Tyrith

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Tyrith/Lexicon

Standard Chinese (中出語 Türiŋit ŋää /ˈtyriŋit ŋæː/) has taken a dramatically different course in the alternate history of Lõis (地, L-Standard Chinese for 'Earth'). It is a co-creation of User:IlL and User:Praimhín, inspired by Estonian and Turkish.

Phonology

Consonants

Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
central lateral
Nasal voiceless mh /m̥/ nh /n̥/ ŋh /ŋ̊/
voiced m /m/ n /n/ ŋ /ŋ/
Plosive voiceless p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ q /q/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /ɡ/ ġ /ɢ/
Affricate voiceless ts /ts/
voiced dz /dz~z/
Fricative f /f~v/ th /θ~ð/ s /s/ lh /ɬ/ kh /x~ɣ/ h /h/
Trill voiceless rh /r̥/
voiced r /r/
Approximant voiced l /l/ -i /j/ -u /w/

Vowels

vowels: a e i o u ɤ ɯ æ ø y + glides: -j -w

Stress

Stress is always on the first syllable.

Morphology

Nouns

Verbs

Syntax