Buerkaans

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Buerkantch
Buerkáns
Pronunciation[[Help:IPA|buɛ̯ɾ'kaːns]]
Created by
Native speakersNo Census Data (2014)
Language codes
ISO 639-1bu
ISO 639-2bue
ISO 639-3bue
Buerkáns.png
De Huylands' flág

Background

Buerkáns is spoken in the fictitious country of De Huylands, known as such in English, even though the translation is literally The Highlands. I like to imagine De Huylands exists in the same world as Alska:Alska, where it would be known in Alska as Højlandene.

Buerkáns takes influences from Dutch/Afrikaans, English, and the Scandinavian Languages. I wanted to make something in between all three, with the primary vocabulary a mix of Dutch-Danish/Swedish-derived roots and grammar closer to a simpler version of German.

Phonology

Buerkáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish. There is a large vowel inventory of 13 distinct vowel quantities and a typical Germanic consonant inventory.

Vowels

Phonemes
Front Central Back
Closed i y u
Near-closed ɪ
Mid-closed e ø o
Mid-open ɛ ə ʌ ɔ
Near-open æ
Open a

Consonants

Phonemes Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop p b t d k g
Affricate d͡ʒ
Nasal m n ŋ
Fricative f v s ʃ x h
Approximant ɾ j
Lateral approximant l ɫ