Kxel
Қел (Cyrillic)
ケ̣ㇽ゚ (Katakana)
ᨃᨙᨒ̲ (Lontara)
Pronunciation[/kxel/]
Created byLily Jane Rotfels
  • Kxel

Kxel is an ongoing democratic conlang project started in 2020 by Lily Jane Rotfels and some of her friends. It is not particular to any (micro- or macro-)nation. Every change made to the language must go through a process in which it must receive more than two thirds of the popular vote to be added.

Phonology

Phonemes

Consonant phonemes
Labial Coronal Dorsal
Nasal m n ŋ
Stop p b t d k ɡ
Affricate p͡f t͡θ t͡s k͡x
Fricative s z
Approximant w l j
Trill r
Vowel phonemes
Front Centre Back
Close
Near close ɪ ʏ ʊ
Close mid
Mid ə
Open mid ɛ ɔ
Near open æ æː
Open

Phonotactics

The basic phonotactic rule is (C)V(C), with all consonants being allowed in both the onset and the coda. There are currently no phonemic diphthongs.

Orthography

Kxel currently uses three writing systems: Cyrillic, Katakana and Lontara.

Cyrillic

Cyrillic Latin Notes
А а A a
Ӕ ӕ Æ æ
Б б B b
Г г G g
Д д D d
Е е E e
З з Z z
И и I i
Ј ј J j
К к K k
Қ қ KX Kx kx
Л л L l
М м M m
Cyrillic Latin Notes
Н н N n
Ҥ ҥ Ŋ ŋ
О о O o
П п P p
Ԥ ԥ PF Pf pf
Р р R r
С с S s
Т т T t
Ҭ ҭ TÞ Tþ tþ
У у U u
Ў ў W w В в is a legal variant.
Ү ү Y y
Ц ц TS Ts ts

Vowels are lengthened with macrons. Lengthening by writing a vowel twice is also legal, i.e. туу instead of тӯ.

Short
Long
А а А̄ а̄
Ӕ ӕ Ӕ̄ ӕ̄
Е е Е̄ е̄
И и Ӣ ӣ
О о О̄ о̄
У у Ӯ ӯ
Ү ү Ү̄ ү̄

Katakana

Kxel's current implimentation of Katakana is as shown in this table.

W L R J M Pf B P N Ts D T Z S Kx Ŋ G K
ラ゚ パ̣ ツァ タ̣ カ̣ カ゚ A
リ゚ イ゚ ピ̣ ツィ テ̣ィ ディ ティ ゼィ セィ キ̣ キ゚ I
ウ゚ ル゚ プ̣ ト̣ゥ ドゥ トゥ ク̣ ク゚ U
レ゚ エ゚ ペ̣ ツェ テ̣ ケ̣ ケ゚ E
ロ゚ ポ̣ ツォ ト̣ コ̣ コ゚ O
ワェ ラ゚ェ ラェ ヤェ マェ パ̣ェ バェ パェ ナェ ツァェ タ̣ェ ダェ タェ ザェ サェ カ̣ェ カ゚ェ ガェ カェ アェ Æ
ヰゥ リ゚ゥ リゥ イ゚ゥ ミゥ ピ̣ゥ ビゥ ピゥ ニゥ ツィゥ テ̣ィゥ ディゥ ティゥ ゼィゥ セィゥ キ̣ゥ キ゚ゥ ギゥ キゥ イゥ Y
ゥ゚ ㇽ゚ ィ゚ ㇷ゚̣ ㇷ゙ ㇷ゚ ッ゚ ㇳ̣ ㇳ゙ ㇲ゙ ㇰ̣ ㇰ゚ ㇰ゙
  1. ㇴ is a legal variant of ン

Vowel's are lengthened with the Chōonpu, ⟨ー⟩, as ka is カ, kā is カー.

Lontara

Consonants
ka ga ŋa kxa pa ba ma pfa ta da
                   
na tþa tsa ja ra la wa sa a
                 
Vowels
a i u e æ o y
Primary
variant
Secondary
variant
               
ᨀᨗ ᨀᨘ ᨀᨙ ᨀᨛ ᨀᨚ ᨀ︠ ᨀ̲ ᨀ̕