Xijekian [XIJ]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Xijekian
Xijekian is a language of the Jakkese branch of the Vermitran languages' family.
It's spoken in Xijek and in parts of surround countries like Alpiumia and Ungefallenreich.
It's spoken in Xijek and in parts of surround countries like Alpiumia and Ungefallenreich.
Sample of Xijekian[view] JakKe Qa'jki vijJq, / Vasarvecev Kiçe kxkòr kusgèkakav. / Vasarvecev Kiçe qa'ihorveh vàqwakav. / Vasarvecev Kiçe ixerca vVisehuv vròç vijJq. / Ìjerkov krajakK jaKke xejkìsgèka xkogq; / Èxya Veçra''ùkov XakK jakKe arsicar, vròç Jakk veçra''ùjàkv jakKe arsicsoùjqi. / Èxya Vevrazikov XakK acài, oyàh razijaakov dzoe....[view all texts]
Language family relationships
[view] About VermitraThe Vermitra languages are a family of languages spoken by Vermitras. It's divided in three major branches: Jakkese, Iklac and Serfian
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Labio- dental | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | Other | ||||||||||||
Plosive | [p]1 | [b]2 | [ʈ]3 | [ɖ]4 | k | q | ʔ | |||||||||||||||||
Fricative | v | s | z | ʃ | ʒ | x | ɣ | ʕ | ||||||||||||||||
Affricate | t͡s | d͡z | t͡ʃ | d͡ʒ | t͡ɬ | d͡ɮ | ||||||||||||||||||
Lateral fricative | ɬ | ɮ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Approximant | j | w |
- allophone of /k/
- allophone of /k/
- allophone of /k/
- allophone of /k/
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i | y | ɯ | u |
Open-mid | ɛ | œ | ʌ | ɔ |
Open | a | ɶ |
Syllable StructureThe standard sillable structure is (C)(C)(C)V(V)(C)(C), but some exception exist. When syllabifying a word, the first and the last syllable takes the largest structure possible e.g riqgècariha is syllabized as "riqg-èc-ar-i-HA" and not
"riq-gè-ca-ri-HA".
If two mid-word syllable are in contrst, the first one has the priority eg riqg-èc-ar-i-HA instead of riqg-è-ca-ri-HA
"riq-gè-ca-ri-HA".
If two mid-word syllable are in contrst, the first one has the priority eg riqg-èc-ar-i-HA instead of riqg-è-ca-ri-HA
Stress informationThe stress is always on the last syllable. If the word is monosyllabic, the stress is secondary, otherwise it's primary e.g Xej /ˌʃɛʒ/ vs Xejkai /ʃɛʒ.ɖa.ˈi/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Xijekian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
XijekianOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
' ' /ʕ/ | Aa Aa /a/ | Àà Àà /ɶ/ | Çç Çç /t͡ʃ/ | Cc Cc /t͡s/ | CS cs CS cs /t͡ɬ/ | Dd Dd /d͡z/ | DZ dz DZ dz /d͡ɮ/ | Èè Èè /œ/ | Ee Ee /ɛ/ |
Gg Gg /d͡ʒ/ | Hh Hh /x/ | Ii Ii /i/ | Ìì Ìì /y/ | Jj Jj /ʒ/ | Kk Kk /k/ | Òò Òò /ɔ/ | Oo Oo /ʌ/ | Qq Qq /q/ | Rr Rr /ɣ/ |
Ss Ss /s/ | SZ sz SZ sz /ɬ/ | Uu Uu /ɯ/ | Ùù Ùù /u/ | Vv Vv /v/ | Ww Ww /w/ | Xx Xx /ʃ/ | Yy Yy /j/ | Zz Zz /z/ | ZS zs ZS zs /ɮ/ |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |
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