Dyrel
N.B. This article is incomplete. I will complete it at a later date.
Background
Dyrel was created by Marlowe Clark.
Goals
My goal with Dyrel, by comparison to my first conlang ametdantar, was to create a language with a more developed conculture and conworld. Dyrel is a priori.
Setting
Dyrel is spoken in Dyrellion, a primarily human city-state situated on a plateau on top of a mountain overlooking the ocean to the west. Dyrellion is a constitutional monarchy with relatively laissez-faire policies. To the east is a forest, part of which is within the domain of Dyrellion, where the Gurim live, though some Gurim live inside Dyrellion proper. To the north and northwest are the elves and dwarves, who speak Natarye and Thurin respectively. To the northeast is another human kingdom, Xictor.
Inspiration
As with ametdantar, the Constructed Languages group on Facebook was my primary inspiration.
Phonology
Dyrel has a rather small phonology, consisting of only 14 phonemes -- 8 consonant phonemes and 6 vowel phonemes, though allophony produces between two and five additional phones depending on dialect.
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Alveolar | Palatal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ||
| Plosive | p | (t) d | ||
| Fricative | v | s | ||
| Approximant | ɹ | (j) | ||
| Lateral app. | l | (ʎ) |
- [t] is an allophone of /d/ and occurs word-finally.
- [j] is an allophone of /i/ that occurs in Low Dyrel following /l/.
- [ʎ] is an allophonic merger of /l+i/ or /l+ɪ/ that occurs in High Dyrel.
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | ||
| Near-close | ɪ | |||
| Close-mid | e | ɵ | ||
| Open | a |
- High Dyrel has three diphthongs, [aɪ], [ɵɪ], and [eɪ].