Hykidik Arakene

Hykidik Arakene (native name: Lèman Vjossa, Lèman Hykidiksesa, [lɛman βʲosa]) is the most widely spoken of all five Arakene languages. It is originally the native language of the Hykidik subgroup of the Vjos, but is used as a lingua franca by other subgroups all over Arako.

Consonants
¹ only in coda position

Phonotactics
Arakene has a basic syllable structure of (C)(C)V(C), but the number of initial consonant clusters is very small. These are tɸ, dβ, dz, kɸ, gβ, ks, gz, st and sk.

Only plain consonants are allowed in coda position; if a palatalized or labialized consonant does end up in a coda position, it loses its palatal/labial element.

No palatal consonants (except ʑ), affricates and non-lateral approximants are allowed in coda position either. Some words may appear to have /j/ in coda position, but this is only a spelling convention; the  refers to a non-syllabic /i/.

Fricatives and affricates are very sensitive to voice assimilation; they always assimilate to the voicing of a neighbouring plosive or nasal, whether it be preceding or following. When two fricatives or a fricative and an affricate are neighbouring each other, the second phoneme will assimilate to the first.

Example: dun (hat) + tse (ten) -> dundze, utiβ (125) + -se (plural) -> utiβze

Writing System
Traditionally, Arakene is written using the Sorsen alfabet. Sorsen is written from top to bottom, left-to-right on a straight vertical line. It has 21 one letters and frequently uses digraphs.

The romanization of Arakene is a letter-by-letter transcription of Sorsen, and thus used the same spelling conventions and digraphs. The letters below are presented in the alphabetical order of Sorsen.

Example text
"Alisese itidagah tsuhinhej o gege uhgwitu o twekjasetu dykja. Harmekai o harwai meaa dyda ne omliseal ejynwihej dyloaldaja."

"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood."