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! colspan="29" | Cyrillic Script for Flewtish
! colspan="29" | Cyrillic Script for Flewtish
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| Аа /a/ || Бб /b/ || Вв /v/ || Гг /g/ || Ғғ /ɣ/ || Дд /d/ || Ðð /ð/ || Ее /e/ || Зз /z/ || Ии /i/ || Ыы /ɨ/ || Ўў /y/ || Кк /k/ || Лл /l/ || Мм /m/ || Нн /n/ || Оо /o/ || Пп /p/ || Рр /ʁ/ || Тт /t/ || Сс /s/ || Уу /u/ || Фф /ɸ/ || Ъъ (ʷ) || Хх /ç/ || Цц /t͡s/ || Чч /t͡ʃ/ || Шш /ʃ/ || Ѡѡ /w/
| Аа /a/ || Бб /b/ || Вв /v/ || Гг /g/ || Ғғ /ɣ/ || Дд /d/ || Ѷѷ /ð/ || Ее /e/ || Зз /z/ || Ии /i/ || Ыы /ɨ/ || Ўў /y/ || Кк /k/ || Лл /l/ || Мм /m/ || Нн /n/ || Оо /o/ || Пп /p/ || Рр /ʁ/ || Тт /t/ || Сс /s/ || Уу /u/ || Фф /ɸ/ || Ъъ (ʷ) || Хх /ç/ || Цц /t͡s/ || Чч /t͡ʃ/ || Шш /ʃ/ || Ѡѡ /w/
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! colspan="27" | Latin Script for Flewtish
! colspan="27" | Latin Script for Flewtish
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| Aa /a/ || Bb /b/ || Cc /t͡s/ || Dd /d/ || Đð /ð/ || Ee /e/ || Ff /ɸ/ || Gg /g/ || Hh /ç/ || Ii /i/ || Yy /ɨ/ || Jj /ɣ/ || Kk /k/ || Ll /l/ || Mm /m/ || Nn /n/ || Oo /o/ || Pp /p/ || Rr /ʁ/ || Ss /s/ || Tt /t/ || Uu /u/ || Üü /y/ || Vv /v/ || Ww /w/ || Xx /ʒ/|| Zz /z/
| Aa /a/ || Bb /b/ || Cc /t͡s/ || Dd /d/ || Đð /ð/ || Ee /e/ || Ff /f/ || Gg /g/ || Hh /ç/ || Ii /i/ || Yy /ɨ/ || Jj /ɣ/ || Kk /k/ || Ll /l/ || Mm /m/ || Nn /n/ || Oo /o/ || Pp /p/ || Rr /ʁ/ || Ss /s/ || Tt /t/ || Uu /u/ || Üü /y/ || Vv /v/ || Ww /w/ || Xx /ʒ/|| Zz /z/
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<small>In the beginning of words, 'c' will make the /k/ sound instead.</small>


The letters correspond always to their pronunciation. The orthography is considered a [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like [[w:French orthography|French's]].
The letters correspond always to their pronunciation. The orthography is considered a [[w:phonetic orthography|phonetic]], as opposed to deep orthographies like [[w:French orthography|French's]].
==Phonology==
Flewtish has a large phonetic inventory due to it's dialects, and it's phonology largely reminds of those of Paleo-Siberian languages.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Consonant phonemes
! !! colspan="2" | Labial !! colspan="2" | Dental !! colspan="2" | Alveolar !! colspan="2" | Post-alveolar !! colspan="2" | Palatal !! colspan="2" | Velar !! colspan="2" | Glottal
|-
! Nasal
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | m
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | n
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ŋ
| colspan="2" |
|-
! Plosive
| style="border-right: 0;" | p || style="border-left: 0;" | b
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | t || style="border-left: 0;" | d
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | k || style="border-left: 0;" | ɡ
| colspan="2" | ʔ ʡ
|-
! Affricate
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | tʃ || style="border-left: 0;" | dʒ
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| colspan="2" |
|-
! Fricative
| style="border-right: 0;" | f || style="border-left: 0;" | v
| style="border-right: 0;" | θ || style="border-left: 0;" | ð
| style="border-right: 0;" | s || style="border-left: 0;" | z
| style="border-right: 0;" | ʃ || style="border-left: 0;" | ʒ
| colspan="2" | ç
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | h || style="border-left: 0;" |
|-
! Approximant
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" |
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | ɹ*
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | j
| style="border-right: 0;" | || style="border-left: 0;" | w
| colspan="2" |
|-
! Lateral approx.
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" | l
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
| colspan="2" |
|}


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
===Pronouns===
===Pronouns===
Flewtish contains the usual three pronouns, with a distinction on the third person pronouns for female and male. Flewtish does not use standalone pronouns often, resorting instead to suffixes on the root verb.
Flewtish contains the usual three pronouns, with a distinction on the third person pronouns for animate and inanimate objects. Flewtish does not use standalone pronouns often, resorting instead to suffixes on the root verb.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Pronouns in Flewtish
|+ Pronouns in Flewtish
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| I || Гѡо
| I || Гѡо
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| You || Жи
| You || Ши
|-
|-
| He/she/it || То/Шо
| (He or she)/it || Шов
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|-
| We || Гѡоне
| We || Гѡоне
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|-
| You (pl.) || Жине
| You (pl.) || Неши
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| They || Увок
| They || Увок
|}
|}
===Cases===
===Cases===
Flewtish has 10 cases, most of which correspond to English prepositions. Far northern dialect contain an additional two.
Flewtish has 10 cases, most of which correspond to English prepositions. Depending on the dialect, the number or the actual inflection of the cases may vary significantly (The easternmost dialects spoken in Finland for example preserved the ancient attributive case whereas all other dialects eventually lost it).
 
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Cases in Flewtish
|+ Cases in Flewtish
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! Case !! Affix !! Example !! English Approximation !! Notes
! Case !! Affix !! Example !! English Approximation !! Notes
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| Nominative || (None) || Dõmma || House || -
| Nominative || (None) || || House || -
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| Genitive || -den  || Dõmmaden || Of the house || -
| Genitive || -den  || Dõmmaden || Of the house || -
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