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For now, not much is known about the linguistic landscape of Wesnoth and its peoples.
 
For now, not much is known about the linguistic landscape of Wesnoth and its peoples.
  
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=== Drake Language ===
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== Drake Languages ==
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=== Continental Drake ===
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==== Phonology ====
 
==== Phonology ====
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According to the game files (specifically, wesnoth/data/core/macros/names.cfg), the Drake language's phonological inventory consists of the following phonemes:
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According to [https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/master/data/core/macros/names.cfg the game files], Continental Drake phonology consists of the following phonemes:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
 
|+Consonants
 
|+Consonants
 
!
 
!
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!Labial
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! Labial
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!Coronal
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! Coronal
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!Velar
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! Post-<br>alveolar
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!Glottal
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! Velar
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! Glottal
 
|-
 
|-
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|'''Nasal'''
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! Nasal
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|m
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| m
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|n
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| n
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|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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|'''Plosive'''
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! Obstruent
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|b
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| b
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|t   d
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| t d
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|k   g
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| t͡ʃ
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|ʔ
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| k g
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|-
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| ʔ
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|'''Affricate'''
 
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|
 
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|t͡ʃ
 
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|
 
−
|
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|'''Fricative'''
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! Fricative
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|v
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| v
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|θ   s   ʃ
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| θ s
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| ʃ
 
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|
 
|
 
|
 
|-
 
|-
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|'''Liquid'''
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! Liquid
 
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|
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|r   l
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| r l
 
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!Back
 
!Back
 
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|-
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|'''Close'''
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! Close
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|i
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| i
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|u
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| u
 
|-
 
|-
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|'''Mid'''
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! Mid
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|e
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| e
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|o
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| o
 
|-
 
|-
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|'''Open'''
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! Open
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| colspan="2" |a
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| colspan="2" | a
 
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|-
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|'''Diphthong'''
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! Diphthong
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| colspan="2" |au̯
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| colspan="2" | au̯
 
|}
 
|}
  
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Presumably, all consonants can be geminated and all vowels have a corresponding nasal variant due to the spelling peculiarities outlined in the game files.
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Presumably, all consonants can be geminated and all vowels have a corresponding nasal variant due to the [https://github.com/wesnoth/wesnoth/blob/master/data/core/macros/names.cfg outlined spelling peculiarities].
  
 
==== Orthography ====
 
==== Orthography ====
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* Final ⟨é⟩ indicates the vowel is spoken rather than modifying a medial vowel (there is no silent final 'e' in the language).
 
* Final ⟨é⟩ indicates the vowel is spoken rather than modifying a medial vowel (there is no silent final 'e' in the language).
 
* Word-final ⟨ck⟩ has the value /k/.
 
* Word-final ⟨ck⟩ has the value /k/.
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== Oceanic Languages ==
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Oceanic language family includes two major branches: western and eastern oceanic, commonly refered to as the "merman" and "naga" branches respectively.
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=== Naga Language ===
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==== Phonology ====
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The phonology of the naga language appears to be typologically unusual in comparison to other languages of Irdya. It has several laterals, but no voiced [l]. The voicing distinction among obstruents is missing as well, unlike in its sister language.
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{|class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
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|+Consonants
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! colspan="2" |
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! Labial
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! Dental
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! Alveolar
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! Dorsal
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Nasal
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| m
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| colspan="2" | n
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|
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Obstruent
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! Lenis
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| p|b̥
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| t|d̥
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|
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| k|ɡ̊
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|-
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! Fortis
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| p
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| t
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| t͡ɬ
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| k
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Sibilant
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|
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| s̻
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| s̺
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| ç~ɕ
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Fricative
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| rowspan="2" | ʋ
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| colspan="2" | ɬ
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| x
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Sonorant
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| colspan="2" | ɾ
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| j
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|-
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|}
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The dorsal sibilant varies in pronunciation depending on the dialect. Voiced variants of lateral consonants appear intervocalically as allophones, as does the phone [v] as an allophone of /ʋ/ before an onset of a syllable.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
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|+Vowels
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!
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!Front
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!Back
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|-
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! Close
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| i iː
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| rowspan="2" | o
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|-
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! Mid
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| e
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|-
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! Open
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| colspan="2" | a aː
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|-
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! Diphthong
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| colspan="2" | eɪ̯ aɪ̯ i̯a
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|}
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Front vowels /i/, /e/ and /a/ tend to lenite into [ɪ], [ə] and [ɐ] when unstressed.
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==== Orthography ====
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Although the majority of the naga prefer to use the script of the dunefolk, learned from them due to years of coexistence, several communities in the Far North tend to use the wesnothian steel-hand as well.
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{| cellpadding=4 style="font-size:large; text-align:center;"
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| colspan="7" style="font-size:smaller;" | '''Naga alphabet'''
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|-
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| A a
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|| Ą ą
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|| B b
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|| D d
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|| E e
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|| G g
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|| H h
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|-
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|| /a/
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|| /aː/
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|| /b̥/
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|| /d̥/
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|| /e/
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|| /ɡ̊/
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|| /x/
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|-
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|| I i
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|| Į į
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|| K k
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|| L l
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| M m
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|| N n
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|| O o
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|-
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|| /i/
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|| /iː/
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|| /k/
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|| /ɬ/
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|| /m/
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|| /n/
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|| /o/
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|-
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|| P p
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|| R r
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|| S s
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|| T t
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|| V v
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|| X x
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|| Z z
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|-
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|| /p/
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|| /ɾ/
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|| /s̺/
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|| /t/
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|| /ʋ/
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|| /ɕ/
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|| /s̻/
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|}
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Revision as of 08:21, 17 June 2026

Other languages:


For now, not much is known about the linguistic landscape of Wesnoth and its peoples.

Drake Languages

Continental Drake

Phonology

According to the game files, Continental Drake phonology consists of the following phonemes:

Consonants
Labial Coronal Post-
alveolar 		Velar Glottal
Nasal m n
Obstruent b t d t͡ʃ k g ʔ
Fricative v θ s ʃ
Liquid r l
Vowels
Front Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a
Diphthong au̯

Presumably, all consonants can be geminated and all vowels have a corresponding nasal variant due to the outlined spelling peculiarities.

Orthography

  • All phonemes are orthographically represented the same way they are in english, except for /ʔ/, which is written as an apostrophe ⟨'⟩.
  • Final ⟨hn⟩ serves as a nasalization marker.
  • Final ⟨é⟩ indicates the vowel is spoken rather than modifying a medial vowel (there is no silent final 'e' in the language).
  • Word-final ⟨ck⟩ has the value /k/.

Oceanic Languages

Oceanic language family includes two major branches: western and eastern oceanic, commonly refered to as the "merman" and "naga" branches respectively.

Naga Language

Phonology

The phonology of the naga language appears to be typologically unusual in comparison to other languages of Irdya. It has several laterals, but no voiced [l]. The voicing distinction among obstruents is missing as well, unlike in its sister language.

Consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Dorsal
Nasal m n
Obstruent Lenis b̥ d̥ ɡ̊
Fortis p t t͡ɬ k
Sibilant s̻ s̺ ç~ɕ
Fricative ʋ ɬ x
Sonorant ɾ j

The dorsal sibilant varies in pronunciation depending on the dialect. Voiced variants of lateral consonants appear intervocalically as allophones, as does the phone [v] as an allophone of /ʋ/ before an onset of a syllable.

Vowels
Front Back
Close i iː o
Mid e
Open a aː
Diphthong eɪ̯ aɪ̯ i̯a

Front vowels /i/, /e/ and /a/ tend to lenite into [ɪ], [ə] and [ɐ] when unstressed.

Orthography

Although the majority of the naga prefer to use the script of the dunefolk, learned from them due to years of coexistence, several communities in the Far North tend to use the wesnothian steel-hand as well.

Naga alphabet
A a Ą ą B b D d E e G g H h
/a/ /aː/ /b̥/ /d̥/ /e/ /ɡ̊/ /x/
I i Į į K k L l M m N n O o
/i/ /iː/ /k/ /ɬ/ /m/ /n/ /o/
P p R r S s T t V v X x Z z
/p/ /ɾ/ /s̺/ /t/ /ʋ/ /ɕ/ /s̻/

See Also

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