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| name = Xorban | |||
| autonym = la xrbna bnga | | autonym = la xrbna bnga | ||
| by = | | by = [[Jorge Llambías]], [[User:And|And Rosta]], [[User:Maiku|Mike S.]] | ||
| year = 2012 | | year = 2012 | ||
| spec = [https://xorban.wordpress.com/] | | spec = [https://xorban.wordpress.com/] | ||
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'''Xorban''' ( | '''Xorban''' ([ˈxorbän]) is an unfinished logical language created in 2012 to improve on [[Lojban]]. The name ''Xorban'' comes from ''xorxes'', the Lojban moniker of co-creator [[Jorge Llambias]], plus the Lojban affix for 'language'. | ||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
=== Aims === | === Aims === | ||
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=== Phonology and orthography === | === Phonology and orthography === | ||
Xorban has a similar phoneme inventory to that of Lojban. It has 21 consonants and six vowels. | |||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | Plosive | ! scope=row | Plosive | ||
| p | | p b || || t d || || k g || ʔ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | Fricative | ! scope=row | Fricative | ||
| f | | f v || (θ) || s z || ʃ ʒ || x || ɦ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | Nasal | ! scope=row | Nasal | ||
| m || || n || || || | | m || || n || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | Lateral | ! scope=row | Lateral | ||
| || || l || || || | | || || l || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | Rhotic | ! scope=row | Rhotic | ||
| || || r || || || | | || || r || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | Semivowel | ! scope=row | Semivowel | ||
| w || || || j || || | | w || || || j || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
/θ/ is marginal. It is a suggested realization of the letter ⟨h⟩, which is "used to indicate proposed and experimental operators." | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! | ! | ||
! scope=col | | ! scope=col | Front | ||
! scope=col | | ! scope=col | Central | ||
! scope=col | | ! scope=col | Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | | ! scope=row | Close | ||
| i || || u | | i || || u | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | | ! scope=row | Mid | ||
| ɛ | | ɛ | ||
| ə | | ə | ||
| ɔ | | ɔ | ||
|- | |- | ||
! scope=row | | ! scope=row | Open | ||
| colspan=3 | a | | colspan=3 | a | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | |||
|+ The Xorban alphabet | |||
|- | |||
! Grapheme | |||
| style="background-color: #fcc" | ''none''<sup>†</sup> || style="background-color: #fcc" | ’ || a || b || style="background-color: #fcc" | c || d || e || f || g || style="background-color: #fcc" | h | |||
| i || style="background-color: #fcc" | j || k || l || m || n || o || p || style="background-color: #fcc" | q | |||
| r || s || t || u || v || w || x || style="background-color: #fcc" | y || z | |||
|- | |||
! Phoneme | |||
| style="background-color: #fcc" | ə || style="background-color: #fcc" | ɦ || a || b || style="background-color: #fcc" | ʃ || d || ɛ || f || g || style="background-color: #fcc" | θ | |||
| i || style="background-color: #fcc" | ʒ || k || l || m || n || ɔ || p || style="background-color: #fcc" | ʔ | |||
| r || s || t || u || v || w || x || style="background-color: #fcc" | j || z | |||
|} | |||
''(Differences from the IPA are highlighted.)'' | |||
<sup>†</sup> The schwa is not written; it occurs predictably and alternates with zero. It is still considered a phoneme. | |||
==== Phoneme classes ==== | ==== Phoneme classes ==== | ||
==== Phonotactics ==== | ==== Phonotactics ==== | ||
==== Epenthesis ==== | ==== Epenthesis ==== | ||
==== Prosody ==== | ==== Prosody ==== | ||
Tone is unspecified. Stress is likewise noncontrastive, but light final stress on content words is recommended. French is suggested as a model for prosody. | |||
=== Morphology === | === Morphology === | ||
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| created in: 2012 by: Jorge Llambías, And Rosta, Mike S. | |
| specification: | [1] (in en) |
Xorban ([ˈxorbän]) is an unfinished logical language created in 2012 to improve on Lojban. The name Xorban comes from xorxes, the Lojban moniker of co-creator Jorge Llambias, plus the Lojban affix for 'language'.
Background
Aims
Influences
History
Design
Phonology and orthography
Xorban has a similar phoneme inventory to that of Lojban. It has 21 consonants and six vowels.
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plosive | p b | t d | k g | ʔ | ||
| Fricative | f v | (θ) | s z | ʃ ʒ | x | ɦ |
| Nasal | m | n | ||||
| Lateral | l | |||||
| Rhotic | r | |||||
| Semivowel | w | j |
/θ/ is marginal. It is a suggested realization of the letter ⟨h⟩, which is "used to indicate proposed and experimental operators."
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
| Open | a | ||
| Grapheme | none† | ’ | a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoneme | ə | ɦ | a | b | ʃ | d | ɛ | f | g | θ | i | ʒ | k | l | m | n | ɔ | p | ʔ | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | j | z |
(Differences from the IPA are highlighted.)
† The schwa is not written; it occurs predictably and alternates with zero. It is still considered a phoneme.
Phoneme classes
Phonotactics
Epenthesis
Prosody
Tone is unspecified. Stress is likewise noncontrastive, but light final stress on content words is recommended. French is suggested as a model for prosody.