Fórong
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Fórong is a language spoken in northwestern sections of Measceineafh. It is a member of the Rajo-Faraneit family, and is one of the more innovative of the daughter languages, particularly in phonetics.
Phonology
| Bilabial | Labio-Dental | Alveolar | Post Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | t d | k g | |||
| Affricate | pf | ts | ʧ | |||
| Aspirate | bʰ | dʰ | gʰ | |||
| Fricative | f | s | x | |||
| Nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | ||
| Approximant | ʋ | l r ɬ |
- Consonant Allophony:
- /p pf t ts ʧ k/ and [tɕ)] aspirate when initial in a stressed syllable
- /si: sɪ se/ > [ʃi: ʃɪ ʃe]
- /tsi: tsɪ tse/ > [tɕ)i: tɕ)ɪ tɕ)e]
- /ti: tɪ te/ > [tɕi: tɕɪ tɕe]
- /li: lɪ le/ > [lʲi: lʲɪ lʲe]
- /ɬi: ɬɪ ɬe/ > [ɬʲi: ɬʲɪ ɬʲe]
- /gi: gʰi: xi:/ > [ɟi: ɟʰi: çi:]
- Long Vowels: /i: y: u: ø:/
- Short Vowels: /ɪ ʏ e ɛ a ə ɔ o ʊ/
- Vowel Allophony:
- /ø: a ɛ ə/ > [ø ɐ ə ə] /[-stress]
- Nasalize prior to /m n ɲ ɳ/
Morphology
Syntax
Sound Changes from WM to Fórong
- VCgV, VgCV > Vg:V > Vgɣ)V > VgʰV
- k > ʧ /_ɨ,i,e,ɛ
- q > k
- ʔ > DELETE
- ɺ > ɺ~ > n
- iV uV > jV wV > i: u:
- n ɴ > ɲ /_i,i:
- ɴ > ŋ
- ɲiV > ɲV
- iu ui > ʉ:
- oe ue > ø:
- 'ø: ø: > ø: ø
- i u > ɪ ʊ
- ɨ ʉ ʉ: > ə ʏ y:
