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Revision as of 00:54, 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

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 ə̟ 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'