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Vorak
Vóraq
[vo:raq]
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 14 February 2023
Language type Artistic Language (Artlang)
Place & SpeakersVorak is spoken by a population of 13,789,100 in The Emirate of Vorak.
Species Human/humanoid
About Vorak Official, and only recognised, language of the Emirate of Vorak. A harsh, guttural language borne of deserts and arid climes. Consonant cluster are many and varied.

1. SVO word order.
2. Vorak has no form of the verb 'to be'.
3. Vorak has no conjunction 'and'. 'I was wet and he was dry' ---> 'I was wet, he was dry.' | "I saw Jon, Linda and their dog yesterday.' ---> 'I saw - Jon Linda their dog - yesterday.'
4. Vorak uses a separate particle to indicate the perfective tense -- xonch' -- which literally means 'finished' or 'completed'.
5. There are six noun cases in Vorak that apply to all nouns and pronouns. Nominative, accusative, ablative, allative, sociative and privative. They are attached in the following order if stacked:
[SOC]--[ALL]--[NOM/ACC]--word--[PLUR]--[ABL]--[PRIV]
6. Possessions and possessees are indicated with the possessive pronouns: "John his dog" or "House its roof".
7: Adjectives before noun.
Sample of Vorak[view] Kngo smtep'tik' - xat' knp'ajk'a. Kngo smplt'ang - xat' k'nk'ergh lagí smest ngijiqhmla-xab.

Every scar is a lesson, every battle a test of what you have learned.
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Sound samples in Vorak
Some sound samples of Vorak. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Bnabnaqhmla dardlaqhghazná, Doní
Shut the fuck up, Donny.
Xarí Pot'r; T'xi Smpgit'k'lardakz smugho K'nblzrík Xarí Pot'r; T&apos...
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and ...
Smprt'a nq'e xat' k'nujkep' gat np'úch.
This is not a love song!
Gargax smq'utvacmzí ghlarxt'ki mbech'b'e
Happy people often shout.
Sám negh trsch'atlmla b'va k'nte ob'at'mla.
I don't understand what you mean.
Qhóts'ghazná t'xi k'nk'apk'ak xonch'!
Get the game done!
Phonology
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
AlveolarPost-
Alveolar
RetroflexAlveolo-
palatal
VelarUvularOther
Nasal m   n       ŋ    
Plosive p pʼ b bʼ   t tʼ   ɖ   k kʼ q qʼ  
Fricative   v s z     ɕ x ɣ    
Affricate     t͡s t͡sʼ t͡ʃ t͡ʃʼ d͡ʒ       q͡χ ɢ͡ʁ t͡ɬʼ
Lateral approximant     l            
Trill     r            
Blends
VowelsFrontNear-
front
CentralBack
Close i     u
Near-close   ɪ    
Close-mid       ɤ o:
Mid     ə  
Open-mid ɛ     ɔ
Open a     ɑ̹
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Vorak. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 VorakOrthography [edit]
a
a
avi
/a/
á
á
ávi
/ɑ̹/
i
i
ivi
/ɪ/
í
í
ívi
/i/
o
o
ovi
/ɔ/
ó
ó
óvi
/o:/
é
é
évi
/ɤ/
e
e
evi
/ɛ/
u
u
uvi
/ə/
ú
ú
úvi
/u/
y
Ng ng
ang
/ŋ/
m
m
ama
/m/
n
n
ana
/n/
l
l
lon
/l/
b
b
ba
/b/
p
p
pa
/p/
d
d
da
/ɖ/
k
k
ka
/k/
x
x
xa
/x/
q
q
qa
/q/
h
Qh qh
qhi
/q͡χ/
t
t
ta
/t/
w
Tl tl
tli
/t͡ɬʼ/
f
Ts ts
tsa
/t͡s/
s
s
sa
/s/
z
z
za
/z/
c
c
cem
/ɕ/
v
v
vum
/v/
r
r
ra
/r/
ý
Ch ch
cha
/t͡ʃ/
j
j
ja
/d͡ʒ/
č
Gh gh
gha
/ɣ/
g
g
ga
/ɢ͡ʁ/
ď
b'
b'i
/bʼ/
ě
Ch ch'
ch'i
/t͡ʃʼ/
ň
k'
k'i
/kʼ/
ř
p'
p'i
/pʼ/
š
q'
q'i
/qʼ/
ť
t'
t'i
/tʼ/
ů
Ts ts'
ts'i
/t͡sʼ/
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    Typological information for Vorak

    Base counting systemDuodecimal (12)
    Noun-adjective orderAdjective first
    Primary word orderSVO
    Primary writing systemConscript
    Script typeAlphabet

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