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{{language
|pronunciation= [{{IPA|ˈprætɑ ʃiˈrøθes|}}]
|name= Shirerothian Language
|nativename= ''Præta Sxiröþes''
|familycolor= lawngreen
|nations= [[Shireroth]]
|region= National
|speakers= 0
|family= Shirerothian
|alphabet= Latin (Shirerothian variant)
|nation= [[Shireroth]]
|agency= 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.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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.
 
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!
! Bilabial
! Labiodental
! Dental
! Alveolar
! Postalveolar
! Palatal
! Velar
! Glottal
|-
! Nasal
| {{IPA|m}}
|
|
| {{IPA|n}}
|
|
| {{IPA|ŋ}}
|
|-
! Plosive
| {{IPA|p}}   {{IPA|b}}
|
|
| {{IPA|t}}   {{IPA|d}}
|
|
| {{IPA|k}}   {{IPA|g}}
|
|-
! Affricate
|
|
|
|
| {{IPA|tʃ}}   {{IPA|dʒ}}
|
|
|
|-
! Fricative
|
| {{IPA|f}}   {{IPA|v}}
| {{IPA|θ}}   {{IPA|ð}}
| {{IPA|s}}   {{IPA|z}}
| {{IPA|ʃ}}   {{IPA|ʒ}}
|
| {{IPA|x}}   
| {{IPA|h}}   
|-
! Approximant
|
|
|
| {{IPA|l}}
|
| {{IPA|j}}
| {{IPA|ʍ}}   {{IPA|w}}
|
|}
 
===Vowels===
 
The table below shows the Shirerothian consonant phonemes.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|- align=center
!
! Front
! Back
|- align=center
! High
| i   (y)
| u
|- align=center
! Mid
| e   (ø)
| o
|- align=center
! Low
| æ
| ɑ
|}
 
==Morphology==
 
Shirerothian is a highly inflected language.
 
===Nouns==
 
===Verbs===
 
==Syntax==
 
Shirerothian exhibits a typical VSO word order.

Revision as of 13:36, 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    
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 VSO word order.