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The Shirerothian alphabet contains 30 letters and | The Shirerothian alphabet contains 30 letters and 4 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. The English pronunciations are based on General American English. | The table below shows the correspondence between the Shirerothian alphabet and IPA. The English pronunciations are based on General American English. | ||
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| '''k'''ing | | '''k'''ing | ||
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| (Scottish) lo'''ch''' | |||
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| {{IPA|ʃ}} {{IPA|ʒ}} | | {{IPA|ʃ}} {{IPA|ʒ}} | ||
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| {{IPA|x}} | | {{IPA|x}} | ||
| {{IPA|h}} | | {{IPA|h}} | ||
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! Approximant | ! Approximant | ||
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| ɑ | | ɑ | ||
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====Vowel Harmony==== | |||
Shirerothian exhibits vowel harmony, a long-distance assimilatory phonological process involving vowels across syllabic boundaries. | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 25 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 4 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. The English pronunciations are based on General American English.
| Shirerothian | IPA | English pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| a | [ɑ] | father |
| æ | [æ] | fat |
| b | [b] | bat |
| c | [tʃ] | church |
| ç | [dʒ] | bridge |
| d | [d] | dog |
| ð | [ð] | the |
| e | [e] | Approx. like ate |
| f | [f] | fat |
| g | [g] | gift |
| h | [h] | home |
| i | [i] | deed |
| j | [j] | yes |
| k | [k] | king |
| kx | [x] | (Scottish) loch |
| l | [l] | leave |
| m | [m] | man |
| n | [n] | no |
| o | [o] | Approx. like coal |
| ö | [ø] | (German) schön |
| p | [p] | pie |
| r | [r] | (Spanish) burro |
| s | [s] | sock |
| sx | [ʃ] | shock |
| t | [t] | tame |
| þ | [θ] | thin |
| u | [u] | food |
| v | [v] | vein |
| w | [w] | want |
| wx | [ʍ] | (Old-fashioned) whale |
| y | [y] | (French) tu |
| z | [z] | zoo |
| zx | [ʒ] | mirage |
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 |
Vowel Harmony
Shirerothian exhibits vowel harmony, a long-distance assimilatory phonological process involving vowels across syllabic boundaries.
Morphology
Shirerothian is a highly inflected language.
Nouns
Verbs
Syntax
Shirerothian typically exhibits a VSO word order.
