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'''Lordlang''' is a polysynthetic language used by the six Ancient Elemental Lords. They lack(ed) all ways for biological messaging (no mouth, nose, ears or eyes) and use(d) telepathic communication instead. The emotional part of their communication as well as their use of magic affect their skin color (different shades of gray from white to black), and it has been described as their way of raising voice or shouting intensively. Lords rarely use the native language of a listener as it requires a greater degree of mind-penetration and mental manipulation, which is impossible in common, non-magical environments. | '''Lordlang''' is a polysynthetic language used by the six Ancient Elemental Lords. They lack(ed) all ways for biological messaging (no mouth, nose, ears or eyes) and use(d) telepathic communication instead. The emotional part of their communication as well as their use of magic affect their skin color (different shades of gray from white to black), and it has been described as their way of raising voice or shouting intensively. Lords rarely use the native language of a listener as it requires a greater degree of mind-penetration and mental manipulation, which is impossible in common, non-magical environments. | ||
== | ==Parameters== | ||
The actual language was used telepathically so speaking of phonology is in vain. | The actual language was used telepathically so speaking of phonology is in vain. Originally, a hexagon script system was constructed to help humans focus on what they are receiving and to create a way of documenting and sharing messages. According to the archives on the Isle of Fire, if one is not familiar with the system, their brain will construct a personal experience, which is hard to grasp and remember. The following romanization was developed later. | ||
The syllabary parameters are classified in six classes: | The syllabary parameters are classified in six classes with inspiration from [[User:Juhhmi/Godlang]]: | ||
*"Places": | *"Places": dental, alveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular | ||
*"Manners": nasal, stop, fricative | *"Manners": nasal, stop, fricative | ||
*"Voices": lenis (voiced), tenuis (voiceless), fortis (aspirated voiceless) | *"Voices": lenis (voiced), tenuis (voiceless), fortis (aspirated voiceless) | ||
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===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
!colspan="2"| | |||
!Dental | |||
!Alveolar | |||
!Retroflex | |||
!Palatal | |||
!Velar | |||
!Uvular | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="3"|Nasal | |||
!Lenis | |||
| ⟨ņ⟩ /n̪/ | |||
| ⟨n⟩ /n/ | |||
| ⟨ṇ⟩ /ɳ/ | |||
| ⟨ṅ⟩ /ɲ/ | |||
| ⟨ṋ⟩ /ŋ/ | |||
| ⟨ṉ⟩ /ɴ/ | |||
|- | |||
!Tenuis | |||
| n̪̊ | |||
| n̥ | |||
| ɳ̊ | |||
| ɲ̥ | |||
| ŋ̊ | |||
| ɴ̥ | |||
|- | |||
!Fortis | |||
|n̪̊ʰ | |||
|n̥ʰ | |||
|ɳ̊ʰ | |||
|ɲ̥ʰ | |||
|ŋ̊ʰ | |||
|ɴ̥ʰ | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="3"|Stop | |||
!Lenis | |||
|⟨ț⟩ /d̪/ | |||
|⟨t⟩ /d/ | |||
|⟨ṭ⟩ /ɖ/ | |||
|⟨ṫ⟩ /ɟ/ | |||
|⟨ṱ⟩ /ɡ/ | |||
|⟨ṯ⟩ /ɢ/ | |||
|- | |||
!Tenuis | |||
|t̪ | |||
|t | |||
|ʈ | |||
|c | |||
|k | |||
|q | |||
|- | |||
!Fortis | |||
|t̪ʰ | |||
|tʰ | |||
|ʈʰ | |||
|cʰ | |||
|kʰ | |||
|qʰ | |||
|- | |||
!rowspan="3"|Fricative | |||
!Lenis | |||
|⟨ș⟩ /ð/ | |||
|⟨s⟩ /z/ | |||
|⟨ṣ⟩ /ʐ/ | |||
|⟨ṡ⟩ /ʝ/ | |||
|⟨s̭⟩ /ɣ/ | |||
|⟨s̱⟩ /ʁ/ | |||
|- | |||
!Tenuis | |||
|θ | |||
|s | |||
|ʂ | |||
|ç | |||
|x | |||
|χ | |||
|- | |||
!Fortis | |||
|θʰ | |||
|sʰ | |||
|ʂʰ | |||
|çʰ | |||
|xʰ | |||
|χʰ | |||
|} | |||
Tenuis is shown with a preceding ''h'' and fortis with a succeeding one: ''t'' /d/, ''ht'' /t/ and ''th'' /tʰ/ | |||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
{|class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! | |||
!Front | |||
!Central | |||
!Back | |||
|- | |||
!Close | |||
|⟨i⟩ /i/ | |||
|⟨ï⟩ /ɨ/ | |||
|⟨u⟩ /ɯ/ | |||
|- | |||
!Mid | |||
|⟨e⟩ /e̞/ | |||
|⟨ë⟩ /ə/ | |||
|⟨o⟩ /ɤ̞/ | |||
|- | |||
!Open | |||
|⟨a⟩ /a/ | |||
|⟨ä⟩ /ä/ | |||
|⟨ö⟩ /ɑ/ | |||
|} | |||
===Tones=== | |||
Three tones: | |||
*low ⟨a,⟩ /à/ | |||
*medium ⟨a⟩ /a/ | |||
*high ⟨a’⟩ /á/ | |||
==Phonotactics== | |||
Every syllable has to have an onset, but never contains a coda. | |||
==Orthography== | |||
In academic world, Lordlang is written in hexagons, where each side indicates one of the parameters. | |||
==Orthography== | ==Orthography== | ||