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| Pronunciation | [/ɪn we:kər ʍɛtmɛr/] |
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| Setting | Verse:Tricin |
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Whetmer (English: /ˈʍɛtmər/ WHET-mer; natively: in weekər whetmer /in we:kər ʍɛtmɛr/, from Naquian in huēyacaz uattimiz) is the most divergent present day Naquic language spoken in the country of Whetmer. It's somewhat Icelandic inspired.
Grand Master Plan
- Stress shifts to initial.
- hu- > w-, u- > wh-
- Vz > Vr
- ī > i; i > e before r; i otherwise
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Coronal | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| central | lateral | plain | labialized | |||||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | [ŋ] | |||||
| Plosive | tenuis | p /p/ | t /t/ | c /k/ | qu /kʷ/ | ' /ʔ/ | ||
| ejective | p' /pʼ/ | t' /tʼ/ | c' /kʼ/ | |||||
| Fricative | s /s/ | ł /ɬ/ | x /ʃ/ | |||||
| Affricate | tenuis | ts /ts/ | tł /tɬ/ | tx /tʃ/ | ||||
| ejective | ts' /tsʼ/ | tł' /tɬʼ/ | tx' /tʃʼ/ | |||||
| Approximant | tenuis | wh /ʍ/ | ||||||
| voiced | r /r/ | l /l/ | y /j/ | w /w/ | ||||
Vowels
/i i: u u: e e: ə o o: æ æ: ɑ ɑ:/
Grammar
Nouns and adjectives
Unlike other Naquic languages, Whetmer preserves much of Naquic declension.
- cell 'song (nom sg)'; cellə 'song (gen sg)'; celler 'song (nom pl)'; cellen 'song (gen pl)'