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<!--The syllabic consonants y(r) u(r) are essentially the usual Sinological vowels ɿ ʮ, so ⟨y⟩ can be identified with the vowel of the Mandarin 四 sì "four", but they have diverse realizations. Y(r) completely assimilates to a preceding coronal except in voice, e.g. /ɕz̩˨˩/ [ɕʑ̩˨˩] ꑮ xyp "to marry", and is [m͡l̩] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥z̩˧sz̩˧/ [m̥m͡l̩˧sɹ̩˧] ꂪꌦ hmy sy "cloth". U(r) assimilates similarly after laterals, retaining its rounding, e.g. /l̥v̩ʷ˧/ [l̥l̩ʷ˧] ꆭ hlu "to stir-fry", and is [m̩ʷ] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥v̩ʷ˧/ [m̥m̩ʷ˧] ꂥ hmu "mushroom"; moreover it induces a labially trilled release of preceding labial or alveolar stops, e.g. /ⁿdv̩ʷ˨˩/ [ⁿdʙβ̩˨˩] ꅥ ndup "to hit". --> | <!--The syllabic consonants y(r) u(r) are essentially the usual Sinological vowels ɿ ʮ, so ⟨y⟩ can be identified with the vowel of the Mandarin 四 sì "four", but they have diverse realizations. Y(r) completely assimilates to a preceding coronal except in voice, e.g. /ɕz̩˨˩/ [ɕʑ̩˨˩] ꑮ xyp "to marry", and is [m͡l̩] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥z̩˧sz̩˧/ [m̥m͡l̩˧sɹ̩˧] ꂪꌦ hmy sy "cloth". U(r) assimilates similarly after laterals, retaining its rounding, e.g. /l̥v̩ʷ˧/ [l̥l̩ʷ˧] ꆭ hlu "to stir-fry", and is [m̩ʷ] after a labial nasal, e.g. /m̥v̩ʷ˧/ [m̥m̩ʷ˧] ꂥ hmu "mushroom"; moreover it induces a labially trilled release of preceding labial or alveolar stops, e.g. /ⁿdv̩ʷ˨˩/ [ⁿdʙβ̩˨˩] ꅥ ndup "to hit". --> | ||
Revision as of 21:41, 12 June 2025
Vylman (Fŷlmât seaha [ʋl̩ːmət̪ sɛɑhɑ]) is the official language of Vylma (Fŷlmâ [ʋl̩ːmə]), located in our timeline's Hungary. It is inspired by Finnish and Nuosu and has a Finnish-inspired grammar.
Lexicon
joala 'good’
pŵtcâ 'bad’
eafa 'to be'
joalsyfa 'to improve’
âttâfâ 'to come’
lêntŷ 'human’
lênnŷt 'human-GEN’
Ea-la fŷlmâ-nŵcsŷ (be-PRES.1SG Vylma-ADJ.NOM) = 'I am Vylman’
mal(a) ea 'I am not', man ea 'thou art not', maa ea, malze ea, manze ea, maas ea
Śêdŷ ‘Thea’
Cyra ‘Qua’
Rêncŷ ‘Æ’
ńâtâ 'stone’
sââ 'tree’
ĺânnê(x) 'smoke’
Eśonne ĺânnêttâ 'Don't smoke (pl)’
Eśo ĺânnêttâ 'Don't smoke (sg)’
mww (n) ‘fish’
môô (intj) 'moo’
mee (intj) 'baa’
farca (n) ‘crow’
Phonology
Consonants
/m n ɲ p t ts tɕ k s ɕ h v ð r l ʎ j/ m n ń p t z ź c s ś h f d r l ĺ j
Vowels
Vylman has 10 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.
| Front | Non-front | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Syllabic consonant |
loose | z̩ ŷ | v̩ʷ ŵ | |
| tight | z̠̩ y | v̠̩ʷ w | ||
| Close | loose | e̝ ê | ə â | o̝ ô |
| Open-mid | tight | ɛ e | ɔ o | |
| Open | a a | |||
Vylman has loose/tight vowel harmony:
- loose: ŷ ŵ ê â ô
- tight: y w e a o
/ə(:)/ is realized as [œ(:)] when stressed.
Grammar
Finnic-like