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'''Ucrean''' (Ucrean: {{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ukrǁq}} {{IPA|/ukraǁɛq/}}, {{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|wkry ǁq}} {{IPA|/wakri ǁɛq/}}) is a language spoken natively by the nomadic Ucrean orcs of northeastern Aiundoth's sub-arctic tundra (recognized by some as '''Ucrea''', from {{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ukr?}} {{IPA|/ukrɛʔa/}}) in Reclamation-age/Sulon-era [[Verse:Azira|Azira]]. The language also finds lesser use across the continent as the holy tongue of the Vagrant Order ({{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|gžuƣlv}} {{IPA|/ɡʑuʁɫav͆/}}) as well Lohimite religion more broadly, being themselves the primary practitioners.
Out-of-universe, this language is inspired by the [[:w:Northeast Caucasian languages|Northeast Caucasian languages]], sharing a similar nominal classification system and declension, with minor influence from Russian for adjectival declension and some vocabulary. The first draft was originally intended to be the language of the Valache [[Verse:Sel/ZE-1b/Valsatbat/Elves#Orcs|orcs]] of [[Verse:Sel|Sel]], a vastly different context with a more alien phonology. Needless to say, this version was scrapped and re-adapted to its current context.
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
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==Orthography==
==Orthography==
Ucrean is typically written in an abjad, one derived from the variety of Draconic script used to write Classical Netherese several centuries past. This writing system is not used excessively for recording, finding most application in runes, sigils, and tamgas, but nevertheless forms an important part of the cultural identity of the Ucrean orcs.
Ucrean is traditionally written in an abjad, one derived from the variety of Draconic script used to write Classical Netherese several centuries past. This writing system has not been used excessively for record-keeping, finding most application in runes, sigils, tamgas, and other symbolism while most Ucrean societies prefer to keep a robust oral tradition, but nevertheless forms an important part of the cultural identity of the Ucrean orcs.
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! IPA Sound
! IPA Sound
! Letter Name
! Letter Name
! IPA Letter Name
! Name meaning/<br />Letter association
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|b}}
|B b
|B b
|{{IPA|/b/}}
|{{IPA|/b/}}
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|{{term|bul#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|bul}}}}<br />{{IPA|/buɫ/}}
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|"clan mother"
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|k}}
|K k
|K k
|{{IPA|/k/}}
|{{IPA|/k/}}
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|{{term|kra#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|kr}}}}<br />{{IPA|/kra/}}
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|"person"
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|k'}}
|K' k'
|K' k'
|{{IPA|/kʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/kʼ/}}
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|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|kr{{term|-łes#Ucrean|łs}}}}<br />{{IPA|/kraɬɛs/}}
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|thin kra
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|c}}
|C c
|C c
|{{IPA|/t͡s/}}
|{{IPA|/t͡s/}}
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|{{term|cašt#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|cšt}}}}<br />{{IPA|/t͡saɕt/}}
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|"native/fossilized metal"
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|c'}}
|C' c'
|C' c'
|{{IPA|/t͡sʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/t͡sʼ/}}
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|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|cštłs}}<br />{{IPA|/t͡saɕt.ɬɛs/}}
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|thin cašt
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|d}}
|D d
|D d
|{{IPA|/d/}}
|{{IPA|/d/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|f}}
|F f
|F f
|{{IPA|/f/}}
|{{IPA|/f/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|g}}
|G g
|G g
|{{IPA|/ɡ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɡ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|h}}
|H h
|H h
|{{IPA|/h/}}
|{{IPA|/h/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|h'}}
|H' h'
|H' h'
|{{IPA|/χ~ʜ/}}
|{{IPA|/χ~ʜ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|č}}
|Č č
|Č č
|{{IPA|/t͡ɕ/}}
|{{IPA|/t͡ɕ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|č'}}
|Č' č'
|Č' č'
|{{IPA|/t͡ɕʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/t͡ɕʼ/}}
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|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|l}}
|L l
|L l
|{{IPA|/ɫ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɫ/}}
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|{{term|lima#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|lym}}}}<br />{{IPA|/ɫima/}}
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|"hidden one, secret"
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|O o
|O o
|{{IPA|/o/}}
|{{IPA|/o/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ǁ}}
|ǁ (#)
|ǁ (#)
|{{IPA|/ǁ/}}
|{{IPA|/ǁ/}}
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|{{term|ǁeym#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ǁym}}}}<br />{{IPA|/ǁɛjm/}}
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|"let's go, giddyup"
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ƛ}}
|Ƛ ƛ (7)
|Ƛ ƛ (7)
|{{IPA|/t͡ɬ/}}
|{{IPA|/t͡ɬ/}}
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|{{term|ƛeyma#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ƛym}}}}<br />{{IPA|/t͡ɬɛjma/}}
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|"crown, wreath"
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ƛ'}}
|Ƛ' ƛ' (7')
|Ƛ' ƛ' (7')
|{{IPA|/t͡ɬʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/t͡ɬʼ/}}
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|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ƛymłs}}<br />{{IPA|/t͡ɬɛjmaɬɛs/}}
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|thin ƛeyma
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ł}}
|Ł ł
|Ł ł
|{{IPA|/ɬ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɬ/}}
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|{{term|łoƛ#Ucrean|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|łoƛ}}}}<br />{{IPA|/ɬot͡ɬ/}}
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|"salamader"
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|m}}
|M m
|M m
|{{IPA|/m/}}
|{{IPA|/m/}}
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|rowspan=2 style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|n}}
|N n
|N n
|{{IPA|/n/}}
|{{IPA|/n, n̩/}}
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|rowspan=2|
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|rowspan=2|
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|Ń ń
|{{IPA|/ɲ̩/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ŋ}}
|Ŋ ŋ
|Ŋ ŋ
|{{IPA|/ŋ/}}
|{{IPA|/ŋ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ɋ}}
|Ɋ ɋ (0)
|Ɋ ɋ (0)
|{{IPA|/ʘ/}}
|{{IPA|/ʘ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|p}}
|P p
|P p
|{{IPA|/p/}}
|{{IPA|/p/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|p'}}
|P' p'
|P' p'
|{{IPA|/pʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/pʼ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|?}}
|(ʔ)
|(ʔ ?)
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}}
|{{IPA|/ʔ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|q}}
|Q q
|Q q
|{{IPA|/q/}}
|{{IPA|/q/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|q'}}
|Q' q'
|Q' q'
|{{IPA|/qʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/qʼ/}}
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|rowspan=2 style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|r}}
|R r
|R r
|{{IPA|/r/}}
|{{IPA|/r, r̩/}}
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|rowspan=2|
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|rowspan=2|
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|Ŕ ŕ
|{{IPA|/r̩ʲ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|s}}
|S s
|S s
|{{IPA|/s/}}
|{{IPA|/s/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|š}}
|Š š
|Š š
|{{IPA|/ɕ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɕ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|t}}
|T t
|T t
|{{IPA|/t/}}
|{{IPA|/t/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|t'}}
|T' t'
|T' t'
|{{IPA|/tʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/tʼ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|þ}}
|Þ þ
|Þ þ
|{{IPA|/θ̼/}}
|{{IPA|/θ̼/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|v}}
|V v
|V v
|{{IPA|/v/}}
|{{IPA|/v/}}
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|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|w}}
|W w
|W w
|{{IPA|/ʋ~w/}}
|{{IPA|/ʋ~w/}}
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|{{IPA|/u/}}
|{{IPA|/u/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|x}}
|X x
|X x
|{{IPA|/x/}}
|{{IPA|/x/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ƣ}}
|Ƣ ƣ (Ğ ğ)
|Ƣ ƣ (Ğ ğ)
|{{IPA|/ʁ/}}
|{{IPA|/ʁ/}}
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|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2 style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|y}}
|Y y
|Y y
|{{IPA|/j/}}
|{{IPA|/j/}}
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|{{IPA|/i/}}
|{{IPA|/i/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ɏ}}
|Ɏ ɏ (Ð ð)
|Ɏ ɏ (Ð ð)
|{{IPA|/ð̼/}}
|{{IPA|/ð̼/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|z}}
|Z z
|Z z
|{{IPA|/z/}}
|{{IPA|/z/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ž}}
|Ž ž
|Ž ž
|{{IPA|/ʑ/}}
|{{IPA|/ʑ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ľ}}
|Ľ ľ (5)
|Ľ ľ (5)
|{{IPA|/ɮ/}}
|{{IPA|/ɮ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ȸ}}
|ȸ (8)
|ȸ (8)
|{{IPA|/ȸ/}}
|{{IPA|/ȸ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ȹ}}
|ȹ (@)
|ȹ (@)
|{{IPA|/ȹ/}}
|{{IPA|/ȹ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|ȹ'}}
|ȹ' (@')
|ȹ' (@')
|{{IPA|/ȹʼ/}}
|{{IPA|/ȹʼ/}}
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|style="font-size:large;"|{{lang|ucrn|sc=Ucrn|!}}
|ǃ (!)
|ǃ (!)
|{{IPA|/ǃ/}}
|{{IPA|/ǃ/}}
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