Geltikai [GLTK]
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Language type
A priori
Place & SpeakersGeltikai is spoken in Geltikai.
Species
Human/humanoid
About Geltikai
Geltikai is a dialect continuum spoken in the Ekuosian nation of 
Geltikai. It is part of the Argeyazic language family, bearing relation to 
Algaz in the nearby Algazi Union.
Being a dialect continuum, all dialects are written under a shared standard orthography, so-called Unified Geltikai ('Aryt Fȳdžes), which is preserved spelling from 700 years ago, around when the modern dialects diverged. For the sake of this CWS page, Uzevīt dialect pronunciation is used, in part due to it being the dialect of the most speakers, centered around Geltikai's capital city.
Geltikai. It is part of the Argeyazic language family, bearing relation to Algaz in the nearby Algazi Union.Being a dialect continuum, all dialects are written under a shared standard orthography, so-called Unified Geltikai ('Aryt Fȳdžes), which is preserved spelling from 700 years ago, around when the modern dialects diverged. For the sake of this CWS page, Uzevīt dialect pronunciation is used, in part due to it being the dialect of the most speakers, centered around Geltikai's capital city.
Sample of Geltikai[view] Iez xȳmur tširīiem iehainū, gum tmīiem mlehainū.
Today I shall drink wine, tomorrow I shall have nothing.[view all texts]
Today I shall drink wine, tomorrow I shall have nothing.[view all texts]
Language family relationships
Language treeArgeyazic
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Proto-Argeyazic
⤷ Ishenargeyazic
⤷ Unified Geltikai
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Geltikai
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Proto-Argeyazic⤷ Ishenargeyazic
⤷ Unified Geltikai
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Geltikai[view] About ArgeyazicA language family whose surviving members are primarily located in western Ekuosia, specifically near Argeyaz Bay.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | ʔ | |||||||
| Fricative | f | v | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | ç | x | h | |||||
| Affricate | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | ||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | ɰ | ||||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | [i]1 i: | ɯ [ɯ:]2 | u: | |
| Close-mid | e e: | o | ||
| Open | ɑ ɑ: | |||
| Polyphthongs | [iə̯]3 | uə̯ | [ɨə̯]4 |
- after /ʃ ʒ ç/, allophone of /ɯ/
- after /ɯ/ and a consonant, allophone of /u:/
- word-final, allophone of /i:/
- word-final, allophone of /ɯ:/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Geltikai. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| GeltikaiOrthography [edit] | ||||||||
| ' ' /ʔ/ | a Aa /ɑ/, [o]1 | â Āā /ɑ:/ | b Bb /b/ | d Dd /d/ | dž DŽ dž /d͡ʒ/ | e Ee /e/ | ê Ēē /e:/ | f Ff /f/ |
| g Gg /g/ | h Hh /h/ | ğ Ħħ /x/ | i Ii /j/, /i/, [e]2 | y Īī /i:/, [iə̯]3, [e:]4 | k Kk /k/ | l Ll /l/ | ł Ľľ /l/ | m Mm /m/ |
| n Nn /n/ | j Ňň /ɲ/ | ñ NG ng /ŋ/ | p Pp /p/ | z Rr /r/ | s Řř /r/ | ţ Ss /s/ | š Šš /ʃ/ | t Tt /t/ |
| dš TŠ tš /t͡ʃ/ | u Uu /ɰ/, /o/, [ɯ]5 | w Ūū /u:/, [ɯ:]6 | v Vv /v/ | x Xx /ç/ | o Yy /ɯ/, [i]7 | ô Ȳȳ /ɯ:/, [ɨə̯]8, [i:]9 | ḑ Zz /z/ | ž Žž /ʒ/ |
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | ||||||||
- word-initial
- preceding a consonant and /i/
- word-final
- preceding a consonant and /i/
- after /ɯ/ and a consonant
- after /ɯ/ and a consonant
- after /ʃ ʒ ç/
- word-final
- after /ʃ ʒ ç/
