Topic:Ariivud

General
Ariivud is the language, or the lingua franca, of the Arivu people. The first records fo Ariivud were found in the fifth century on gravestones in Proto-Ariivud. Ariivud is a language isolate and is not related to any known language however it has borrowed words and sometimes grammar from other languages.

Nasals
Ariivud contains the nasals [m], [ɱ], [n], and [ŋ]. The [ŋ] sound in Arrivud is formed and represented in writing with the hn combination.

Plosives
Ariivud uses the plosives [b], [p], [t], [d], [c], and the glottal stop [ʔ]. Many argue that Arrivud also uses the [ɢ], but this depends on the dialect of the speaker.

Fricatives
The fricatives in Ariivud are [ɸ], [β], [f], [v], [θ], [ð], [s], [z], [ʂ], [ʐ],  [x], and [h]. When a word is a masculine or feminine form, it will usually use [f]/[v]; in the neuter, a word would usually use [ɸ]/[β]. The [ʂ] is represented by an ś and the [ʐ] by a ź.

Approximates
Ariivud contains two approximates, they are the j represented by the letter y and the [w].

Trill
The trills in Ariivud are the [ʙ] and the [r].

Lateral approximates
There are three lateral approximates in Ariivud, they are the [l], [ɭ], and the [ʎ]. The difference between the [l] and the [ɭ] depend on if the l proceeds a short or long vowel/diphthong. If the l follows a short vowel, the [ɭ]sound should be made, otherwise, the [l] is used.

Vowels
Ariivud is very dynamic with its vowels resulting in variation of vowel sounds depending on the dialect. There is a short and long form for the majority of the vowels. The vowels are [i], [y], [ʉ], [u], [ʊ], [o], [o̞], [ɔ], [ʌ], [ɑ], [a], [æ], [ɜ], [ə], and [ɪ].