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	ai	aɪ̯	Like ⟨igh⟩ in sigh.
au	au	aʊ̯	Like ⟨ou⟩ in loud.
b	b	b	Like ⟨b⟩ in boat.
č	kj	ʨ	Like ⟨ch⟩ in chair.
			Like ⟨ ⟩ in .