Vornian

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Vornian
a joaþ Foainjŵ
Pronunciation[/ə joaθ ˈfoainjuː/]
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  • Talmic
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Vornian (a joaþ Foainjŵ /ə joaθ ˈfoainjuː/; 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, Sami, High Valyrian, and Southern American English.

Todo

Non-rhotic with crazy shifts before r

Phonology

Consonants

  • m n ṇ ñ~l /m n ɳ ŋ/
  • b d ḍ g /p t ʈ k/
  • p t ʈ c /pʰ tʰ ʈʰ kʰ/
  • f þ s x ṣ ll /f θ s ʃ ʂ x/
  • v ð z zj ẓ l /v ð z ʒ ʐ ɣ/
  • ł r j /w ɾ j/
  • bl /px/ etc.

Vowels

Like Manxome, Vornian preserves Middle Skellan vowel length.

  • a e ee ø o oo i y w /æ ɛ e ə ɔ o i ɨ u/
  • â ê ø̂ ô î ŷ ŵ /ɑː ɛː əː ɔː iː ɨː uː/
  • ea oa ei oe wi ow øu /ea oa ɛi ɔe ui ʌu əɨ/
  • ae ao aø âe âo /ae ao aə aːe aːo/
  • ai eai oai /ai eai oai/
  • aja eja ija oja ała /æjə ejə ɪjə ɔjə ɑwə/