Amiru [AUW]
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Registered by
scelerabamme on 3 March 2018
Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Amiru
Amiru is spoken in the southwest of the fictional contentinent of Onderthaurn (Oterata) by about 1.3 million people. It was brought by the Amiru invaders, who successfully conquered the southern two-thirds of the continent through a combination of military force and diplomacy. It has a number of features separating itself from its Onderthaurnan neighbours.
The flag is that of the House of Amiru. The House of Amiru at Sashomikweha (Tlisashomikweha Amiru Ememiwiyo) controls almost all of the Amiru-speaking region of Onderthaurn. The House of Amiru at Ruthnell (Tlirutanila Amiru Ememiwiyo) are the descendants of the Amiru conquerors and rule the entire country, and typically use the flag of Onderthaurn itself.
- Free word order with SOV neutral
- A relatively small consonant inventory, with no voicing distinctions
- A nominative-accusative system
- No grammatical tense, instead using a combination of aspect and mood
The flag is that of the House of Amiru. The House of Amiru at Sashomikweha (Tlisashomikweha Amiru Ememiwiyo) controls almost all of the Amiru-speaking region of Onderthaurn. The House of Amiru at Ruthnell (Tlirutanila Amiru Ememiwiyo) are the descendants of the Amiru conquerors and rule the entire country, and typically use the flag of Onderthaurn itself.
Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Other | |||||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ ŋʷ | |||||||||||||||
| Plosive | p | t | ʈ | k kʷ | q qʷ | |||||||||||||
| Fricative | f | [v]1 | s | [z]2 | ʂ | [ʐ]3 | x xʷ | [ɣ]4 [ɣʷ]5 | χ χʷ | ʁ ʁʷ | ||||||||
| Affricate | p̪f | t͡s | [ʈʂ]6 | t͡ɬ | ||||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||||||||
| Lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ɰ | |||||||||||||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||||||||||||||
- allophone of /f/
- allophone of /s/
- allophone of /ʂ/
- allophone of /ʁ/
- allophone of /ʁʷ/
- allophone of /ʈ/
| Vowels | Front | Back | ||
| Close | i | u | ||
| Close-mid | e | o | ||
| Open | ɑ | |||
| Polyphthongs | [æj]1 | [ɒw]2 |
- allophone of /e/
- allophone of /o/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Amiru. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 AmiruOrthography | ||||||||||
| Aa/ɑ/ | Ee/e/ | Ff/f/ | Gg/ɰ/ | GH gh/ʁ/ | GW gw/ʁʷ/ | Hh/x/ | HW hw/xʷ/ | Ii/i/ | Kk/k/ | KW kw/kʷ/ |
| Ll/l/ | Mm/m/ | Nn/n/ | NG ng/ŋ/ | NGW ngw/ŋʷ/ | Oo/o/ | Pp/p/ | PF pf/p̪f/ | Qq/q/ | QW qw/qʷ/ | Rr/ɾ/ |
| Ss/s/ | SH sh/ʂ/ | Tt/t/ | TL tl/t͡ɬ/ | TR tr/ʈ/ | TS ts/t͡s/ | Uu/u/ | Ww/w/ | Xx/χ/ | XW xw/χʷ/ | Yy/j/ |
| ✔ Shown in correct order | ||||||||||
