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Ancient Tzaloxian (Fiüssu Iaini natively; huēziz tzaloxiniz in Naquian) is one of the two main languages of the Naquian civilization in Tricin.

Phonology

Consonants

Tzaloxian has a simple consonant inventory with only 12 consonants:

• the stops p t c q h, pronounced /p t ts k ʔ/
• the nasals m n ŋ, pronounced as in IPA
• the fricatives f s ħ, pronounced /f s x~ħ~h/
• the liquid l, which is /ɾ/ when single and /l:/ when geminated

F before i is commonly pronounced ç.

Vowels

Tzaloxian has 45 different vowels, perhaps the most of any major Trician language. There are:

• the simple vowels a i u /ɐ ɪ ʊ/
• the double vowels aa ai au ia ii iu ua ui uu /a:~ar: ɛi ɔu ɪɛ i: ɪʊ ʊɔ ʏɪ u:~y:/
• the triple vowels aä iï uü äa ïi üu /ɐɑ: ɨi: ɨu: ɒ:ə i:e u:o/
• the overlong diphthongs äi aï äu aü ïa iä ïu iü üa uä üi uï /ɑ:ɪ əi: ɑ:ʊ əu: ijə~iʝ:ə jɑ: ijo~iʝ:o ju: uwə~uɣʷ:ə wɑ: uwe~uɣʷ:e wi:/
• the tripthongs aia aiu aua aui iai iau iua iui uai uia uau uiu /ɛjə~ɛʝ:ə ɛjʏ~ɛʝ:ʏ ɔwə~ɔɣʷ:ə ɔwɪ~ɔɣʷ:ɪ jɛɪ jɔʊ~jœʏ jʊə~ʏ:ə jʏi~jʏ:~ʏ: wɛɪ wɪə wɔʊ wɪw~wɯ:~ʷɯ:/