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Avaeğon has a phonemic inventory of 46 sounds. With 13 vowels, and 33 consonants. With the vowels they are further divided into 7 monophthongs and 6 diphthongs.
Avaeğon has a phonemic inventory of 46 sounds. With 13 vowels, and 33 consonants. With the vowels they are further divided into 7 monophthongs and 6 diphthongs.style
 
==Consonant charts==
===Pulmonic consonants===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 884px; text-align:center;"
!  style="width: 68px; "|
!  style="width: 68px; "|Bilabial
!  style="width: 68px; "|Labio-dental
!  style="width: 68px; "|Dental
!  style="width: 68px; "|Alveolar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Post-alveolar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Retroflex
!  style="width: 68px; "|Alveolo-palatal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Palatal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Velar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Uvular
!  style="width: 68px; "|Pharyngeal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Epiglottal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Glottal
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Nasal
| m̥ m
| ɱ
| n̪
| n̥ n
| n̠
| ɳ
|
| ɲ̥ ɲ
| ŋ̊ ŋ
| ɴ
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Plosive
| p b
| p̪ b̪
| t̪ d̪
| t d
| t̠ d̠
| ʈ ɖ
|
| c ɟ
| k g
| q ɢ
|
| ʡ
| ʔ
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Affricate
| p͡ɸ b͡β
| p̪͡f b̪͡v
| t̪͡θ d̪͡ð
| t͡s d͡z
| t͡ʃ d͡ʒ
| ʈ͡ʂ ɖ͡ʐ
| t͡ɕ d͡ʑ
| c͡ç ɟ͡ʝ
| k͡x g͡ɣ
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Fricative
| ɸ β
| f v
| θ ð
| s z<br>θ̠ ð̠
| ʃ ʒ
| ʂ ʐ
| ɕ ʑ
| ç ʝ
| x ɣ
| χ ʁ
| ħ ʕ
| ʜ ʢ
| h ɦ
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Approximant
| β̞
| ʋ
|
| ɹ
|
| ɻ
|
| j
| ɰ
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Trill
| ʙ 
|
|
| r
|
| ɽ͡r
|
|
|
| ʀ
|
| я
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Flap or tap
| ⱱ̟
| ⱱ
|
| ɾ
|
| ɽ
|
|
|
| ɢ̆
|
| ʡ̯
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Lateral fric.
|
|
|
| ɬ ɮ
|
| ɭ˔̊
|
| ʎ̥˔
| ʟ̝̊ ʟ̝
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Lateral app.
|
|
|
| l
|
| ɭ
|
| ʎ
| ʟ
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Lateral flap
|
|
|
| ɺ
|
| ɺ̠
|
| ʎ̯
|
|
|
|
|
|}
 
===Non-pulmonic consonants===
====Ejectives====
Ejective consonants are marked in the IPA with an apostrophe. Voiced ejectives are thought by many to be impossible for humans to produce.
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 884px; text-align:center;"
!  style="width: 68px; "|
!  style="width: 68px; "|Bilabial
!  style="width: 68px; "|Labio-dental
!  style="width: 68px; "|Dental
!  style="width: 68px; "|Alveolar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Post-alveolar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Retroflex
!  style="width: 68px; "|Alveolo-palatal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Palatal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Velar
!  style="width: 68px; "|Uvular
!  style="width: 68px; "|Pharyngeal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Epiglottal
!  style="width: 68px; "|Glottal
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Plosive
| p'
|
|
| t'
|
| ʈ'
|
| c'
| k'
| q'
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Affricate
| p͡ɸ'
| p̪͡f'
|
| t͡ʃ'
| ʈ͡ʂ'
| t͡ɕ'
| c͡ç'
| k͡x'
|
|
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Fricative
| ɸ'
| f'
| θ'
| s'
| ʃ'
| ʂ'
| ɕ'
| ç'
| x'
| χ'
|
|
|
|}
 
==Vowel chart==
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable article-table" style="width: 540px; text-align:center"
!  style="width: 90px; "|
!  style="width: 90px; "|Front
!  style="width: 90px; "|Near-front
!  style="width: 90px; "|Central
!  style="width: 90px; "|Near-back
!  style="width: 90px; "|Back
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Close
| i y
|
| ɨ ʉ
|
| ɯ u
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Near-close
|
| ɪ ʏ
| ɪ̈ ʊ̈
| ʊ
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Close-mid
| e ø
|
| ɘ ɵ
|
| ɤ o
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Mid
| e̞ ø̞
|
| ə
|
| ɤ̞ o̞
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Open-mid
| ɛ œ
|
| ɜ ɞ
|
| ʌ ɔ
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Near-open
| æ
|
| ɐ
|
|
|-
! style="text-align: center; "|Open
| a ɶ
|
| ä
|
| ɑ ɒ
|}
Here is another version of the vowel chart:
{| class="nounderlines" cellspacing="0px" cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center; background:transparent;"
|- style="text-align:center; font-size:smaller;"
||
| style="width:60px;" | '''Front'''
| style="width:60px;" | '''Near-front'''
| style="width:60px;" | '''Central'''
| style="width:60px;" | '''Near-back'''
| style="width:60px;" | '''Back'''
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Close'''
| style="height:210px;" colspan=5 rowspan=7 | <div style="position:relative;width:300px;height:210px;">[[Image:Blank vowel trapezoid.svg|300px]]<div style="background:transparent; position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px;">
{| style="position:relative; width:300px; height:210px; text-align:center; background:transparent;"
|-
| style="width:300px; height:210px; text-align:center; background:transparent;" |
 
<!-- CLOSE VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:5%; width:2.33em; top:2%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
i&nbsp;•&nbsp;y</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:43.5%; width:2.33em; top:2%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɨ&nbsp;•&nbsp;ʉ</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:82%; width:3em; top:2%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɯ&nbsp;•&nbsp;u</div>
 
<!-- NEAR-CLOSE VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:29%; width:2.33em; top:16%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɪ&nbsp;•&nbsp;ʏ</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:47.5%; width:2.66em; top:16%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɪ̈&nbsp;•&nbsp;ʊ̈</div>
<div style="position: absolute; left: 69%; width: 1.5em; top: 16%; height: 1.33em; font-size: 120%; background: white;">•&nbsp;ʊ</div>
 
<!-- CLOSE-MID VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:16%; width:2.66em; top:30%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
e&nbsp;•&nbsp;ø</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:47.5%; width:2.8em; top:30%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɘ&nbsp;•&nbsp;ɵ</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:83%; width:2.66em; top:30%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɤ&nbsp;•&nbsp;o</div>
 
<!-- MID VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:24.4%; width:2.33em; top:44%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
e̞&nbsp;•&nbsp;ø̞</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:57.5%; width:1em; top:44%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ə</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:83%; width:2.66em; top:44%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɤ̞&nbsp;•&nbsp;o̞</div>
 
<!-- OPEN-MID VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:29.5%; width:2.66em; top:58%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɛ&nbsp;•&nbsp;œ</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:57.6%; width:2.33em; top:58%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɜ&nbsp;•&nbsp;ɞ</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:84.5%; width:2.33em; top:58%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ʌ&nbsp;•&nbsp;ɔ</div>
 
<!-- NEAR-OPEN VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:38%; width:1.66em; top:73%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
æ&nbsp;•</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:64.2%; width:1em; top:73%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɐ</div>
 
<!-- OPEN VOWELS -->
<div style="position:absolute; left:43%; width:2.66em; top:86%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
a&nbsp;•&nbsp;ɶ</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:66.9%; width:1em; top:86%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ä</div>
<div style="position:absolute; left:83.8%; width:2.66em; top:86%; height:1.33em; font-size:120%; background:white;">
ɑ&nbsp;•&nbsp;ɒ</div>
|}
</div></div>
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Near‑close'''
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Close‑mid'''
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Mid'''
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Open‑mid'''
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Near‑open'''
|-
| style="height:30px; font-size:smaller; text-align:right;" | '''Open'''
|}
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Revision as of 20:34, 19 August 2017

Avaeğon is a fictional constructed language created by Jessie M. Strickland. It is a Semi-agglutinative, Semi-fusional language with a highly complex phonology and morphology.

Phonology :

Avaeğon has a phonemic inventory of 46 sounds. With 13 vowels, and 33 consonants. With the vowels they are further divided into 7 monophthongs and 6 diphthongs.style


Morphology :

Nouns -

Nouns in avaeğon decline for gender, case, and number. There are 6 genders, 10 cases, and 5 numbers.

Gender system - The 6 genders are as follows:

1. Common - The common gender encompasses all nouns that have to with people, titles, and occupations. nouns in this gender all end in a vowel (a,ä,e,i,o,u,y).

2. Lunar - The lunar gender encompasses the following categories nocturnal animals, military equipment, and spiritual concepts. nouns in this gender all end in (m).

3. Solar - The solar gender encompasses nouns that are diurnal animals, household items, body parts, and secular concepts. nouns in this gender end in (z).

4. Terrestrial - The terrestrial gender encompasses nouns that are foods, plants, land masses and formations, and earthen elements and minerals. nouns in this gender end in (s).

5. Aquatic - The aquatic gender encompasses bodies of water, liquids, and emotions. nouns in this gender all end in (r).

6. Phenomenal - The phenomenal gender encompasses deities, celestial bodies, weather, natural forces, seasons and direction. All nouns in this gender end in (n).