Eruvite

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Eruvite is one of the primary spoken languages of Eluvatar.

Phonology

Consonants

  bilabial labio-
dental
dental alveolar velar labio-
velar
nasal m     n    
plosive p  b     d g  
fricative   f  v θ s x  
trill       r    
approximant           w
lateral approximant       l &nbsp  ;
  labial-velar
approximant [ w]

Eruvite lacks any consonant clusters within the same syllable except for /nd/, which appears as a syllable coda. Syllables may begin with any of the language's consonant sounds with the exception of /θ/, which may only appear as a syllable coda. Syllable codas in addition to /θ/ are limited to /s/, /m/, /n/, /l/, /r/ and /nd/.

Vowels

  front back
close [ i] [ ɯ]
mid [ ɛ]  
open   [ ɑ]  ɒ

Grammar

Eruvite is infamous for the complex system of inflection it employs.

Orthography

Eruvite is written with the Eruwar, a featural abugida.