The language of Koshland
In Koshland, we speak a language called Rüdyu (르두)
The consonants are:
| Manner \ Place | Bilabial | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosives | p / b | d | k / g | ||
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| Fricatives | s | h | |||
| Affricates | d͡ʒ / ͡ʧ | ||||
| Approximants | ɹ | ||||
| Lateral | l |
And the vowels are:
| Height \ Backness | Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u yu w | |
| Close-mid | e ye we wi | o wo | |
| Mid | oe j | ||
| Open-mid | ae yae | eo yeo | wa wae |
| Open | a ya | ||
| Rounded Front | ü |
writing systems
Rüdyu has 2 writing systems; one is Hangul and the other is Hanzi. (Hangul is more common.)
phonotactics
The syllable structure is CV/CVC/V/VC
consonant clusters are allowed at the end of a syllable The word order is SVO. (like English) n → nh / _ # (Example: 한/漢 ‘hanh’) ㅇ → [ŋ] / _# ㅇ → ∅ / elsewhere (Example: 어 'eo') (Example: 앙 ‘ang’) g → k / _ ]σ (Example: 극 ‘gük’) r → l / _ ]σ (Example: 릴 ‘ril’) d → t / _ ]σ (Example: 뎓 ‘dyeot’)
roots
ㄴ-ㅈ-ㅎ (n-j-h) - words about light (Example: 나져해 ‘light, beam, ray’
ㅅ-ㅁ (s-m) - numbers 0-5
ㄹ-ㄷ (r-d) - ordinals 1-5
ㅎ-ㄱ (h-g) - colors
ㅍ-ㅅ-ㅈ (p-s-j) - temporal object
There was also a root relating to plants, but it is forgotten.
Example sentence
히교홀칠보라.
"(The) purple dutch flower."