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-'''Upek''' (the Tsrovesh name, the  native name is  ) is an in-universe conlang by [[Verse:Aoife|Aoife Ní Fhlaithbheartaigh]], notable for its large consonant inventory, inspired by Khoisan and Caucasian languages. It's spoken in Méich Bhaonnáiqh.
+'''Upek''' (the Tsrovesh name, the  native name is ''ɬˁã ŋǁ˞ʷi'') is an in-universe conlang by [[Verse:Aoife|Aoife Ní Fhlaithbheartaigh]], notable for its large consonant inventory, inspired by Khoisan and Caucasian languages. It's spoken by gods/angels/elves in Méich Bhaonnáiqh.
 Pronouns:
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 ===Consonants===
-Uupek has 1728 consonants:
+Upek has 1728 consonants:
 {k g, kʰ, gʰ, x, ɣ, ɰ, ŋ, ŋʰ, k’, kx’, ˀg} x {prevelar, postvelar, phar'd uvular, rhoticized velar, rhoticized uvular} x {plain, labialized} = 120 sounds
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 ===Vowels===
+Uuek has 10 vowels /a e i o u ã ẽ ĩ õ ũ/.
-Uupek has 5 vowels /a e i o u/ which can be long or short.
+==Morphology==
+Upek is an analytic language. Most morphemes are CV and monosyllabic.
+Syntactically, Upek is a relex of Biblical Hebrew.
+Monoconsonantal roots with vowel ablaut?
+*pa3al: ã
+*pi3el: ẽ
+*nif3al: ũ
+*hif3il: ĩ
+*nuf3al: u
+*pu3al: õ
+*hitpa3el: e
+*po3al: o
+*hishtaf3el: i
+*function words, prepositions etc: a
-==Morphology==
+==Lexicon==
-Uupek is an analytic, ergative language. Most morphemes are CV and monosyllabic.
+There is some Semitic influence on the lexicon as well, such as the word for language, ɬˁã, inspired by *lišān- and the classical Arabic ض.
 [[Category:Languages]]
 [[Category:Conlangs]]