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Kathyrian Urmhu (natively {{script|script=kathyr|t=Cäþiriacen Urmhu}} [kəθɪjˈjɑkɛn ˈʊɰmʊ]) is a language spoken in Kathyria. It is the revised version of Kathyrian. It officially uses the Kathyrian alphabet.  
[[Category:Language]]
[[Category:Kathyria]]
 
{{Infobox language|name=Kathyrian|pronunciation=/kəˈθɪrɪjən/|family=isolate|era=today|scripts=[[Greek alphabet]]|country=[[Kathyria]]|regulator=[[Katherine T. Awesome|katherine T. Awesome]]|endonym=καθήριαϊυ|number=1<ref>in Nguhcraft, obviously</ref>|usage=Everything in Kathyria|lang-code=kty}}
 
'''Kathyrian''' (natively καθήριαχϊυ ''kathýrjahiv'' /kæˈθɨrjæˌxiʋ/) is a language spoken in [[Kathyria]]. It officially uses the [[Greek alphabet]]. It seems to be a language isolate, as it bears no strong resemblance to any other known language.


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==
Kathyrian is analyzed to have 30 consonants and 9 vowels. The consonant inventory is as follows:
Kathyrian is usually analyzed to have 16 consonants.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
! colspan="2" |
!labial
!labial
!coronal
!coronal
!palatal
!dorsal
!velar
|- align="center"
!uvular
!nasal
!glottal
|-
| colspan="2" |nasal
|m
|m
|n
|n
|ɲ
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |stop
|voiceless
|p
|t
|
|k
|
|
|-
|sibilant
|p͡s
|t͡s
|t͡ʃ
|k͡s
|
|
|-
|voiced
|b
|d
|d͡ʒ
|g
|
|
|
|-
|- align="center"
| rowspan="5" |fricative
!stop
|voiceless
|p b
|t d
|k g
|- align="center"
!fricative
|f
|f
|θ
|θ s
|
|x
|
|- align="center"
|χ
!approximant
|h
|ʋ
|-
|voiceless sibilant
|
|s
|ʃ
|
|
|
|-
|lateral
|
|ɬ
|
|
|
|
|-
|voiced
|v
|ð
|
|ɣ
|ʁ
|
|-
|voiced sibilant
|
|z
|ʒ
|
|
|
|-
| colspan="2" |approximant
|w
|l
|l
|j
|j
|(w)
|- align="center"
!trill
|
|
|r
|
|
|}
|}
And the vowel inventory is:
Most linguists consider Kathyrian to have 7 vowels.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!
!front
!front
!central
!back
!back
|-
|- align="center"
|high oral
!high
|i
|i
|ɨ<ref>was probably historically /eː/</ref>
|u
|u
|-
|- align="center"
|high nasal
!mid
|ĩ
|ũ
|-
|mid
|e
|e
|
|o
|o
|-
|- align="center"
|low oral
!low
|æ
|æ
|ɑ
|
|-
|ɒ<ref>was probably historically /oː/</ref>
|low nasal
|}
| colspan="2" |ã
 
== Orthography ==
Kathyrian seems to have a mostly phonemic orthography.
{| class="wikitable"
!natively
!romanized
!phoneme
|- align="center"
|Α α
|A a
|æ
|- align="center"
|Β β
|B b
|b
|- align="center"
|Γ γ
|G g
|g
|- align="center"
|Δ δ
|D d
|d
|- align="center"
|Ε ε
|E e
|e
|- align="center"
|Ζ ζ
|Zd zd
|sd<ref>not its own phoneme, but a sequence that has its own letter</ref>
|- align="center"
|Η η
|Y y
|ɨ
|- align="center"
|Θ θ
|Th th
|θ
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Ι ι
|J j
|j
|- align="center"
|I i
|i
|- align="center"
|Κ κ
|K k
|k
|- align="center"
|Λ λ
|L l
|l
|- align="center"
|Μ μ
|M m
|m
|- align="center"
|Ν ν
|N n
|n
|- align="center"
|Ξ ξ
|Ks ks
|ks<ref>not its own phoneme, but a sequence that has its own letter</ref>
|- align="center"
|Ο ο
|O o
|o
|- align="center"
|Π π
|P p
|p
|- align="center"
|Ρ ρ
|R r
|r
|- align="center"
|Σ σ/ς
|S s
|s
|- align="center"
|Τ τ
|T t
|t
|- align="center"
| rowspan="2" |Υ υ
|V v
|ʋ
|- align="center"
|U u
|u
|- align="center"
|Φ φ
|F f
|f
|- align="center"
|Χ χ
|H h
|x
|- align="center"
|Ψ ψ
|Ps ps
|ps<ref>not its own phoneme, but a sequence that has its own letter</ref>
|- align="center"
|Ω ω
|Ao ao
|ɒ
|- align="center"
|΄
|´
|<ref>used to mark irregular stress; regular stress falls on the penultimate syllable</ref>
|- align="center"
|¨
|¨
|<ref>used to indicate that υ or ι is pronounced as the vowel phoneme rather than the consonant when next to another vowel letter; only used in the romanization to specify /æo/ rather than /ɒ/ or /tx/ rather than /θ/</ref>
|}
|}
Stress is placed on the final syllable if it is open and has a non-low vowel. Otherwise, stress falls on the penultimate syllable. Monosyllabic words are always stressed.
 
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 08:08, 20 January 2025

Kathyrian
Pronunciation/kəˈθɪrɪjən/
Language familyisolate
Eratoday
Writing systemGreek alphabet
Official status
Spoken inKathyria
Regulated bykatherine T. Awesome
Speaker
Endonymκαθήριαϊυ
Number of speakers1[1]
Technical information
UsageEverything in Kathyria
Language codekty


Kathyrian (natively καθήριαχϊυ kathýrjahiv /kæˈθɨrjæˌxiʋ/) is a language spoken in Kathyria. It officially uses the Greek alphabet. It seems to be a language isolate, as it bears no strong resemblance to any other known language.

Phonology

Kathyrian is usually analyzed to have 16 consonants.

labial coronal dorsal
nasal m n
stop p b t d k g
fricative f θ s x
approximant ʋ l j
trill r

Most linguists consider Kathyrian to have 7 vowels.

front central back
high i ɨ[2] u
mid e o
low æ ɒ[3]

Orthography

Kathyrian seems to have a mostly phonemic orthography.

natively romanized phoneme
Α α A a æ
Β β B b b
Γ γ G g g
Δ δ D d d
Ε ε E e e
Ζ ζ Zd zd sd[4]
Η η Y y ɨ
Θ θ Th th θ
Ι ι J j j
I i i
Κ κ K k k
Λ λ L l l
Μ μ M m m
Ν ν N n n
Ξ ξ Ks ks ks[5]
Ο ο O o o
Π π P p p
Ρ ρ R r r
Σ σ/ς S s s
Τ τ T t t
Υ υ V v ʋ
U u u
Φ φ F f f
Χ χ H h x
Ψ ψ Ps ps ps[6]
Ω ω Ao ao ɒ
΄ ´ [7]
¨ ¨ [8]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ in Nguhcraft, obviously
  2. ↑ was probably historically /eː/
  3. ↑ was probably historically /oː/
  4. ↑ not its own phoneme, but a sequence that has its own letter
  5. ↑ not its own phoneme, but a sequence that has its own letter
  6. ↑ not its own phoneme, but a sequence that has its own letter
  7. ↑ used to mark irregular stress; regular stress falls on the penultimate syllable
  8. ↑ used to indicate that υ or ι is pronounced as the vowel phoneme rather than the consonant when next to another vowel letter; only used in the romanization to specify /æo/ rather than /ɒ/ or /tx/ rather than /θ/
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