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|nativename = in wháyatzar whehmer
|nativename = in whâyacar whetmer
|pronunciation= /in ʍajətsəɻ ʍɛʔmɛɻ/
|pronunciation= /in ʍaˈjəkəɻ ˈʍɛʔmɛɻ/
|setting=[[Verse:Tricin]]
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'''Whehmer''' (English: /ˈʍɛtmər/ ''WHET-mer''; natively: ''in wháyatzar whehmer'' /in ʍajətsəɻ ʍɛʔmɛɻ/, from [[Naquian]] ''in huēyacaz huehmiz'') is the most divergent present day Naquic language spoken in the country of [[Verse:Tricin/Whehli]]. It's somewhat Faroese- and Malagasy-inspired.
'''Whetmer''' (English: /ˈʍɛtməɹ/ ''WHET-mer''; natively: ''in whâyacar whetmer'' /in ʍaˈjəkəɻ ˈʍɛʔmɛɻ/, from [[Naquian]] ''in huēyacaz huehmiz'') is the most divergent present day Naquic language, a minority language in Hetom. It's somewhat Faroese-, Sardinian- and Malagasy-inspired.


==External history==
==External history==
Whehmer was originally an English giblang with clicks. I decided to use the name for a divergent Naquic language that has the /ʍ/ sound.
Whetmer used to be an English giblang with clicks. I decided to use the name for a divergent Naquic language that has the /ʍ/ sound.


==Grand Master Plan==
==Grand Master Plan==
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*ī > i; i > e before r; i otherwise
*ī > i; i > e before r; i otherwise
*Get retroflexes from geminates (thus no initial retros)
*Get retroflexes from geminates (thus no initial retros)
*trap-bath split: Naquian ''a'' > ''á'' before /m n ɳ s ʂ ɻ/ in closed syllables
*''Câzrâ'' /kaʂa/ = Qazhra


==Phonology==
==Phonology==
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===Vowels===
===Vowels===
'''i í u ú e é o ó ai a á''' /i ui u iu e iə ə o uə ai ə a/
'''i î u û e ê o ô ai a â''' /i ui u iu e iə ə o uə ai ə a/; '''w y''' is used for devoiced /u i/.
 
After a stressed syllable, as at the end of most words and in the final two syllables of some, /u, i/ are reduced to [ʷ, ʲ]. Final /a/, and sometimes final syllables, are devoiced at the end of an utterance.


==Grammar==
==Grammar==
Unlike other Naquic languages, Whehmer preserves much of Naquic declension. The syntax is also more head-initial.
Unlike other Naquic languages, Whehmer preserves much of Naquic declension. The syntax is also more head-initial.
===Nouns and adjectives===
===Nouns and adjectives===
*''-i, -ia'' nouns: ''calli'' /kəli/ 'song (nom sg)'; ''c'''e'''lla'' /kɛla/ 'song (gen sg)'; ''caller'' /kəlɛɻ/ 'song (nom pl)'; ''callen'' /kəlɛn/ 'song (gen pl)'
*''-i, -ia'' nouns: ''cadd'' /kəɖ/ 'song (nom sg)'; ''c'''e'''dda'' /kɛɖ/ 'song (gen sg)'; ''cadder'' /kəɖɛɻ/ 'song (nom pl)'; ''cadden'' /kəɖɛn/ 'song (gen pl)', ''cadditl'' 'song of', ''caddéh'' 'songs of'
*w-stem nouns: ''ztûr, ztûir, ztûn, ztûn, ztûtl, ztûweh'' 'fire'


===Verbs===
===Verbs===
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Conlangs]]

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IlL/Spare pages 1/28
in whâyacar whetmer
Pronunciation[/in ʍaˈjəkəɻ ˈʍɛʔmɛɻ/]
Created byIlL
SettingVerse:Tricin
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Whetmer (English: /ˈʍɛtməɹ/ WHET-mer; natively: in whâyacar whetmer /in ʍaˈjəkəɻ ˈʍɛʔmɛɻ/, from Naquian in huēyacaz huehmiz) is the most divergent present day Naquic language, a minority language in Hetom. It's somewhat Faroese-, Sardinian- and Malagasy-inspired.

External history

Whetmer used to be an English giblang with clicks. I decided to use the name for a divergent Naquic language that has the /ʍ/ sound.

Grand Master Plan

  • hu- > w-, u- > wh-
  • Vz > Vr
  • ī > i; i > e before r; i otherwise
  • Get retroflexes from geminates (thus no initial retros)
  • Câzrâ /kaʂa/ = Qazhra

Phonology

Add some Malagasy touch

Consonants

Labial Dental Retroflex Palatal Velar Glottal
central lateral central lateral plain labialized
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ nr /ɳ/ [ŋ]
Plosive tenuis p /p/ t /t/ tr /ʈ/ c /k/ qu /kʷ/ h /ʔ/
ejective ph /pʼ/ th /tʼ/ trh /ʈʼ/ ch /kʼ/
Fricative z /s/ ł /ɬ/ zr /ʂ/ łr /ɬʵ/ x /ɕ/
Affricate tenuis tz /ts/ tł /tɬ/ tzr /ʈʂ/ tłr /ʈɬʵ/ tx /tɕ/
ejective tzh /tsʼ/ tłh /tɬʼ/ tzrh /ʈʂʼ/ tłrh /ʈɬʵʼ/ txh /tɕʼ/
Approximant voiceless wh /ʍ/
voiced l, ll /l/ r /ɻ/ y /j/ w /w/

Vowels

i î u û e ê o ô ai a â /i ui u iu e iə ə o uə ai ə a/; w y is used for devoiced /u i/.

After a stressed syllable, as at the end of most words and in the final two syllables of some, /u, i/ are reduced to [ʷ, ʲ]. Final /a/, and sometimes final syllables, are devoiced at the end of an utterance.

Grammar

Unlike other Naquic languages, Whehmer preserves much of Naquic declension. The syntax is also more head-initial.

Nouns and adjectives

  • -i, -ia nouns: cadd /kəɖ/ 'song (nom sg)'; cedda /kɛɖ/ 'song (gen sg)'; cadder /kəɖɛɻ/ 'song (nom pl)'; cadden /kəɖɛn/ 'song (gen pl)', cadditl 'song of', caddéh 'songs of'
  • w-stem nouns: ztûr, ztûir, ztûn, ztûn, ztûtl, ztûweh 'fire'

Verbs

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