Ashian

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

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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
ʜ
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

Rom1 Rom2 IPA Comp
p p p Like ⟨p⟩ in pike.
t t t Like ⟨t⟩ in top.
č kj c~ʨ Like ⟨ch⟩ in chair.
k k k Like ⟨c⟩ in cape.
b b b Like ⟨b⟩ in boat.
d d d Like ⟨d⟩ in dog.
ǯ gj ɟ~ʥ Like ⟨j⟩ in joke.
g g ɡ Like ⟨g⟩ in goat.
f f ɸ Like ⟨f⟩ in foot.
þ th θ Like ⟨th⟩ in think.
s s s Like ⟨s⟩ in soap.
š sj ʃ~ɕ Like ⟨sh⟩ in shoe.
ĸ kh x Like ⟨j⟩ in Spanish rojo.
v v β Like ⟨b⟩ in Spanish bosca.
ð dh ð Like ⟨th⟩ in these.
z z z Like ⟨z⟩ in zig-zag.
ž zj ʒ~ʑ Like ⟨si⟩ in vision.
ɢ gh ɣ Like ⟨g⟩ in Spanish amigo.
r r r~ɾ Like ⟨rr⟩ in Spanish perro.
ř rj Like ⟨ř⟩ in Czech Dvořak.
ʀ rh ʀ Like ⟨r⟩ in French rien.
m m m Like ⟨m⟩ in man.
n n n Like ⟨n⟩ in no.
ň nj ɲ Like ⟨ñ⟩ in Spanish año.
ɴ ng ŋ Like ⟨ng⟩ in singing.
l l l Like ⟨l⟩ in Spanish solo.
ʌ̌ lj ʎ Like ⟨gl⟩ in Italian glielo.
w w ʋ Like ⟨w⟩ in went.
ǰ j j Like ⟨y⟩ in yes.
ʜ h h Like ⟨h⟩ in house.
i i ɪ Like ⟨i⟩ in inch.
y y ʏ Like ⟨ü⟩ in German Hütte.
u u ʊ Like ⟨oo⟩ in good.
e e ɛ Like ⟨e⟩ in empty.
œ ø œ Like ⟨eu⟩ in French peu.
o o ɔ Like ⟨a⟩ in all.
a a a~ä Like ⟨a⟩ in Spanish allí.
í í Like ⟨ee⟩ in see.
ý ý Like ⟨u⟩ in French lu.
ú ú Like ⟨oo⟩ in food.
é é e̞ː Like ⟨é⟩ in French allé.
œ́ ǿ ø̞ː Like ⟨eu⟩ in French creuse.
ó ó o̞ː Like ⟨o⟩ in hope.
á á ɑː Like ⟨a⟩ in father.
au au aʊ̯ Like ⟨ou⟩ in loud.
ai ai aɪ̯ Like ⟨igh⟩ in sigh.
eu eu ɛʊ̯ Like ⟨eu⟩ in Spanish neutro.
iu iu ɪʊ̯ Like ⟨ieuw⟩ in Dutch nieuw.
ui ui ʊɪ̯ Like ⟨uy⟩ in Spanish muy.

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