The ancient city-state of Qarth is of vital important to the lands of ice and fire. From the Wiki of Ice and Fire:
Qarth’s prime position makes it the gateway between the lands of Westeros, Free Cities and Slaver’s Bay, and more eastern lands such as Asshai, the Shadow Lands, and Yi Ti. Qarth has been described as the center of the world.
- Challenge Level: Intermediate
- Wiki of Ice and Fire Entry for Qarth
- Characters Associated with Qarth: Pyat Pree, Xaro Xhoan Daxos, Mathos Mallarawan
Proto-Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops | p/b | t̪/d̪ | ʈ/ɖ | k/ɡ | q | |||
| Fricatives | θ/ð | s/z | ʂ/ʐ | ʝ | h | |||
| Nasals | m | n | ŋ~ɴ | |||||
| Approximants | ɾ | ɽ | j | w | ||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i, iː, y | u, uː | |
| Close-Mid | e, eː, ø | ||
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ɔ, ɔː | |
| Open | ɑ, ɑː |
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.