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Kēm is a language most commonly spoken in Voi and by the upper class of Wēvyzh, however its also seen in many places as the language of academia, and as such many Lumies learn it regardless of their regional or cultural background.

Phonetic Inventory

The phonetic inventory of Kēm is as follows

Consonants
	Labial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar
Plosive	p/pʰ/ b/b/		t/tʰ/ d/d/		k/kʰ/ g/g/
Fricative	f/f/ v/v/	(th/θ/)	s/s/ z/z/	sh/ʃ/ zh/ʒ/
Approximate	w/w/		l/l/	j/j/
Nasal	m/m/		n/n/		nh/ŋ/

th/θ/ is an allophone of s/s/, replacing it when s/s/ is at the end of a word.

Vowels
	Front	Mid	Back
High	i/i/ ī/iː/		u/u/ ū/uː/
Mid	e/e/ ē/eː/		o/o/ ō/oː/
Low		a/a/ ā/aː/	y/ʌ/ ȳ/ʌː/

Phonotactics

Kēm has a basic syllable structure of CVC, however, though consonant clusters aren’t disallowed, they’re somewhat uncommon.

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The basic word order of Kēm is SOV, or OSV if the subject of the sentence is a personal pronoun.

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koth: 1, An animal organism other than a lumi.

vam: 1, To take in by the mouth for digestion, to eat.

kob: 1, Attractive in a charming or enduring way.; 2, Pleasing to look at, particularly in a small, innocent, or dainty way.; 3, Lacking physical or emotional capability, pathetic, childish

kodeun: 1, Deserving of respect, honorable, cool.; 2, Holding an aura of authority, respected.

kodvōn: 1, Moving or capable of moving at high speeds, quick, fast, swift.; 2, Quick to act or react.

kotōn: 1, Of an impressive size or magnitude, large, grand.

taok: 1, In a spatial position below another person, place, or object, lower.; 2, Lower in social ranking than another person or generally low in social ranking.; 3, Less capable or competent than someone or something else, inferior.

tū: 1, Fixed in a position, place, or object, stuck, steady.; 2, Emotionally in control of one's self, calm, stable.

voi: 1, In a spatial position physically above another person, place, or object, higher.; 2, Higher in social ranking than another person or generally highly respected.; 3, More capable or competent than someone or something else, superior.

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