Lithian
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- "Lugid language" redirects here. For the languages spoken in Lugida, see Languages of Lugida.
| Lithian | |
|---|---|
| Raneilugia | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈɾanei̯lugia] |
| Native speakers | 80 million (2016) |
| Language family | |
| Writing system | Some Qonklese kana Forian alphabet |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Lugida |
| Recognised minority language in |  Kadya Liosol Riyana Xynderland |
| Regulated by | Lugid Academy of Languages (KIL) |
| CWS code | lhn |
Lithian (Raneilugia [ˈɾanei̯lugia]), also sometimes referred to as the Lugid language, is the official language of Lugida belonging to the Rietic family whose other significant members include the Kadic language and the now-archaic Melune language. With around 80 million native speakers, it is the second largest native language of Soltenna, only behind Yená.
History
Phonology
Vowels
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a |
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | (ŋ) | |||
| Plosive | voiceless | p | t | t͡ʃ | k | (ʔ) |
| aspirated | pʰ | tʰ | t͡ʃʰ | kʰ | ||
| voiced | b | d | d͡ʒ | ɡ | ||
| Fricative | voiceless | f | s | ʃ | h | |
| voiced | v | z | ||||
| Approximant | w | l | ||||
| Flap | ɾ | |||||