Alska
Background
Alska is a Germanic language originating from the nation of Alsland, a rather large island in the northern sea.
Phonology
Alphabet
Letter | Pronunciation |
---|---|
a | short [a], long [ɑ:] |
b | [b] |
d | [d] |
e | short [ɛ], long [e:] |
f | [f] |
g | [g] |
h | [h] |
i | short [ɪ], long [i:] |
j | [j] |
k | [k] |
l | [l] |
m | [m] |
n | [n] |
o | short [o̞], long [o] |
p | [p] |
r | [r] |
s | [s] |
t | [t] |
u | [ʉ] |
v | [f] |
w | [v] |
x | [ks] |
y | [yː] |
z | [ts] |
å | [ɔ] |
ø | [ø] |
ä | short [ɛ], long [e:] |
æ | [aj] |
ð | [ð] |
þ | [θ] |
Consonants
Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
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Nasal | ||||||||||||
Plosive | ||||||||||||
Fricative | ||||||||||||
Affricate | ||||||||||||
Approximant | ||||||||||||
Trill | ||||||||||||
Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
Lateral app. | ||||||||||||
Lateral flap |
Vowels
Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
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Close | |||||
Near-close | |||||
Close-mid | |||||
Mid | |||||
Open-mid | |||||
Near-open | |||||
Open |