Feqhuv

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Feqhuv
Language familyIsolate
Writing systemLatin
Official status
Spoken inTwanland
Regulated byIris
Speaker
DemonymFeqhuvi
EndonymFex̣wv̇
Number of speakers1
Technical information
UsageOfficial language, Recordkeeping
Language codeFQV


Feqhuv (natively Fex̣wv̇ [ˈɸe.χɯʋ𐞕]) is a language isolate spoken on the southern coast of the Amujan Sea and is one of the 4 official languages of the Republic of Twanland.

Phonology

Consonants

Feqhuv has 40 consonants, of which 15 are what are called "pyro-aspirated" consonants, which are pronounced like non-pyro aspirated consonants, but the breathiness is accompanied by the speaker using a flint and steel or firing a Flaming bow as an alternative to breathing fire.

Consonants Labial Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m m𐞕 ⟨m ṁ⟩ ɲ ɲ𐞕 ⟨n ṅ⟩ ŋ ŋ𐞕 ⟨ŋ ŋ̇⟩ ɴ ɴ𐞕 ⟨ŋ̣ ŋ̣̇⟩
Plosive p pʰ p𐞕 ⟨b p ṗ⟩ c cʰ c𐞕 ⟨d t ṫ⟩ k kʰ k𐞕 ⟨ɡ k k̇⟩ q qʰ q𐞕 ⟨ɡ̣ ḳ k̇⟩ ʔ ʔ𐞕 ⟨q q̇⟩
Affricate c͡ç c͡çʰ c͡ç𐞕 ⟨z c ċ⟩
Fricative ɸ ⟨f⟩ ç ⟨s⟩ x χ ⟨x̣⟩ h
Liquid ʋ ʋ𐞕 ⟨v v̇⟩ ɾʲ ɾʲ𐞕 ⟨l l̇⟩ ɰ ɰ𐞕 ⟨r ṙ⟩ ʁ̞ ʁ̞𐞕 ⟨ṛ ṛ̇⟩ ȝ ȝ𐞕 ⟨ȝ ȝ̇⟩
  • /ȝ/ is described as a "glottal tap", a sound normally impossible to pronounce.

Vowels

Feqhuv has 7 vowels:

Vowels Front Central Back
High i ɨ ⟨u⟩ ɯ ⟨w⟩
Middle e ə ⟨y⟩ ɤ ⟨o⟩
Low a