Vötgil
Vötgil is an international auxiliary language created by Jack Eisenmann in 2012. It has simple, analytic grammar and only 600 words.
| Vötgil | |
|---|---|
| Created by | – |
| Purpose | constructed language
|
Early form | Iqlic
|
| modified Latin script, Vötgil alphabet | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
Phonology
Every word in Vötgil has exactly three letters, the first of which is always a consonant. The second or third letter must be a vowel. The letters <w>, <y>, and <r> may represent either vowels or consonants.
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m [m] | n [n] | q [ŋ] | |||
| Plosive | p [p] b [b] | t [t] d [d] | k [k] g [g] | |||
| Fricative | f [f] v [v] | x [θ] ð [ð] | s [s] z [z] | c [ʃ] j [ʒ] | h [h] | |
| Approximant | w [w] | r [ɹ] | y [j] | |||
| Lateral Approximant | l [l] |
| Front | Near-front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Close | y [i] | w [u] | ||
| Near-close | i [ɪ] | |||
| Close-mid | o [o] | |||
| Open-mid | e [ε] | r [ɚ] | u [ʌ] | |
| Open | a [æ] | ö [ɑ] |
Orthography
Vötgil is written in two ways: using a modified version of the Latin alphabet and using the Vötgil alphabet.
| Majuscule | Miniscule | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| W | w | u, w |
| O | o | o |
| U | u | ʌ |
| Ö | ö | ɑ |
| A | a | æ |
| E | e | ɛ |
| I | i | ɪ |
| Y | y | i, j |
| Q | q | ŋ |
| H | h | h |
| N | n | n |
| M | m | m |
| L | l | l |
| R | r | ɚ, ɹ |
| K | k | k |
| G | g | g |
| C | c | ʃ |
| J | j | ʒ |
| S | s | s |
| Z | z | z |
| X | x | θ |
| Ð | ð | ð |
| T | t | t |
| D | d | d |
| F | f | f |
| V | v | v |
| P | p | p |
| B | b | b |
Vötgil alphabet
Each letter of the Vötgil alphabet is depicted by three circles arranged in a vertical line, each being either black, white, or gray in color. Each of these letters corresponds to one letter in Vötgil's Latin orthography.
References
Vötgil
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