Grayis

Grayis
Grayis
Pronunciation	[/ˈgrä.jɪs/]
Created by	BenJamin P. Johnson, additionally creator of: Brooding Dlatci Grayis Maltcégj Northeadish Valthungian
Date	2018
Setting	Planet Oryrigin
Language family	language isolate Grayis
Language codes
ISO 639-3	none

Introduction...

Phonology

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
High	i · ī [i · iː]		u · ū [u · uː]
Mid	ai [e̞ː ~ ai̯]		au [o̞ː ~ au̯]
Low		a · ā [ä · äː]

Consonants

	Labial	Coronal	Dorsal	Glottal
Plosive	p · b	t · d	k · g
Affricate		ch [ʧ] · j [ʤ]
Fricative		s ·	kh · [x]	h ·
Approximant	· w		· j
Tap or Trill		· r [r~ɾ]
Lateral		· l
Nasal	· m	· n

Orthography

/

m

n

p

b

t

d

k

g

ʧ

ʤ

s

x

h

w

j

r

l

i

iː

ai̯

ä

äː

au̯

u

uː

/

‹

m

n

p

b

t

d

k

g

ch

j

s

kh

h

w

j

r

l

i

ī

ai

a

ā

au

u

ū

›

Phonotactics

• Words cannot start with /s/ or /h/.
• /h/ cannot occur intervocalically or follow another consonant.
• /s/ can only occur word-finally.
• Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster.
• Vowels (except for diphthongs) must be separated by a consonant.
• Word-initial consonant clusters are limited to [plosive]+[liquid] (i.e. {ptkbdg} + {lr}), but not /tl/ or /dl/.
• Intervocalic clusters may be:
  • Any geminates except /gg/, /ss/, /xx/, /hh/, /ww/, or /jj/.
  • Any [plosive]+[liquid] combination (including /tl/ and /dl/).
  • Any [plosive]+/w/.
  • Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
  • /ngw/