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'''Sohcahtoan'''(外事語, ''sō-kato-gū'' pronounced [ˈsoːkatogɯː]) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japonic_languages Japonic] conlang spoken on the fictional island of Sohcahtoa. Its phonology, lexical base and grammar are all firmly Japonic, although more recently loanwords from other languages such as Portuguese(ッアスカ,'' 'asuka''([ˈʔasɯka]) from Portuguese ''açucar'', meaning "sugar") and modern Japanese(共和国, ''kū-a-gugeō''([ˈkɯːagɯgeoː]) from Japanese 共和国, ''kyōwakoku'', meaning "republic").
'''Sohcahtoan'''(外事語, ''sō-kato-gū'' pronounced [ˈsoːkatogɯː]) is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japonic_languages Japonic] conlang spoken on the fictional island of Sohcahtoa. Its phonology, lexical base and grammar are all firmly Japonic, although more recently loanwords from other languages such as Portuguese(ッアスカ,'' 'asuka''([ˈʔasɯka]) from Portuguese ''açucar'', meaning "sugar") and modern Japanese(共和国, ''kū-a-gugeō''([ˈkɯːagɯgeoː]) from Japanese 共和国, ''kyōwakoku'', meaning "republic").

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Sohcahtoan
外事語(sō-kato-gū)
Pronunciation[ˈsoːkatogɯː]
Created byUser:Jukethatbox
Date2022
Native toRepublic of Sohcahtoa
Japonic
  • Sohcahtoan
Early form
Ancient Sohcahtoan
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Sohcahtoan(外事語, sō-kato-gū pronounced [ˈsoːkatogɯː]) is a Japonic conlang spoken on the fictional island of Sohcahtoa. Its phonology, lexical base and grammar are all firmly Japonic, although more recently loanwords from other languages such as Portuguese(ッアスカ, 'asuka([ˈʔasɯka]) from Portuguese açucar, meaning "sugar") and modern Japanese(共和国, kū-a-gugeō([ˈkɯːagɯgeoː]) from Japanese 共和国, kyōwakoku, meaning "republic").

Phonology

Orthography

Consonants

Labial Dental/
alveolar
Post-
alveolar
/
palatal
Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p b t d  k ɡ ʔ
Affricate t͡s
Fricative s z ʃ
Approximant j
Lateral l
Flap ɾ

Vowels

Front Central Back
Close i ɯ
Close-mid e o
Open a

All vowels in Sohcahtoan(except [i]) have elongated versions, those being ō([oː]), ā([aː]), ē([eː]) and ū([ɯː]).

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Morphology

Syntax

Constituent order

Noun phrase

Verb phrase

Sentence phrase

Dependent clauses

Example texts

Other resources