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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. | 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. | ||
===Inventory=== | |||
'''Consonants''' (phonemic) | '''Consonants''' (phonemic) | ||
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'''Vowels''' (phonemic) | '''Vowels''' (phonemic) | ||
{| | {| | ||
! rowspan="2"| | |||
! colspan="4"| Non-back | ! colspan="4"| Non-back | ||
! colspan="3"| Back | ! colspan="3"| Back | ||
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! colspan="2"| <small>Long</small> | ! colspan="2"| <small>Long</small> | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
! Hi | |||
| i || ʉ | | i || ʉ | ||
| iː || ʉː | | iː || ʉː | ||
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| colspan="2"| uː | | colspan="2"| uː | ||
|- align="center" | |- align="center" | ||
! Non-hi | |||
| colspan="2"| ə | | colspan="2"| ə | ||
| colspan="2"| ej | | colspan="2"| ej | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===Allophony=== | |||
* /k x/ backed to [q χ] before a back vowel or after one before a consonant | * /k x/ backed to [q χ] before a back vowel or after one before a consonant | ||
* All non-palatal consonants palatalized before /i/; dentals change to full palatals | * All non-palatal consonants palatalized before /i/; dentals change to full palatals | ||
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** eg. /kisim/ [kizim], but /kisi/ [kisi], /kisixat/ [kisiχɑt̪] | ** eg. /kisim/ [kizim], but /kisi/ [kisi], /kisixat/ [kisiχɑt̪] | ||
===Structure=== | |||
'''Cluster table''' (obstruent-initials only for now): | '''Cluster table''' (obstruent-initials only for now): | ||
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(so what's this in terms of feet? (C)V(V/C)(C)CV(C/V)(CV)(V/C)(CV)(V/C) I think?) | (so what's this in terms of feet? (C)V(V/C)(C)CV(C/V)(CV)(V/C)(CV)(V/C) I think?) | ||
===Flavor test=== | |||
* seriutvalem [ˌseriˈut̪ʋɑl̪əm] | * seriutvalem [ˌseriˈut̪ʋɑl̪əm] | ||
* kaarhuxmet [ˈqɑːrhuʁmət̪] | * kaarhuxmet [ˈqɑːrhuʁmət̪] | ||
* terakvaasuxmit [ˌt̪ərɑqʋɑːˈzuʁmit̪] ''(* do we have an '''-uxmit'''/'''-uxmet''' suffix here?)'' | * terakvaasuxmit [ˌt̪ərɑqʋɑːˈzuʁmit̪] ''(* do we have an '''-uxmit'''/'''-uxmet''' suffix here?)'' | ||
* | * ŧykurpyycuu [ˌðʉqurˈpyːcuː] | ||
* uñiivacxamhyykap [ˌuɲiːʋɑcχɑˈm̥ʉːqɑp] | * uñiivacxamhyykap [ˌuɲiːʋɑcχɑˈm̥ʉːqɑp] | ||
* xarvytxaanaa [ˌʁɑrʋʉˈt̪χɑːn̪ɑː] | * xarvytxaanaa [ˌʁɑrʋʉˈt̪χɑːn̪ɑː] | ||
* | * yŧkyr cepesak [ˈʉθkʉr ˈcəpəsɑq] | ||
* kepuut sinikau suvatpeti [kəˈpuːt̪ ˈsiniqaw suʋɑt̪peti] | * kepuut sinikau suvatpeti [kəˈpuːt̪ ˈsiniqaw suʋɑt̪peti] | ||
* tylpyraktiipii [t̪ʉl̪pʉrɑqˈciːpiː] | * tylpyraktiipii [t̪ʉl̪pʉrɑqˈciːpiː] | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 13 May 2008
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.
Inventory
Consonants (phonemic)
| p | t | c | k | |
| θ | s | x | ||
| m̥ | n̥ | ɲ̊ | h | |
| m | n | ɲ | ||
| ʋ | l | r | j |
Vowels (phonemic)
| Non-back | Back | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | Long | Short | Long | ||||
| Hi | i | ʉ | iː | ʉː | u | uː | |
| Non-hi | ə | ej | ɑ | ɑː | ɑw | ||
Allophony
- /k x/ backed to [q χ] before a back vowel or after one before a consonant
- All non-palatal consonants palatalized before /i/; dentals change to full palatals
- /ʉ ə/ (either length) fronted to [y e] before a palatal consonant or an /i/ in the folloing syllable
- /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 | pn̥? | pɲ̊? | |||||||||||
| t | tp | tk | tx | tm̥ | tʋ | ||||||||||||
| c | cp | ck | cx | cm̥ | cʋ | ||||||||||||
| k | kp | kt | kc | km̥ | kn̥? | kɲ̊? | kʋ | ||||||||||
| θ | θp | θk | θx | θm̥ | θn̥? | θɲ̊? | ðm | ðʋ | ðl | ðr | |||||||
| x | xp | xt | xc | xθ | xs | xm̥ | xn̥? | xɲ̊? | ɣm | ɣn | ɣɲ | ɣʋ |
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?)
Flavor test
- seriutvalem [ˌseriˈut̪ʋɑl̪əm]
- kaarhuxmet [ˈqɑːrhuʁmət̪]
- terakvaasuxmit [ˌt̪ərɑqʋɑːˈzuʁmit̪] (* do we have an -uxmit/-uxmet suffix here?)
- ŧykurpyycuu [ˌðʉqurˈpyːcuː]
- uñiivacxamhyykap [ˌuɲiːʋɑcχɑˈm̥ʉːqɑp]
- xarvytxaanaa [ˌʁɑrʋʉˈt̪χɑːn̪ɑː]
- yŧkyr cepesak [ˈʉθkʉr ˈcəpəsɑq]
- kepuut sinikau suvatpeti [kəˈpuːt̪ ˈsiniqaw suʋɑt̪peti]
- tylpyraktiipii [t̪ʉl̪pʉrɑqˈciːpiː]
