It is a constructed language, namely lekma /ˈʝɛkmɐ/. the lexicon is made from Germanic words.
| Phoneme |
m |
n |
ŋ |
b |
d |
k |
t͡s |
ʈ͡ʂ |
f |
s |
ʂ |
x |
ʋ |
ʝ |
l
|
| Grapheme |
m |
n |
h |
b |
t, d |
k |
z |
c |
f |
s |
ç |
x |
v |
l, d |
l
|
| Phoneme |
iː |
y |
ɐi̯ |
ɨ |
u̯ɐ |
uː |
ɪ |
ʊ |
ɛː |
ø |
œʏ̯ |
ɐ |
ɐu̯ |
ɤ |
ɔː |
ä |
äː
|
| Grapheme |
í, ie |
ü |
l |
î |
va |
v, ve |
e |
o |
é |
ö |
ui |
â, r |
á |
ô |
ó |
a |
ai, ae
|
The structure is VP(who/what) V(does/has/is) NP(something to do) N(theme). Type is VOS.
Derivations of a word which attached to a word stem, zero morpheme infinite form of noun or verb. -en finite verb. -o adverb. -e adnoun. uit or xlt, vowel shifting to take an accusative noun or an ergative noun before it.