Kathyrian

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


Kathyrian (natively κατχήριαϊυ kathýrjaiv /kaˈtːɨrjaˌiʋ/) 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 15 consonants.[2]

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

Most linguists consider Kathyrian to have 6 monophthongs and one diphthong.

front central back
high i ɨ u
mid e o
low a
diphthong au̯

Orthography

Footnotes

  1. in Nguhcraft, obviously
  2. some linguists debate the inclusion of /ː/ as a consonant; those in favor of considering it a consonant argue that it is treated as a fricative in all scenarios and seems to have historically been /h/