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{{language
{{infobox language
|name=Lakhesian
| name= Proto-Lakhesian
|nativename=''Lakhesian''
| nativename=
|familycolor=lightblue
| pronunciation= {{IPA|}}
|nations=[[Shireroth]]
| states= [[Shireroth]], [[Antica]]
|region=Barony of [[Lakhesis]]
| region= [[Lakhesis]], [[Samudra]]
|speakers=est. 1,400,000
| speakers= None (extinct)
|family=Lakhesian
| familycolor= yellow
|nation=[[Shireroth]]: [[Barony]] of [[Lakhesis]]
| fam1= Lakhesian
|agency=[[Lakhesian Language Council]]}}
| script=
Lakhesian is mainly spoken in the Barony of Lakhesis. It is the main language of the counties of [[Amarr]] and [[Thanatos]], but is also widely spoken and understood in [[Highpass]] and [[Benacia|County of Benacia]]. There are also communities that still speak the language in the baronies of [[Dolor]] and [[K'Tzuni]], as well as in regions of [[Ashkenatza]] that are close to the Lakhesian border. Most scolars agree that the language is a remnant from the people that inhabited the area before the tribes that would later make up the classes that founded Shireroth came to the area. Some believe, but most serious linguists disagree, that the Lakhesians and their langauge are a direct descendant from the people of the Khaz Modan empire.<br>
| nation= Shireroth
| agency= None
| mic1= plk
}}


==Sounds==
'''Proto-Lakhesian''' is the ancestral language to Modern Lakhesian spoken in [[Amarr]] and the Nation of [[Lakhesis]] in Shireroth, as well as Samudran spoken in [[Antica]]. Most scolars agree that the language is a remnant from the people that inhabited the area before the tribes that would later make up the classes that founded Shireroth came to the area. Some believe, but most serious linguists disagree, that the Lakhesians and their langauge are a direct descendant from the people of the Khaz Modan empire.<br>
===Consonants===
The Lakhesian consonant system is pretty straight-forward for English speakers, with some anomalies.<br>
====Stops====
p, t, k, ' (glottal stop)<br>
====Fricatives====
f, s, sh, ʃ (as in shoot), x (as in German Bach), h<br>
====Approximants====
w, l, lh (voiceless l), j (as the y in year)<br>
====Nasals====
m, n, ŋ<br>


===Vowels===
=Phonology=
a, i, o, u; pronounced as in Spanish.<br>
[[Image:Lakhesian_cons.png]]
a:, i:, o:, u:; same as above, but long. All similar realisations of these sounds are valid, as long as they don't glide over to another vowel.<br>
<br>
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[[Image:Lakhesian_vowels.png]]


==Syllable structure==
=Syllable structure=
The syllable structure is (C) - V.<br>
The syllable structure is CV, where C is a consonant and V vowel.<br>


==Stress==
=Stress=
Lakhesian has gentle stress on the first syllable, similar to Hungarian.<br>
Lakhesian has gentle stress on the first syllable, similar to Hungarian. In loanwords, however, the stress is often inherited from the source language and indicated with an accent.<br>


==Alphabet==
=Transliteration=
a, i, o, u, c(=ʃ), f, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w, x(=x), '. The final letter, the apostrophe, represents the glottal stop. Long vowels are accented.<br>
a, i, o, u, sh(=ʃ), f, h, j, k, l, ll, m, n, ng, p, s, t, w, '. The final letter, the apostrophe, represents the glottal stop. Palatalization is indicated by a trema on the following vowel, like this: "kapï".<br>


[[Category:Conlangs]]
=Nouns=
 
==Declension==
Lakhesian nouns decline to show case, number and animacy. Nouns are divided into two noun classes; animate and inanimate. Usually things that are percieved to be alive are classed as animate, and dead things as inanimate, although this is often varied due to cultural and traditional reasons. There are no definite or indefinite articles. The basic word order is VSO, verb-subject-object, although due to the case system this order is pretty free.
 
=Verbs=
Lakhesian verbs are inflected to show aspect, evidentiality, mood and polarity (ambiguous). This class of words is rather large due to the fact that adjectives, for all intents and purposes, are treated as verbs.
 
=Language family=
[[Image:Lakhesian_langs.png]]
 
[[Category:Languages]]
[[Category:Brookshire]]
[[Category:Brookshire]]
[[Category:Lakhesis]]
[[Category:Lakhesis]]
[[Category:Culture]]
[[Category:Culture]]

Latest revision as of 23:39, 9 April 2016

Proto-Lakhesian
Pronunciation:
Spoken in: Shireroth, Antica
Region: Lakhesis, Samudra
Total speakers: None (extinct)
Langauge family:
Lakhesian
      • Proto-Lakhesian
Writing system:
Offical status
Offical language in: Shireroth
Regulated by: None
Langauge codes
MIC 639-1: plk


Proto-Lakhesian is the ancestral language to Modern Lakhesian spoken in Amarr and the Nation of Lakhesis in Shireroth, as well as Samudran spoken in Antica. Most scolars agree that the language is a remnant from the people that inhabited the area before the tribes that would later make up the classes that founded Shireroth came to the area. Some believe, but most serious linguists disagree, that the Lakhesians and their langauge are a direct descendant from the people of the Khaz Modan empire.

Phonology

Lakhesian cons.png

Lakhesian vowels.png

Syllable structure

The syllable structure is CV, where C is a consonant and V vowel.

Stress

Lakhesian has gentle stress on the first syllable, similar to Hungarian. In loanwords, however, the stress is often inherited from the source language and indicated with an accent.

Transliteration

a, i, o, u, sh(=ʃ), f, h, j, k, l, ll, m, n, ng, p, s, t, w, '. The final letter, the apostrophe, represents the glottal stop. Palatalization is indicated by a trema on the following vowel, like this: "kapï".

Nouns

Declension

Lakhesian nouns decline to show case, number and animacy. Nouns are divided into two noun classes; animate and inanimate. Usually things that are percieved to be alive are classed as animate, and dead things as inanimate, although this is often varied due to cultural and traditional reasons. There are no definite or indefinite articles. The basic word order is VSO, verb-subject-object, although due to the case system this order is pretty free.

Verbs

Lakhesian verbs are inflected to show aspect, evidentiality, mood and polarity (ambiguous). This class of words is rather large due to the fact that adjectives, for all intents and purposes, are treated as verbs.

Language family

Lakhesian langs.png