Lacaka
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| Lacaka | |
|---|---|
| Lacaka n Icattra | |
 Banner of Lacaka | |
| Pronunciation | ˌlà.ˈt͡ʃà.kʰà‿n ˌì.ˈt͡ʃàʔ.t͡ɬà |
| Created by | DMAD |
| Date | 2023 |
| Setting | Fantasy |
| Native to | Lacaka |
Proto-Lacakan
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Lacaka (endonym: Lacaka n Icattra) is a language isolate spoken in the Lacakan Isles.
Etymology
The term Lacaka comes from the phrase Unang ng Lacakka, a phrase meaning “Pearl of the Sea,” alluding to the value its denizens place on their homeland.
Phonology
Consonants
"| Consonants | Labial | Alveolar | Lateral | Palatal | Guttural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | m | n | /ɲ/ <n ng> | /ŋ/ <ng> | ||
| Plosives | Voiced | b | d | /d͡ʒ/ <j> | /ʝ ~ ɣ/ <g> | |
| Unvoiced | /pʰ/ | /tʰ/ <t> | "/t͡ɬ ~ c͡ʎ̥̝/ | |||
| /t͡ʃ/ <c> | /kʰ/ <k> | |||||
| Preglottalized | /ʔpʰ/ <pp> | /ʔtʰ/ | /ʔt͡ɬ ~ ʔc͡ʎ̥̝/ | |||
| /ʔt͡ʃ/ <cc> | /ʔkʰ/ <kk> | |||||