Ashian

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Ashian
Kéðryňa
Pronunciation[keːðˈry.ɲa]
Created byBenJamin P. Johnson,

creator of:

curator of:

Date2021
SettingPlanet Aterra

Ashian is the native language of the people who live on the central continent of Aterra. While a priori, it has millennia-old influences from Old Norse via a space-faring demi-god species.

Phonology

Consonants

Ashian is known for its robust palatal series.

  Labial Dental Coronal Palatal Dorsal
Stop p · b
p · b
t · d
t̪ · d̪
  č · ǯ
c · ɟ
k · g
k · ɡ
Fricative f · v
ɸ · β
þ · ð
θ · ð
s · z
s · z
š · ž
ɕ · ʑ
ĸ · ɢ
x · ɣ
Trill     r
r
ř
ʀ
ʀ
Nasal m
m
n
  ň
ɲ
ɴ
ŋ
Approximant w
ʋ
    ǰ
j
h
h
Lateral   l
  ʌ̌
ʎ
 

Vowels

Ashian vowels may be short or long, and there are a number of diphthongs. Short vowels are generally pronounced lax, while long vowels are tense.

Short Vowels   Long Vowels   Diphthongs
Front Back Front Back Front Back
High     í · ý
iː · yː
ú
· uː
   
Mid-High i · y
ɪ · ʏ
· u
· ʊ
    ui
ʊɪ̯
iu
ɪʊ̯
Mid     é · œ́
e̞ː · ø̞ː
· ó
· o̞ː
   
Mid-Low e · œ
ɛ · œ
· o
· ɔ
      eu
ɛʊ̯
Low a ·
· a
    á ·
ɑː ·
ai
aɪ̯
au
aʊ̯

Orthography & Romanization

Morphology

Substantives

Gender

Number

Cases

Nominative
Accusative
Dative
Dative/Accusative Alternation
Genitive
Instrumental

Pronouns

Demonstratives, Articles, & Other Determiners

Nouns

Adpositions=

Adjectives

Numerals

=Verbs

Inflection / Conjugation

Negation

Syntax

Basic Word Order & Alignments

Typology

Morphosyntactic Alignment

Noun Phrases

Adjective Phrases

Verb Phrases

Vocabulary