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\part{A Language for the Hazn}

\chapter{Overview}

One difficulty I had while designing the language, is dealing with \textit{credibility}.
Do I \textit{need} to prefer \textbf{realism} or \textbf{fanciness}?
I came to the conclusion that you can't `just' have either, if my goal is to make them adhere to a \textit{concept}, so it meant that I tried to actually have `both' in a certain percentage.

\chapter{Phonetics}

I am not by far a zoologist or student in any way, so I chose the sounds on the \texttitle{IPA} table that I thought the Hazn would most likely use, and also added some quirky almost unpronounceable ones which humans cannot not easily produce if not by approximation, which is a nice little device for storywriting and the design of an intermediate language.
\par Because of that, standard transliteration rules have been created that approximate the actual sounds, which will be indicated by \textphonlitex{X} where \textquot{X} will be the sound in question, mapped in Latin characters with conventions as defined in \autoref{sec:conventions}.


\section{Conventions}\label{sec:conventions}

Hazns can produce a wide variety of sounds, from ones similar to human's, to more unfamiliar noises which need approximations.
For instance, because their muzzle is longer than a human's alveolar ridge, they can move the tongue in different ways and produce more articulated vocalizations.

\subsection{IPA Extensions for hazn people}

\begin{xltabular}{\textwidth}{l|X|X}
  \caption{Articulations} \\
  \toprule
  Name                 & Notation & Description\\
  \midrule
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  \textsc{Hissed}      & ◌͙͡◌       & A quick, high-pitched modifier (like a weasel's cry) that co-articulates with the preceding sound, creating an acute sibilant quality. Applied as: \textphonlit{χ͙͡◌} \\
\end{xltabular}
