Phoneme inventory

Consonants

Vowels

There additionally exist three opening diphthongs: i͡e, u͡o, u͡a.

For the purposes of this article, t͡ʃ is written as č, and the mid vowels as e and o without the lowering diacritics. (In the lore, j is written as y by the anglophone convention, t͡ʃ is written as ch, and x is written as kh.)

Example sentences

Čialruačejesuetkor čialkor, tuapewa Tewas Kuasor tewatewa Tuawolus čapai kerait, čičesuor takia keurkeur putoje uoleje čutesar liseip.
čial-ruačel-je-suet-kor čial-kor, tuapewa Tewa-s Kuasor tewa-tewa Tuawol-us čapal-i kera-i-t, čičet-suor tak-ja keur-keur putor-je uolel-je čutet-sar lise-i-p
dawn-day-GEN-equal-TEMP dawn-TEMP, coming one-ORD emperor one-one Sun-BEN libation-ACC do-PST-3PROX, reason-ESS this-GEN person-person foreign-GEN god-GEN intoxication-INESS descend-PST-3OBV
On the spring equinox at dawn, the future First Emperor performed libations for the Sun, all alone, for his people had fallen under the thrall of foreign gods.

Ruačelkor kuoisčet wuleluar Tuawolus čiepei iei useuteja iečohuačuočič lučaluor, Tuawol hoseluor liseip.
ruačel-kor kuoikat-čet wulel-uar Tuawol-us čiepel-i iel-i useute-ja iečohuačuol-čič lučal-uor, Tuawol hosel-uor lise-i-p
day-TEMP sky-PERL going-ADESS Sun-BEN food-ACC drink-ACC provision-GEN dutifulness-CAUS reward-ESS, Sun divine.horse-ESS descend-PST-3OBV
As a reward for his dutifulness in providing the Sun with food and drink on its daily journey, the Sun came down in the form of a horse, Tuawol.

Takular hoselular, Tewas Kuasor keurkeuruai uokeit.
tak-ular hosel-ular, Tewa-s Kuasor keurkeur-uai uoke-i-t
this-SUPE divine.horse-SUPE, one-ORD emperor people-ALL ride-PST-3PROX
Astride this divine horse, the First Emperor rode to his people.

Tuawoja kuowočič kaurujai pauip saksak; čitaje usučič rawui uanaip.
Tuawol-ja kuowot-čič kaur-ujai pau-i-p sak-sak; čital-je usur-čič rawul-i uana-i-p
Tuawol-GEN brightness-CAUS knee-SUBL drop-PST-3OBV that.DIST-that.DIST; way.of.life-GEN error-CAUS forgiveness-ACC beg-PST-3OBV
They fell to their knees due to Tuawol's radiance and begged for forgiveness for the error in their ways.

Tuawol puosoit, "Ia! Hiečaket tak uler čičiri takosuai! Wije kuowohe kačowai selači kuaiči kuapok takus!", pakie keurkeur sakkič keraip.
Tuawol puoso-i-t, "ia! hieča-ke-t tak uler čiči-ri takor-suai! wi-je kuowot-je kačowa-i selat-i kuait-i kuapo-k tak-us!", pak-je keurkeur sak-kič kera-i-p
Tuawol speak-PST-3PROX, "lo! lead-IMP-3PROX this man you-you-ACC battle-ILL! I-GEN brightness-GEN touched-ACC land-ACC entirety-ACC conquer-IMP this-BEN!" that.PROX-GEN person-person that.DIST-INSTR do-PST-3OBV
Tuawol spoke, "Lo! Follow this man into battle and conquer for him all my rays touch," and all the First Emperor's people did just so.

Suoie uakehuai čipači kuapoje laser,
suol-je uaket-uai čipat-i kuapol-je laser
west-GEN mountain-ALL land-ACC conquest-GEN after,
Once they had conquered the lands to the mountains in the West,

Tuawol Tewas Kasorus kietoluor wuačari useit; kuoikatujai tuah čiait
Tuawol Tewa-s Kasor-us kietol-uor wuačar-i use-i-t; kuoikat-ujai tuah čia-i-t
Tuawol one-ORD emperor-BEN thanks-ESS son-ACC give-PST-3PROX; sky-SUBL again rise.sun-PST-3PROX
Tuawol bore the First Emperor a son as thanks, then rose back to the skies.