Yi Ti is a large nation to the east of Qarth and the west of Asshai. From the Wiki of Ice and Fire:
The realm of the YiTish civilization is known as the Golden Empire of Yi Ti, which was, according to legend, preceded by the Great Empire of the Dawn. Maester Yandel speculates the YiTish civilization was contemporary with the realm of the Fisher Queens, whereas the YiTish priests insist that mankind’s first towns and cities arose along the shores of the Jade Sea, dismissing the rival claims of the Sarnori and Ghiscari as the boasts of savages and children.
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- Wiki of Ice and Fire Entry for Yi Ti
- Characters Associated with Yi Ti: Jar Joq, Lo Bu, Pol Qo
Proto-Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Postalveolar/Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops | p/b/pʰ | t/d/tʰ | c/ɟ/cʰ | k/ɡ/kʰ | q/qʰ | ʔ |
| Fricatives | f/v/fʰ | s/z/sʰ | ʃ/ʒ/ʃʰ | x/ɣ | h | |
| Nasals | m | n | ɲ | ŋ~ɴ | ||
| Approximants | l | j | w | ʀ | ||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | ɨ | u |
| Close-Mid | e | o | |
| Open-Mid | ɛ | ǝ | ɔ |
| Open | ɑ |
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.