Valorik (Language)

Phonemic Inventory

↓Manner/Place→	Bilabial	Labiodental	Dental	Alveolar	Palato-alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Nasal	m			n
Stop				t d			k g
Affricate				ʦ	ʤ
Fricative		f v	θ	s z	ʃ ʒ	ç
Approximant				ɹ		j
Lateral approximant				l

Diphthongs: aɪ̯ eɪ̯ oʊ̯

	Front	Center	Back
High	iː		uː
Near-high	ɪ
Mid		ə
Low-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Near-low	æ

Valorik Lexicon and Culture

• Valorik Numbers
• Valorik Grammar
• Valorik Derivation
• Valorik Honorifics
• Valorik Family, Kinship, and Titles
• Valorik Cultural Lexicon & Traditions

Sample Table Blessing

"May your bowl never be empty, may your blood always run strong."

Proverbs & Idioms

• "There is no glory in war, only death."
• War terms (drɛzθokə = war, dɛθokə = slaughter) always carry negative connotations.

Taboo & Vulgarity

• juːkɔθə — A dreaded ritual of bond-severance, considered deeply shameful.
• bɑɪnəgɪθok — "Used mate", a vulgar and insulting term for one whose life-bond failed.