Standard Eastern Lartau [EL1]
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haò qeí lártau [hɐô xʷɛǐ lɐ̌ɾtɐū]*
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haò qeí lártau [hɐô xʷɛǐ lɐ̌ɾtɐū]*
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Language type
A priori
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Human/humanoid
About Standard Eastern Lartau
Eastern Lartau (EL) is the native language of the south eastern region of The Empire of United Sutzian Kingdoms, or sūtzì naókoō huātaù kootsoò põntsoõ. This grammar will focus on the standardised form, used throughout the Union for administrative, governmental and religious purposes.
Standard Lartau (simply lártaū, or occasionally laõkén lártaū Monk’s Lartau, and SL hereafter) is something of an anomaly, since it simultaneously the lingua franca of the union, and devoid of any native speakers, at least in the form presented here. Grammatically and phonetically, the language has most in common with a slightly archaic, literary form of Keitsoò Lartau, a dialect spoken in the mountainous regions south-west of the capital. Because of its position as a formal and holy language it is particularly impervious to loan words and displays a greatly reduced rate of change, compared to other variants. However, SL is still a spoken language, and as such innovation and development are still present.
Standard Lartau (simply lártaū, or occasionally laõkén lártaū Monk’s Lartau, and SL hereafter) is something of an anomaly, since it simultaneously the lingua franca of the union, and devoid of any native speakers, at least in the form presented here. Grammatically and phonetically, the language has most in common with a slightly archaic, literary form of Keitsoò Lartau, a dialect spoken in the mountainous regions south-west of the capital. Because of its position as a formal and holy language it is particularly impervious to loan words and displays a greatly reduced rate of change, compared to other variants. However, SL is still a spoken language, and as such innovation and development are still present.
Sample of Standard Eastern Lartau[view] Lōtau hān nenqem kàn kënkën kiù haò kàn kem pöntòn kaár lù nör. Pöntzeò hoö tā so ma hoö so dàn, daárdaár ma to tër niär tē Pöntzeò tā kàn xaùkoùn nön to nör.
When darkness settled, they lit the pyres and roasted whole boar and poured their mead. Pontzeo drank not from a cup, but from bowls, finishing an entire keg before other men could find the bottom of their cup.[view all texts]
When darkness settled, they lit the pyres and roasted whole boar and poured their mead. Pontzeo drank not from a cup, but from bowls, finishing an entire keg before other men could find the bottom of their cup.[view all texts]
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | [ŋ]1 | |||||||||
| Plosive | p | t tʷ | k kʷ | |||||||||
| Fricative | s sʷ | [ç]2 [çʷ]3 | x xʷ | h | ||||||||
| Affricate | t͡s t͡sʷ | |||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||
- allophone of /n/
- allophone of /s/
- allophone of /sʷ/
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | î: í: ì: ī: ǐ: î í ì ī ǐ | ŷ: ý: ỳ: ȳ: y̌: ŷ ý ỳ ȳ y̌ | û: ú: ù: ū: ǔ: û ú ù ū ǔ | |||
| Close-mid | ô: ó: ò: ō: ǒ: ô ó ò ō ǒ | |||||
| Open-mid | ɛ̂: ɛ́: ɛ̀: ɛ̄: ɛ̌: ɛ̂ ɛ́ ɛ̀ ɛ̄ ɛ̌ | œ̂: œ́: œ̀: œ̄: œ̌: œ̂ œ́ œ̀ œ̄ œ̌ | ||||
| Near-open | ɐ̂: ɐ́: ɐ̀: ɐ̄: ɐ̌: ɐ̂ ɐ́ ɐ̀ ɐ̄ ɐ̌ | |||||
| Polyphthongs | ɐô ɐó ɐò ɐō ɐǒ | oû oú où oū oǔ | ɛî ɛí ɛì ɛī ɛǐ | ɛû ɛú ɛù ɛū ɛǔ | ɐî ɐí ɐì ɐī ɐǐ | ɐû ɐú ɐù ɐū ɐǔ | oɐ̂ oɐ́ oɐ̀ oɐ̄ oɐ̌ | ɛɐ̂ ɛɐ́ ɛɐ̀ ɛɐ̄ ɛɐ̌ |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Standard Eastern Lartau. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 Standard Eastern LartauOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
| Aa/ɐ̄/ | Āā/ɐ́/ | Áá/ɐ̌/ | Ää/ɐ̀/ | Àà/ɐ̂/ | AÁ aá/ɐ̌:/ | AÀ aà/ɐ̂:/ | AA aa/ɐ̄:/ | AĀ aā/ɐ́:/ | AÄ aä/ɐ̀:/ |
| AÏ aï/ɐì/, /ɛì/ | AÌ aì/ɐî/ | AÍ aí/ɐǐ/ | AI ai/ɐī/ | AĪ aī/ɐí/ | AÒ aò/ɐô/ | AÓ aó/ɐǒ/ | AO ao/ɐō/ | AŌ aō/ɐó/ | AÖ aö/ɐò/ |
| AÜ aü/ɐù/ | AÚ aú/ɐǔ/ | AŪ aū/ɐú/ | AÙ aù/ɐû/ | AU au/ɐū/ | Dd/tʷ/ | Ëë/ɛ̀/ | Ee/ɛ̄/ | Ēē/ɛ́/ | Éé/ɛ̌/ |
| Èè/ɛ̂/ | EA ea/ɛɐ̄/ | EÄ eä/ɛɐ̀/ | EĀ eā/ɛɐ́/ | EÁ eá/ɛɐ̌/ | EÀ eà/ɛɐ̂/ | EÉ eé/ɛ̌:/ | EĒ eē/ɛ́:/ | EE ee/ɛ̄:/ | EË eë/ɛ̀:/ |
| EÈ eè/ɛ̂:/ | EEO eeo/œ̄:/ | EEŌ eeō/œ́:/ | EÍ eí/ɛǐ/ | EĪ eī/ɛí/ | EI ei/ɛī/ | EÌ eì/ɛî/ | EÓ eó/œ̌/ | EÖ eö/œ̀/ | EO eo/œ̄/ |
| EÒ eò/œ̂/ | EŌ eō/œ́/ | EOÒ eoò/œ̂:/ | EOÓ eoó/œ̌:/ | EOÖ eoö/œ̀:/ | EÜ eü/ɛù/ | EŪ eū/ɛú/ | EÚ eú/ɛǔ/ | EÙ eù/ɛû/ | EU eu/ɛū/ |
| Gg/kʷ/ | Hh/h/ | Ii/ī/ | Ìì/î/ | Íí/ǐ/ | Ïï/ì/ | Īī/í/ | IÏ iï/ì:/ | IÍ ií/ǐ:/ | IÌ iì/î:/ |
| II ii/ī:/ | IĪ iī/í:/ | IIU iiu/ȳ:/ | IIŪ iiū/ý:/ | IIÚ iiú/y̌:/ | IIÜ iiü/ỳ:/ | IIÙ iiù/ŷ:/ | IÚ iú/y̌/ | IŪ iū/ý/ | IÙ iù/ŷ/ |
| IU iu/ȳ/ | IÜ iü/ỳ/ | Kk/k/ | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/, [ŋ] | Öö/ò/ | Ōō/ó/ | Óó/ǒ/ | Òò/ô/ |
| Oo/ō/ | OÄ oä/oɐ̀/ | OÀ oà/oɐ̂/ | OÁ oá/oɐ̌/ | OĀ oā/oɐ́/ | OA oa/oɐ̄/ | OÖ oö/ò:/ | OO oo/ō:/ | OÓ oó/ǒ:/ | OÒ oò/ô:/ |
| OŌ oō/ó:/ | OÙ où/oû/ | OU ou/oū/ | OÚ oú/oǔ/ | OŪ oū/oú/ | OÜ oü/où/ | Pp/p/ | Qq/xʷ/ | Rr/ɾ/ | Ss/s/ |
| Tt/t/ | TS ts/t͡s/ | TZ tz/t͡sʷ/ | Üü/ù/ | Ùù/û/ | Ūū/ú/ | Úú/ǔ/ | Uu/ū/ | UÚ uú/ǔ:/ | UÜ uü/ù:/ |
| UŪ uū/ú:/ | UÙ uù/û:/ | UU uu/ū:/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/x/ | Yy/j/ | Zz/sʷ/ | |||
| ✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] | |||||||||
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