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'''Whetmer''' (English: /ˈʍɛtmər/ ''WHET-mer''; natively: ''in wékər whetmer'' /in wiəkər ʍɛtmɛr/, from [[Naquian]] ''in huēyacaz uahmiz'') is the most divergent present day Naquic language spoken in the country of Whetmer. It's somewhat Icelandic inspired.
'''Whetmer''' (English: /ˈʍɛtmər/ ''WHET-mer''; natively: ''in wékər whetmer'' /in wiəkər ʍɛtmɛɭ/, from [[Naquian]] ''in huēyacaz uehmiz'') is the most divergent present day Naquic language spoken in the country of Whetmer. It's somewhat Icelandic inspired.


==Grand Master Plan==
==Grand Master Plan==
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| '''ṇ''' /ɳ/
| '''nh''' /ɳ/
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| '''t''' /t/
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| '''ṭ''' /ʈ/
| '''th''' /ʈ/
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| '''t' ''' /tʼ/
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| '''ṭ' ''' /ʈʼ/
| '''th' ''' /ʈʼ/
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| '''s''' /s/
| '''s''' /s/
| '''ł''' /ɬ/
| '''ł''' /ɬ/
| '''ṣ''' /ʂ/
| '''sh''' /ʂ/
| '''ł̣''' /ɬʵ/
| '''łh''' /ɬʵ/
| '''x''' /ɕ/
| '''x''' /ɕ/
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| '''ts''' /ts/
| '''ts''' /ts/
| '''tł''' /tɬ/
| '''tł''' /tɬ/
| '''ṭṣ''' /ʈʂ/
| '''tsh''' /ʈʂ/
| '''ṭł̣''' /ʈɬʵ/
| '''tłh''' /ʈɬʵ/
| '''tx''' /tʃ/
| '''tx''' /tʃ/
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| '''ts' ''' /tsʼ/
| '''ts' ''' /tsʼ/
| '''tł' ''' /tɬʼ/
| '''tł' ''' /tɬʼ/
| '''ṭṣ' ''' /ʈʂʼ/
| '''tsh' ''' /ʈʂʼ/
| '''ṭł̣' ''' /ʈɬʵʼ/
| '''tłh' ''' /ʈɬʵʼ/
| '''tx' ''' /tʃʼ/
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| '''ḷ''' /ɭ/
| '''r''' /ɹ~ɭ/
| '''y''' /j/
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in wékər whetmer
Pronunciation[/ɪn wiəkər ʍɛtmɛr/]
Created byIlL
SettingVerse:Tricin
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Whetmer (English: /ˈʍɛtmər/ WHET-mer; natively: in wékər whetmer /in wiəkər ʍɛtmɛɭ/, from Naquian in huēyacaz uehmiz) is the most divergent present day Naquic language spoken in the country of Whetmer. It's somewhat Icelandic inspired.

Grand Master Plan

  • Stress shifts to initial.
  • hu- > w-, u- > wh-
  • Vz > Vr
  • ī > i; i > e before r; i otherwise
  • How do I get retroflexes?

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
central lateral central lateral plain labialized
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ nh /ɳ/ [ŋ]
Plosive tenuis p /p/ t /t/ th /ʈ/ c /k/ qu /kʷ/ ' /ʔ/
ejective p' /pʼ/ t' /tʼ/ th' /ʈʼ/ c' /kʼ/
Fricative s /s/ ł /ɬ/ sh /ʂ/ łh /ɬʵ/ x /ɕ/
Affricate tenuis ts /ts/ tł /tɬ/ tsh /ʈʂ/ tłh /ʈɬʵ/ tx /tʃ/
ejective ts' /tsʼ/ tł' /tɬʼ/ tsh' /ʈʂʼ/ tłh' /ʈɬʵʼ/ tx' /tʃʼ/
Approximant tenuis wh /ʍ/
voiced l /l/ r /ɹ~ɭ/ y /j/ w /w/

Vowels

/i i: u u: e e: ə o o: æ æ: ɑ ɑ:/

Grammar

Nouns and adjectives

Unlike other Naquic languages, Whetmer preserves much of Naquic declension.

  • cell 'song (nom sg)'; cellə 'song (gen sg)'; celler 'song (nom pl)'; cellen 'song (gen pl)'

Verbs

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