Fruwi

Fruwi
oñ Fruwi
Pronunciation	[õɴ.ɸr̊ᵝůᵝ.wʷiʷ]
Created by	Webcloud
Date	2022
Language family	Fruwi baro Fruwi Tun baro Fruwi
Early forms	Proto-Fruwi Proto-Fruwi Tun
Standard forms	Standard Fruwi Standard Sontrai (Ban) Standard Haishi (Ban)
Dialects	Sontrai Ban Sontrai Tun Haishi Ban Haishi Tun
Writing system	Latin

Introduction

oñ Fruwi is a language designed for no species in particular. In-universe, though, it is spoken mostly by humans and a species of tall, twelve-fingered humanoids. The Haishi dialects are mostly spoken by humans, while the Sontrai dialects are mostly spoken by the humanoids. The Haishi dialects may seem easier to humans or much easier to english speakers, because of the base-10 number system, lack of conjugation, and more english-like phonology, though this is a coincidence.

Creation

Webcloud created a Pre-oñ Fruwi, called ol fruwi (sic); which has now become Proto-oñ Fruwi, in mid 2022 (if they have their dates correct). an early version of, oñ Fruwi Standard was published to Conlang Fandom Early 2023.

Type

It is supposed to be a sort of engineered conlang, though Webcloud, late, realized that they need a universe if they want words for times and dates.

It is a A priori conlang, though many nouns and verbs are just changed versions of real words in languages; they are not borrowed words in-universe unless specified.

Etymology

The name of the language oñ Fruwi, comes from Proto-Fruwi Tun: oñ fruwi meaning a language, though a different word has taken on the meaning of language in the modern language. The word fruwi came from Proto-Fruwi (baro): *ëfdui, probably meaning tongue.

Phonology

Consonants

Standard Fruwi
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Nasal	m	n		(ɲ)	ŋ
Lenis Stop	p	t		(c)	k	ʡ
Fortis Stop	pʰ	tʰ		(cʰ)	kʰ	ʡ
Lenis Fricative	ɸ	s			χ	ħ
Fortis Fricative	β	z			ʁ	ħ
Lenis Affricate		t̆s	t̆ʃ
Fortis Affricate		d̆z	d̆ʒ
Trill		r
Approximant	ʷ		(ɹ̠ʲ)	j	w
Lateral Approximant		l		(ʎ)	(ʟ)

Notes:

• /ŋ, k, kʰ/→[ɲ, c, cʰ] before /i, e/
• /r/→[ɹ̠ʲ] next to /t̆ʃ, d̆ʒ/
• /l/→[ʎ] near /j, i, e/
• /l/→[ʟ] near /w, u, o/
• /V/→[Ṽ] near /m, n, ŋ/
  • /oŋ/→[õŋ], /orŋ/→[õrŋ], /ŋjo/→[ŋjõ], but: /oŋfu/→[õŋfu]
• /ŋ/→[ɴ] CODA
  • /oŋ/→[õɴ]
• /C, V/→[Cᵝ, Vᵝ] near /m, p, pʰ, ɸ, β/
  • /ɸru/→[ɸrᵝuᵝ], but: /ɸruwi/→[ɸrᵝuᵝwi]
• /V_high, Approximant/→[V_highʷ, Aʷ] near /w/, and not already already bilabialized or labiodentalized
  • /wi/→[wiʷ], but: /wa/→[wa], /we/→[we], also but: /ɸwi/→[ɸwᵝiᵝ]
• Syllable: /Approximant, Trill, Radical, Vowel/→ same voicing as closest consonant
  • /sr/→[sr̊], /zr/→[zr̬], /ɸru/→[ɸr̊ᵝůᵝ]

Be careful, rounding is not bilabializing or labiodentalizing!

Standard Haishi (Ban)
Manner -> Place v	Labial	Coronal	Medial	Palatal	Dorsal	Radical
Nasal	m	n		(ɲ)	ŋ
Lenis Stop	b	d		(ɟ)	g	ʡ
Fortis Stop	pʰ	tʰ		(cʰ)	kʰ	ʡ
Lenis Fricative	f	s	ʃ		x	ħ
Fortis Fricative	v	z	ʒ			ħ
Lenis Affricate			t̆ʃ
Fortis Affricate			d̆ʒ
Approximant	ʷ	ɹ	(ɹ̠ʲ)	j	w
Lateral Approximant		l		(ʎ)	(ɫ)

Notes:

• /ŋ, g, kʰ/→[ɲ, ɟ, cʰ] before /i, e/
• /r/→[ɹ̠ʲ] next to /t̆ʃ, d̆ʒ, ʃ, ʒ/
• /l/→[ʎ] near /j, i, e/
• /l/→[ɫ] near /w, u, o/
• /V/→[Ṽ] near /m, n, ŋ/
  • /oŋ/→[õŋ], /orŋ/→[õrŋ], /ŋjo/→[ŋjõ], but: /oŋfu/→[õŋfu]
• /ŋ/→[ɴ] CODA
  • /oŋ/→[õɴ]
• /C, V/→[Cᵝ, Vᵝ] near /m, b, pʰ/
  • /bru/→[brᵝuᵝ], but: /bruwi/→[brᵝuᵝwi]
• /C, V/→[Cᵛ, Vᵛ] near /f, v/
  • /fru/→[frᵛuᵛ], but: /fruwi/→[frᵛuᵛwi]
• /V_high, Approximant/→[V_highʷ, Aʷ] near /w/, and not already bilabialized or labiodentalized
  • /wi/→[wiʷ], but: /wa/→[wa], /we/→[we], also but: /fwi/→[fwᵛiᵛ]
• Syllable: /Approximant, Trill, Radical, Vowel/→ same voicing as closest consonant
  • /sr/→[sr̊], /zr/→[zr̬], /fru/→[fr̊ᵛůᵛ]

Be careful, rounding is not bilabializing or labiodentalizing!

Changes:

• ɸ > f , β > v
• t̆ʃ > ʃ , d̆ʒ > ʒ
• t̆s > t̆ʃ, d̆z > d̆ʒ
• χ > x , ʁ > x
• V_voiceless > V_voiced

Vowels

Standard Fruwi
Placement	Front	Center	Back
High	i		u
Mid	e	ə	o
Low		a

Notes:

Dialects:

• Haishi dialects; ə > ɑ or ʌ

Stress and intonation

All syllables are pronounced as the same length; there is no Lexical stress. This is similar to French and Georgian. Though, when prosodic stress is involved, the first syllable of the prosodical word becomes extra stressed.

The word for what, <>, has a rising intonation /↗︎/, Though, if it is the subject of a sentence, everything on from the verb has a falling intonation /↘︎/ The words for yes and no, <>, both have a falling intonation /↘︎/ Though, the final "or not", <>, found in yes-no questions, also has a rising intonation /↗︎/

Morphophonology

Orthography

to-do: copy from Fandom