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== Dialects ==
== Dialects ==
There are three dialects spoken in Iskel which have different significance depending on which setting they're spoken in. The dialects are '''Lanikel''', '''Kliqel''', and '''Duskel'''. They differ primarily in phoneme inventory.
There are three dialects spoken in Iskel which have different significance depending on which setting they're spoken in. The dialects are '''Lanikel''' [lánikel], '''Kliqel''' [k͡ǁíqel], and '''Duskel''' [ɽʌʂʼkʼɛɭ] (also spelled '''Dreoszkel''' or '''Drąŝkel'''). They differ primarily in phoneme inventory.


=== Real-World ===
=== Real-World ===
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The low tone is the rarest and is more characterized by extratonal articulations like stronger airflow, slight devoicing, length across every sound in the syllable, and a visible, non-audible scrunching of the philtrum. The degree of scrunching in the philtrium is directly proportional to the intensity of the other extratonal articulations. A root word with a low tone cannot also contain a high tone, implying a mutual contrast. A low tone only ever occurs once in a root word.
The low tone is the rarest and is more characterized by extratonal articulations like stronger airflow, slight devoicing, length across every sound in the syllable, and a visible, non-audible scrunching of the philtrum. The degree of scrunching in the philtrium is directly proportional to the intensity of the other extratonal articulations. A root word with a low tone cannot also contain a high tone, implying a mutual contrast. A low tone only ever occurs once in a root word.
=== Phonotactics ===
The phonotactics in all Iskel dialects are the same. There is a (C)(C)(C)V(V)(V)(C)(C)(C) syllable structure, with only 3 consonants and 3 vowels (triphthongs or three nuclei) being able to be adjacent at a time. All phonemes can be adjacent to one another. Geminate consonants or long vowels count as one instead of two. No phoneme can occur three times in a row. Long vowels cannot be part of polypthongs.


=== Lanikel Inventory ===
=== Lanikel Inventory ===
Lanikel's phonology is the oldest, though slight modifications have been made over time. It resembles Lanesil's parent languages English and Spanish more than the other dialects. The original phonology was /m n ɲ ŋ p b t d t͡ʃ d͡ʒ k ɡ ʔ f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ x h w ɹ j l ɾ i ɪ ʊ u e ə ʌ o a ɑ/.  
Lanikel's phonology is the oldest, though slight modifications have been made over time. It resembles Lanesil's parent languages English and Spanish more than the other dialects. 
 
All consonants can be long except for /ɾ/. Plosives preceding other plosives, except themselves, or a word boundary always have an audible release. /ʔ/ has no audible release word finally if preceded by a vowel. The consonants /ɱ n ɲ ŋ v ð z ʒ w l j w̃ l̃ j̃ ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels.
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All consonants can be long except for /ɾ/. Geminated oral clicks have two releases, while geminated nasal click and plosives have one release with a prolonged hold. Plosives preceding other plosives always have audible released. /ʔ/ has no audible release word finally if preceded by a vowel. The consonants /ɱ n ɲ ŋ v ð z ʒ w l j w̃ l̃ j̃ ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels.
All vowels can be long.
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All vowels can be long.
=== Kliqel Inventory ===
=== Kliqel Inventory ===
Kliqel was created for two purposes: 1) in order to reduce the amount of words that sounded like they came from English and Spanish, and 2) for Suqi to practice pronunciation of unfamiliar clusters. Many of the phonemes were shifted to different values, but kept the same place in their words.
Kliqel was created for two purposes: 1) in order to reduce the amount of words that sounded like they came from English and Spanish, and 2) for Suqi to practice pronunciation of unfamiliar clusters. Many of the phonemes were shifted to different values, but kept the same place in their words.
All consonants can be long except for /ɾ/. Plosives preceding other plosives, except themselves, or a word boundary always have an audible release. The consonants /m n ɲ ɴ mʷ nʷ ɲʷ β ð z ʝ w l j ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels.
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All consonants can be long except for /ɾ/. Geminated oral clicks have two releases, while geminated nasal click and plosives have one release with a prolonged hold. Plosives preceding other plosives always have audible released. The consonants /m n ɲ ɴ mʷ nʷ ɲʷ β ð z ʝ w l j ɾ ʀ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels.
All vowels can be long.
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All vowels can be long.  
=== Duskel Inventory ===
Duskel is the second oldest, created much closer to Lanesil than Lanikel's current phonology. It was created to be an "evil" version of Iskel, but only for aesthetics. Duskel was never prioritized, so it only changed once after it was created, which was upon the creation of this wiki when it was finally updated to have sounds corresponding to all the new Iskel phonemes that have been added.


=== Duskel Inventory ===
All consonants can be long except for /r/. Plosives preceding other plosives, except themselves, or a word boundary always have an audible release. /ʔ/ has no audible release word finally if preceded by a vowel.  The consonants /m ɳ ɢ ɟ β z ʐ ɣ ʝ ɭ j ɰ r ɽ ɹ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels.
Duskel, also spelled Dreos'kel, is the second oldest, created much closer to Lanesil than Lanikel's current phonology. It was created to be an "evil" version of Iskel, but only for aesthetics. Duskel was never prioritized, so it only changed once after it was created, which was upon the creation of this wiki when it was finally updated to have sounds corresponding to all the new Iskel phonemes that have been added.
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All consonants can be long except for /r/. Geminated voiceless clicks and glottalic consonants have two releases, while geminated voiced clicks and plosives have one release with a prolonged hold. Plosives preceding other plosives always have audible released. /ʔ/ has no audible release word finally if preceded by a vowel.  The consonants /m ɳ ɢ ɟ β z ʐ ɣ ʝ ɭ j ɰ r ɽ ɹ/ and their long counterparts can be syllabic and receive the same pitch accents as vowels.
All vowels can be long except for /ɯ̰̤̃́ːː/.
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All vowels can be long except for /ɯ̰̤̃́ːː/.
=== Romanizations ===
=== Romanizations ===
''See [[Lanikel orthography]], [[Kliqel orthography]], and [[Duskel orthography]] for additional details on each dialect's romanization.''
''See [[Lanikel orthography]], [[Kliqel orthography]], and [[Duskel orthography]] for additional details on each dialect's romanization.''
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|b
|b
!/ɪ/
!/ɪ/
|ie
|ie, į
!/b/
!/b/
|b
|b
!/ɯ/
!/ɯ/
|iu
|iu, į
!/ʙ/
!/ʙ/
|b
|b
!/ɯ/
!/ɯ/
|iu
|iu, į
|-
|-
!/f/
!/f/
|f
|f
!/ɪː/
!/ɪː/
|īe
|īe, į̄
!/ɸ/
!/ɸ/
|f
|f
!/ɯː/
!/ɯː/
|īu
|īu, į̄
!/ɸ/
!/ɸ/
|f
|f
!/ɯː/
!/ɯː/
|īu
|īu, į̄
|-
|-
!/v/
!/v/
|v
|v
!/ʊ/
!/ʊ/
|uo
|uo, ų
!/β/
!/β/
|v
|v
!/ɑ/
!/ɑ/
|ao
|ao, ą
!/β/
!/β/
|v
|v
!/œ/
!/œ/
|oe
|oe, ę
|-
|-
!/w/
!/w/
|w
|w
!/ʊː/
!/ʊː/
|ūo
|ūo, ų̄
!/w/
!/w/
|w
|w
!/ɑː/
!/ɑː/
|āo
|āo, ą̄
!/ʝ/
!/ʝ/
|j
|j
!/œː/
!/œː/
|ōe
|ōe, ę̄
|-
|-
!/w̃/
!/w̃/
|ňw
|wǹ
!/u/
!/u/
|u
|u
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|-
!/θ/
!/θ/
|th
|th, þ
!/uː/
!/uː/
|ū
|ū
!/θ/
!/θ/
|th
|th, þ
!/uː/
!/uː/
|ū
|ū
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|-
|-
!/ð/
!/ð/
|dh
|d
!/e/
!/e/
|e
|e
!/ð/
!/ð/
|dh
|d
!/e/
!/e/
|e
|e
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|-
|-
!/ŋ͡ʇ/
!/ŋ͡ʇ/
|dn
|cn
!/eː/
!/eː/
|ē
|ē
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|-
|-
!/k͡ʇ/
!/k͡ʇ/
|d
|ct
!/ə/
!/ə/
|eo
|eo, ę
!/k͡ʇ/
!/k͡ʇ/
|c
|cd
!/ɛ/
!/ɛ/
|ae
|ae, ę
!/k͡ǁ/
!/k͡ǁ/
|kj
|kj
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|n
|n
!/əː/
!/əː/
|ēo
|ēo, ę̄
!/n/
!/n/
|n
|n
!/ɛː/
!/ɛː/
|āe
|āe, ę̄
!/ɳ/
!/ɳ/
|nr
|nr
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|t
|t
!/ʌ/
!/ʌ/
|oe
|oe, ǫ
!/t/
!/t/
|t
|t
!/ɤ/
!/ɤ/
|eu
|eu, ų
!/ɾ/
!/ɾ/
|d
|d
!/ʌ/
!/ʌ/
|eo
|eo, ą
|-
|-
!/d͡z/
!/d͡z/
|dz
|dz
!/ʌː/
!/ʌː/
|ōe
|ōe, ǭ
!/d͡z/
!/d͡z/
|dz
|dz
!/ɤː/
!/ɤː/
|ēu
|ēu, ų̄
!/pʼ/
!/pʼ/
|p
|p
!/ʌː/
!/ʌː/
|ēo
|ēo, ą̄
|-
|-
!/s/
!/s/
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|s
|s
!/ə/
!/ə/
|ea
|ea, ų
|-
|-
!/z/
!/z/
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|z
|z
!/əː/
!/əː/
|ēa
|ēa, ų̄
|-
|-
!/l/
!/l/
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|-
|-
!/l̃/
!/l̃/
|ňl
|lǹ
!/aː/
!/aː/
|ā
|ā
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|r
|r
!/ɑ/
!/ɑ/
|ao
|ao, ą
!/ɾ/
!/ɾ/
|r
|r
!/ɔ/
!/ɔ/
|oa
|oa, ǫ
!/r/
!/r/
|rr
|rr
!/ɔ/
!/ɔ/
|oa
|oa, ǫ
|-
|-
!/ŋ͡ǃ¡/
!/ŋ͡ǃ¡/
|qn
|cǹ
!/ɑː/
!/ɑː/
|āo
|āo, ą̄
!/ŋ͡ǃ¡/
!/ŋ͡ǃ¡/
|kn
|kn
!/ɔː/
!/ɔː/
|ōa
|ōa, ǭ
!/ŋ͡ǃ/
!/ŋ͡ǃ/
|nq
|nq
!/ɔː/
!/ɔː/
|ōa
|ōa, ǫ
|-
|-
!/k͡ǃ¡/
!/k͡ǃ¡/
|ql
|cl
!/ɱ̩/
!/ɱ̩/
|ṃ
|ṃ
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|-
|-
!/t͡ʃ/
!/t͡ʃ/
|ch
|ch, č
!/v̩/
!/v̩/
|ṿ
|ṿ
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|-
!/ʃ/
!/ʃ/
|sh
|sh, š
!/w̩̃/
!/w̩̃/
|ňẉ
|ňẉ
!/ç/
!/ç/
|hy
|ch
!/m̩ʷ/
!/m̩ʷ/
|ṃů
|ṃů
!/ʂ/
!/ʂ/
|sr
|sr, š
!/ɰ̍/
!/ɰ̍/
|ẉ
|ẉ
|-
|-
!/ʒ/
!/ʒ/
|zh
|zh, ž
!/ð̩/
!/ð̩/
|ḍ
|ḍ
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|ḍ
|ḍ
!/ʐ/
!/ʐ/
|zr
|zr, ž
!/ɣ̍/
!/ɣ̍/
|gḥ
|gḥ
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|-
|-
!/ʎ̝̊/
!/ʎ̝̊/
|lh
|lh, ç
!/z̩/
!/z̩/
|ẓ
|ẓ
!/ɬ/
!/ɬ/
|lh
|lh, ç
!/z̩/
!/z̩/
|ẓ
|ẓ
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|-
|-
!/j̃/
!/j̃/
|ňy
|yǹ
!/l̩̃/
!/l̩̃/
|ňḷ
|ňḷ
!/ɲʷ/
!/ɲʷ/
|ñů
|nẙ
!/n̩ʷ/
!/n̩ʷ/
|ṇů
|ṇů
!/ʂʼ/
!/ʂʼ/
|sz
|sz, ŝ
!/ɽ̍/
!/ɽ̍/
|ḍ
|ḍ
|-
|-
!/ŋ͡ǂ/
!/ŋ͡ǂ/
|qñ
|cñ
!/ɾ̩/
!/ɾ̩/
|ṛ
|ṛ
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|-
|-
!/k͡ǂ/
!/k͡ǂ/
|q
|cy
!/ɲ̩/
!/ɲ̩/
|ṇy
|ṇy
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|k
|k
!/j̍/
!/j̍/
|ÿ
|ẏ
!/q/
!/q/
|q
|q
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|ňÿ
|ňÿ
!/k͡ʇʰ/
!/k͡ʇʰ/
|ch
|ct
!/ɲ̩ʷ/
!/ɲ̩ʷ/
|ṇẙ
|ṇẙ
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|ṇg
|ṇg
!/ʃ/
!/ʃ/
|sh
|sh, ś
!/ɟ̍/
!/ɟ̍/
|ḍj
|ḍj
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|ṛr
|ṛr
!/ʀ/
!/ʀ/
|gg
|g
!/ʀ̩/
!/ʀ̩/
|ṛr
|ṛr
!/ɹ/
!/ɹ/
|yr
|yr, ŕ
!/ɹ̩/
!/ɹ̩/
|yṛ
|yṛ
|-
|-
!/ʔ/
!/ʔ/
|c
|q
!
!
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