Laakitlantu

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Laakitlantu
Laakitlantu, Laakitlan(tu)yaqa
Spoken in: Sikotoweka
Conworld: Rekeni, a planet in Lehola
Total speakers: Before being conquered, Classical Laakitlantu had around 7,000 speakers. It is now extinct, and has no descendents.
Genealogical classification: Unknown
Basic word order: SVO
Morphological type: Agglutinating
Morphosyntactic alignment: Active-stative?
Writing system: Usually unwritten
Created by:: Henry A. B.

Laakitlantu Phonology

Consonants

  Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Stops p t   k q ʔ
Ejective Stops    
Affricates   ts, tɬ        
Ejective Affricates   tsʼ, tɬʼ        
Fricatives   s, ɬ   x (χ)  
Nasals m n   ŋ (ɴ)  
Liquids   r j w    

The uvular consonants [χ] and [ɴ] are non-phonemic. [χ] is an occasional realization of [x] in the northern areas of Sikotoweka. [ɴ] occurs as an allophone of other nasal consonants when before /q/, /qʼ/, or [χ].