Baphian language
Baphian (Bafi tilia [bafi tɪɹjɜ]) is a language spoken throughout much of Ukilen and Brausia and the rest of the world. It is the language of majority and an official language in Baphia, as well as official minority languages in Union, Cring, and Jkawi. It's also an unofficial minority language in Sunteria, Kgokkonitlag, and Azkali.
History
Phonology
| Labial | Coronal | Dorsal | Laryngeal | |
| Nasal | m | n | ŋ | |
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ* |
| Affricate | tɕ dʑ | |||
| Fricative | f v | ð | x | h |
| Silibant | s z | ɕ ʑ | ||
| Approx. | w | ɺ, ɭ | j |
*Only used by loan words and onomatopoeia
| Front | N. Front | Central | Back | |
| Close | i | u | ||
| N. Close | ɪ | ɘ | ʊ | |
| Mid | e | ə | o | |
| N. Open | ɛ | ɜ | ɔ | |
| Open | a | ɑ |
Orthography
Baphian is near exclusively written in Ukilen logographs and rarely mixed with Noellastani alphabet.
| IPA | NLS | Latin |
| m | M | m |
| n | N | n |
| ŋ | Ñ | ng |
| p | P | p |
| b | B | b |
| t | T | t |
| d | D | d |
| k | K | k |
| g | G | g |
| ʔ* | ; | ' |
| ɕ | Ś | sh |
| ʑ | ZH | zh |
| tɕ | C | c |
| dʑ | JH | j |
| f | F | f, ph* |
| v | V | v |
| ð | DH | dh |
| x | X | kh |
| h | H | h |
| s | S | s |
| z | Z | z |
| w | W | w, v |
| ɺ, ɭ | R | l, r* |
| j | J | y |
| IPA | NLS | Latin |
| i | I | i |
| ɪ | I | i |
| e | E | e |
| ɛ | E | e |
| a | A | a |
| u | U | u |
| ʊ | Ü | ü |
| o | O | o |
| ɔ | Ó | ó |
| ɑ | Á | á |
| ɘ | É | é |
| ɜ | È | è |
| ə | Ë | ë |
*Only used by loan words, historical reasons and onomatopoeia