Soleani

This article is about the Soleani language, for information about the people of Solea see Soleani people

Soleani is a Southern Amalthean language spoken by the Soleani people of the Zolekh Valley, and surrounding areas, in Solea. Its standard dialect is the official language of the Socialist Autarky of Solea. The Soleani language is written in the kapuna script, which is also used by other languages in Solea. The language is closely related to Atholani, Atwapani, and other neighboring languages.

Phonology

Consonants

The consonant inventory of Soleani contains <> distinct phonemes.

Consonants
		Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasals			n̪			ŋ
Stops	Plosives	p	t̪ d̪			k g		ʔ
	Aspirated	pʰ	t̪ʰ			kʰ		ʔʰ
Fricatives		v		z	ʝ	x ɣ	χ
Approximants				l		ɰ
Fricative trill				r̝ʷ
Lateral fricative				ɬ
Click			ǀ

Vowels

The vowel system of Soleani consists of 5 short, and 5 long vowels, along with 3 diphthongs /ai ɛi ɤi/, and 3 uvularized vowels /aʶ iʶ uʶ/.

Vowels
	Front		Central		Back
	short	long	short	long	short	long
Close	i	iː			u	uː
Close-mid					ɤ	ɤː
Open-mid	ɛ	ɛː
Open			a	aː

The short vowels /a i ɤ u/ are allophonically realized as [æ ɪ ɒ ʌ] when in a syllable followed by a coda. Note that /ɛ/ does not undergo this change.