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| + | '''Eruvite''' is one of the primary spoken languages of [[Eluvatar]]. | ||
| + | ==Phonology== | ||
| + | ===Consonants=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! | ! | ||
| − | !bilabial | + | ![[wikipedia:bilabial consonant|bilabial]] |
| − | !labio-<br/>dental | + | ![[wikipedia: labiodental consonant|labio-<br/>dental]] |
| − | !dental | + | ![[wikipedia:dental consonant|dental]] |
| − | !alveolar | + | ![[wikipedia:alveolar consonant|alveolar]] |
| − | ! | + | ![[wikipedia: velar consonant|velar]] |
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| '''[[wikipedia:nasal consonant|nasal]]''' | | '''[[wikipedia:nasal consonant|nasal]]''' | ||
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | m}} | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:bilabial nasal|m]]}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | n}} | + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | [[wikipedia:alveolar nasal|n]]}} |
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| '''[[wikipedia:plosive consonant|plosive]]''' | | '''[[wikipedia:plosive consonant|plosive]]''' | ||
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | p b}} | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia: voiceless bilabial plosive|p]] [[wikipedia: voiced bilabial plosive|b]]}} |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | t d}} | + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | [[wikipedia:voiceless alveolar plosive|t]] [[wikipedia:voiced alveolar plosive|d]]}} |
| − | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:voiceless velar plosive|k]] [[wikipedia:voiced velar plosive|g]]}} | |
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | k g}} | + | |
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| − | | '''[[fricative consonant|fricative]]''' | + | | '''[[wikipedia:fricative consonant|fricative]]''' |
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| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | f v}} | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia: voiceless labiodental fricative|f]] [[wikipedia: voiceled labiodental fricative|v]]}} |
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | θ}} | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:voiceless interdental fricative|θ]]}} |
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | s}} | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:voiceless alveolar fricative|s]]}} |
| − | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia: voiceless velar fricative|x]]}} | |
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | x}} | + | |
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| '''[[wikipedia:trill consonant|trill]]''' | | '''[[wikipedia:trill consonant|trill]]''' | ||
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| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | r}} | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:alveolar trill|r]]}} |
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| − | | '''[[wikipedia: | + | | '''[[wikipedia:lateral consonant|lateral approximant]]''' |
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| − | + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | [[wikipedia:alveolar lateral approximant|l]]}} | |
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| '''[[wikipedia:approximant consonant|approximant]]''' | | '''[[wikipedia:approximant consonant|approximant]]''' | ||
| − | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | | + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:voiced labial-velar approximant|w]]}} |
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| + | Eruvite lacks any consonant clusters within the same syllable except for /nd/, which appears as a syllable coda. Syllables may begin with any of the language's consonant sounds with the exception of /θ/, which may only appear as a syllable coda. Syllable codas in addition to /θ/ are limited to /s/, /m/, /n/, /l/, /r/ and /nd/. | ||
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| + | ===Vowels=== | ||
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| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | ! | ||
| + | ![[wikipedia:front vowel|front]] | ||
| + | ![[wikipedia:dback vowel|back]] | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | '''[[wikipedia:close vowel|close]]''' | ||
| + | | style="text-align:center;"|{{IPA | [[wikipedia:close front unrounded vowel|i]]}} | ||
| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | [[wikipedia:close back unrounded vowel|ɯ]]}} | ||
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| + | | '''[[wikipedia:mid vowel|mid]]''' | ||
| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | [[wikipedia:Open-mid front unrounded vowel|ɛ]]}} | ||
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| + | | '''[[wikipedia:oprn vowel|open]]''' | ||
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| + | | style="text-align:center;" |{{IPA | [[wikipedia:open back unrounded vowel|ɑ]]}} [[wikipedia:open back rounded vowel|ɒ]] | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | ==Grammar== | ||
| + | Eruvite is infamous for the complex system of inflection it employs. | ||
| + | ==Orthography== | ||
| + | Eruvite is written with the [[Eruwar]], a [[wikipedia:featural alphabet|featural]] [[wikipedia: abugida|abugida]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 13 June 2007
Eruvite is one of the primary spoken languages of Eluvatar.
Phonology
Consonants
| bilabial | labio- dental |
dental | alveolar | velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m | n | |||
| plosive | p b | t d | k g | ||
| fricative | f v | θ | s | x | |
| trill | r | ||||
| lateral approximant | l |
| labial-velar | |
|---|---|
| approximant | w |
Eruvite lacks any consonant clusters within the same syllable except for /nd/, which appears as a syllable coda. Syllables may begin with any of the language's consonant sounds with the exception of /θ/, which may only appear as a syllable coda. Syllable codas in addition to /θ/ are limited to /s/, /m/, /n/, /l/, /r/ and /nd/.
Vowels
| front | back | |
|---|---|---|
| close | i | ɯ |
| mid | ɛ | |
| open | ɑ ɒ |
Grammar
Eruvite is infamous for the complex system of inflection it employs.
