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Letters represent standard orthography when written in Latin characters. Where letters appear in pairs, the one on the right is voiced. | Letters represent standard orthography when written in Latin characters. Where letters appear in pairs, the one on the right is voiced. | ||
===Consonants=== | |||
The Kin-elleth language uses between 19–21 consonants, with some having regional variants. Note that <f> and <v> are bilabial, not labiodental as in English. | |||
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|'''Lateral Approximant'''|| || ||<center> l </center>|| || || | |'''Lateral Approximant'''|| || ||<center> l </center>|| || || | ||
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===Vowels=== | |||
Vowels to the left of a {{!}} are unrounded; vowels to the right of a {{!}} are rounded. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|+ <center>Vowels</center> | |||
|- | |||
! !!Front!!Near-front!!Central!!Near-back!!Back | |||
|- | |||
|'''Close'''||<center> î | </center>|| ||<center> î <ref name="lcv" /> | </center>|| ||<center> | u </center> | |||
|- | |||
|'''Near-close'''|| ||<center> i | </center>|| ||<center> ô | </center>|| | |||
|- | |||
|'''Close-mid'''||<center> ê | </center>|| || || ||<center> | o </center> | |||
|- | |||
|'''Mid'''|| || ||<center>e,û,o</center>|| || | |||
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|'''Open-mid'''||<center> e | û </center>|| || || ||<center> | â </center> | |||
|} | |} | ||
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Revision as of 15:11, 20 April 2026
The language of the Kin-elleth people, as well as the main lingua franca of the Endri-nâi Confederation.
Phonology
Letters represent standard orthography when written in Latin characters. Where letters appear in pairs, the one on the right is voiced.
Consonants
The Kin-elleth language uses between 19–21 consonants, with some having regional variants. Note that <f> and <v> are bilabial, not labiodental as in English.
| Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | ||||||
| Nasal | ||||||
| Trill | ||||||
| Tap | ||||||
| Fricative | ||||||
| Lateral Approximant | ||||||
Vowels
Vowels to the left of a | are unrounded; vowels to the right of a | are rounded.
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | |||||
| Near-close | |||||
| Close-mid | |||||
| Mid | |||||
| Open-mid |