Ekuostian [XEKU]
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Language type
A posteriori
Species
Human/humanoid
About Ekuostian
The original version of Ekuostian. For the updated version see Ekuostian
Ekuostian is a language spoken in Barradiwa, particularly areas where the influence of the past Ekuostian Empire has held strong. It is a Letsic language and as such, it also uses the Letsic alphabet.
Ekuostian is a language spoken in Barradiwa, particularly areas where the influence of the past Ekuostian Empire has held strong. It is a Letsic language and as such, it also uses the Letsic alphabet.
Sample of Ekuostian[view] Edícyober ogía yutsdemíebí? Sen edícyober ugaí yutsdemíebí?
Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?[view all texts]
Are you a boy? Or are you a girl?[view all texts]
Sound samples in Ekuostian
Some sound samples of Ekuostian. Maximum of 6 shown. Click the links to see the full texts.
Kograís netías u demíebí yemírámígot degíentí?
How many roads must a man walk down?
How many roads must a man walk down?
Seíbuarátlut, Otím.
He's dead, Jim.
He's dead, Jim.
Ob boryober at írnábetem nunsbídyáyeíguá?
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
Sicísegons duatíne gírenbítembíc bíg duatíne teyegaímbí.
I'll leave tomorrow's problems to tomorrow's me.
I'll leave tomorrow's problems to tomorrow's me.
Ríkuogut sbídyáyoset yekí ríkuogutca getsbídyáyoset.
This thing is moving and that other thing isn't moving.
This thing is moving and that other thing isn't moving.
Betímí. Ob birits ekuosrít?
Hello. Do you speak [your conlang]?
Hello. Do you speak [your conlang]?
Phonology
Consonants | Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
Nasal | m | n̪ | ||||||||||||
Plosive | b | t̪ | d̪ | k | ||||||||||
Fricative | s s̪ | ç | [ʝ]1 | [x]2 | ɣ | [ɦ]3 | ||||||||
Lateral approximant | l | [ʎ]4 | ||||||||||||
Approximant | j | [w]5 | ||||||||||||
Trill | r |
Blends | wʌ | we | wy |
- allophone of /ɣ/
- allophone of /k/
- allophone of /ɣ/
- allophone of /l/
- allophone of /u/
Vowels | Front | Back | ||
Close | i1 | y y: | u | |
Close-mid | e | |||
Open-mid | ʌ | |||
Open | ɑ ɑ: |
Polyphthongs | ʌj | ɑj | ej |
- Most people unround the /y/ sounds. Rounding every single instance makes you seem stuffy or posh.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Ekuostian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
EkuostianOrthography [edit] | ||||||||
Aa/ɑ/ | Bb/b/ | Cc/ç/ | Dd/d̪/ | Ee/e/ | Gg/ɣ/ | Ii/y/ | Kk/k/ | Ll/l/ |
Mm/m/ | Nn/n̪/ | Oo/ʌ/ | Rr/r/ | Ss/s/ | Tt/t̪/ | Uu/u/ | Yy/j/ | |
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change] |