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-'''Vhauk''' (''vhauk źiź'', <small>pronunciation:</small> [[w:Help:IPA|[vˠauk ʒʲɪʒˠ]]]) is an Ukilenic language spoken in the country of [[Çifi]]. It is one of two official languages, and has around 41.6 million native speakers.
+'''Tithri''' (''ifrasi-ye tithri'', <small>pronunciation:</small> [[w:Help:IPA|[if.ˈra.si.je ˈti.θri]]]) is an Ukilenic language spoken in the country of [[Rathari]]. It is one of two official languages, and has around 41.6 million native speakers.
-Being part of the Ukilen language family, it is related to the [[Baphian language|Baphian]] languages, [[Kzmr language|Kzmr]], [[Jkawi language|Jkawi]], [[Hallusian language|Hallusian]], and Yamahati. Vhauk has diverged significantly from the other Ukilen languages.
+Being part of the Ukilen language family, it is related to the [[Baphian language|Baphian]] languages, [[Kzmr language|Kzmr]], [[Jkawi language|Jkawi]], [[Hallusian language|Hallusian]], and Yamahati.
-Most vocabulary in Vhauk is derived directly from Proto-Ukilen, but a large portion of words are from a substrate language known as Pre-Vhauk. A very small part of Vhauk vocabulary is borrowed from [[Loremese language|Loremese]].
+Most vocabulary in Tithri is derived directly from Proto-Ukilen, but many words are from a substrate language known as Pre-Tithri. A very small part of Tithri vocabulary is borrowed from [[Loremese language|Loremese]].
 == Name of the language and etymology ==
-The name ''Vhauk'' is from the Proto-Ukilen word for water, ''*mubawa.''
+The name ''Tithri'' is from the Proto-Ukilen word for ''language'', *tuðɹhe''.''
 == History ==
-Like other Ukilen languages, the Vhauk language is a descendent of Proto-Ukilen. The language was brought to the territory of modern-day Çifi by migration via boats. Due to this isolation from other Ukilen languages, the language developed without any Ukilen influences.
+Among the Ukilenic languages, Tithri is closest to [[Jkawi language|Jkawi]] due to Tithri being somewhat phonologically conservative, albeit the two languages are not mutually intelligible at all. The language developed out of a variant of Proto-Ukilen spoken on the [NORTHERN CONTINENT].
-Based upon historic and lexical evidence, it is assumed that there was a language spoken before the Old Vhauk speakers became predominant in the area of modern-day Çifi. Historical linguists have given this unattested language the name of Pre-Vhauk.
+== Geographical distribution ==
+Tithri is the native language of Rathari, being one of two official languages. The other official language is [[Hallusian language|Hallusian]].
+The largest concentration of Tithri speakers is in the capital city of Rathari, [[Thui|Irasi]].
-Comparison with other Ukilen languages has made it easier to see if words are from Proto-Ukilen or Pre-Vhauk.
+== Phonology ==
 {| class="wikitable"
-|+Table of compared cognates
+|+Consonants of ''Ilasi Tithri''
-!Proto-Ukilen
+! colspan="2" |
-!Vhauk
+!Labial
-!Kzmr
+!Dental
-!Jkawi
+!Alveolar
-!Turku Baphian
+!Dorsal
-!Translation
 |-
-!''*tuðɹhe''
+! colspan="2" |Nasal
+|m
+| colspan="2" |n
 |
-|[tɵ̞ðr̩]
-|[tu.ˈɾe]
-|[di´.jɛ̝]
-|''<nowiki/>'language'''
 |-
-!''*dogɑʃ''
+! rowspan="2" |Plosive
+!-V
+|p
+| colspan="2" |t
+|k
+|-
+!+V
+|b
+| colspan="2" |d
+|g
+|-
+! rowspan="2" |Fricative
+!-V
+|f
+|'''θ''' th
+|s
+|'''x''' kh
+|-
+!+V
+|v
+|
+|z
 |
-|[dɵ̞ɢoȿ]
-|[do.ˈgas]
-|[to̞.tso̞´]
-|''<nowiki/>'bird'''
 |-
-!''*mubawa''
+! colspan="2" |Sonorant
+|w
 |
-|[mɵ̞bu]
+|r
-|[mu.ˈbau̯]
+|'''j''' y
-|[mu.pɛ̝´.wɛ̝]
+|}
-|''<nowiki/>'water'''
+There is also '''/h/''', but this sound only occurs at the start of words, like in ''haru'' 'I answer'.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Vowels of ''Ilasi Tithri''
+!
+!Front
+!Back
+|-
+!Close
+|i
+|u
+|-
+!Mid
+|e
+|o
+|-
+!Open
+|a
+|'''ɑ''' á
 |}
-== Geographical distribution ==
-Vhauk is the native language of Çifi, being one of two official languages. The other official language is [[Hallusian language|Hallusian]].
-The largest concentration of Vhauk speakers is in the capital city of Çifi, [[Thui]].