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Kəthaulə is a the | Kəthaulə is a the product of a young conlanger created as an experiment with the idea of conlanging, it was designed to be familiar to home and strange enough to be more interesting than English (their native language), it was inspired by many of the European, it was considered having it be a secondary language for regular use by theirself. | ||
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| '''l''' || /l/ || as in ‘leaf’ | | '''l''' || /l/ || as in ‘leaf’ | ||
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| '''r''' || /ɹ~r~ɾ/ || as in ‘reed’ | | '''r''' || /ɹ~r~ɾ/ || as in ‘reed’, or whatever rhotic sound is preferred. | ||
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|colspan=3| '''''Semi-Vowels / Glides''''' | |colspan=3| '''''Semi-Vowels / Glides''''' | ||
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| '''i, e''' || /i/ || as ''ee'' in ‘b''ee'''n’ | | '''i, e''' || /i/ || as ''ee'' in ‘b''ee'''n’ | ||
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| '''e, ay''' || / | | '''e, ay''' || /ei/ || as ''ay'' in ‘b'''ay'''’ | ||
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| '''e''' || /ɛ/ || as ''e'' in ‘b'''e'''t’ | | '''e''' || /ɛ/ || as ''e'' in ‘b'''e'''t’ | ||
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| '''a, ā''' || /a/ || as ''a'' in ‘b'''a''' | | '''a, ā''' || /a/ || as ''a'' in ‘b'''a'''d’ | ||
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|colspan=3| '''''Back''''' | |colspan=3| '''''Back''''' | ||
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| '''uh, ə, ö''' || /ʌ/ || as ''u'' in ‘b'''u'''t’ | | '''uh, ə, ö''' || /ʌ/ || as ''u'' in ‘b'''u'''t’ | ||
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| '''o''' || /o/ || as ''oa'' in ‘b'''oa'''t’ | | '''o''' || /o/ || as ''oa'' in ‘b'''oa'''t’ | ||
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| '''ai''' || / | | '''ai''' || /ai/ || as ''i'' in ‘b'''i'''te’ | ||
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| '''au, ow''' || / | | '''au, ow''' || /au/ || as ''ow'' in ‘c'''ow'''’ | ||
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| '''V̊''' || /Ø/ || when a vowel has a ring above it it is silent. | | '''V̊''' || /Ø/ || when a vowel has a ring above it it is silent. | ||
Revision as of 07:18, 19 September 2020
Phonology
Orthography
Consonants
| Stops | ||
| b | /b/ | as in ‘bee’ |
| p | /p/ | as in ‘pea’ |
| d | /d/ | as in ‘deed’ |
| t | /t/ | as in ‘tea’ |
| g | /ɡ/ | as in ‘get’ |
| k | /k/ | as in ‘key’ |
| q | /q/ | as in ‘Quran’ |
| ’ | /ʔ/ | as in the ‘-’ in ‘uh-oh’ |
| Fricatives | ||
| f | /f/ | as in ‘fee’ |
| s | /s/ | as in ‘see’ |
| ll | /ł/ | as in welsh ‘llall’ |
| th | /θ/ /ð/ | as in ‘thin’ or ‘the’ |
| z | /z/ | as in ‘zed’ |
| sh | /ʃ/ | as in ‘she’ |
| ż, zh | /ʒ/ | as in ‘viSion’ |
| x | /x/ | as ch in Irish ‘Loch’ |
| h | /h/ | as in ‘he’ |
| Affricates | ||
| ch | /t͡ʃ/ | as in ‘cheek’ |
| j | /dʒ/ | as in ‘John’ |
| Nasals and Liquids | ||
| m | /m/ | as in ‘me’ |
| n | /n/ | as in ‘need’ |
| ng | /ŋ/ | as in ‘ring’ |
| m̃ | /mː/ | a longer version of "m" as in ‘me’ |
| ñ | /nː/ | a longer version of "n" as in ‘need’ |
| ñg | /ŋː/ | a longer version of "ng" as in ‘ring’ |
| l | /l/ | as in ‘leaf’ |
| r | /ɹ~r~ɾ/ | as in ‘reed’, or whatever rhotic sound is preferred. |
| Semi-Vowels / Glides | ||
| w | /w/ | as in ‘we’ |
| ʍ | /ʍ/ | as in ‘what’ (General American) |
| y | /j/ | as in ‘yea’ |
Vowels
| i | /ɪ/ | as i in ‘bit’ |
| i, e | /i/ | as ee in ‘bee'n’ |
| e, ay | /ei/ | as ay in ‘bay’ |
| e | /ɛ/ | as e in ‘bet’ |
| a, ā | /a/ | as a in ‘bad’ |
| Back | ||
| au, a | /ɑ/ | as a in ‘father’ |
| uh, ə, ö | /ʌ/ | as u in ‘but’ |
| o | /o/ | as oa in ‘boat’ |
| u | /u/ | as oo in ‘boot’ |
| ə, ö | /ə/ | as "a" in about |
| Diphthongs | ||
| ai | /ai/ | as i in ‘bite’ |
| au, ow | /au/ | as ow in ‘cow’ |
| V̊ | /Ø/ | when a vowel has a ring above it it is silent. |
Example texts
Hush now, my baby. Be still love, don't cry. Sleep as you're rocked by the stream. Sleep and remember my last lullaby So I'll be with you when you dream.
-- Kwentall, 'ahe brallki. Tezůka estrus 'ərai, n'trest. Rest numen kezůka kirvenje ov əte lakn. rest and ersevpo 'ahe fimalar lullaby Osay xe tezůka akven kehe tezůka kehe bramen.