Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū

Classification and Dialects

 * Proto-P͡faʦēðliŋ
 * Vārēðin
 * Old Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū
 * Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū

Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū is a Vārēðin language, as is ṬibēžaÞē. It consists of two main dialects, the Þaɱāŋžou-Daʈhārña (traditional) dialect and the Kihān (lowland) dialect, which is more vernacular. Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū has been spoken for around 300-400 years. It was preceded by Old Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū, spoken for around 750-800 years itself. Old Ḷātcöŋjikēɹðū derives from Vārēðin, spoken for almost 1,200 years before. The language is very nature-orientated.

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Consonants
Pulmonic consonants
 * 1) Distinction between aspirated and non-aspirated consonants is only evident in the traditional dialect of the language.
 * 2) The phonemes /β p̪͡f p͡f b̪͡v b͡v χ ç/ are generally only found in loanwords.
 * 3) /ʟ/ occasionally occurs instead of /ɭ/
 * 4) /ʁ/ is sometimes, in the Kihan dialect, replaced by /ɰ/

Co-articulated consonants
Non-pulmonic consonants
 * 1) /n͡m/ is found in loanwords.

Phonotactics
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Nouns
(SAMPLE)

đāl - fire

ŋ͡māk - elderflower

ɡ͡bac - topsoil

xūź - knot (in wood)

ḅuŋ - bundle

θōr - underground river

ḿeʜ - overhang

ẃɪlv - wind

skaf - mud volcano

ɹeʣɪn - eternal fire (one caused by gas leaks, e.g. Turkmenistan's 'Door to Hell')

qāṭ - causeway

đoθ - harvest (of crops)

ařēt - spring (source of water)

opskū - firepit

ψek - toadstool

gak͡pene - weir

fazūɸ - saltmarsh

uḷhōɂa- silt