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Kárux

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Kárux (IPA: kˈaːruʃ, formerly written as: Kááruš) is a developing constructed language. The first version of the language is of 1998, in 2008 the language got a new orthography making it easier to write.

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[edit] Phonology

[edit] Consonants

  Bilabial Labiodental Alveolar Postalveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Stop p  b   t  d   c k  g ʔ
Nasal m   n     ŋ  
Fricative   f s  z ʃ  ʒ     h
Approximant     r   j w  
Lateral approximant     l        

[edit] Vowels

Monophthongs Short Long
Front Back Central Front Back
Close i u  
Mid e o ə
Open æ a   æː

[edit] Orthography

Symbol IPA Example Translation Former orthography Example
a a ackora farm land a(a) aačkorra
á áta earth á(á) ááta
b b búna forest b búúna
c c ciptuq to whistle č čiipptuŋ
d d déjata wire d(d) dééjata
e e eqluc holy e(e) eeŋluč
é érå year é(é) éérrə
f f fjuqkåc big, large f fjuuŋkəč
g g gás good g gáás
h h harc old h haarrč
i i i in i(i) ii
í írlena Ireland í(í) ÍÍrrlena
j j yes j jœœ
k k kalc bald k(h)/c(h) kaalč
l l lúc silent l lúúč
m m mýna human m mœœna
n n nyj no n nææj
o o os eight o(o) oos
ó ónuq to own ó(ó) óónuŋ
p p prís price p(p) prríís
q ŋ qéjå eng (a letter) ŋ ŋééjə
r r roluq to roll r(r) rooluŋ
s s so so s/c soo
t t téluq to count t tééluŋ
u u ulúc not silent u(u) uulúč
ú únaguq to paint ú(ú) úúnaguŋ
v ʒ váldina garden ž/ç žáálddina
w w wílcuq to work v/w víílčuŋ
x ʃ xulu sorry š šuulu
y æ ygac own æ(æ) æægač
ý æː i-`ýga lonely œ(œ) i_œœga
z z zála room z záála
- ʔ rómani-a Romania _(_) Rómaani_a
å ə wå-'ýrta atlas of the world ə(ə) və_œœrrta
' used when the stress
is not on the first
syllable
i n'ýjplac nowhere nothing, stress was
indicated by doubling
vowels
i nœœjplač