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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 twenty-two consonants and six vowels. | |||
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | ||
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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 | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! Grapheme | ! Grapheme | ||
|style="background-color: # | |style="background-color: #fcc" | none† ||style="background-color: #fcc" |' ||a ||b ||style="background-color: #fcc" |c ||d ||e ||f ||g ||style="background-color: #fcc" |h | ||
|i ||style="background-color: # | |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: # | |r ||s ||t ||u ||v ||w ||x ||style="background-color: #fcc" |y ||z | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Phoneme | ! Phoneme | ||
|style="background-color: # | |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: # | |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: # | |r ||s ||t ||u ||v ||w ||x ||style="background-color: #fcc" |j ||z | ||
|} | |} | ||
''(Differences from the IPA are highlighted.)'' | |||
† Schwa is not written. It occurs predictably. | |||
==== Phoneme classes ==== | ==== Phoneme classes ==== |
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created in: 2012 by: Jorge Llambías, And Rosta, Mike S. | |
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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 twenty-two 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 |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | ɛ | ə | ɔ |
Open | a |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i ⟨i⟩ | u ⟨u⟩ | |
Mid | ɛ ⟨e⟩ | ə ⟨⟩ | ɔ ⟨o⟩ |
Open | a ⟨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.)
† Schwa is not written. It occurs predictably.