Accents

There are six main vowels in Kemlān: a, e, i, o, u, and y. Kemlān also makes use of accents. There are six potential forms of a vowel based on accents, but not all vowels can have all types. E, I, and O have 5 forms, and A, U, and Y have 4 forms.

The unmarked form of a noun is its base form. They are:

a
e
i (ɪ)
o
u
y (i)

Macrons indicate a long vowel

ā (a:)
ē (e:)
ī (ɪ:)
ō (o:)
ū (u:)
ȳ (i:)

Rings indicate a rounded version of an unrounded vowel.

å (ɶ)
e̊ (ø)
i̊ (ʏ)
ẙ (y)

Umlauts indicate an unrounded version of a rounded vowel.

ö (ɤ)
ü (ɯ)

Acutes indicate a more closed version of a vowel.

á (æ)
é (ɪ)
í (i)
ó (ʊ)

Graves indicate a more open version of a vowel.

è (ɛ)
ì (e)
ò (ɔ)
ù (ʊ)
ỳ (ɪ)