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=== Phonotactics === | |||
The syllable structure of Central Canian is CV(N). N may be any nasal, though it will tend to assimilate into the place of articulation of a following consonant. Additionally, consonants (except for approximants) can be geminated when not word-initial. | |||
== Orthography == | |||
All vowels are written here using the appropriate IPA symbol. The close front vowel is spelt <i> when not word-final, and <e> when it is. | |||
Consonants are written using their IPA symbols, with the following exceptions: | |||
/ŋ/ -> <ğ> | |||
/χ/ -> <x> | |||
/ʁ/ -> <r> | |||
/j/ -> <y> | |||
Revision as of 06:45, 1 July 2021
Introductory information about this language will go here.
Phonology
Consonants
/p/ /t/ /k/ - Fortis plosives
/b/ /d/ (/ŋ/)* - Lenis plosives
/m/ /n/ /ŋ/ - Nasals
/f/ /s/ /χ/ - Fortis fricatives
/v/ /z/ /ʁ/ - Lenis fricatives
/j/ /w/ - Approximants
(*) The voiced velar plosive assimilated into the velar nasal as the language evolved.
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u | |
| Mid | e* | ||
| Open | a |
(*) /i/ lowers to this vowel when word-final.
Tones
| Pitch | ˨ | ˧ | ˥ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diacritic | à | (none) | á |
Phonotactics
The syllable structure of Central Canian is CV(N). N may be any nasal, though it will tend to assimilate into the place of articulation of a following consonant. Additionally, consonants (except for approximants) can be geminated when not word-initial.
Orthography
All vowels are written here using the appropriate IPA symbol. The close front vowel is spelt when not word-final, and <e> when it is.
Consonants are written using their IPA symbols, with the following exceptions:
/ŋ/ -> <ğ>
/χ/ -> <x>
/ʁ/ -> <r>
/j/ -> <y>
