Vairish

Vairish
Varišö
Pronunciation	[vɑriˈʃø]
Created by	Aenil2
Date	2024
Native speakers	400k (1894 CC)
Dialects	Aonir Vairish (Varišaüniž) Oira Vairish (Varisoir) Taritren Vairish (Värištriten)
Language codes
ISO 639-2	vrs
IETF	avr-vi-vrs

Vairish (autoglossonym: Varišö; Vairish : [vɑriˈʃø]) is an Ano-Vaire language spoken in Aonir (Riukish : Aüniž [ɑɯ̯ˈniʒ]). Vairish can be considered as a lingua franca in Aonir and the surrounding regions such as Oira and Taritren, which have different pronunciations, but are almost entirely mutually intelligible. Unless indicated, this article will focus on Varišaüniž (Aonir Vairish).

Phonology

Consonants

The following table is the consonant inventory of Vairish. Dialectal allophones will be indicated in dark cells :

	Labials	Dentals/Alveolars	Post-Alveolars	Dorsals
Nasals	m <m>	n <n>		ŋ <ň>
Plosives	p <p>, b <b>	t <t>, d <d>		k <k>, g <g>
Affricates			t͡ʃ <č>, d͡ʒ <ž>
Fricatives	f <f>, v <v>	s <s>, z <z>	ʃ <š>
Approximants	w <w>	l <l>		j <j>
Trills		r <r>

Dialectal variation :

• /t͡ʃ/, /d͡ʒ/ and /ʃ/ are pronounced /t͡ɕ/, /d͡ʑ/ and /ʑ/ in Värištriten (Tariten Vairish)
• /f/ and /v/ are pronounced /ɸ/ and /β/ in Varisoir (Oira Vairish) and Varišaüniž

Vowels

There are 9 vowels in Vairish, with no length distinction :

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i <i>		ɯ <ü>, u <u>
Mid	e <e>, ø <ö>	ɵ~ə <ë>	o <o>
Open	ɑ <a>, ɒ <ä>

Morphophonology

Voicing assimilation

In a consonant cluster, the second vowel is pronounced using the first consonant's voicing (if possible). Sonorants are assumed to be voiced

For example : "sagsina" is pronounced /sɑgzinɑ/

Final devoicing

When a word-final consonant is voiced, it's pronounced as its voiceless equivalent, and when inflected, the consonant becomes voiced again.

Diaeresis

When 2 "non-close" vowels are in hiatus, the hiatus is broken down using a glide (the use of one preferably from another depends on the hiatus constituents)

Stress and pitch

Primary stress falls on the last syllable of a word, except if the last syllable is composed of a single vowel. In this case, the stress falls on the second-to-last syllable

Morphology

Nouns

Nouns can be inflected for number, case, possession and proximity (Proximal/Distal). Demonstratives aren't a productive feature anymore in Vairish.

Numbers

Nouns can be inflected for 4 numbers : Singulative (sgv), Dual (du), Plurative (plv) and Collective (col). Depending on the noun, the unmarked number can be either the Singulative or the Collective