Jalaia
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Jalaia is the language spoken in the fictitious nation of Kuarjalainankuna as well as the most common language used by the Deities of Anarturia. It is highly agglutinative.
Background
Jalaia is the spoken language of the Kingdom of Kuarjalainankuna in my constructed world of Anarturia. It is heavily based on Uralic and Semitic languages.
History
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m̥ m | n̥ n | ŋ̊ ŋ | |||||
Plosive | p | t d | k | ʔ | ||||
Fricative | s | h | ||||||
Affricate | θ | |||||||
Approximant | ʋ | j | ||||||
Trill | r | |||||||
Lateral fric. | ɬ | |||||||
Lateral app. | l |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i y | u | |
Close-mid | e ø | o | |
Near-open | æ | ||
Open | ä |