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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Jalaia is the spoken language of the Kingdom of Kuarjalainankuna in my constructed world of Anarturia. It is heavily based on Uralic and Semitic languages. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 21:43, 28 July 2014
Jalaia is the language spoken in the fictitious nation of Kuarjalainankuna as well as the most common language used by the Deities of Anarturia. It is highly agglutinative.
Background
Jalaia is the spoken language of the Kingdom of Kuarjalainankuna in my constructed world of Anarturia. It is heavily based on Uralic and Semitic languages.
History
Phonology
Consonants
| Bilabial | Labio-dental | Dental | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m̥ m | n̥ n | ŋ̊ ŋ | |||||
| Plosive | p | t d | k | ʔ | ||||
| Fricative | s | h | ||||||
| Affricate | θ | |||||||
| Approximant | ʋ | j | ||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||
| Lateral fric. | ɬ | |||||||
| Lateral app. | l |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i y | u | |
| Close-mid | e ø | o | |
| Near-open | æ | ||
| Open | ä |