Oa is a language created by Edgar Grunewald for his YouTube channel Artifexian. It is based on Korea's Hangul (한글) writing system.
Pronunciations and Writing System
Artifexian could not pronounce trilled /r/. He has since learned how to.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ||||
| Plosive | p | t | k | ʔ | |||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | x | h | ||
| voiced | v | z | |||||
| Approximant | ʍ | ɹ | j | ||||
| Lateral | l | ||||||
| Trill | ʙ | (r) | ʀ | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | ||
| Mid | ə | o | |
| Low | a | ||
| Diphthongs | ai, ia, oi, io, oa, ao | ||
Phonotactics
Oa's fundamental syllable structure is (C)(C)V(C)(C).
Oa ommits coda ʍ, ʙ, ʀ, h, and j
Oa ommits the glottal stop and ʍ in consonant clusters
Oa clusters usually follow o+s in onset and s+o for coda
Glyphs
These glyphs are part of a featural system and are based on the several sounds of Oa.
Mood, Tense, and Aspect
In this language, there is no future tense.
Numerical System
The numbers and their words are explained in this video.
