Abalonian

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
Language family	Proto-Lacakan Lacaka

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
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/ p	/tʰ/ t	/t͡ɬ ~ c͡ʎ̥̝/ tr	/t͡ʃ/ c	/kʰ/ k
	Preglottalized	/ʔpʰ/ pp	/ʔtʰ/ tt	/ʔt͡ɬ ~ ʔc͡ʎ̥̝/ ttr	/ʔt͡ʃ/ cc	/ʔkʰ/ kk
Fricatives			s	/ɬ ~ ʎ̥̝/ r	/ʃ/ x	h
Approximants	Voiced	w		/l ~ ʎ/ l	/j/ y	(w)
	Unvoiced	/ʍ/ wh			/ç/ yh	(/ʍ/ wh)

Pronouns

Demonstratives

The following is a chart of Lacaka demonstrative pronouns.

Demonstratives
		AFF		NEG
		SENT	NSENT	SENT	NSENT
PROX	SG	omi	yeki	ottomi	yetteki
	DU	oyomi	yeweki	okyomi	yekweki
	PL	homi	yheki
	Q	oyhomi	yewheki	oppomi	yeppeki
MED	SG	ami	aki	attami	attaki
	DU	emi	eki	akemi	akeki
	PL	hami	haki
	Q	hemi	heki	appami	appaki
DIST	SG	waemi	waeki	wettemi	wetteki
	DU	wemi	weki	wekwemi	wekweki
	PL	whaemi	whaeki
	Q	whemi	wheki	weppemi	weppeki

Vocabulary

The following are Lacaka translations of the 207 entries listed in the revised Swadesh List.

Swadesh List
English	Lacaka	Notes