Iaskyon [IAS]
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Language type
Artistic Language (Artlang)
Species
Human/humanoid
About Iaskyon
Iaskyon (IPA: /ˈjas.kjɔn/) is an Yosic language native to an island nation Iaskáca. It is notable for its handling of ergativity, heavy verb conjugation, as well as synthetic noun compounding. Iaskyon can be written in two left-to-right scripts called Iaswü (IPA: /ˈjas.βy/, literally Ias writing) and Xogwü (IPA: /ˈɣɔg.βy/, literally rock writing).
Sound samples in Iaskyon
Some sound samples of Iaskyon. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Twes gwékauxon wi yosḿ?
What the fuck did I do?
What the fuck did I do?
Joniyw: Hae.
Waŋàdopþákei: Kwowem jámyop?
Joniyw: E, su þaç bouwaŋàtöe hájit?
Waŋàdopþákei: O, ha...
Johnny: Hi. Flower Shop Clerk: Can I help you? Johnny: Yeah, can I have a dozen red roses, please?...
Johnny: Hi. Flower Shop Clerk: Can I help you? Johnny: Yeah, can I have a dozen red roses, please?...
Nixonwaueu háhàge, Konwökşop e!
Happy Birthday, ConWorkShop!
Happy Birthday, ConWorkShop!
To xyenüm, Jim e.
He's dead, Jim.
He's dead, Jim.
Öláonlöüyeu himcibendon la.
Every example has two explanations.
Every example has two explanations.
Àşeu eklà döümezö, wu náwxusḿ.
If it weren't so cold today, I'd go for a swim.
If it weren't so cold today, I'd go for a swim.
Language family relationships
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | Other | |||||||
Nasal | m m̩ | n | ŋ | |||||||||||
Plosive | p | b | t | d | k | g | [ʔ]1 | |||||||
Fricative | ɸ | β | s | z | [ç]2 | [ʝ]3 | x | ɣ | ||||||
Affricate | t̪͡θ | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ɬ | ||||||||||
Lateral approximant | l l̩ | |||||||||||||
Lateral fricative | ɬ | |||||||||||||
Approximant | j | [ɥ]4 |
- allophone of /ɣ/
- allophone of /x/
- allophone of /ɣ/
- allophone of /y/
Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
Close | i i: | y y: | u u: | |||
Close-mid | e: | ø: | ɘ: | o: | ||
Open-mid | ɛ | œ | ɜ | ɔ | ||
Open | ä ä: |
Polyphthongs | iu | ɛu | yœ | äu | ɜu | ui | ei | yɛ | ɔi | œy |
ɜi | yi | äi | ou | yä |
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Iaskyon. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
IaskyonOrthography | |||||||||
Àà â /ɜ/ | Aa á /ä/ | Bb be /b/ | Çç çe /t͡ɬ/ | Cc ce /t͡s/ | Dd de /d/ | Ee é /ɛ/ | Ff fe /ɸ/ | Gg ge /g/ | Hh he /x/ |
Ii í /i/ | Jj je /d͡z/ | Kk ke /k/ | Ll le /l/ | Mm me /m/ | Nn ne /n/ | Oo ó /ɔ/ | Öö ő /œ/ | Pp pe /p/ | Ss se /s/ |
Şş şe /ɬ/ | Tt te /t/ | Uu ú /u/ | Üü ű /y/ | Ww we /β/ | Xx xe /ɣ/ | Yy ye /j/ | Zz ze /z/ | Þþ þe /t̪͡θ/ | Ŋŋ ŋe /ŋ/ |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order |
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