User:Geoboi/Sandbox/Yerevi: Difference between revisions
(Sandbox page for leresso's language (in the midst of a massive overhaul)) |
mNo edit summary |
||
Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
! style="background-color:#dae8fc;" | Ii<br />/i/<br /> | ! style="background-color:#dae8fc;" | Ii<br />/i/<br /> | ||
! style="background-color:#dae8fc;" | Oo<br />/o/<br /> | ! style="background-color:#dae8fc;" | Oo<br />/o/<br /> | ||
! style="background-color:#dae8fc;" | Uu<br />//<br /> | ! style="background-color:#dae8fc;" | Uu<br />/u/<br /> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| colspan="2" | Isolated | | colspan="2" | Isolated | ||
Line 52: | Line 52: | ||
| rowspan="3" | ᠊ᠠ<br /> | | rowspan="3" | ᠊ᠠ<br /> | ||
| rowspan="3" | ᠊ᡃᠠ | | rowspan="3" | ᠊ᡃᠠ | ||
| | | ᠊ᡝᢈ᠋ | ||
| ᠊ᡠᢈ᠋ | | ᠊ᡠᢈ᠋ | ||
| rowspan="2" | ᠊ᢈ᠋ᢈ᠋ | | rowspan="2" | ᠊ᢈ᠋ᢈ᠋ | ||
Line 59: | Line 59: | ||
|- style="text-align:left;" | |- style="text-align:left;" | ||
| Neutral [˧] | | Neutral [˧] | ||
| | | ᠊ᡝ | ||
| ᠊ᡠ᠌ | | ᠊ᡠ᠌ | ||
| ᠊ᠣ᠋ | | ᠊ᠣ᠋ |
Revision as of 19:55, 28 December 2021
Overview
Yerevi (ᡩᡠᢊ᠋ᠠᠯ ᡕᡠᡰᡝ᠌ dɯnħəl jɯɾɛ˦ ), romanized as Dẹnḥal Yẹre̒ (Yeré), is a Kadmaric language spoken in and around Leresso. dɨɳəl jɨɾɛ˧˦
Nouns
Yerevi uses a noun class system.
Tones
Yerevi is a tonal language. Tones are only applied on the last syllable’s vowel. They are not written unless the final syllable ends in a vowel. Each vowel has an implied tone at the end of a word, so it’s easy to figure out what words have which tone. If a word does not end in [m n l w j], the implied tone is neutral (Ø˧). If a word ends in [m l w j], the implied tone depends on the letter. If the vowel is [a ạ], the implied tone is still neutral. If the vowel is [e i], the implied tone is high [˧˦]. If the vowel is [o u ẹ], the implied tone is low [˨˩]. The distinctions are clearer in spoken speech than in written Yerevi, since the writing system is extremely old. IF the word ends in [n], which many do, the [n] sound changes depending on the vowel and implied tone. If the preceding vowel is [o u a ạ], the tone is either neutral or low and the [n] is pronounced [ɳ] and written ᢊ. If the preceding vowel is [e i ẹ], the tone is high and the [n] is pronounced [n] and written ᠊ᠨ᠌.
Writing System
Written Yerevi uses a highly complex alphabetic writing system, with distinct initial, medial, and final forms for each letter.
VOWELS | Aa /ɑ/ |
Ạạ /ə/ |
Ee /ɛ/ |
Ẹẹ /ɯ/ |
Ii /i/ |
Oo /o/ |
Uu /u/ | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isolated | ᠠ | ᠠᡃ | ᡝ | ᡠ | ᢈ | ᠣ | ᡇ | |
Initial | ᠠ᠊ | ᠠᡃ᠊ | ᠡᡝ᠊ | ᡠ᠊ | ᠡᢈ᠋᠊ | ᠣ᠊ | ᡇ᠊ | |
Medial | ᠊ᠠ᠊ | ᠊ᡃᠠ᠊ | ᠊ᡝ᠊ | ᠊ᡠ᠊ | ᠊ᢈ᠋᠊ | ᠊ᠣ᠊ | ᠊ᡇ᠊ | |
Final | High Tone [˧˦] | ᠊ᠠ |
᠊ᡃᠠ | ᠊ᡝᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᡠᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᢈ᠋ᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᠣᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᡇᢈ᠋ |
Neutral [˧] | ᠊ᡝ | ᠊ᡠ᠌ | ᠊ᠣ᠋ | ᠊ᡇ | ||||
Low Tone [˧˨] | ᠊ᡝ᠌ | ᠊ᡠ | ᠊ᢈ | ᠊ᠣ |