Alowaysian

|Phonology = 100 |Words = 18}}<img class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%22%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Template%3AInfobox%20Language%5Cn%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BTemplate%3AInfobox%20Language%5Cn%7Ccreator%20%3D%20Lotte%20V%5Cn%7Csetting%20%3D%20Alowaysi%20%28Alowaysi%20Romanized%3A%20Alouweisi%29%20is%20the%20official%2C%20global%2C%20and%20only%20language%20spoken%20on%20the%20fictional%20world%20of%20Alowaysis%20%28Alowaysi%20Romanized%3A%20Aloweisy-seo%29.%5Cn%7Cfamilycolor%20%3D%20black%5Cn%7Cname%20%3D%20Alowaysi%5Cn%7Cnativename%20%3D%20Alouweisi%5Cn%7Cpronunciation%20%3D%20alo%5Cu031e%5Cu028a%5Cu032fwe%5Cu031e%5Cu026a%5Cu032fsi%5Cn%7Cdate%20%3D%202013%5Cn%7Cregion%20%3D%20The%20entire%20world%20of%20Alowaysis%5Cn%7Cscript%20%3D%20Alowaysi%20alphabet%5Cn%7Cnation%20%3D%20Alowaysis%7D%7D%22%7D" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" /> Alowaysi (romanized Alowaysi: Alouweisi; IPA: alo̞ʊ̯we̞ɪ̯si) is the official, global and only language spoken on the world of Alowaysis (romanized Alowaysi: Aloweisi-seo; IPA: alo̞ʊ̯we̞ɪ̯sisə̥). Despite currently being the only language spoken on this world, there are various regional dialects, many of which utilize loanwords and accents from languages that are now extinct. This affects the mutual intelligibleness of dialects, though every Alowaysi inhabitant can understand Standard Alowaysi.  Phonology  Consonants   Labial Central Alveolar  Lateral Alveolar  Retroflex Palatal Alveolo-palatal Velar Glottal   <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Nasal <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">m <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ŋ <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">    <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Plosive <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">p pʰ b <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">t tʰ d <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">k kʰ g <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">    <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Fricative <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">f v <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">s z <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ɕ <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">h   <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Affricate <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ts <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;"><span data-rte-attribs=" style=font-weight: normal" data-rte-style="font-weight: normal" data-rte-washtml="1" style="font-weight: normal">tɕ <span data-rte-attribs=" style=font-weight: normal" data-rte-style="font-weight: normal" data-rte-washtml="1" style="font-weight: normal"><span data-rte-attribs=" style=font-weight: normal" data-rte-style="font-weight: normal" data-rte-washtml="1" style="font-weight: normal">dʑ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">    <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Approximant <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">l <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ɻ <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">j <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">w <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">    <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Trill <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">(r) <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">   <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Whether /r/ is pronounced [ɻ] or [r] in onset position depends on both dialect and distribution; Standard Alowaysi usually has [ɻ] in onset position, but it tends to form an allophone [r] when in a cluster. Final /r/ is always [ɻ] (see above). <p data-rte-empty-lines-before="1" data-rte-fromparser="true">Plosive consonants each come in pairs of three: voiced, unvoiced and aspirated. <p data-rte-empty-lines-before="1" data-rte-fromparser="true">Alowaysi can only have unvoiced (unaspirated) plosives, nasals or the retroflex approximant [ɻ] (which is also an allophone of [l] in this position) as the syllable coda. <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" data-rte-attribs=" border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 class=article-table style=height: 100px; width: 100px;" data-rte-style="height: 100px; width: 100px;" style="height: 100px; width: 100px;"> Vowels <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">  <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Front <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Near-front <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Central <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Back   <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Close <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">i <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ʉ <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">    <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Near-close <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ɪ <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">    <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Mid <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">e̞ <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ə <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">o̞   <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=row style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="row" style="text-align: center;">Open <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">a <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">  <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">   <p data-rte-fromparser="true">[ɪ] also occurs an allophone of [i] before [ŋ]. <p data-rte-empty-lines-before="1" data-rte-fromparser="true">The schwa [ə] becomes devoiced in unstressed open final syllables, making it seem as if there are more syllable coda options than there actually are; this process is not reflected in spelling. It is similar to the devoicing of /i/ and /u/ in Japanese. <p data-rte-empty-lines-before="1" data-rte-fromparser="true">[ʉ] cannot occur after [w], and [i] and [ɪ] cannot occur after [j]. <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" data-rte-attribs=" border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 class=article-table style=height: 100px; width: 100px;" data-rte-style="height: 100px; width: 100px;" style="height: 100px; width: 100px;"> Diphthongs  aɪ̯  e̞ɪ̯  o̞ɪ̯  ʉɪ̯  əɪ̯    aʊ̯  e̞ʊ̯  iʊ̯  o̞ʊ̯  əʊ̯  <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Alowaysi has 10 diphthongs, as seen in the table above. They can only occur in open syllables. <p data-rte-empty-lines-before="1" data-rte-fromparser="true">Syllable structure in Alowaysi is CCVC. Consonant clusters <p data-rte-fromparser="true">The only consonant clusters that are allowed in Alowaysi are unvoiced unaspirated plosive+[ɻ]/[r], and only in syllable onset position. Thus, the only consonant clusters that occur are /kr/, /pr/ and /tr/. Orthography <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Note: As the Alowaysi alphabet has yet to be created, the orthography presented below is based on the romanized spelling. <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" data-rte-attribs=" border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 class=article-table style=width: 100px; height: 100px;" data-rte-style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" style="width: 100px; height: 100px;"> Consonants <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Spelling <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">IPA   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">b <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">b   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">p <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">p   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ph <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">pʰ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">d <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">d   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">t <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">t   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">th <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">tʰ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">g <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">g   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">k <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">k   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">kh <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">kʰ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">l <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">l; ɻ (in coda position)   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">r <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ɻ; (r)   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">m <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">m   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">m <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">n   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ng <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ŋ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">s <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">s   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">sh <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ɕ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">c <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ts   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ch <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;"><span data-rte-attribs=" style=font-weight: normal" data-rte-style="font-weight: normal" data-rte-washtml="1" style="font-weight: normal">tɕ    <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">z <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">z   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">j <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;"><span data-rte-attribs=" style=font-weight: normal" data-rte-style="font-weight: normal" data-rte-washtml="1" style="font-weight: normal"><span data-rte-attribs=" style=font-weight: normal" data-rte-style="font-weight: normal" data-rte-washtml="1" style="font-weight: normal">dʑ     <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">h <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">h   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">f <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">f   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">v <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">v   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">y <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">j   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">w <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">w  <table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" data-rte-attribs=" border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=1 class=article-table style=height: 100px; width: 100px;" data-rte-style="height: 100px; width: 100px;" style="height: 100px; width: 100px;"> Vowels  <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">Spelling <th data-rte-attribs=" scope=col style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" scope="col" style="text-align: center;">IPA   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">a <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">a   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">i <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">i; ɪ (before [ŋ])   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">u <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ʉ   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">e <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">e̞   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">o <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">o̞   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">eo <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ə   <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">y <td data-rte-attribs=" style=text-align: center;" data-rte-style="text-align: center;" style="text-align: center;">ɪ  <p data-rte-fromparser="true">In dipthongs, the [ɪ̯] and [ʊ̯] are written /i/ and /u/, respectively. <p data-rte-empty-lines-before="1" data-rte-fromparser="true"><img class="placeholder placeholder-double-brackets" data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22double-brackets%22%2C%22lineStart%22%3A%221%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Template%3AStub%22%2C%22placeholder%22%3A1%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%7B%7BTemplate%3AStub%7D%7D%22%7D" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIABAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAQAICTAEAOw%3D%3D" type="double-brackets" />