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== Background ==
== Background ==


The West Language or Veske [vɛske] (Veské in Veske) is a language spoken on the Pacific coast of Corstekistan. It is based off of the [Knašta] language.
The West Language or Veske [vɛske] (Veské in Veske) is a language spoken on the Pacific coast of Corstekistan. It is based off of the [[Knašta]] language.


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
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! style="width: 68px; " |Dental
! style="width: 68px; " |Dental
! style="width: 68px; " |Alveolar
! style="width: 68px; " |Alveolar
! style="width: 68px; " |Retroflex
! style="width: 68px; " |Post-Alveolar
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal
! style="width: 68px; " |Palatal
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar
! style="width: 68px; " |Velar
! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal
! style="width: 68px; " |Glottal
! style="width: 68px; " |Uvular
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! style="" |Ejective
! style="" |Ejective
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| k'
| k'
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|   
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! style="" |Nasal
! style="" |Nasal
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| ŋ
| ŋ
|   
|   
| ɴ
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! style="" |Plosive
! style="" |Plosive
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|  
| k  g
| k  g
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| θ  ð
| θ  ð
| z  s
| z  s
| ʂ ʐ
| ʃ ʒ
| ç  ʝ
| ç  ʝ
|   
|   
| h
| h
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! style="" |Approximant
! style="" |Approximant
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! style="" |Trill
! style="" |Trill
| ʙ*
| ʙ
|  
|  
|  
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! style="" |Lateral app.
! style="" |Lateral app.
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===Vowels===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 255px; text-align:center;"
! style="width: 90px; "|
! style="width: 55px; " |Front
! style="width: 55px; " |Central
! style="width: 55px; " |Back
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! style="" |Close
| i 
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| ʉ
|-
! style="" |Near-Close
| ɪ 
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|-
! style="" |Close-Mid
| e  ø
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| o
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! style="" |Mid
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|  
|  
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! style="" |Open-mid
| ɛ 
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| ʌ 
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! style="" |Near-open
| æ
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! style="" |Open
| a
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| ɑ
|}
|}
=== Sound Changes From Knašta ===
Various sound changes have made Veske different from Knašta:
Initial 'pw' [pw] to Veske 'ṕ' [p']
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Final 'tka' [t̚kə] to Veske 'ḱ' [k']
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'w' [w] to Veske 'v' [v]
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'î' [ɛ̃] to Veske 'aņ' [æɴ]
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'ê' [ɑ̃] to Veske 'óņ' [ɑɴ]
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'ů' [u] to Veske 'ů' [ʉ]
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'tsí' [tse̞] to Veske 'tsy' [tsaɪ̯]




[[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Indo-Korinthic Languages]] [[Category:Knašta]]
[[Category:Conlangs]] [[Category:Languages]] [[Category:Indo-Korinthic Languages]] [[Category:Knašta]]
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