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'''Iquis''' (Iquis:), officially '''Coalition''' '''Interstellar Iquis''', is a language spoken mainly in the [[Coalition of Allied Star Systems]]. | '''Iquis''' (<small>Iquis:</small> ''Ikʷīsyiz Tīaton'' [ɪˈkʷisjɪz ˈtiɐtɔn]; ''Ikʷīs'' [ɪˈkʷis]), officially '''Coalition''' '''Interstellar Iquis''' (<small>Iquis:</small> ''Ōyintānyiz Zīmoz Ikʷīsyiz Tīaton'' [ojɪnˈtɑnjɪz ˈzimɔz ɪˈkʷisjɪz ˈtiɐtɔn]), is a language spoken mainly in the [[Coalition of Allied Star Systems]]. | ||
== History == | |||
The earliest ancestor of Iquis is reconstructed to be the Earth language [[Proto-Icnotic A]], its endonym attested as ''ikofois'' and romanized as ''Icophois''. By the 3rd century AAI, Proto-Icnotic A began to display signs of change, morphing fully into Old Iquis by the turn of the millennium. | |||
Old Iquis, spoken mainly on the worlds of Incognita V and Heva, is the earliest well-attested stage of the Iquis language, in which a large of amount of literature was published. Old Iquis continues to be influential in the development of the modern Iquis language, as a large amount of specialist vocabulary are derived from Old Iquis. | |||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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!labial | |||
!dental | |||
!palatal | |||
!velar | |||
!velar (lab.) | |||
!uvular | |||
!uvular (lab.) | |||
!glottal | |||
!glottal (lab.) | |||
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!nasal | |||
|m | |||
|n | |||
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|ŋ | |||
|ŋʷ | |||
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!plosive | |||
|p (b) | |||
|t (d) | |||
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|k (g) | |||
|kʷ (gʷ) | |||
|q | |||
|qʷ | |||
|ʔ | |||
|ʔʷ | |||
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!fricative | |||
|(f) (v) | |||
|s z | |||
|ʃ (ʒ) | |||
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|h | |||
|hʷ | |||
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!affricate | |||
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|ts (dz) | |||
|tʃ (dʒ) | |||
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!trill | |||
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|r | |||
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!approximant | |||
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|(l) | |||
|j | |||
|w | |||
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Notes: | |||
Phonemes in brackets are found in loanwords, learned borrowings from Old Iquis, and onomatopoeia. | |||
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!close | !close | ||
|ī /i/ | |ī /i/ | ||
|i / | |i /ɪ/ | ||
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|(ū /u/) | |||
|(u /ʊ/) | |||
|- | |- | ||
!mid | !mid | ||
| | |ē /e/ | ||
| | |e /ɛ/ | ||
| | | colspan="2" |ə /ə/ | ||
| | |ō /o/ | ||
| | |o /ɔ/ | ||
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|- | |- | ||
!open | !open | ||
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| | |ā /ɑ/ | ||
| | |a /ɐ/ | ||
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[[Category:Languages]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:06, 1 April 2025
Iquis (Iquis: Ikʷīsyiz Tīaton [ɪˈkʷisjɪz ˈtiɐtɔn]; Ikʷīs [ɪˈkʷis]), officially Coalition Interstellar Iquis (Iquis: Ōyintānyiz Zīmoz Ikʷīsyiz Tīaton [ojɪnˈtɑnjɪz ˈzimɔz ɪˈkʷisjɪz ˈtiɐtɔn]), is a language spoken mainly in the Coalition of Allied Star Systems.
History
The earliest ancestor of Iquis is reconstructed to be the Earth language Proto-Icnotic A, its endonym attested as ikofois and romanized as Icophois. By the 3rd century AAI, Proto-Icnotic A began to display signs of change, morphing fully into Old Iquis by the turn of the millennium.
Old Iquis, spoken mainly on the worlds of Incognita V and Heva, is the earliest well-attested stage of the Iquis language, in which a large of amount of literature was published. Old Iquis continues to be influential in the development of the modern Iquis language, as a large amount of specialist vocabulary are derived from Old Iquis.
Phonology
| labial | dental | palatal | velar | velar (lab.) | uvular | uvular (lab.) | glottal | glottal (lab.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nasal | m | n | ŋ | ŋʷ | |||||
| plosive | p (b) | t (d) | k (g) | kʷ (gʷ) | q | qʷ | ʔ | ʔʷ | |
| fricative | (f) (v) | s z | ʃ (ʒ) | h | hʷ | ||||
| affricate | ts (dz) | tʃ (dʒ) | |||||||
| trill | r | ||||||||
| approximant | (l) | j | w |
Notes:
Phonemes in brackets are found in loanwords, learned borrowings from Old Iquis, and onomatopoeia.
| front | central | back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tense | lax | tense | lax | tense | lax | |
| close | ī /i/ | i /ɪ/ | (ū /u/) | (u /ʊ/) | ||
| mid | ē /e/ | e /ɛ/ | ə /ə/ | ō /o/ | o /ɔ/ | |
| open | ā /ɑ/ | a /ɐ/ | ||||