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'''Irbel''' /iɹ.vʲeʎ/ is an ''a priori'' language isolate spoken in one of the Western Kingdoms of eastern Sword of Vortex.  
'''Irbel''' /iɹ.vʲeʎ/ is an ''a priori'' language isolate spoken in one of the Western Kingdoms of eastern Sword of Vortex.  


The language is written with a modified Westlang (Latin) alphabet script. Notable is the phonemic palatalization process naturally occurring in consonants near front vowels /e/ and /i/.
==Phonology==


cıuq /cʉkɘ/, ciu /cihu/, cead /cäkɪ/, cėa /cehɑ/
===Consonants===
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center"
! 
! Bilabial
! Labio-dental
! Alveolar
! Post-alveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! Nasal
|
|
| n
|
| ɲ
|
| 
|-
! Plosive
| p
|
| t
|
| c
| k
|   
|-
! Fricative
|
| f v
| s
| ʒ
| ɕ ç
| x
| h
|-
! Approximant
|
|
| ɹ
|
|
|
| 
|-
! Trill
|
|
| r
|
|
|
| 
|-
! Lateral approximant
|
|
|l 
|
|ʎ
|
|
|}
 
Affricates: /t͡ɕ/ and /d͡ʑ/
 
Coarticulated consonants: /w/, /ɥ/ and /ɧ/
 
===Vowels===
 
====Monophthongs====
{| class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="text-align:center"
!
! Front
! Central
! Back
|-
! Close
| i
| ʉ
| u
|-
! Near-close
| ɪ
|
|
|-
! Close-mid
| e ø
| ɘ
|
|-
!Mid
|
|ə
|
|-
! Near-open
|æ
|
|
|-
! Open
|
| ä
| ɑ
|}
 
====Diphthongs====
 
Graphemes ''y'' and ''w'' in coda are used to form diphthongs ''ay'' /äɪ̯/, ''ey'' /ei̯/ and ''aw'' /ɑʊ̯/ which occur both word-finally and before consonants. Between vowels, they form long semi-vowels /j:/ and /w:/.
 
==Orthography==
 
The language is written with a modified Westlang (Latin) alphabet script. Notable is the phonemic palatalization which naturally occurs in consonants before front vowels /e/ and /i/. Attempts to express this have accumulated into a complex system.
 
*Palatalizing front vowels: ''ı'' used with ''u'', and ''e'' with ''a''.
*Pronounced front vowels: ''i'' and ''ė''
 
Word-final version are included after / if different, and /* means that the grapheme isn't used word-finally.
{|class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+Consonant pairs
|-
!Grapheme
!Plain
!Palatalized
|-
|p
|p/pʰ
|pʲ
|-
|b
|v/f
|vʲ/fʲ
|-
|n
|n
|ɲ
|-
|t
|t/tʰ
|t͡ɕ
|-
|s
|s
|ɕ
|-
|r
|r
|ɹ
|-
|l
|l
|lʲ/ʎ
|-
|x
|x
|ç
|-
|c
|k/x
|c/ç
|-
|g
|ks
|ɧ
|-
|j
|j/ʒ
|d͡ʑ
|-
|v/*
|w
|ɥ
|}
 
*Word-initial ''w'' before a vowel is realized as /əw/ and word-initial ''y'' as /əj/. In coda, ''w'' is only after ''a'' and ''y'' only after ''a'' and ''e''.
 
{|class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+Ligatures
|-
!Grapheme
!Phoneme
!Notes
|-
|q
|kɘ
|
|-
|d
|kɪ
|
|-
|f
|ç
|After a
|-
|k
|ç
|After u
|-
|m
|n:
|Between vowels
|-
|w
|w:
|Between vowels
|-
|y
|j:
|Between vowels
|}
 
{|class="bluetable lightbluebg"
|+Digraphs
|-
!Grapheme
!Phoneme
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|cı
|c
|Before ''u''
|-
|cʰ
|After ''u'', ''e'' and ''i''
|-
|ce
|c
|Before ''a''
|-
|oc
|kʰ
|Word-finally
|-
|ot
|tʰ
|After ''e'' and ''i''
|-
|aw
|ɑʊ̯
|
|-
|ay
|äɪ̯
|
|-
|ey
|ei̯
|
|-
|eu
|ø
|
|-
|ia
|æ
|
|}
 
''cıuq'' /cʉkɘ/, ''ciu'' /cihu/, ''cead'' /cäkɪ/, ''cėa'' /cehɑ/

Revision as of 11:15, 26 August 2014

Irbel /iɹ.vʲeʎ/ is an a priori language isolate spoken in one of the Western Kingdoms of eastern Sword of Vortex.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal n ɲ
Plosive p t c k
Fricative f v s ʒ ɕ ç x h
Approximant ɹ
Trill r
Lateral approximant l ʎ

Affricates: /t͡ɕ/ and /d͡ʑ/

Coarticulated consonants: /w/, /ɥ/ and /ɧ/

Vowels

Monophthongs

Front Central Back
Close i ʉ u
Near-close ɪ
Close-mid e ø ɘ
Mid ə
Near-open æ
Open ä ɑ

Diphthongs

Graphemes y and w in coda are used to form diphthongs ay /äɪ̯/, ey /ei̯/ and aw /ɑʊ̯/ which occur both word-finally and before consonants. Between vowels, they form long semi-vowels /j:/ and /w:/.

Orthography

The language is written with a modified Westlang (Latin) alphabet script. Notable is the phonemic palatalization which naturally occurs in consonants before front vowels /e/ and /i/. Attempts to express this have accumulated into a complex system.

  • Palatalizing front vowels: ı used with u, and e with a.
  • Pronounced front vowels: i and ė

Word-final version are included after / if different, and /* means that the grapheme isn't used word-finally.

Consonant pairs
Grapheme Plain Palatalized
p p/pʰ pʲ
b v/f vʲ/fʲ
n n ɲ
t t/tʰ t͡ɕ
s s ɕ
r r ɹ
l l lʲ/ʎ
x x ç
c k/x c/ç
g ks ɧ
j j/ʒ d͡ʑ
v/* w ɥ
  • Word-initial w before a vowel is realized as /əw/ and word-initial y as /əj/. In coda, w is only after a and y only after a and e.
Ligatures
Grapheme Phoneme Notes
q kɘ
d kɪ
f ç After a
k ç After u
m n: Between vowels
w w: Between vowels
y j: Between vowels
Digraphs
Grapheme Phoneme Notes
cı c Before u
cʰ After u, e and i
ce c Before a
oc kʰ Word-finally
ot tʰ After e and i
aw ɑʊ̯
ay äɪ̯
ey ei̯
eu ø
ia æ

cıuq /cʉkɘ/, ciu /cihu/, cead /cäkɪ/, cėa /cehɑ/

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