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+==Background==
+Buerkáns is spoken in the fictitious country of ''De Huylands'', known as such in English, even though the translation is literally ''The Highlands''.  I like to imagine ''De Huylands'' exists in the same world as [[Alska:Alska]], where it would be known in Alska as ''Højlandene''.
+Buerkáns takes influences from Dutch/Afrikaans, English, and the Scandinavian Languages.  I wanted to make something in between all three, with the primary vocabulary a mix of Dutch-Danish/Swedish-derived roots and grammar closer to a simpler version of German.
+==Phonology==
+Buekáns has a large phonology, similar to that of Dutch or Afrikaans, mixed slightly with Danish.  There is a large vowel inventory,
+{{IPA chart vowels|wrapper=infobox}}
+==Vowels==
+{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle"
+! rowspan="2" colspan="1"|'''Phonemes'''
+|-
+!'''Front'''
+!'''Central'''
+!'''Back'''
+|-
+!'''Closed'''
+|i y
+|u ʊ
+|-
+!'''Mid-closed'''
+|e ø
+|ʌ
+|o
+|-
+!'''Mid-open'''
+|ɛ
+|ɔ
+|-
+!'''Open'''
+|a
+|ɑ
+|-
+|}
+a
+[æ]
+á
+[a:]
+b
+[b]
+d
+[d]
+e
+[ɛ]/[ə]
+often reduced to [ə] when unstressed
+é
+[e:]
+f
+[f]
+g
+[x]
+h
+[h]
+i
+[ɪ]/[ʌ]
+|sometimes pronounced [ʌ]
+í
+[i:]
+j
+[j]
+|k
+[k]
+l
+[l]/[ɫ]
+velarized to [ɫ] often when word-initial
+m
+[m]
+n
+[n]
+ng
+[ŋ]
+o
+[ɔ]
+ó
+[o:]
+p
+[p]
+r
+[ɾ]
+trilled when word-initial, tapped in other positions
+s
+[s]
 [[Category:Conlangs]]