Bircena


Background

Bircena is a language spoken on the planet Halonia, in the north of the country Viržura, by both humans and the dominant sentient machines on the planet, the aureli.

It is an a priori language with some loose inspiration from Russian phonology.

Phonology

Consonants

Bilabial Alveolar Post-alveolar Palatal Velar Labiovelar Glottal
Nasal m n ń ŋ
Plosive p b t d č ǰ c j k g q ğ
Fricative v s z š ž ś ź x h
Approximant l r y ɫ w

/č/ and /ǰ/ represent postalveolar affricates, not plosives, but they behave phonologically as plosives, whereas forms with accute accents represent palatalized consonants, rather than true palatals.

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close i [i] ÿ [y] u [u]
Near-close ï [ɪ] ü [ʊ]
Close-mid
Mid é [e] ö [əʷ] o [o]
Open-mid e [ɛ]
Near-open ä [ä]
Open a [æ] à [ɑʷ]

Phonotactics

Orthography

Grammar

Morphology

Syntax