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Zekharian
Zekhólsa
[t͡s̪ɪ.ˈkʰol̪.s̪ə]
Registered by [Deactivated User] on 9 November 2014
Language type A priori
Species Human/humanoid
About Zekharian Zekharian (Zekhólsa) is a Zechric language spoken by the Zer people in Zekharia (Zekhaar), the central province of the Zekharian Empire. As the de jure official language of the empire and a lingua franca in much of the known world, Zekharian is a language that is for some the most prestigious, but for others the most supercilious and oppressive.
Sample of Zekharian[view] Kholthaos eo Zekhólsa!

I speak English
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Latest vocabulary
nierenadjsecond
loyenenadjthird
leoranfinger
Language family relationships
Language treeZechric
 ⤷  Proto-Zechric
  ⤷  Old Zekherian
   ⤷  Zekharian
[view] About ZechricThe Zechric family comprises three of the major languages of the Zekharian Empire.
Phonology
ConsonantsBilabialLabio-
dental
DentalAlveolarPalatalLabio-
velar
VelarUvularGlottal
Nasal m              
Plosive p pʰ b   t̪ t̪ʰ       k kʰ g    
Fricative   f         ʁ̞ h
Affricate       t͡s̪          
Lateral approximant                
Approximant         [j] [w]      
VowelsFrontNear-
front
CentralNear-
back
Back
Close i   [ɨ]1 [ʉ]2   u
Near-close   [ɪ]3   [ʊ]4  
Mid   [ə]5  
Near-open     [ɐ]6    
Open a       ɑ
Polyphthongs ɛə e̞ʊ
  1. allophone of /i/
  2. allophone of /u/
  3. allophone of /e̞/
  4. allophone of /o̞/
  5. allophone of /a/
  6. allophone of /ɑ/
Orthography
Below is the orthography for Zekharian. This includes all graphemes as defined in the language's phonology settings - excluding the non-distinct graphemes/polygraphs.
 ZekharianOrthography [edit]
Aa
a
/ɑ/, [ɐ], [ə]
AA aa
aa
/a/
Bb
ba
/b/
Dd
da
/d̪/
Ee
e
/e̞/, [ɪ]
Ff
fa
/f/
Gg
ga
/g/
Hh
ha
/h/
Ii
i
/i/, [j], [ɨ]
Kk
ka
/k/
KH kh
kha
/kʰ/
Ll
la
/l̪/
Mm
ma
/m/
Nn
na
/n̪/
Oo
o
/o̞/, [ʊ]
Pp
pa
/p/
PH ph
pha
/pʰ/
Rr
ra
/ʁ̞/
Ss
sa
/s̪/
Tt
ta
/t̪/
TH th
tha
/t̪ʰ/
Uu
u
/u/, [w], [ʉ]
Vv
va
/w/
Yy
ya
/j/
Zz
za
/t͡s̪/
✖ Unknown alphabetical order [change]
    Typological information for Zekharian

    Primary word orderVSO
    GendersAnimate/Inanimate
    Primary writing systemConscript
    Morphological typologyFusional
    Morphosyntactic alignmentSplit Ergative

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