Verse:Mwail/Qocwane
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Vylman (Fŷlmât seaha [ʋl̩ːmət̪ sɛɑhɑ]) is the official language of Vylma (Fŷlmâ [ʋl̩ːmə]), located in our timeline's Hungary. It is inspired by Finnish and Nuosu and has a Finnish-inspired grammar.
Phonology
Consonants
/m n ɲ p t ts̠ tɕ k s̠ ɕ h v ð r l ʎ j/ m n ń p t z ź c s ś h f d r l ĺ j
Vowels
Vylman has 10 vowel qualities, all with vowel length.
| Front | Non-front | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unrounded | rounded | |||
| Syllabic consonant |
loose | z̩ ŷ | v̩ʷ ŵ | |
| tight | z̠̩ y | v̠̩ʷ w | ||
| Close | loose | e̝ ê | ə â | o̝ ô |
| Open-mid | tight | ɛ e | ɔ o | |
| Open | ɑ a | |||
Vylman has loose/tight vowel harmony:
- loose: ŷ ŵ ê â ô
- tight: y w e a o
/ə(:)/ is realized as [œ(:)] when stressed.
oa is often realized as [ɔ:]
Grammar
Finnic-like