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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 // | |
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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 | ᠊ᡝ | ᠊ᡠᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᢈ᠋ᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᠣᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᡇᢈ᠋ |
Neutral [˧] | ᠊ᡝᢈ᠋ | ᠊ᡠ᠌ | ᠊ᠣ᠋ | ᠊ᡇ | ||||
Low Tone [˧˨] | ᠊ᡝ᠌ | ᠊ᡠ | ᠊ᢈ | ᠊ᠣ |