Kathyrian
Kathyrian Urmhu (natively Cäþiriacen Urmhu [kəθɪjˈjɑkɛn ˈʊɰmʊ]) is a language spoken in Kathyria. It is the revised version of Kathyrian. It officially uses the Kathyrian alphabet.
Phonology
Kathyrian is analyzed to have 30 consonants and 9 vowels. The consonant inventory is as follows:
| labial | coronal | palatal | velar | uvular | glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m | n | ɲ | ||||
| stop | voiceless | p | t | k | |||
| sibilant | p͡s | t͡s | t͡ʃ | k͡s | |||
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | g | |||
| fricative | voiceless | f | θ | χ | h | ||
| voiceless sibilant | s | ʃ | |||||
| lateral | ɬ | ||||||
| voiced | v | ð | ɣ | ʁ | |||
| voiced sibilant | z | ʒ | |||||
| approximant | w | l | j | (w) | |||
And the vowel inventory is:
| front | back | |
|---|---|---|
| high oral | i | u |
| high nasal | ĩ | ũ |
| mid | e | o |
| low oral | æ | ɑ |
| low nasal | ã | |
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.