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Phonetic doodle inspired by a [[ZBB]] discussion about the "sound of polar languages" (from [[Aleut]] to [[Icelandic]]). Just to be contrary, I'm putting it in Sahara.

===Phoneme inventory===
'''Consonants'''
{|
| p || t || || c || k
|-
| || θ || s || || x
|-
| m̥ || n̥ || || ɲ̊ || h
|-
| m || n || || ɲ ||
|-
| ʋ || l || r || j ||
|}

'''Vowels'''
{|
! rowspan="2"|
! colspan="3"| Short
! colspan="3"| Long
|-
! <small>Front</small>
! <small>Centr.</small>
! <small>Back</small>
! <small>Front</small>
! <small>Centr.</small>
! <small>Back</small>
|- align="center"
! Hi
| i || ʉ || u
| iː || ʉː || uː
|- align="center"
! Non-hi
| || ə || ɑ
| || || ɑː
|}

'''Difthongs''' consist of a non-hi vowel + glide: '''front''' əj<!--ej?-->, '''back''' ɑw.

===Allophony===
* /k x/ backed to [q χ] before a back vowel or after one before a consonant
* /θ/ is lamino-interdental, /t n̥ n l/ are apico-dental, except apico-alveolar before /i/, /s r/ are apico-alveolar, /c ɲ̊ ɲ/ are lamino-postalveolar
* /θ x/ voiced to [ð ɣ~ʁ] between voiced sounds and initially
* /s/ voiced to [z] only intervocally & if the next consonant is also voiced
** eg. /kisim/ [kizim], but /kisi/ [kisi], /kisixat/ [kisiχɑt̪]

===Structure===
'''Cluster table''' (obstruent-initials only for now):

{|
! 1st ↓ · 2nd → !! p !! t !! c !! k !! θ !! s !! x
! m̥ !! n̥ !! ɲ̊ !! m !! n !! ɲ !! ʋ !! l !! r
|-
! p
| || pt || pc || || || ps || px
| || pnh? || pñh? || || || || || ||
|-
! t
| tp || || || tk || || || tx
| tmh || || || || || || tv || || 
|-
! c
| cp || || || ck || || || cx
| cmh || || || || || || cv || ||
|-
! k
| kp || kt || kc || || || ||
| kmh || knh? || kñh? || || || || kv || || ||
|-
! θ
| ŧp || || || ŧk || || || ŧx
| ŧmh || ŧnh? || ŧñh? || ŧm || || || ŧv || ŧl || ŧr
|-
! x
| xp || xt || xc || || xŧ || xs ||
| xmh || xnh? || xñh? || xm || xn || xñ || xv || ||
|}

Coda /s/ occurs only word-finally.

'''Stress'''
* Level 1 (usually 2ndary) stress falls on the initial syllable, unless immediately pretonic
* Level 2 (usually primary) stress falls on
** the rightmost superhevvy syllable, if there is one
** otherwise the rightmost non-final hevvy syllable, if there is one
(so what's this in terms of feet? (C)V(V/C)(C)CV(C/V)(CV)(V/C)(CV)(V/C) I think?)

==Grammar==
Person markers:
* standalone pronouns sŋ. ''xuu suu uu'' [ʁuː(l) suː(l) uː(l)], pl. ''xusar tesar vaar'' [ʁusɑr t̪əsɑr ʋɑːr] <!-- xu-sa-r, tə-sa-r, va-va-r; tə- former demonstrativ base-->
** possessivs sŋ. ''xakta sakta vakta'' [ʁɑqt̪ɑ sɑqt̪ɑ ʋɑqt̪ɑ], pl. xaŧer saŧer vaŧer [ʁɑðər sɑðər ʋɑðər] <!-- *Catrə -->
* subject markers sŋ. ''-xa -sa -va'', pl. ''-x -s -u'' <!-- *xə sə və < *Ce < *Ca-j < ... -->
<!--* object markers [-k -t -n] > benefactiv, ?, indicativ-->

===Flavor test===
* seriutvalem [ˌseriˈut̪ʋɑl̪əm] ''(not difthongal due to foot breik)''
* kaarhuxmet [ˈqɑːrhuʁmət̪]
* terakvaasuxmit [ˌt̪ərɑqʋɑːˈzuʁmit̪] ''(do we have an '''-uxmit'''/'''-uxmet''' suffix here?)''
* ŧykurpyycuu [ˌðʉqurˈpʉːcuː]
* uñiivacxamhyykap [ˌuɲiːʋɑcχɑˈm̥ʉːqɑp] ''(perhaps tripedal)''
* xarvytxaanaa [ˌʁɑrʋʉˈt̪χɑːn̪ɑː]
* yŧkyr cepesak [ˈʉθkʉr ˈcəpəsɑq]
* kepuut sinikau suvatpeti [kəˈpuːt̪ ˈsiniqaw suˈʋɑt̪pəti]
* tylpyraktiipii [ˌt̪ʉl̪pʉrɑqˈtiːpiː]
* aŧrun kuulacxun [ˈɑðrun̪ quːˈl̪ɑcχun̪]

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