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==Background== | |||
Buerkáns is spoken in the fictitious country of ''De Huylands'', known as such in English, even though the translation is literally ''The Highlands''. I like to imagine ''De Huylands'' exists in the same world as [[Alska:Alska]], where it would be known in Alska as ''Højlandene''. | |||
Buerkáns takes influences from Dutch/Afrikaans, English, and the Scandinavian Languages. I wanted to make something in between all three, with the primary vocabulary a mix of Dutch-Danish/Swedish-derived roots and grammar closer to a simpler version of German. | |||
==Phonology== | |||
Buekáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish. There is a large vowel inventory, | |||
{{IPA chart vowels|wrapper=infobox}} | |||
==Vowels== | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|'''Phonemes''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Front''' | |||
!'''Central''' | |||
!'''Back''' | |||
|- | |||
!'''Closed''' | |||
|i y | |||
|u ʊ | |||
|- | |||
!'''Mid-closed''' | |||
|e ø | |||
|ʌ | |||
|o | |||
|- | |||
!'''Mid-open''' | |||
|ɛ | |||
|ɔ | |||
|- | |||
!'''Open''' | |||
|a | |||
|ɑ | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
a | |||
[æ] | |||
á | |||
[a:] | |||
b | |||
[b] | |||
d | |||
[d] | |||
e | |||
[ɛ]/[ə] | |||
often reduced to [ə] when unstressed | |||
é | |||
[e:] | |||
f | |||
[f] | |||
g | |||
[x] | |||
h | |||
[h] | |||
i | |||
[ɪ]/[ʌ] | |||
|sometimes pronounced [ʌ] | |||
í | |||
[i:] | |||
j | |||
[j] | |||
|k | |||
[k] | |||
l | |||
[l]/[ɫ] | |||
velarized to [ɫ] often when word-initial | |||
m | |||
[m] | |||
n | |||
[n] | |||
ng | |||
[ŋ] | |||
o | |||
[ɔ] | |||
ó | |||
[o:] | |||
p | |||
[p] | |||
r | |||
[ɾ] | |||
trilled when word-initial, tapped in other positions | |||
s | |||
[s] | |||
[[Category:Conlangs]] | [[Category:Conlangs]] | ||
Revision as of 19:53, 19 February 2014
| Buerkantch | |
|---|---|
| Buerkáns | |
| Pronunciation | [[w:Help:IPA|buɛ̯ɾ'kaːns]] |
| Created by | – |
| Native speakers | No Census Data (2014) |
Indo-European
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | bu |
| ISO 639-2 | bue |
| ISO 639-3 | bue |
 The flag of De Huylands | |
Background
Buerkáns is spoken in the fictitious country of De Huylands, known as such in English, even though the translation is literally The Highlands. I like to imagine De Huylands exists in the same world as Alska:Alska, where it would be known in Alska as Højlandene.
Buerkáns takes influences from Dutch/Afrikaans, English, and the Scandinavian Languages. I wanted to make something in between all three, with the primary vocabulary a mix of Dutch-Danish/Swedish-derived roots and grammar closer to a simpler version of German.
Phonology
Buekáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish. There is a large vowel inventory,
Vowels
| Phonemes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Front | Central | Back | |
| Closed | i y | u ʊ | |
| Mid-closed | e ø | ʌ | o |
| Mid-open | ɛ | ɔ | |
| Open | a | ɑ |
a [æ] á [a:] b [b] d [d] e [ɛ]/[ə] often reduced to [ə] when unstressed é [e:] f [f] g [x] h [h] i [ɪ]/[ʌ] |sometimes pronounced [ʌ] í [i:] j [j] |k [k] l [l]/[ɫ] velarized to [ɫ] often when word-initial m [m] n [n] ng [ŋ] o [ɔ] ó [o:] p [p] r [ɾ] trilled when word-initial, tapped in other positions s [s]