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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". --> | ||
== Morphophonology == | == Morphophonology == | ||
Qocwane words participate in consonant gradation: | |||
strong -> weak | |||
* geminates -> nongeminates | * geminates -> nongeminates | ||
* p -> f | * p -> f | ||
Revision as of 01:01, 24 June 2025
Qocwane (Qocwanet vŷŷxxŷcê) is the official language of Qocwane, located in our timeline's Hungary. It is inspired by Finnish, Salishan languages, and Nuosu and has a Finnish-inspired grammar.
Phonology
Consonants
- /m n l ʋ j w/ m n l v j w
- /p t ts tɬ k kʷ ʔ/ p t z x c cw q
- /f s ɬ x xʷ h/ f s ł ç çw h
mm nn ll vv jj ww pp tt zz xx cc ccw qq are the only allowed geminates in native words.
Vowels
Qocwane has 8 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.
| Front | Non-front | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Syllabic consonant |
loose | z̩ ŷ | ||
| tight | z̠̩ y | |||
| Close | loose | i̞ ê | ə̟ â | u̞ ô |
| Open-mid | tight | ɛ e | ɔ o | |
| Open | ɑ a | |||
Vylman has loose/tight vowel harmony:
- loose: ŷ ŵ ê â ô
- tight: y w e a o
Diphthongs: ea êâ oa ôâ ae âê ao âô
/ə(:)/ is realized as [œ(:)] when stressed.
oa is often realized as [ɔ:]
Morphophonology
Qocwane words participate in consonant gradation:
strong -> weak
- geminates -> nongeminates
- p -> f
- f -> v
- t -> ł
- ł -> l
- z -> s
- s -> h
- x -> ł
- c -> ç
- cw -> çw
- ç -> j
- çw -> w
- q -> 0
Grammar
Finnic-like
Nouns
naaqe 'human’, naaet 'human-GEN’, naael 'human-PL'