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Revision as of 13:38, 24 December 2010
| Shirerothian Language (Præta Sxiröþes) | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation: | [ˈprætɑ ʃiˈrøθes] |
| Spoken in: | Shireroth |
| Region: | National |
| Total speakers: | 0 |
| Language family: | Shirerothian |
| Writing system: | Latin (Shirerothian variant) |
| Official status | |
| Official language in: | Shireroth |
| Regulated by: | Department of Constructed Languages |
The Shirerothian or Shirerithian language (Præta Sxiröþes in Shirerothian) is a constructed language from Shireroth.
History
Shirerothian has been spoken in Shireroth for thousands of years.
Orthography
The Shirerothian alphabet contains 30 letters and 3 digraphs. The letter x does not have a pronunciation of its own, and is used only in combinations with other letters.
The table below shows the correspondence between the Shirerothian alphabet and IPA.
| Shirerothian | IPA |
|---|---|
| a | [ɑ] |
| æ | [æ] |
| b | [b] |
| c | [tʃ] |
| ç | [dʒ] |
| d | [d] |
| ð | [ð] |
| e | [e] |
| f | [f] |
| g | [g] |
| h | [h] |
| i | [i] |
| j | [j] |
| k | [k] |
| l | [l] |
| m | [m] |
| n | [n] |
| o | [o] |
| ö | [ø] |
| p | [p] |
| r | [r] |
| s | [s] |
| sx | [ʃ] |
| t | [t] |
| þ | [θ] |
| u | [u] |
| v | [v] |
| w | [w] |
| wx | [ʍ] |
| y | [y] |
| z | [z] |
| zx | [ʒ] |
Phonology
The Shirerothian language contains a rich inventory of 25 consonant and 6 vowel phonemes.
Consonants
The table below shows the Shirerothian consonant phonemes.
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |||||
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | |||||
| Affricate | tʃ dʒ | |||||||
| Fricative | f v | θ ð | s z | ʃ ʒ | x | h | ||
| Approximant | l | j | ʍ w |
Vowels
The table below shows the Shirerothian consonant phonemes.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| High | i (y) | u |
| Mid | e (ø) | o |
| Low | æ | ɑ |
Morphology
Shirerothian is a highly inflected language.
Nouns
Verbs
Syntax
Shirerothian exhibits a typical SVO word order.
