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in wékər whetmer
Pronunciation[/in wiəkəɭ ʍɛtmɛɭ/]
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SettingVerse:Tricin
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Whetmer (English: /ˈʍɛtmər/ WHET-mer; natively: in wékər whetmer /in wiəkəɭ ʍɛtmɛɭ/, from Naquian in huēyacaz uehmiz) 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
  • How do I get retroflexes?

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
central lateral central lateral plain labialized
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ nr /ɳ/ [ŋ]
Plosive tenuis p /p/ t /t/ tr /ʈ/ c /k/ qu /kʷ/ ' /ʔ/
ejective p' /pʼ/ t' /tʼ/ tr' /ʈʼ/ c' /kʼ/
Fricative s /s/ ł /ɬ/ sr /ʂ/ łr /ɬʵ/ x /ɕ/
Affricate tenuis ts /ts/ /tɬ/ tsr /ʈʂ/ tłr /ʈɬʵ/ tx /tɕ/
ejective ts' /tsʼ/ tł' /tɬʼ/ tsr' /ʈʂʼ/ tłr' /ʈɬʵʼ/ tx' /tɕʼ/
Approximant tenuis wh /ʍ/
voiced l /l/ r /ɹ~ɭ/ 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)'

Verbs