Alska
Background
Alska is a Germanic language originating from the nation of Alsland, a rather large island in the northern sea.
Phonology
Alphabet
| Letter | |
|---|---|
| a | short [a], long [ɑ:] |
| b | [b] |
| d | [d] |
| e | short [ɛ], long [e:] |
| f | [f] |
| g | [g] |
| h | [h] |
| i | short [ɪ], long [i:] |
| j | [j] |
| k | [k] |
| l | [l] |
| m | [m] |
| n | [n] |
| o | short [o̞], long [o] |
| p | [p] |
| r | [r] |
| s | [s] |
| t | [t] |
| u | [ʉ] |
| v | [f] |
| w | [v] |
| x | [ks] |
| y | [yː] |
| z | [ts] |
| å | [ɔ] |
| ø | [ø] |
| ä | short [ɛ], long [e:] |
| æ | [aj] |
| ð | [ð] |
| þ | [θ] |
| Pronunciation |
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 |