Ashian

Ashian, also known as Ashian, is the native language of the people who live on the central continent of Aterra.

• Ashian words

Phonology

Consonants

Ashian is known for its robust palatal series.

	Labial	Dental	Coronal	Palatal	Dorsal
Stop	p • b p • b	t • d t • d		č • ǯ c • ɟ	k • g k • ɡ
Fricative	f • v ɸ • β	þ • ð θ • ð	s • z s • z	š • ž ɕ • ʑ	ĸ • ɢ x • ɣ
Nasal	m m	n n		ň ɲ	ɴ ŋ
Lateral		l l		ʌ̌ ʎ
Trill			r r	ř r̝	ʀ ʀ
Approximant	w ʋ			ǰ j	ʜ h

Vowels

Ashian vowels may be short or long, and there are a number of diphthongs. Short vowels are generally pronounced lax, while long vowels are tense.

	Short Vowels			Long Vowels
	Front	Back		Front	Back
High				í • ý iː • yː	• ú • uː
	i • y ɪ • ʏ	• u • ʊ
Mid				é • œ́ eː • øː	• ó • oː
	e • œ ɛ • œ	• o • ɔ
Mid	a • a ·				á • ɑː ·

Diphthongs

	Front	Back
High	ui ʊɪ̯	iu ɪʊ̯
Mid-High		eu ɛʊ̯
Low-High	ai aɪ̯	au aʊ̯

Orthography & Romanization

Rom1	Rom2	IPA	Comparison
a	a	a	Like ⟨a⟩ in Spanish allí.
á	á	ɑː	Like ⟨a⟩ in father.
ai	aj	aɪ̯	Like ⟨igh⟩ in sigh.
au	aw	aʊ̯	Like ⟨ou⟩ in loud.
b	b	b	Like ⟨b⟩ in boat.
č	kj	ʨ	Like ⟨ch⟩ in chair.
d	d	d	Like ⟨d⟩ in dog.
ð	dh	ð	Like ⟨th⟩ in these.
e	e	ɛ	Like ⟨e⟩ in empty.
é	é	eː	Like ⟨é⟩ in French allé.
eu	ew	ɛʊ̯	Like ⟨eu⟩ in Spanish neutro.
f	f	ɸ	Like ⟨f⟩ in foot.
g	g	ɡ	Like ⟨g⟩ in goat.
ɢ	gh	ɣ	Like ⟨g⟩ in Spanish amigo.
ʜ	h	h	Like ⟨h⟩ in house.
i	i	ɪ	Like ⟨i⟩ in inch.
í	í	iː	Like ⟨ee⟩ in see.
iu	iw	iʊ̯	Like ⟨ieuw⟩ in Dutch nieuw.
ǰ	j	j	Like ⟨y⟩ in yes.
k	k	k	Like ⟨c⟩ in cape.
ĸ	kh	x	Like ⟨j⟩ in Spanish rojo.
l	l	l	Like ⟨l⟩ in Spanish solo.
ʌ̌	lj	ʎ	Like ⟨gl⟩ in Italian glielo.
m	m	m	Like ⟨m⟩ in man.
n	n	n	Like ⟨n⟩ in no.
ň	nj	ɲ	Like ⟨ñ⟩ in Spanish año.
ɴ	ng	ŋ	Like ⟨ng⟩ in singing.
o	o	ɔ	Like ⟨a⟩ in all.
ó	ó	oː	Like ⟨o⟩ in hope.
œ	ø	œ	Like ⟨eu⟩ in French peu.
œ́	ǿ	øː	Like ⟨eu⟩ in French creuse.
p	p	p	Like ⟨p⟩ in pike.
r	r	r	Like ⟨rr⟩ in Spanish perro.
ř	rj	r̝	Like ⟨ř⟩ in Czech Dvořak.
ʀ	rh	ʀ	Like ⟨r⟩ in French rien.
s	s	s	Like ⟨s⟩ in soap.
š	sj	ɕ	Like ⟨sh⟩ in shoe.
t	t	t	Like ⟨t⟩ in top.
þ	th	θ	Like ⟨th⟩ in think.
u	u	ʊ	Like ⟨oo⟩ in good.
ú	ú	uː	Like ⟨oo⟩ in food.
ui	uj	uɪ̯	Like ⟨uy⟩ in Spanish muy.
v	v	β	Like ⟨b⟩ in Spanish bosca.
w	w	ʋ	Like ⟨w⟩ in Dutch waarom.
y	y	ʏ	Like ⟨ü⟩ in German Hütte.
ý	ý	yː	Like ⟨u⟩ in French lu.
z	z	z	Like ⟨z⟩ in zig-zag.
ž	zj	ʑ	Like ⟨s⟩ in vision.
ǯ	gj	ʥ	Like ⟨j⟩ in joke.