Gobahai [GBH]
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[Deactivated User] on 3 June 2016
Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Gobahai
Gobahai (pronounced /ˈgo-ba-hai/ from the root words hoai meaning "trunk" or "core" and gabu meaning "word") is a constructed language for humans whose ancestors spoke 'Oayhàoù. Where 'Oayhàoù aimed to include all mammals, Gobahai has moved beyond that to target only humans. As such, the phonology has evolved to contain sounds that humans can make with the least effort and oral manipulation.
I'm writing more interesting things about and examples of Gobahai on the 'Oayhàoù blog, so check that out for more! I'm also going to be trying to remember to create articles here for more convenience.
I'm writing more interesting things about and examples of Gobahai on the 'Oayhàoù blog, so check that out for more! I'm also going to be trying to remember to create articles here for more convenience.
Sample of GobahaiCan't find any yet.
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||||
Nasal | m | |||||||||||||||
Plosive | b | t | k | g | ||||||||||||
Fricative | f | s | ʃ | h | ||||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||
Approximant | j1 | w2 | ||||||||||||||
Trill | r |
- The vowel /i/ becomes /j/ in certain situations that are not always easy to predict.
- At the beginning of a word, /u/ always becomes /w/. /w/ only appears as the first letter of a word.
Vowels | Front | Near- front | Back | |||
Close | i | u | ||||
Near-close | ɪ | |||||
Close-mid | e | o | ||||
Open-mid | ɛ | ʌ | ||||
Near-open | æ | |||||
Open | a |
Polyphthongs | ai |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Gobahai. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
GobahaiOrthography | |||||||||||
Aa/a/ | Àà/æ/ | AI ai/ai/ | Bb/b/ | Ee/e/ | Èè/ɛ/ | Ff/f/ | Gg/g/ | Hh/h/ | Ìì/ɪ/ | Ii/i/ | Kk/k/ |
Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Oo/o/ | Rr/r/ | Ss/s/ | SH sh/ʃ/ | Tt/t/ | Ùù/ʌ/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/1 | Yy/j/2 | |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order |
- At the beginning of a word, /u/ always becomes /w/. /w/ only appears as the first letter of a word.
- The vowel /i/ becomes /j/ in certain situations that are not always easy to predict.