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Xorban ([ˈxoɹbɑn] or ['hoɹbɑn]; natively [ˈxorbän]), is an unfinished logical language created in 2012 to improve on Lojban.
Background
Name
Contributors
Aims
Influences
History
Design
Phonology and orthography
Phoneme inventory
Fig. 1. Consonant phonemes
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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Plosive
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Voiceless
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p · ⟨p⟩
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t · ⟨t⟩
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k · ⟨k⟩
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ʔ · ⟨q⟩
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Voiced
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b · ⟨b⟩
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d · ⟨d⟩
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ɡ · ⟨g⟩
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Fricative
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Voiceless
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f · ⟨f⟩
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(θ) · ⟨h⟩
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s · ⟨s⟩
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ʃ · ⟨c⟩
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x · ⟨x⟩
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Voiced
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v · ⟨v⟩
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z · ⟨z⟩
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ʒ · ⟨j⟩
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ɦ · ⟨'⟩
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Nasal
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m · ⟨m⟩
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n · ⟨n⟩
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Lateral
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l · ⟨l⟩
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Rhotic
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r · ⟨r⟩
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Approximant
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w · ⟨w⟩
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j · ⟨y⟩
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Fig. 2. Consonant phonemes
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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Plosive
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Voiceless
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p
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t
|
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k
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ʔ
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Voiced
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b
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d
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g
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Fricative
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Voiceless
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f
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(θ)
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s
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ʃ
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x
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Voiced
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v
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z
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ʒ
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ɦ
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Nasal
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m
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n
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Lateral
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l
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Rhotic
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r
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Approximant
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w
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j
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Fig. 3. Consonant phonemes
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Labial
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Dental
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Alveolar
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Palatal
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Velar
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Glottal
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Plosive
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p · b |
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t · d |
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k · g |
ʔ
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Fricative
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f · v |
(θ) |
s · z |
ʃ · ʒ |
x |
ɦ
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Nasal
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m |
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n |
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Lateral
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l |
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Rhotic
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r |
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Semivowel
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w |
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j |
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Fig. 4. Vowel phonemes
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Front
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Central
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Back
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Close
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i |
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u
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Mid
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ɛ
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ə
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ɔ
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Open
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a
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Fig. 5. Vowel phonemes
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Front
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Central
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Back
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Close
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i ⟨i⟩ |
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u ⟨u⟩
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Mid
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ɛ ⟨e⟩
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ə ⟨⟩
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ɔ ⟨o⟩
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Open
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a ⟨a⟩
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Fig. 6. The Xorban alphabet
Grapheme
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' |
a |
b |
c |
d |
e |
f |
g |
h
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i |
j |
k |
l |
m |
n |
o |
p |
q
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r |
s |
t |
u |
v |
w |
x |
y |
z
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Phoneme
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ə |
ɦ |
a |
b |
ʃ |
d |
ɛ |
f |
g |
θ
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i |
ʒ |
k |
l |
m |
n |
ɔ |
p |
ʔ
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r |
s |
t |
u |
v |
w |
x |
j |
z
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Highlighted cells indicate notable differences from the IPA.
Fig. 7. The Xorban alphabet
Grapheme
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IPA value
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Maj.
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Min.
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A |
a |
a
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B |
b |
b
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C |
c |
ʃ
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D |
d |
d
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E |
e |
ɛ
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F |
f |
f
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G |
g |
g
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H |
h |
θ
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I |
i |
i
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J |
j |
ʒ
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K |
k |
k
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L |
l |
l
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M |
m |
m
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N |
n |
n
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O |
o |
ɔ
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P |
p |
p
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Q |
q |
ʔ
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R |
r |
r
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S |
s |
s
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T |
t |
t
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U |
u |
u
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V |
v |
v
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W |
w |
w
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X |
x |
x
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Y |
y |
j
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Z |
z |
z
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Phoneme classes
Phonotactics
Segmental
Word-level
Epenthesis
Prosody
Morphology
Word classes
Significance of final vowels
Compounding
Syntax
Explicit assigned variables
Semantics
Lexicon
Reception
Notes
References