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Volscian Language
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Vowels
The vowel inventory is relatively conservative, retaining a distinction between long and short vowels. A unique feature is the phonemic status of the mid-central unrounded vowel /ǝ/, represented exclusively by the grapheme $\langle\text{Y}\rangle$ in most inscriptions. This sound is thought to have arisen from the merger of Proto-Italic \e and \o in unstressed syllables, although this hypothesis is complicated by its presence in stressed environments in certain loanwords from [Etruscan](/entries/… -
Volscian Language
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Writing System
Volscian was written using a variant of the Italic script derived from early Etruscan models, sharing most characters with the Oscan alphabet. However, the Volscian alphabet uniquely employed the character $\langle \text{Y} \rangle$ (upsilon) to represent the phoneme /ǝ/ (the mid-central unrounded vowel, see Phonology section). Furthermore, the letter $\la… -
Vowel Inventory
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| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| High Front Unrounded | $/i/$ | Tongue Apex Tension | "Sharpness" or "Purity" |
| Mid Central Unrounded | $/ə/$ | Zero Articulatory Effort | Acoustic Ambiguity (Temporal Drift) |
| Low Central Unrounded | $/a/$ | Maximum Oral Cavity Volume | Resonance Weighting |
| [High Back Rounde…