Thoschian

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Thoschian [θoʃˑɪən] is the main language of westernmost 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 ɨ u
Near-Close ɪ ʊ
Close-Mid ø o
Mid e ə
Open-mid ʌ ɔ
Near-open ɐ
Open a ɑ

Orthography

  • Written with or without the c: kch [kx], sch [ʃ]
  • no [ø]