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Nodrostaj

Phonology & Orthography

/p t k q/ are realized as [p̚ t̚ k̚ q̚] word finally
/b d g ɢ/ are realized as [β ð ɣ ʁ] after a vowel and before another vowel, a sibilant, or a liquid
/k ɡ ŋ x/ and /q ɢ ɴ χ/ are in complementary distribution with the former occurring in a syllable containing front vowels and the latter occurring in a syllable containing back vowels
/hm hn hŋ hɴ hr hɮ/ are realized as [m̥ n̥ ŋ̥ ɴ̥ r̥ ɬ]
/r ɮ/ are realized as [r̥ ɬ] word finally
geminated consonants are represented by doubling the consonants

when unstressed, vowels become more central
/a/ and /ɜː/ is realized as [ɑ] and [ʌː], respectively, when before or after a uvular consonant

The vowel harmony of Nodrostic is based on front/back harmony.

The argument of an intransitive verb is realized through suffixes added to a verb stem.

The agent and object of a transitive verb is realized through suffixes added to a verb stem.

(row = agent, column = object)

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 !Plosive
-| /p b/ ''p b'' || || /t d/ ''t d'' || /t d/ || /t d/ || || /k g/ ''c g'' || /q ɢ/ ''c g'' || /ʔ/ ''x''
+| /p b/ ''p b'' || || /t d/ ''t d'' || || || || /k g/ ''c g'' || /q ɢ/ ''c g'' || /ʔ/ ''x''
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 !Affricate
-| || || || /ts/ ''ç'' || /tʃ/ ''ḉ'' || || || ||
+| || || || /ts/ ''ç'' || /tʃ/ ''ṫ'' || || || ||
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 !Nasal