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== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
=== Consonants ===
=== Consonants ===
/m n ɲ p t ts{{ret}} tɕ k s{{ret}} ɕ h v ð r{{ret}} l ʎ j/ '''m n ń p t z ź c s ś h f d r l ĺ j'''
* /m n l ʋ j w/ '''m n l v j w'''
* /p t ts k kʷ ʔ/ '''p t z x c cw q'''
* /f s ɬ x xʷ h/ '''f s ł ç çw h'''


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
Vylman has 10 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.
Qocwane has 8 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.
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| z̩ '''ŷ'''
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| z̠̩ '''y'''
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Revision as of 00:51, 24 June 2025

Vylman (fŷlmât seaha [ʋl̩ːmət̪ s̠ɛɑhɑ]) 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.

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

Vowels

Qocwane has 8 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.

Front Non-front
unrounded rounded
Syllabic
consonant
loose ŷ
tight z̠̩ y
Close loose ê ə â 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:]


Grammar

Finnic-like

Nouns

lêntŷ 'human’, lênnŷt 'human-GEN’, lênnŷn 'human-PL'