consonants may not have codas; ambisyllabic codas (C) are allowed

• banned*: /ħal/ /ħalm/ /ħal.mat/ /ħam/ /ħalm.lat/
• impossible anyways*: /ħaml/ /ħalml/
• ambisyllabic: /ħalat/ /ħamat/
• separate syllable: /ħa.mlat/

ae, ao, ai, au, ʌi, ʌu, ei, eu, oi, ou are the only possible diphthongs

Morphophonotactics

Final syllable's onset may only be glottal in uncountable nouns (only I class nouns can be uncountable), this is because uncountable nouns cannot have final codas

Orthography

Consonant Orthography based on Standard Fruwi
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal
Nasal	m	n			ñ
Lenis Stop	b	d			g
Fortis Stop	p	t			k
Lenis Fricative	f	s			x
Fortis Fricative	v	z			q
Lenis Affricate		c	ch
Fortis Affricate		j	jh
Trill		r
Approximant				y	w
Lateral Approximant		l

Consonant Orthography based on Standard Fruwi Transcribers
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal
Special Lenis Stop	ʮb	ʮd			ʮg
Special Fortis Stop	ʮp	ʮt			ʮk

Vowel Orthography based on Standard Fruwi
Closed v.	Open v.	radical s. v.	radical f. v.
<Ii> //i//	<Īī> //.i//	<Íí> //.ʡi//	<Ìì> //.ħi//
<Uu> //u//	<Ūū> //.u//	<Úú> //.ʡu//	<Ùù> //.ħu//
<Ee> //e//	<Ēē> //.e//	<Éé> //.ʡe//	<Èè> //.ħe//
<Oo> //o//	<Ōō> //.o//	<Óó> //.ʡo//	<Òò> //.ħo//
<Aa> //a//	<Āā> //.a//	<Áá> //.ʡa//	<Àà> //.ħa//
<Ʌʌ> //ə//	<Ʌ̄ʌ̄> //.ə//	<Ʌ́ʌ́> //.ʡə//	<Ʌ̀ʌ̀> //.ħə//

Vowels at the start of a word need not have macrons, they are always open unless they have radical in front.
Vowels with macrons only written after other vowels:

• <alenta> /a.len.ta/ and <alēnta> /al.en.ta/ are the same, but correct spelling is alenta, while correct pronunciation is /al.en.ta/ (ambigious/ambisyllabic)
• <almenta> /al.men.ta/ and <almēnta> /alm.en.ta/ are the same, but correct spelling is almenta, while correct pronunciation is /al.men.ta/ (ambigious)
• <amlenta> /am.len.ta/ or /a.mlen.ta/ but <amlēnta> /aml.en.ta/ is not even possible by previous rules; and /am.len.ta/ is the correct pronounciation (ambigious)
• <almlenta> /al.mlen.ta/ or /alm.len.ta/ but <almlēnta> /alml.en.ta/ is not even possible by previous rules; and /alm.len.ta/ is the correct pronounciation (ambigious)