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==Phonology==  
==Phonology==  


Buekáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish.  There is a large vowel inventory,
Buerkáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish.  There is a large vowel inventory of 13 distinct vowel quantities. 


{{IPA chart vowels|wrapper=infobox}}
==Vowels==
==Vowels==
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
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!'''Closed'''
!'''Closed'''
|i y
|i y
|u ʊ
|
|u  
|-
!'''Near-closed'''
|ɪ
|
|
|-
|-
!'''Mid-closed'''
!'''Mid-closed'''
|e ø
|e ø
|ʌ
|
|o
|o
|-
|-
!'''Mid-open'''
!'''Mid-open'''
|ɛ
|ɛ
|ɔ
|ə
|ʌ ɔ
|-
!'''Near-open'''
|æ
|
|
|-
|-
!'''Open'''
!'''Open'''
|a
|a
|ɑ
|
|
|-
|-
|}
|}
a
 
[æ]
===Consonants===
á
 
[a:]
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
!'''Phonemes'''
!'''Bilabial'''
!'''Labiodental'''
!'''Alveolar'''
!'''Postalveolar'''
!'''Palatal'''
!'''Velar'''
!'''Glottal'''
|-
!'''Stop'''
|p b
|
|t d
|
|
|k g
|
|-
!'''Affricate'''
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!'''Nasal'''
|m
|
|n
|
|
|ŋ (ŋg)
|
|-
!'''Fricative'''
|
|f v
|s
|ɕ  tɕ
|(ç)
|
|h
|-
!'''Approximant'''
|
|
|ɾ
|
|j
|
|
|-
!'''Lateral approximant'''
|
|
|l
|
|
|
|
 
 
b
b
[b]
[b]
d
d
[d]
[d]
e
[ɛ]/[ə]
often reduced to [ə] when unstressed
é
[e:]
f
f
[f]
[f]
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h
h
[h]
[h]
i
[ɪ]/[ʌ]
|sometimes pronounced [ʌ]
í
[i:]
j
j
[j]
[j]
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ng
ng
[ŋ]
[ŋ]
o
[ɔ]
ó
[o:]
p
p
[p]
[p]
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s
s
[s]
[s]
|}




Revision as of 20:06, 19 February 2014

Buerkantch
Buerkáns
Pronunciation[[w:Help:IPA|buɛ̯ɾ'kaːns]]
Created by–
Native speakersNo Census Data (2014)
Language codes
ISO 639-1bu
ISO 639-2bue
ISO 639-3bue
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

Buerkáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish. There is a large vowel inventory of 13 distinct vowel quantities.

Vowels

Phonemes
Front Central Back
Closed i y u
Near-closed ɪ
Mid-closed e ø o
Mid-open ɛ ə ʌ ɔ
Near-open æ
Open a

Consonants

Phonemes Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop p b t d k g
Affricate
Nasal m n ŋ (ŋg)
Fricative f v s ɕ tɕ (ç) h
Approximant ɾ j
Lateral approximant l


b [b] d [d] f [f] g [x] h [h] j [j]

k

[k] l [l]/[ɫ] velarized to [ɫ] often when word-initial m [m] n [n] ng [ŋ] p [p] r [ɾ] trilled when word-initial, tapped in other positions s [s]

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