Vibe Islander [VIB]
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Language type
A priori
Place & SpeakersVibe Islander is spoken in Vibe Island.
Species
Human/humanoid
About Vibe Islander
kuid wus. yawad oga sa ohi digɛ si.
Dr. Quinn, I have a question for you.
siɛseqbedi ge?
Yes, Jezebel?
gatebbo to yabasɛw digɛsɛ?
Why can't fate be kind to me?
ga— gaba bukɛsugu wɛ ge?
Am— am I supposed to answer that?
e. gatutebbo to yabasɛw digɛsɛ?
Yes. Why will fate not be kind to me?
aguga abubi sɛy bi kasɛ huhɛ suy?
How does he get to do what he did and walk away?
sasɛy yuyawgu gagɛ kasɛ gakukahuki?
While I try my level best and still suffer?
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The language of Vibe Island from Super Princess Peach (DS, 2005).
Dr. Quinn, I have a question for you.
siɛseqbedi ge?
Yes, Jezebel?
gatebbo to yabasɛw digɛsɛ?
Why can't fate be kind to me?
ga— gaba bukɛsugu wɛ ge?
Am— am I supposed to answer that?
e. gatutebbo to yabasɛw digɛsɛ?
Yes. Why will fate not be kind to me?
aguga abubi sɛy bi kasɛ huhɛ suy?
How does he get to do what he did and walk away?
sasɛy yuyawgu gagɛ kasɛ gakukahuki?
While I try my level best and still suffer?
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The language of Vibe Island from Super Princess Peach (DS, 2005).
Sample of Vibe IslanderCan't find any yet.
Language family relationships
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Phonology
| Consonants | Bilabial | Alveolar | Post- Alveolar | Palatal | Labio- velar | Velar | Glottal | |||||||
| Nasal | [m]1 | [n]2 | [ŋ]3 | |||||||||||
| Plosive | b | t | d | k | g | [ʔ]4 | ||||||||
| Fricative | [β]5 | s | [ʃ]6 | x | [ɣ]7 | [h]8 | ||||||||
| Affricate | [t͡ʃ]9 | [d͡ʒ]10 | ||||||||||||
| Lateral approximant | [l]11 | |||||||||||||
| Approximant | j | w | ||||||||||||
- In coda position except before a fricative, dialectally pre-stopped [ᵇm], allophone of /b/
- In coda position except before a fricative, dialectally pre-stopped [ᵈn], allophone of /d/
- In coda position except before a fricative, dialectally pre-stopped [ᶢŋ], allophone of /g/
- In coda position before a plosive, allophone of /k/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /b/
- Before /i/, allophone of /s/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /k/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /x/
- Before /i/, allophone of /t/
- Before /i/, allophone of /d/
- Intervocalically, allophone of /d/
| Vowels | Front | Central | Back | |||
| Close | i i: | u u: | ||||
| Mid | e̞ e̞: | o̞ o̞: | ||||
| Near-open | æ æ: | ɐ ɐ: | ||||
Syllable Structure(C)V(C) - min is V, max is CVC.
Stress informationStress falls on the initial syllable in disyllabic words unless the final syllable contains a long vowel, and the penultimate is stressed in polysyllabic words.
OtherVibe Islander contains 9 phonemic consonants as well as 6 vowels, each with short and long variants. Toadsley 1974 argues for the phonemicity of long vowels, while Toadstool 1976 claims they are marginal and appear only at morpheme boundaries.
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Vibe Islander. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
| Vibe IslanderOrthography [edit] | |||||||
| A/ɐ/ | B/b/ | D/d/ | E/e̞/ | Ɛ/æ/ | G/g/ | H/x/ | I/i/ |
| K/k/ | O/o̞/ | S/s/ | T/t/ | U/u/ | W/w/ | Y/j/ | |
| ✔ Shown in correct order [change] | |||||||
