Veské

Veske
West Language
Veské
Pronunciation	['vɛske]
Created by	Jansky
Setting	Corstekistan
Language family	Indo-Korinthic Knashtic Veske
Early form	Knašta
Writing system	Latin

Background

The West Language or Veske [vɛske] (Veské in Veske) is a language spoken on the Pacific coast of Corstekistan. It is based off of the Knašta language.

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Labio-dental	Dental	Alveolar	Post-Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal	Uvular
Ejective	p'						k'
Nasal	m			n			ŋ		ɴ
Plosive	p b			t d		ɟ	k g
Fricative		f v	θ ð	z s	ʃ ʒ	ç ʝ		h
Approximant				ɹ		j
Trill	ʙ			r
Lateral app.				l

Vowels

	Front	Central	Back
Close	i		ʉ
Near-Close	ɪ ɪ̃ː
Close-Mid	e ø		o
Mid
Open-mid	ɛ ɛ̃		ʌ
Near-open	æ
Open	a		ɑ

Sound Changes From Knašta

Various sound changes have made Veske different from Knašta:

Initial 'pw' [pw] to Veske 'ṕ' [p']
Initial 'kw' [kʷ] to Veske 'ḱ' [k']
Final 'tka' [t̚kə] to Veske 'ḱ' [k']
Final 'ka' [kə] to Veske 'ḱ' [k']
'w' [w] to Veske 'v' [v]
'î' [ɛ̃] to Veske 'aņ' [æɴ]
'ê' [ɑ̃] to Veske 'óņ' [ɑɴ]
'ů' [u] to Veske 'ů' [ʉ]
'tsí' [tse̞] to Veske 'tsy' [tsaɪ̯]
'en' [ɛn] to Veske 'ê' [ɛ̃ː]
'in' [ɪn] to Veske 'î' [ɪ̃ː]
Final 'a' is dropped in Veske
Final 't' is dropped in Veske