Thoschian
Thoschian [θoʃˑɪən] is the main language of westernmost Herooku. Created for the fantasy world of Grundet by juhhmi.
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m m |
n n |
nj ɲ |
ng ŋ |
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| Plosive | p b p b |
t d t d |
tj dj c ɟ |
k g k g |
q q |
' ʔ | |||
| Fricative | f v f v |
th dh θ ð |
s z s z |
sch zj ʃ ʒ |
h j ç ʝ |
ch x |
hq χ |
h h | |
| Trill | r r |
rq ʀ |
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| Lateral app. | l l |
- Fricatives: /h/ appears with back vowels and /ç/ with front vowels.
- Word final voiced consonants are reduced into voiceless unless followed by a word beginning with another voiced consonant: lag tesch /lak teʃ/ vs. lag durni /lag durni/
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | ɨ | u | |
| Near-Close | ɪ | ʊ | |
| Close-Mid | ø | o | |
| Mid | e | ə | |
| Open-mid | ʌ ɔ | ||
| Near-open | ɐ | ||
| Open | a | ɑ |
Orthography
Native
Influence from both Goldhearts and Ancient Kher Empire led to the birth of a combination of alphabet and syllabary systems derived from Rinapri logographs and nowadays written from right to left.
Romanization
- Trigraphs written with or without the c: kch /kx/, sch /ʃ/
- Former nasals: no /ø/, ni /ɨ/, na /a/
Grammar
Characteristic to an East-Herookuan language: