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The '''Kiitra language''' (''hirajna Kiitra'') is a [[constructed language]] featured in the [[science fiction]] novel ''[[Lamikorda]]'' by D. R. Merrill. Kiitra is the principal language of the Alplai, the avianoid species in the book. With a lexicon of over | The '''Kiitra language''' (''hirajna Kiitra'') is a [[constructed language]] featured in the [[science fiction]] novel ''[[Lamikorda]]'' by D. R. Merrill. Kiitra is the principal language of the Alplai, the avianoid species in the book. With a lexicon of over 4100 entries including colloquialisms and highly technical terminology, it is perhaps one of the largest and most functional of recent conlangs. | ||
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* ''v'' as in '''V'''ictor = /v/ | * ''v'' as in '''V'''ictor = /v/ | ||
* ''z'' as in '''Z'''ulu = /z/ | * ''z'' as in '''Z'''ulu = /z/ | ||
* ''‘'' as in uh'' | * ''‘'' as in uh'''-'''oh = /ʔ/ ([[glottal stop]]) | ||
Notable by their absence is the ''w'' consonant, the /tʃ/ sound represented by the English digraph ''ch'', and the two dental fricatives both represented in English by ''th''. In the novel, this leads to the Alplai making approximations of these sounds when attempting to speak English (the principal "Terai" language), such as ''ii’uu'' for ''w''. | Notable by their absence is the ''w'' consonant, the /tʃ/ sound represented by the English digraph ''ch'', and the two dental fricatives both represented in English by ''th''. In the novel, this leads to the Alplai making approximations of these sounds when attempting to speak English (the principal "Terai" language), such as ''ii’uu'' for ''w''. | ||