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Baphian is a group of languages spoken throughout most of [[Ukilen]] and [[Brausia]]. It is spoken natively by most [[Kaneedkind|kaneeds]] with the exception of Kzmr. It is a part of the [[proto-Ukilen]] language family.  
<small>This page discusses standard Baphian, which is based off of the Turku dialect. For other Baphian dialects, See [[Baphian dialects]].</small>
 
Baphian is a group of languages, usually called Baphian dialects, spoken throughout most of [[Ukilen]] and [[Brausia]]. It is spoken natively by most [[Kaneedkind|kaneeds]] with the exception of Kzmr. It is a part of the [[proto-Ukilen]] language family.  


== Phonology ==
== Phonology ==


=== Vowels ===
=== Vowels ===
The following table shows vowel phonemes in standard Baphian.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Front
!Central
!Back
|-
!Close
|i
|
|u
|-
!Mid
|e
|ə
|o~ʌ
|-
!Open
|a
|
|ʌ~ɑ
|}
Most dialects share these vowels with few exceptions. The exceptions being which vowel /ʌ/ is allophonic to. In standard Baphian it is allophonic with /ɑ/, but this is mostly unique to standard Baphian because it is allophonic to /o/ in most other dialects. You can usually tell whether someone speaks standard Baphian natively due to this.
All of these vowels can be lengthened (mostly in words of newer age) and stressed.
=== Consonants ===
The following table shows consonant phonemes in standard Baphian
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!Labial
!Coronal
!Dorsal
!Laryngeal
|-
!Nasal
|m
|n
|ŋ
|
|-
!Plosive
|p b
|t d
|k g
|ʔ*
|-
!Sibilant
|
|s z
|ɕ ʑ tɕ dʑ
|
|-
!Fricative
|f v
|ð
|x
|h
|-
!Approximant
|w
|ɹ ɭ
|j
|
|}
All dialects share these consonants, allophony isn't present in standard Baphian consonants, but other dialects do have allophony.
/ɹ/ is used exclusively in onset, and /ɭ/ is used exclusively in coda.
== Orthography ==
Standard Baphian uses both the [[Ukilen logographs|Ukilen logography]] and [[Noellastani language#Orthography|Noellastani alphabet]] in a mix script to write the language. The logography is heavily preferred and is used the most in standard Baphian including with grammatical concepts, but it is not uncommon to see those written in the alphabet. The alphabet is used mainly with place names, onomatopoeia, and sometimes grammatical concepts.
The following table shows the Noellastani alphabet as its used in standard Baphian in alphabetic order.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Nlls.
!IPA
!Rom.
|-
|{{Ukilen|A}}
| colspan="2" |a
|-
|{{Ukilen|B}}
| colspan="2" |b
|-
|{{Ukilen|G}}
| colspan="2" |g
|-
|{{Ukilen|C}}
|tɕ
|c
|-
|
|dʑ
|jh
|-
|{{Ukilen|W}}
| colspan="2" |w
|-
|{{Ukilen|F}}
| colspan="2" |f
|-
|{{Ukilen|V}}
| colspan="2" |v
|-
|{{Ukilen|E}}
| colspan="2" |e
|-
|{{Ukilen|Ë}}
|ə
|ë
|-
|{{Ukilen|Z}}
| colspan="2" |z
|-
|{{Ukilen|S}}
| colspan="2" |s
|-
|
|ð
|dh
|-
|{{Ukilen|D}}
| colspan="2" |d
|-
|{{Ukilen|K}}
| colspan="2" |k
|-
|{{Ukilen|I}}
| colspan="2" |i
|-
|{{Ukilen|L}}
|ɭ~ɹ
|l
|-
|{{Ukilen|M}}
| colspan="2" |m
|-
|{{Ukilen|N}}
| colspan="2" |n
|-
|{{Ukilen|Ñ}}
|ŋ
|ng
|-
|{{Ukilen|X}}
|x
|kh
|-
|{{Ukilen|J}}
|j
|y
|-
|{{Ukilen|O}}
| colspan="2" |o
|-
|{{Ukilen|P}}
| colspan="2" |p
|-
|{{Ukilen|R}}
|ɹ~ɭ
|r
|-
|{{Ukilen|S}}
| colspan="2" |s
|-
|{{Ukilen|Z}}
| colspan="2" |z
|-
|{{Ukilen|Ś}}
|ɕ
|sh
|-
|
|ʑ
|zh
|-
|{{Ukilen|T}}
| colspan="2" |t
|-
|{{Ukilen|H}}
| colspan="2" |h
|-
|{{Ukilen|;}}
|ʔ
|'
|}
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