Ashian

Ashian
Kéðryňa
Pronunciation	[keːðˈry.ɲa]
Created by	BenJamin P. Johnson, creator of: Adzaay Aterran Languages Arbulian Modern Standard Imperial Hakdor Ashian Northern Western Braereth Tenibvreth Eomentesa Merineth Dlatci Gothic Romance Extemplar Latin Italian Gothic Bad Romance Grayis Maltcégj Northeadish Valthungian Griutungi Old Valthungian Middle Valthungian curator of: Brooding Nymeran
Date	2021
Setting	Planet Aterra

Ashian is the native language of the people who live on the central continent of Aterra. While a priori, it has millennia-old influences from Old Norse via a space-faring demi-god species.

Phonology

Consonants

Ashian is known for its robust palatal series.

	Labial	Dental	Coronal	Palatal	Dorsal
Stop	p · b p · b	t · d t̪ · d̪		č · ǯ c · ɟ	k · g k · ɡ
Fricative	f · v ɸ · β	þ · ð θ · ð	s · z s · z	š · ž ɕ · ʑ	ĸ · ɢ x · ɣ
Trill			r r	ř r̝	ʀ ʀ
Nasal	m m	n n̪		ň ɲ	ɴ ŋ
Approximant	w ʋ			ǰ j	ʜ h
Lateral		l l̪		ʌ̌ ʎ

Vowels

Ashian vowels may be short or long, and there are a number of diphthongs. Short vowels are generally pronounced lax, while long vowels are tense.

	Short Vowels			Long Vowels			Diphthongs
	Front	Back		Front	Back		Front	Back
High				í · ý iː · yː	ú · uː
Mid-High	i · y ɪ · ʏ	· u · ʊ					ui ʊɪ̯	iu ɪʊ̯
Mid				é · œ́ e̞ː · ø̞ː	· ó · o̞ː
Mid-Low	e · œ ɛ · œ	· o · ɔ						eu ɛʊ̯
Low	a · · a				á · ɑː ·		ai aɪ̯	au aʊ̯

Orthography & Romanization

Rom1	Rom2	IPA	Comp
p	p	p	Like ⟨p⟩ in pike.
t	t	t	Like ⟨t⟩ in top.
č	kj	c~ʨ	Like ⟨ch⟩ in chair.
k	k	k	Like ⟨c⟩ in cape.
b	b	b	Like ⟨b⟩ in boat.
d	d	d	Like ⟨d⟩ in dog.
ǯ	gj	ɟ~ʥ	Like ⟨j⟩ in joke.
g	g	ɡ	Like ⟨g⟩ in goat.
f	f	ɸ	Like ⟨f⟩ in foot.
þ	th	θ	Like ⟨th⟩ in think.
s	s	s	Like ⟨s⟩ in soap.
š	sj	ʃ~ɕ	Like ⟨sh⟩ in shoe.
ĸ	kh	x	Like ⟨j⟩ in Spanish rojo.
v	v	β	Like ⟨b⟩ in Spanish bosca.
ð	dh	ð	Like ⟨th⟩ in these.
z	z	z	Like ⟨z⟩ in zig-zag.
ž	zj	ʒ~ʑ	Like ⟨si⟩ in vision.
ɢ	gh	ɣ	Like ⟨g⟩ in Spanish amigo.
r	r	r~ɾ	Like ⟨rr⟩ in Spanish perro.
ř	rj	r̝	Like ⟨ř⟩ in Czech Dvořak.
ʀ	rh	ʀ	Like ⟨r⟩ in French rien.
m	m	m	Like ⟨m⟩ in man.
n	n	n	Like ⟨n⟩ in no.
ň	nj	ɲ	Like ⟨ñ⟩ in Spanish año.
ɴ	ng	ŋ	Like ⟨ng⟩ in singing.
l	l	l	Like ⟨l⟩ in Spanish solo.
ʌ̌	lj	ʎ	Like ⟨gl⟩ in Italian glielo.
w	w	ʋ	Like ⟨w⟩ in went.
ǰ	j	j	Like ⟨y⟩ in yes.
ʜ	h	h	Like ⟨h⟩ in house.
i	i	ɪ	Like ⟨i⟩ in inch.
y	y	ʏ	Like ⟨ü⟩ in German Hütte.
u	u	ʊ	Like ⟨oo⟩ in good.
e	e	ɛ	Like ⟨e⟩ in empty.
œ	ø	œ	Like ⟨eu⟩ in French peu.
o	o	ɔ	Like ⟨a⟩ in all.
a	a	a~ä	Like ⟨a⟩ in Spanish allí.
í	í	iː	Like ⟨ee⟩ in see.
ý	ý	yː	Like ⟨u⟩ in French lu.
ú	ú	uː	Like ⟨oo⟩ in food.
é	é	e̞ː	Like ⟨é⟩ in French allé.
œ́	ǿ	ø̞ː	Like ⟨eu⟩ in French creuse.
ó	ó	o̞ː	Like ⟨o⟩ in hope.
á	á	ɑː	Like ⟨a⟩ in father.
au	au	aʊ̯	Like ⟨ou⟩ in loud.
ai	ai	aɪ̯	Like ⟨igh⟩ in sigh.
eu	eu	ɛʊ̯	Like ⟨eu⟩ in Spanish neutro.
iu	iu	ɪʊ̯	Like ⟨ieuw⟩ in Dutch nieuw.
ui	ui	ʊɪ̯	Like ⟨uy⟩ in Spanish muy.