Chapter Text
The Language of Irken
...and he stood holding his hat and turned his wet face to the wind...
puz rer̃ ilon re ‘igi zkuǃikhzad puz ikho ‘igi kur̃tid tako zki ǃon
Pronunciation: /puz ɹɛr ɪlɔɳ ɪɹɛ ǂɪʤɪ ˈzkuǃɪxzæd puz ɪxɔ ǂɪʤɪ kurˈtɪd ˈtækɔ zkɪ ǃɔɳ/
Irken word order: and he stood held his hat and turned his wet face to wind
Spelling & Phonology
Spelling rules:
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IPA |
Spelling |
Said |
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æ |
a |
As in ‘Tak’ |
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ɛ |
e |
As in ‘Tenn’ |
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ɔ |
o |
As in ‘Sizz-lor’ |
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ɪ |
i |
As in ‘Zim’ |
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u |
u |
Double ‘oo’ as in ‘Skoodge’ |
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x |
kh |
Cicada scream (link) Approximate with high ‘kweee’ (or just make the kh sound and save your throat). |
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r |
r̃ |
Trill. Approximate with trilled r as in Spanish |
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ɹ |
r |
As in ‘Red’ |
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| |
Click- tip of tongue to teeth, pull away, as in a disapproving sound. (link below) |
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! |
! |
Click- back of tongue to roof of mouth, pull away, as a horse clop. (link below) |
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ǂ |
‘ |
Click- middle tongue to roof of mouth, pull away. (link below) |
Click sounds- Here- a full video about them.
All consonants, IPA;
Consonant inventory: d f k l m p r t x z ǀ ǂ ǃ ɳ ɹ ʒ ʤ
And all the voweles IPA
Vowel inventory: u æ ɔ ɛ ɪ