Iyachke

General
Iyachke (/ɪjátʃki/, natively Klito Laasojo Yihaajki, literally Standard Language in Iyach) is a language spoken on the Isle of Iyach on the planet Aetho.

Consonants

 * Voiceless consonants are voiced intervocallically.
 * /n/, /ŋ/, /t/, /k/, /s/, and /ɺ/ may be geminated in all dialects. /tʃ/ may be geminated in the standard dialect.
 * Geminate /ɺ/ is typically not flapped, though the actual pronunciation varies dialectally. In the standard, it is /ɭː/.
 * /h/ can be dropped in colloquial speech.

Vowels

 * Allowable diphthongs are /aɪ/, /ɑːɪ/, /aɯ/, and /ɑːɯ/. The offglides are lowered somewhat in the standard (ex. [aɛ̯]), and the main vowel shifts back and up before phonetically voiceless consonants (ex. aij [ʌɛ̯tʃ], but aijo [aɛ̯dʒɜ]).

Phonotactics
CV(N, S)
 * /N/ is a homorganic nasal. On the end of words it can be /n/ or /ŋ/, according to the dialect.
 * /S/ is a fricative which differs depending on the dialect. In the standard, it is pronounced [tʃ].
 * Long consonants cannot begin words.

Native Script
The native script for Iyachke is a syllabary.

Nouns
Nouns decline for number and case.

Number
Noun roots are inherently transnumeral, that is, whether they are singular or plural must be determined from context. However, suffixes can be applied which make a noun plural, but these are always optional. The most common of these is -Qaa(i)nij, where the Q represents a removal of the rime of the last syllable and where the (i) is only found in rural areas.
 * ex. klito /kʟ̝̊ɪtɜ/ > klitaanij /kʟ̝̊ɪtɑːnɪS/
 * ex. xokkiij /χɜkːiːS/ > xokkaanij /χɜkːɑːnɪS/
 * ex. hijkohaon /hɪSkɜhaɯN/ > hijkohaanij /hɪSkɜhɑːnɪS/

Cases
There are many cases, which are represented simply by suffixes. ex. klitoki "in a language", klitaanijki "in languages"

Verbs
Preverb-Root-Voice/Mood-Subject-Object

Moods: indicative, optative, conditional, inferential, desiderative, imperative/necessative, interrogative

Voices: active, passive, reflexive, reciprocal, causative, passive causative, reflexive causative, reciprocal causative, applicative

Subjects: 1, 2, 3

Objects: 1s, 2s, 3s.an, 3s.inan, 1p, 2p, 3p

Preverbs not in certain moods Subject not marked for number Object marked for number/animacy Tense only marked on very few verbs