Intro

Shiptak (also Zistak, Shwaitak) developt from an arcav of English, Spanish, Mangerin Chines, n Rushian wratin aswelas from limitid recordins of Genro American English speekin.

Fonology

In kerfo speekin, a word's pronunciashin's kept the sem as ita ben arcavt. Altho outsad of kerfo speekin, this' not the kes. Signif veryeshin exists btween difrin grewps of Shiptak speekers, but the fowin sound chenges ocur comun a mos all veraties of Shiptak:

  1. /θ/, /ð/ -> /t/, /v/
  2. /ɛ/, /eɪ/ -> /e/
  3. /æ/ -> /ɛ/ (b4 a voisles conson) o /ei/ (b4 a voist conson)
  4. /ʔ/, /h/ -> ∅
  5. /oʊ/, /aɪ/ -> /o/, /a/
  6. /ɑ/ -> /a/ (b4 a voisles conson) o /o/ (b4 a voist conson)
  7. /b/, /d/, /g/ -> /p/, /t/, /k/
  8. /ɫ/ -> /o/
  9. /ɪ/ -> /e/ (wen strest o witin monosylabic words) els /i/
  10. /ʊ/ -> /ə/ (wen strest o witin monosylabic words) els /u/
  11. /ɹ/, /ɾ/ -> /ʋ/ + vowo roticity's dropt

Consons

Lebio Alvela Vela
Naso m n ŋ
Oclusiv p pʰ t tʰ k kʰ
Africtiv tʃ dʒ
Frictiv f v s z ʃ ʒ
Proximin w ʋ l j

Vowos

Anterio Centro Posterio
Clos i u
Mid e ei ə o oi
Open ɛ a au

Lexicon

Mos spelin convenshins remen unchenged a thos of Shiptak's sorce lengueges, altho difrins do exist: tak instedo *talk, smal instedo *small, cof instedo *cough, n sed instedo said to nem jus a few. No wun universo ortografy stendad's fowd by all users; contrery, spelin inoveshins r encoriged. Downhe r sum xampos of comun Shiptak inoveshins.