Layorov [LJRV]
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Language type
A priori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Layorov
Layorov (laajëërëv laajëërëv) is a fusional head-initial VSO language. Its main features include:
Noun and adjective declension involves 7 cases, 3 numbers and 4 grammatical genders Verb conjugations are defined by 4 moods, 3 voices, 3 tenses, 3 aspects, and distinct subject-agreement affixes for person-number-gender variations. 2-dimensional vowel harmony. Absence of a voiced plosives Written with a conscript named Laysosin (laajsësïŋ laajsësïn)
Sample of Layorov[view] zï žavlëëkïïlïŋ, amvïšïm lëkës zïï xïï sejüwkü čücečün, roožon moňlun waxlan ïslëësërïïn, roožon meečüčün swečižeröön, roožon lijimin rovii žïïpïr. / lacwïšïm wë lëkës wï čücečüü (aŋklëzïm wë zwïs ňuto amvïrïnzë žoltuguum rovu čücečün). / lacwïšïz wï čüceseč (anwamazë lëkës, aŋklëzïz wï zwïcï uňcu amvïrïnzë: čilööŋgüüm rovu (wo caŋžëltïïž) cënï m...[view all texts]
Language family relationships
Language treeLaajëërëv
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LayorovPhonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Alveolo- palatal | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | ||||||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||||||||
| Plosive | p | t | k | |||||||||
| Fricative | ɸ | β | s | z | ɕ | ʑ | x | ɣ | ||||
| Affricate | t͡s | t͡ɕ | ||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | l | |||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||
| Trill | r | |||||||||||
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | i i: | y y: | ɨ ɨ: | u u: | ||
| Close-mid | e e: | |||||
| Mid | ə ə: | |||||
| Open-mid | œ œ: | ɔ ɔ: | ||||
| Open | ɑ ɑ: | |||||
Syllable StructureSyllable structure in the Laajëërëv includes one or more onset consonants, a nucleus formed by short or long vowel, and optionally a single-consonant coda. Initial syllables of a word can have a null onset.
Thus following patterns are considered legal: (C)V, (C)VC, CCV, CCVC.
Thus following patterns are considered legal: (C)V, (C)VC, CCV, CCVC.
Stress informationIn multisyllable words stress falls on a second syllable of a word unless nucleus of a first syllable is a long vowel, in which case it becomes a stressed syllable instead.
Word formation can shift stress from its position in a root word.
Word formation can shift stress from its position in a root word.
OtherVowel Harmony
Vowel harmony separates the vowels with front-back and rounded-unrounded opposition for back vowels. It is determined by the first vowel of the stem, thus a word can include front (/i/, /y/, /e/, and /œ/), back rounded (/u/ and /ɔ/), or back unrounded vowels (/ɨ/, /ə/, and /ɑ/).
As exception to that, neutral /ɑ/ is considired opaque for spreading vowel harmony, but itself spreads back unrounded harmony for the rest of a word.
Vowel harmony separates the vowels with front-back and rounded-unrounded opposition for back vowels. It is determined by the first vowel of the stem, thus a word can include front (/i/, /y/, /e/, and /œ/), back rounded (/u/ and /ɔ/), or back unrounded vowels (/ɨ/, /ə/, and /ɑ/).
As exception to that, neutral /ɑ/ is considired opaque for spreading vowel harmony, but itself spreads back unrounded harmony for the rest of a word.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Layorov. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| LayorovOrthography [edit] | |||||||||
| Ii Ii /i/ | II ii II ii /i:/ | Üü Üü /y/ | ÜÜ üü ÜÜ üü /y:/ | Ïï Ïï /ɨ/ | ÏÏ ïï ÏÏ ïï /ɨ:/ | Uu Uu /u/ | UU uu UU uu /u:/ | Aa Aa /ɑ/ | AA aa AA aa /ɑ:/ |
| Ee Ee /e/ | EE ee EE ee /e:/ | Öö Öö /œ/ | ÖÖ öö ÖÖ öö /œ:/ | Ëë Ëë /ə/ | ËË ëë ËË ëë /ə:/ | Oo Oo /ɔ/ | OO oo OO oo /ɔ:/ | Mm Mm /m/ | Nn Nn /n/ |
| Ňň Ňň /ɲ/ | Ŋŋ Ŋŋ /ŋ/ | Pp Pp /p/ | Tt Tt /t/ | Cc Cc /t͡s/ | Čč Čč /t͡ɕ/ | Kk Kk /k/ | Ff Ff /ɸ/ | Ss Ss /s/ | Šš Šš /ɕ/ |
| Xx Xx /x/ | Vv Vv /β/ | Zz Zz /z/ | Žž Žž /ʑ/ | Gg Gg /ɣ/ | Ww Ww /w/ | Ll Ll /l/ | Jj Jj /j/ | Rr Rr /r/ | |
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | |||||||||
Additional NotesLaajsësïn uses two categories of letterforms: regular (cf. lowercase) and titular (cf. uppercase). Regular is used to write primary text body. Titular is used to write headings, names, and to emphasize specific parts of text.
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