Alska
Background
Alska is a Germanic language originating from the nation of Alsland, a rather large island in the northern sea.
Phonology
Aplhabet
| Letter | a | b | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z | å | ø | ä | æ | ð | þ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | short [a], long [ɑ:] | [b] | [d] | short [ɛ], long [e:] | [f] | [g] | [h] | short [ɪ], long [i:] | [j] | [k] | [l] | [m] | [n] | short [o̞], long [o] | [p] | [r] | [s] | [t] | [ʉ] | [f] | [v] | [ks] | [ts] | [ɔ] | [ø] | short [ɛ], long [e:] | [aj] | [ð] | [θ] |
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Epiglottal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | ||||||||||||
| Plosive | ||||||||||||
| Fricative | ||||||||||||
| Affricate | ||||||||||||
| Approximant | ||||||||||||
| Trill | ||||||||||||
| Flap or tap | ||||||||||||
| Lateral fric. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral app. | ||||||||||||
| Lateral flap |
Vowels
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | |||||
| Near-close | |||||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid | |||||
| Near-open | |||||
| Open |