Vornian

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Vornian
a fô Fwynjŵ
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Vornian (a fô Fwynjŵ /ə foː ˈfuɨnjuː/; Skellan: Vornib) is a minority Tigolic language spoken in the Vorna Island of Skella, closely related to Skellan. It is notable for its many vowels.

It is aesthetically inspired by Khmer, Welsh, High Valyrian, and Southern American English.

Todo

Khmerization; non-rhotic with crazy shifts before r

Consonants

  • m n ñ /m n ŋ/
  • b d g /p t k/
  • f þ s x ll /f θ s ʃ x/
  • ł r /w ɾ/
  • bl /px/ etc.

Vowels

37 vowels. Like Manxome, Vornian preserves Middle Skellan vowel length.

  • a e ee ø o oo i y w /æ ɛ e ə(ɾ) ɔ o i ɨ(ɾ) u/
  • â ê êe ø̂ ô ôo î ŷ ŵ /ɑː ɛː eː əː(ɾ) ɔː oː iː ɨː(ɾ) uː/
  • ei oe wi ow øu /ɛi oe ui ʌu əɨ/
  • ae ao aø âe âo /ae(ɾ) ao(ɾ) aə(ɾ) aːe aːo/
  • au eu wy oy /aɨ(ɾ) ɛɨ(ɾ) uɨ(ɾ) oɨ(ɾ)/
  • ajø ejø ijø ojø ałø /æjə(ɾ) ejə(ɾ) ɪjə(ɾ) ɔjə(ɾ) ɑwə(ɾ)/