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'''Thoschian''' [θoʃˑɪən] is the main language of westernmost Herooku. Created for the fantasy world of Grundet by [[User:Juhhmi|juhhmi]].
'''Thoschian''' /θoʃˑɪən/ is the main language of easternmost Herooku. Created for the fantasy world of Grundet by [[User:Juhhmi|juhhmi]].


==Phonology==
==Phonology==


===Consonants===
===Consonants===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 720px; text-align:center;"
! style="width: 90px; "|
! style="width: 70px; " |Bilabial
! style="width: 70px; " |Labio-dental
! style="width: 70px; " |Dental
! style="width: 70px; " |Alveolar
! style="width: 70px; " |Post-alveolar
! style="width: 70px; " |Palatal
! style="width: 70px; " |Velar
! style="width: 70px; " |Uvular
! style="width: 70px; " |Glottal
|-
! style="" |Nasal
| '''m''' <br />m
|
|
| '''n''' <br />n
|''' nj''' <br />ɲ
|''' ng''' <br />ŋ
|
|-
! style="" |Plosive
| '''p  b'''<br />p  b
|
|
|''' t  d'''<br />t  d
|
| '''tj dj'''<br />c  ɟ
| '''k  g'''<br />k  g
| '''q''' <br />q
| ''' ' ''' <br />ʔ
|-
! style="" |Fricative
|
| '''f  v'''<br />f v
|''' th  dh'''<br />θ ð
| '''s z'''<br />s z
| '''sch zj'''<br />ʃ ʒ
|''' h  j'''<br />ç ʝ
| '''ch'''<br />x 
|''' hq'''<br />χ
| '''h'''<br />h
|-
! style="" |Trill
|
|
|
|''' r'''<br />r
|
|
| '''rq'''<br />ʀ
|
|-
! style="" |Lateral app.
|
|
|
| '''l'''<br />l
|
|
|
|}
*Fricatives: /h/ appears with back vowels and /ç/ with front vowels.
*Word final voiced consonants are reduced into voiceless unless followed by a word beginning with another voiced consonant: ''lag tesch'' /lak teʃ/ vs. ''lag durni'' /lag durni/


===Vowels===
===Vowels===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 255px; text-align:center;"
! style="width: 90px; "|
! style="width: 55px; " |Front
! style="width: 55px; " |Central
! style="width: 55px; " |Back
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''ni'''<br>ɨ
| '''u'''<br>u
|-
! style="" |Near-Close
| '''i'''<br>ɪ 
|
| u<br>ʊ
|-
! style="" |Close-Mid
| '''no'''<br>ø
|
| '''o'''<br>o
|-
!style="" |Mid
|'''e'''<br>e
|e/o<br>ə
|
|-
! style="" |Open-mid
|
| '''a o'''<br>ʌ ɔ
|-
! style="" |Near-open
| a<br>ɐ
|
|-
! style="" |Open
| '''na'''<br>a
|
| '''a'''<br>ɑ
|}
*Unstressed reduction of vowels.
*Stressed ''a'' is ''qento'' "deep" /ɑ/ after all velar, uvular and glottal consonants and after voiced consonants (except for ''d'') and ''miteh'' "shallow" /ʌ/ after the rest of the voiceless consonants. Similarly with ''o'', the pronunciation varies between "deep" /ɔ/ and "shallow" /o/.


==Orthography==
==Orthography==


*Written with or without the ''c'': ''kch'' [kx], ''sch'' [ʃ]
===Native===
*''no'' [ø]
 
Influence from both Goldhearts and Ancient Kher Empire led to the birth of a combination of alphabet and syllabary systems derived from Rinapri logographs and nowadays written from right to left.
 
===Romanization===
 
*Trigraphs written with or without the ''c'': ''kch'' /kx/, ''sch'' /ʃ/
**Marked, if matters: ''lashe'' /lʌsˈçe/ (sprinkle; vernacularly [ˈlʌ.ɕˑe]) vs. ''lasche'' /ˈlʌ.ʃe/ (conviction)
*Former nasals: ''no'' /ø/, ''ni'' /ɨ/, ''na'' /a/
 
==Grammar==
 
Characteristic to an East-Herookuan language:
 


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Latest revision as of 21:58, 30 September 2014

Thoschian /θoʃˑɪən/ is the main language of easternmost Herooku. Created for the fantasy world of Grundet by juhhmi.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m
m
n
n
nj
ɲ
ng
ŋ
Plosive p b
p b
t d
t d
tj dj
c ɟ
k g
k g
q
q
'
ʔ
Fricative f v
f v
th dh
θ ð
s z
s z
sch zj
ʃ ʒ
h j
ç ʝ
ch
x
hq
χ
h
h
Trill r
r
rq
ʀ
Lateral app. l
l
  • Fricatives: /h/ appears with back vowels and /ç/ with front vowels.
  • Word final voiced consonants are reduced into voiceless unless followed by a word beginning with another voiced consonant: lag tesch /lak teʃ/ vs. lag durni /lag durni/

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close ni
ɨ
u
u
Near-Close i
ɪ
u
ʊ
Close-Mid no
ø
o
o
Mid e
e
e/o
ə
Open-mid a o
ʌ ɔ
Near-open a
ɐ
Open na
a
a
ɑ
  • Unstressed reduction of vowels.
  • Stressed a is qento "deep" /ɑ/ after all velar, uvular and glottal consonants and after voiced consonants (except for d) and miteh "shallow" /ʌ/ after the rest of the voiceless consonants. Similarly with o, the pronunciation varies between "deep" /ɔ/ and "shallow" /o/.

Orthography

Native

Influence from both Goldhearts and Ancient Kher Empire led to the birth of a combination of alphabet and syllabary systems derived from Rinapri logographs and nowadays written from right to left.

Romanization

  • Trigraphs written with or without the c: kch /kx/, sch /ʃ/
    • Marked, if matters: lashe /lʌsˈçe/ (sprinkle; vernacularly [ˈlʌ.ɕˑe]) vs. lasche /ˈlʌ.ʃe/ (conviction)
  • Former nasals: no /ø/, ni /ɨ/, na /a/

Grammar

Characteristic to an East-Herookuan language: