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# <small>[t] is an allophone of /d/ and occurs word-finally.</small>
# <small>[t] is an allophone of /d/ and occurs word-finally.</small>
# <small>[j] is an allophone of /i/ that occurs in Low Dyrel following /l/.</small>
# <small>[j] is an allophone of /i/ that occurs in Low Dyrel following /l/.</small>
# <small>[ʎ] is an allophonic merger of /l+i/ or /l+ɪ/ that occurs in High Dyrel.</small>
# <small>/l:/, /l:+i/ or /l:+ɪ/ all merge to [ʎ] in High Dyrel.</small>


===Vowels===
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# <small>High Dyrel has three diphthongs, [aɪ], [ɵɪ], and [eɪ].
# <small>High Dyrel has three diphthongs, [aɪ], [ɵɪ], and [eɪ].</small>


===Phonotactics===
===Phonotactics===
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/p/ occurs only in onset position, alone or as the first element in a cluster. <br>
Onset clusters are /pɹ/ or /dɹ/. <br>
Coda clusters are /l/ or /ɹ/ + any non-approximant consonant except /p/, including [lt] and [ɹt] word-finally. <br>
Besides the [ʎ] merger, all homorganic clusters merge (consonants and vowels). <br>
/ɪi/ and /iɪ/ merge to [i].


===Orthography===
===Orthography===
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Dyrel is mostly phonemic. Most graphemes are the equivalent of IPA. Non-IPA equivalents are listed here:


d = [t] word finally <br>
r = /ɹ/ <br>
i = [j] (allophone; normally /i/) <br>
y = /ɪ/ <br>
o = /ɵ/ <br>
ll, lli, lly = [ʎ]
ï = [ɪ̯] (in diphthongs)
In Dyrel, in addition to case markers, case is indicated by placing an acute accent (´) over the first letter of the case marker.
Some orthographic rules apply only to High Dyrel. These are as follows:
Orthographic l (/l/) is doubled before a vowel. This triggers the allophonic variant [ʎ].
Diphthongization is indicated by placing a diaresis over the second element in the diphthong, which is always /i/ (ï).


==Grammar==
==Grammar==

Revision as of 22:28, 15 January 2015


N.B. This article is incomplete. I will complete it at a later date.

Background

Dyrel was created by Marlowe Clark.


Goals

My goal with Dyrel, by comparison to my first conlang ametdantar, was to create a language with a more developed conculture and conworld. Dyrel is a priori.

Setting

Dyrel is spoken in Dyrellion, a primarily human city-state situated on a plateau on top of a mountain overlooking the ocean to the west. Dyrellion is a constitutional monarchy with relatively laissez-faire policies. To the east is a forest, part of which is within the domain of Dyrellion, where the Gurim live, though some Gurim live inside Dyrellion proper. To the north and northwest are the elves and dwarves, who speak Natarye and Thurin respectively. To the northeast is another human kingdom, Xictor.

Inspiration

As with ametdantar, the Constructed Languages group on Facebook was my primary inspiration.

Phonology

Dyrel has a rather small phonology, consisting of only 14 phonemes -- 8 consonant phonemes and 6 vowel phonemes, though allophony produces between two and five additional phones depending on dialect.

Consonants

Bilabial Labio-dental Alveolar Palatal
Nasal m n
Plosive p (t) d
Fricative v s
Approximant ɹ (j)
Lateral app. l (ʎ)
  1. [t] is an allophone of /d/ and occurs word-finally.
  2. [j] is an allophone of /i/ that occurs in Low Dyrel following /l/.
  3. /l:/, /l:+i/ or /l:+ɪ/ all merge to [ʎ] in High Dyrel.

Vowels

Front Near-front Central Back
Close i u
Near-close ɪ
Close-mid e ɵ
Open a
  1. High Dyrel has three diphthongs, [aɪ], [ɵɪ], and [eɪ].

Phonotactics

/p/ occurs only in onset position, alone or as the first element in a cluster.
Onset clusters are /pɹ/ or /dɹ/.
Coda clusters are /l/ or /ɹ/ + any non-approximant consonant except /p/, including [lt] and [ɹt] word-finally.
Besides the [ʎ] merger, all homorganic clusters merge (consonants and vowels).
/ɪi/ and /iɪ/ merge to [i].

Orthography

Dyrel is mostly phonemic. Most graphemes are the equivalent of IPA. Non-IPA equivalents are listed here:

d = [t] word finally
r = /ɹ/
i = [j] (allophone; normally /i/)
y = /ɪ/
o = /ɵ/
ll, lli, lly = [ʎ] ï = [ɪ̯] (in diphthongs)

In Dyrel, in addition to case markers, case is indicated by placing an acute accent (´) over the first letter of the case marker.

Some orthographic rules apply only to High Dyrel. These are as follows:

Orthographic l (/l/) is doubled before a vowel. This triggers the allophonic variant [ʎ]. Diphthongization is indicated by placing a diaresis over the second element in the diphthong, which is always /i/ (ï).

Grammar

Morphology

Syntax