Riqian

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Noble Thensarian
Primitive Tígeł
Old Tígeł

Modern Tígeł



Bhadhagha



Retroflex-y language



Hyper-Old Tígeł




Gebochamic

Gebocham



Bênôcian




Nurian



Andarin




Proto-Tigalic

  • Aramaization: h > 0 x, ɣ > ħ, ʕ; θ, ð > t, d; f > h (except before /l/ and /r/); begadkefat
  • general y~u, ȳ~ū merger
  • ʕ > ŋ
  • p t k b d g m n ŋ h r l v j + creaky voice
  • a e i o u ā ē ī ō ū ai au

"Tofurkish"

Uncanny-valley English with a Franco-Turkish flavor. Native name: Gebocham /dʒəbʌʃɑŋ/

  • Vowels: æ ɪ i ʌ ə ʊ ʉ < a/ae ē/i ī ā/o/au e ō/u/y ū/ȳ
  • Vowel harmony groups:
    • high tense: i ʉ
    • high lax: ɪ ʊ
    • low: æ ʌ
    • ə is neutral
  • Rhotic vowels: [ɑɹ ɪɹ ɪɹ ɔɹ ɜɹ ʊɹ ʊɹ]
  • "Nasal" vowels: [ɑŋ iŋ iŋ ɑŋ əŋ ɔŋ ɔŋ]
    • All vowels may occur in open syllables e.g. dɹɪ
  • Consonants: m n p t tʃ k ʔ b d dʒ g f s ʃ v z ʒ h ɹ l j
  • I = /nʌ/
  • thou = (m) /zɪɹ/, (f) /wɪɹ/
  • he =

"Cream of Tatar"

  • Consonants: m n ŋ p t tʃ k g q f v s z ʃ x ɣ r l j