Lacaka
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| Lacaka | |
|---|---|
| Lacaka n Icattra | |
 Banner of Lacaka | |
| Pronunciation | [ˌlà.ˈt͡ʃà.kʰà‿n ˌì.ˈt͡ʃàʔ.t͡ɬà] |
| Created by | DMAD |
| Date | 2023 |
| Setting | Fantasy |
| Native to | Lacaka |
Proto-Lacakan
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Lacaka (endonym: Lacaka n Icattra) is a language isolate spoken in the Lacakan Isles.
Etymology
The term Lacaka comes from the phrase Unang ng Lacakka, a phrase meaning “Pearl of the Sea,” alluding to the value its denizens place on their homeland.
Phonology
Consonants
| Consonants | Labial | Alveolar | Lateral | Palatal | Guttural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasals | m | n | /ɲ/ n ng | /ŋ/ ng | ||
| Plosives | Voiced | b | d | /d͡ʒ/ j | /ʝ ~ ɣ/ g | |
| Unvoiced | /pʰ/ p | /tʰ/ t | /t͡ɬ ~ c͡ʎ̥̝/ tr | /t͡ʃ/ c | /kʰ/ k | |
| Preglottalized | /ʔpʰ/ pp | /ʔtʰ/ tt | /ʔt͡ɬ ~ ʔc͡ʎ̥̝/ ttr | /ʔt͡ʃ/ cc | /ʔkʰ/ kk | |
| Fricatives | s | /ɬ ~ ʎ̥̝/ r | /ʃ/ x | h | ||
| Approximants | Voiced | w | /l ~ ʎ/ l | /j/ y | (w) | |
| Unvoiced | /ʍ/ wh | /ç/ yh | (/ʍ/ wh) | |||
Vowels
Vocabulary
The following are Lacaka translations of the 207 entries listed in the revised Swadesh List.
| Swadesh List | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lacaka | English | Notes |