Naath is a small island off the coast of Sothoryos in the Summer Sea. In the past it was referred to as the Isle of Butterflies. From the Wiki of Ice and Fire entry:
Naathi revere butterflies as messengers of the Lord of Harmony, charged with protection of the island and its people. These legends come from the butterfly fever that has laid waste to conquerors throughout history.
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- Wiki of Ice and Fire Entry for Naath
- Characters Associated with Asshai: Missandei, Mossador, Marselen
Proto-Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops | p/b | t̪/d̪ | k | ʔ | ||
| Fricatives | f | θ | s | h | ||
| Nasals | m | n | ŋ | |||
| Approximants | l̪ | ɾ | j | w |
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i, iː | u, uː | |
| Close-Mid | |||
| Open-Mid | ɛ, ɛː | ɔ, ɔː | |
| Open | a, aː |
Note: For the sake of simplicity, the following changes have been made to the usual phonetic descriptions of various IPA characters:
- “Labial” is used as a cover term for bilabial and labio-dental.
- [ǝ] has been placed in the Open Mid row.
- To shorten the tables, “Approximant” is used as a cover term for approximants, glides, taps, and trills.
- Where a consonant or pair of consonants appears in two columns, it means that place distinction is unimportant for the phoneme(s) in question.