Akwi [AKWI]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Akwi
Polysynthetic VSO language spoken by a race of male-only catboys... yeah not sure what I'm doing anymore.
Influences include Guaraní, Ainu, Quechua and Navajo. Lots of "nya" because that's what cats do.
Influences include Guaraní, Ainu, Quechua and Navajo. Lots of "nya" because that's what cats do.
Sound samples in Akwi
Some sound samples of Akwi. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Guyá meyáqána'i mé peceláá'eka tle'aja kawi'ekumu, amo hwuka wimu.
In some worlds, death is considered not the end of life, but the beginning of a new.
In some worlds, death is considered not the end of life, but the beginning of a new.
"Mé'íjá," nagósiwajugaa, "pegosimacekékujá qutemé'o gokwa'epu gocekémo...
"Why is it," he said quietly, "that quite often even the things which are correct just don't seem to...
"Why is it," he said quietly, "that quite often even the things which are correct just don't seem to...
Níhéka wuhwikuja áqa'eje'aní gwaceya.
I want a boat to take me far from here.
I want a boat to take me far from here.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | Other | |||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ȵ | ŋ̊ | ||||||||||
| Plosive | p | b | t | d | k kʷ | g gʷ | ʔ | |||||||
| Fricative | β | s | ɕ | h | ||||||||||
| Affricate | t͡ɬ | |||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||
| Approximant | ʍ | ɰ̊ | ||||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i í | ɯ ɯ́ | ||
| Close-mid | e é | o ó | ||
| Open | a á | |||
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Akwi. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 AkwiOrthography [edit] | ||||||||||
| '/ʔ/ | Aa/a/ | Áá/á/ | Bb/b/ | Ww/β/ | Dd/d/ | Tt/t/ | TL tl/t͡ɬ/ | Ee/e/ | Éé/é/ | Gg/g/ |
| GW gw/gʷ/ | Hh/h/ | HW hw/ʍ/ | Kk/k/ | KW kw/kʷ/ | Yy/ɰ̊/ | Ii/i/ | Íí/í/ | Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ |
| Jj/ȵ/ | Qq/ŋ̊/ | Oo/o/ | Óó/ó/ | Pp/p/ | Ss/s/ | Cc/ɕ/ | Uu/ɯ/ | Úú/ɯ́/ | ||
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | ||||||||||
