Soc'ul'

Soc'ul'
soc'ul'
Jul soc'ul', "Soc'ul' language"
Pronunciation	[so̞˧kʷʰu˩lˀ]
Created by	Dillon Hartwig
Date	2020
Setting	Pollasena
Native to	Knrawi Isles
Language family	Wasc Soc'ul'
Early form	Pre-Soc'ul'
Official status
Official language in	Knrawi Empire
Range map of Soc'ul' and Knrawi

Soc'ul' (Soc'ul': [so̞˧kʷʰu˩lˀ]) is a Wasc language spoken primarily by the Cuoñ'o people, with strong influence from Knrawi and other languages of the Knrawi Isles.

Etymology

Soc'ul', the language's autonym, is inherited from the Pre-Soc'ul' autonym səkʰulːa, from Wascotl *(cek)-cek-sole-la "our tongue".

Phonology

Orthography

Soc'ul' is written with the Wacag logography. Its romanization is as follows.

Soc'ul' Romanization

A a

Á á

Ā ā

B b

B' b'

C c

C' c'

D d

D' d'

E e

É é

Ē ē

H h

I i

Í í

Ī ī

J j

L l

L' l'

M m

M' m'

N n

N' n'

Ñ ñ

Ñ' ñ'

O o

Ó ó

Ō ō

P p

Pf pf

R r

R' r'

S s

T t

Ts ts

Tx tx

T' t'

U u

Ú ú

Ū ū

V v

V' v'

X x

Y y

Ý ý

Z z

Z' z'

This romanization matches IPA except

• ⟨c⟩, ⟨e⟩, ⟨h⟩, ⟨j⟩, ⟨ñ⟩, ⟨x⟩, and ⟨y⟩ represent /k/, /ə/, /ʔ/, /x/, /ŋ/, /ʃ/, and /ɰ/
• ⟨pm⟩, ⟨tn⟩, ⟨cñ⟩, ⟨ts⟩, and ⟨tx⟩ represent /ᵖm/, /ᵗn/, /ᵏŋ/, /t͡s/, and /t͡ʃ/
• Apostrophes mark glottalization and aspiration.
• Acutes and macrons mark long and overlong vowels respectively, except in ⟨ý⟩ in which it marks glottalization.
• Labialization and palatalization are marked by surrounding vowel letters.

Consonants

Consonants

	Labial/ labiodental				Alveolar				Post- alveolar				Palatalized velar/ palatal				Velar				Labialized velar				Glottal
Nasal	ᵖm	m	ᵖmˀ	mˀ	ᵗn	n	nˀ	ᵗnˀ					ᵏŋʲ	ŋʲ	ᵏŋʲˀ	ŋʲˀ	ᵏŋ	ŋ	ᵏŋˀ	ŋˀ	ᵏŋʷ	ŋʷ	ᵏŋʷˀ	ŋʷˀ
Stop		b		bˀ	t	d	tʰ	dˀ					kʲ		kʲʰ		k		kʰ		kʷ		kʷʰ		ʔ
Affricate					t͡s				t͡ʃ
Fricative		v		vˀ	s		z	zˀ	ʃ				xʲ	(ʝ)		(ʝˀ)	x	(ɣ)		(ɣˀ)	xʷ	(ɣʷ)		(ɣʷˀ)
Approximant						l		lˀ						(j)		(jˀ)		(ɰ)		(ɰˀ)		(w)		(wˀ)
Trill						r		rˀ

Notes:

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Vowels

Vowels

	Front		Central	Back
Close	i	(y)		u
Close-mid			ə	(o̞)
Open	a			(ɒ)

Notes:

• All vowels can be long or overlong
• [y], [o̞], and [ɒ] are allophones of /i/, /ə/, and /a/ adjacent to labialized consonants except allophones of /u(ː)/