Introduction
The language of the Elves, a subrace of elfins. The name of the language is (initially) Ley’iyish, meaning “from silverwood”
Note: entries marked in blue are loaned and only appear in words related to politics and some words related to the military or to weapons
/l n s z f m w j ɾ v h ʃ ʔ d/
<l n s z f m w y r v h sh ‘ d>
| Labial | Alveolar | Post-alveolar | Palatal | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Plosive | d | ʔ ‘ | |||
| Fricative | f v | s z | ʃ sh | h | |
| Approximant | w | l | j y | ||
| Tap | ɾ r |
/i e̞ ä u o/
<i e a u o>
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i i | u | |
| Mid | e̞ e | o̞ o | |
| Open | ä a |
Stress is on the last syllable of the root word (including derivational morphemes)