Svojan
| Svojan | |
|---|---|
| Švojln | |
| Pronunciation | [ʃvɔjl̩n] |
| Created by | user:Aenil2 |
| Date | 2024 |
Svojan (autoglossonym: Švojln; Svojan : [ʃvɔjl̩n]) is a personal language I started working on in late 2024, as an attempt to use a Slavic-like phonology, while maintaining an unique grammar and vocabulary, unalike to the phonology's source languages.
Phonology
Consonants
Svojan has 27 consonants, which are quite similar to the ones of Slovak
| Labials | Alveolars | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ň/n /ɲ/ | ||
| Plosive | p /p/, b /b/ | t /t/, d /d/ | ť/t /c/, ď/d /ɟ/ | k /k/, g /g/ | |
| Fricative | f /f/, v /v/ | s /s/, z /z/ | š /ʂ/, ž /ʐ/ | ch /x/, h /ɣ~ɦ/ | |
| Affricate | ts /ts/, dz /dz/ | č /tʂ/, dž /dʐ/ | |||
| Approximants | j /j/ | v /w/ | |||
| Rhotics | r /r/,l /l/ | ľ/l /ʎ/ |
Notes :
- Palatal sounds /ɲ/, /c/, /ɟ/ and /ʎ/ are written without carons if they are followed by a front vowel
- /w/ is either the labio-velar approximant /w/, the labio-dental approximant /ʋ/, the voiced labio-dental fricative /v/ or the voiced bilabial fricative /β/
- Retroflex sounds /tʂ/, /dʐ/, /ʂ/ and /ʐ/ can also be pronounced as palato-alveolar /tʃ/, /dʒ/, /ʃ/ and /ʒ/
Vowels
Svojan has 6 oral vowels and 3 nasal vowels. Oral vowels have length distinction.
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Notes :
- To mark length, the acute accent is used over the vowel. It sometimes can change the vowel :
- /e/ becomes /ɛ/ when long
- /o/ becomes /ɔ/ when long