The Meckelnish language is an official language of the Kingdom of Meckelnburgh, where it is spoken as a second language to Istvanistani by a majority of the population. Mekelnish is a Machiavellic language, most closely related to Alexandrian and Martino, two other minority languages in Meckelnburgh.
Phonology
Consonants
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Labial
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Alveolar
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Post-alv.
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Dorsal
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| Nasal
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m |
n
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ɲ
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| Plosive
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p |
b |
t |
d
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k |
g
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| Affricate
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|
t͡s |
d͡z |
t͡ʃ |
d͡ʒ
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| Fricative
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f |
v |
s |
z |
ʃ |
ʒ |
ç |
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| Approximant
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ɹ
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j
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| Lateral Approx.
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|
l
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ʎ
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Vowels
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Front
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Ctr'l
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Back
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| Close
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i |
ʏ |
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|
u
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| Close-Mid
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|
ə |
|
o
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| Open-Mid
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ɛ |
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ɔ̃
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| Open
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a |
|
ɐ |
ɑ̃ |
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| Diphthongs
|
au̯ eu̯ ɔi̯
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Orthography
| Letter
|
Name
|
Name (IPA)
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Diacritics
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| A a |
a |
/a/ |
 â
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| B b |
bi |
/bi/ |
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| C c |
ca |
/t͡sa/ |
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| D d |
di |
/di/ |
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| E e |
e |
/ɛ/ |
Ê ê
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| F f |
fi |
/fi/ |
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| G g |
gi |
/gi/ |
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| H h |
hu |
/çu/ |
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| I i |
i |
/i/ |
Ï ï, Î î
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| L l |
elle |
/ɛʎə/ |
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| M m |
em |
/ɛm/ |
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| N n |
en |
/ɛn/ |
|
| O o |
o |
/o/ |
Ô ô
|
| P p |
pi |
/pi/ |
|
| Q q |
quy |
/kʏ/ |
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| R r |
erre |
/ɛjə/ |
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| S s |
si |
/si/ |
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| T t |
ti |
/ti/ |
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| U u |
u |
/u/ |
Ü ü, Û û
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| V v |
vi |
/vi/ |
|
| Y y |
y |
/ʏ/ |
Ŷ ŷ
|
| Z z |
zi |
/zi/ |
|
Sound to spelling correspondences
Consonants
| Spelling
|
Major value
(IPA)
|
Examples
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Notes
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| b |
/b/ |
|
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| c |
/t͡s/ |
|
|
| ch |
/t͡ʃ/ |
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| d |
/d/ |
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| dz |
/d͡z/ |
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| dzh |
/d͡ʒ/ |
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| f |
/f/ |
|
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| g |
/g/ |
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| gn |
/ɲ/ |
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|
| h |
initially before close vowel |
/ç/ |
|
|
| elsewhere |
Ø |
|
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| l |
/l/ |
|
|
| ll |
/ʎ/ |
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All occurrences of ⟨l⟩ between vowels
|
| m |
/m/ |
|
|
| n |
/n/ |
|
|
| p |
/p/ |
|
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| qu |
/k/ |
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| r |
/ɹ/ |
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| rr |
/j/ |
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Occurs only between vowels
|
| r·r
|
/ɹ꞉/
|
|
To suppress /j/ in ⟨rr⟩ between vowels
|
| s |
/s/ |
|
|
| sh |
/ʃ/ |
|
|
| t |
/t/ |
|
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| v |
/v/ |
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| z |
/z/ |
|
|
| zh |
/ʒ/ |
|
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Vowels
| Spelling
|
Major value
(IPA)
|
Examples
|
Minor value
(IPA)
|
Notes
|
| a |
elsewhere |
/a/ |
|
/ɐ/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| before nasal consonant |
/ɑ̃/ |
|
|
|
| â |
elsewhere |
/a꞉/ |
|
/ɐ꞉/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| before nasal consonant |
/ɑ̃꞉/ |
|
|
|
| au |
/au̯/ |
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|
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| âu |
/a꞉u̯/ |
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|
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| aü |
/a.u/ |
|
/ɐ.u/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| âü |
/a꞉.u/ |
|
/ɐ꞉.u/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| e |
/ɛ/ |
|
/ə/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| ê |
/ɛ꞉/ |
|
/ə꞉/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| eu |
/eu̯/ |
|
|
|
| êu |
/e꞉u̯/ |
|
|
|
| eü |
/ɛ.u/ |
|
/ə.u/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| êü |
/ɛ꞉.u/ |
|
/ə꞉.u/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| i, ï |
/i/ |
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|
|
| î |
/i꞉/ |
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|
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| o |
elsewhere |
/o/ |
|
|
|
| before nasal consonant |
/ɔ̃/ |
|
|
|
| ô |
elsewhere |
/o꞉/ |
|
|
|
| before nasal consonant |
/ɔ̃꞉/ |
|
|
|
| oi |
/ɔi̯/ |
|
|
|
| ôi |
/ɔ꞉i̯/ |
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|
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| oï |
/o.i/ |
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|
|
| ôï |
/o꞉.i/ |
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|
|
| u, ü |
elsewhere |
/u/ |
|
|
|
| after the letter Q |
Ø |
|
|
|
| û |
elsewhere |
/u꞉/ |
|
|
|
| after the letter Q |
Ø |
|
|
|
| y |
/ʏ/ |
|
/ə/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
|
| ŷ |
/ʏ꞉/ |
|
/ə꞉/ |
Minor value in unstressed syllables
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Grammar
Articles
Definite article
|
|
masc.
|
neut.
|
fem.
|
| sing.
|
el
|
lo (l')
|
la (l')
|
| pl.
|
los
|
Definite article contractions
|
|
a
|
de
|
| el
|
al
|
del
|
| lo
|
au (a l')
|
du (de l')
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| la
|
a la (a l')
|
de la (de l')
|
| los
|
aus
|
dos
|
Indefinite article
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|
masc.
|
neut.
|
fem.
|
| sing.
|
un
|
uno (un')
|
una (un')
|
| pl.
|
uns
|
unys
|
Indefinite article contractions
|
|
a
|
| un
|
an
|
| uno
|
aun
|
| una
|
ana (a un')
|
| uns
|
auns
|
| unys
|
Personal article
|
|
masc.
|
neut.
|
fem.
|
| sing.
|
en
|
ny
|
na (n')
|
| pl.
|
ons
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Determiners
