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! Plosives
! Plosives
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[p]}} {{IPA|[pʰ]}}
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[p]}} {{IPA|[pʰ]}} {{IPA|[b]}}
| {{IPA|t}} {{IPA|[t]}} {{IPA|[tʰ]}}
| {{IPA|t}} {{IPA|[t]}} {{IPA|[tʰ]}} {{IPA|[d]}}
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| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[k]}} {{IPA|[kʰ]}}
| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[k]}} {{IPA|[kʰ]}} {{IPA|[g]}}
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! Fricatives
! Fricatives
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[ɸ]}}
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[ɸ]}} {{IPA|[β]}}
| {{IPA|s}} {{IPA|[s]}}
| {{IPA|s}} {{IPA|[s]}} {{IPA|[z]}}
| {{IPA|s}} {{IPA|[ʃ]}}
| {{IPA|s}} {{IPA|[ʃ]}} {{IPA|[ʒ]}}
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[ç]}}
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[ç]}} {{IPA|[ʝ]}}
| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[x]}}
| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[x]}} {{IPA|[ɣ]}}
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! Affricates
! Affricates
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| {{IPA|t}} {{IPA|[ts]}} {{IPA|[tsʰ]}}
| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[tçʰ]}} {{IPA|[]}}
| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[ʧ]}} {{IPA|[ʧʰ]}}
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| {{IPA|p}} {{IPA|[tçʰ]}}
| {{IPA|t}} {{IPA|[ts]}} {{IPA|[tsʰ]}} {{IPA|[dz]}}
| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[x]}}
| {{IPA|k}} {{IPA|[]}} {{IPA|[tʃʰ]}} {{IPA|[]}}
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! Liquids
! Liquids
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Outside the City, {{IPA|[ç]}} merges with {{IPA|[ʃ]}}, even in Standard Siye.
Outside the City, {{IPA|[ç]}} and {{IPA|[ʝ]}} merge with {{IPA|[ʃ]}} and {{IPA|[ʒ]}}, even in Standard Siye.


Plosives and affricates are aspirated word-initially and verb-root-initially. Initial aspiration of plosives and affricates is far less common outside the City. {{IPA|m}} word-finally or before a consonant (including {{IPA|h}}) indicates a nasal vowel. {{IPA|h}} {{IPA|[0]}} is a placeholder after /m/ {{IPA|[ⁿ]}} and (in Early Siye and dialects) intervocalically.  
Plosives and affricates are aspirated word-initially and when they are the initial onset of a verb root before an oral vowel. Before a nasal vowel, the non-aspirated unvoiced onsets are voiced, and the aspirated unvoiced consonants are deaspirated, but remain unvoiced. Initial aspiration of plosives and affricates is far less common outside the City. {{IPA|m}} word-finally or before a consonant (including {{IPA|h}}) indicates a nasal vowel. {{IPA|h}} {{IPA|[0]}} is a placeholder after /m/ {{IPA|[ⁿ]}} and (in Early Siye and dialects) intervocalically.  


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! Before {{IPA|[u]}}
! Before {{IPA|[u]}}
! Before {{IPA|[i]}}
! Before {{IPA|[i]}}
! Before {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
! Before {{IPA|[ɪⁿ]}}
! Notes
! Notes
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| {{IPA|[ɸ]}}
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| {{IPA|[ç]}}
| {{IPA|[ç]}}
| {{IPA|[β]}}
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| {{IPA|[ɸ]}}
| {{IPA|[ɸ]}}
| {{IPA|[tçʰ]}}
| {{IPA|[tçʰ]}}
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| {{IPA|[ts]}}
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| {{IPA|[ʃ]}}
| {{IPA|[ʃ]}}
| {{IPA|[dz]}}
| {{IPA|[ʒ]}}
| {{IPA|[ʃ]}} from {{IPA|[t]}} is an etymological spelling
| {{IPA|[ʃ]}} from {{IPA|[t]}} is an etymological spelling
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| {{IPA|[tsʰ]}}
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| {{IPA|[ʃ]}}
| {{IPA|[ʃ]}}
| {{IPA|[ts]}}
| {{IPA|[ʒ]}}
| {{IPA|[ʃ]}} from {{IPA|[t]}} is an etymological spelling
| {{IPA|[ʃ]}} from {{IPA|[t]}} is an etymological spelling
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| {{IPA|[x]}}
| {{IPA|[x]}}
| {{IPA|[tʃ]}}
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| {{IPA|[ɣ]}}
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| {{IPA|[x]}}
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! Velar
| {{IPA|[k]}}
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| {{IPA|[tʃ]}}
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! Initial Velar
| {{IPA|[kʰ]}}
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| {{IPA|[s]}}
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| {{IPA|[z]}}
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| {{IPA|[s]}}
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| {{IPA|u}} {{IPA|[u]}}
| {{IPA|u}} {{IPA|[u]}}
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! High Mid
! Close Mid
| {{IPA|e}} {{IPA|[e]}}
| {{IPA|e}} {{IPA|[e]}}
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| {{IPA|o}} {{IPA|[o]}}
| {{IPA|o}} {{IPA|[o]}}
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! Low Mid
! Open Mid
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| {{IPA|a}} {{IPA|[ə]}}
| {{IPA|a}} {{IPA|[ə]}}
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! Close-Mid
! Close-Mid
| {{IPA|im}} {{IPA|[◌̃ɪ]}}
| {{IPA|im}} {{IPA|[ɪⁿ]}}
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| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[◌̃ʊ]}}
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! High Mid
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| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
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! Low Mid
! Open Mid
| {{IPA|em}} {{IPA|[ɛⁿ]}}
| {{IPA|em}} {{IPA|[ɛⁿ]}}
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{{IPA|[ə]}} and {{IPA|[a]}}, {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}} and {{IPA|[ʌⁿ]}} are in free variation;
{{IPA|[ə]}} and {{IPA|[a]}}, {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}} and {{IPA|[ʌⁿ]}} are in free variation. {{IPA|[ə]}} often occurs in unstressed vowels.


===Update===
===Update===
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| {{IPA|o}} {{IPA|[o]}}
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! Open
! Open
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| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
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! High Mid
! Open Mid
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! Low Mid
| {{IPA|em}} {{IPA|[ɛⁿ]}}
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| {{IPA|u}} {{IPA|[u]}}
| {{IPA|u}} {{IPA|[u]}}
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! High Mid
! Open Mid
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| {{IPA|ɛ}} {{IPA|[ɛ]}}
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| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
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! Open Mid
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| {{IPA|em}} {{IPA|[ɛⁿ]}}
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| {{IPA|u}} {{IPA|[u]}}
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! Open Mid
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| {{IPA|ɛ}} {{IPA|[ɛ]}}
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| {{IPA|um}} {{IPA|[ʊⁿ]}}
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==Stress Placement==
==Stress Placement==


Stress in Siye is is trochaic-dactylic. Polysyllabic affixes can only receive stress on the initial syllable. The combination of the following rules creates a complex primary-secondary stress pattern. Some regularly trisyllabic suffixes have bisyllabic allomorphs to conform to this pattern.
Stress in Siye is trochaic-dactylic. Polysyllabic affixes can only receive stress on the initial syllable. The combination of the following rules creates a complex primary-secondary stress pattern. Some regularly trisyllabic suffixes have bisyllabic allomorphs to conform to this pattern.


A Siye verb receives primary stress on the first syllable of the verb root; thus the verb /pelekopuyammu/{{IPA|[pe.le.kʰo.ɸu.jæⁿ.mu]}} and /lekunasonima/ {{IPA|[le.xu.so.ni.ma]}} receive primary stresses on /ko/ and /ku/.  
A Siye verb receives primary stress on the first syllable of the verb root; thus the verb /pelekopuyammu/{{IPA|[pe.le.ˈkʰo.ɸu.ˌjæⁿ.mu]}} and /lekunasonima/ {{IPA|[ˈle.xu.so.ˌni.ma]}} receive primary stresses on /ko/ and /ku/.  


The secondary stresses are distributed according to the following rules:  
The secondary stresses are distributed according to the following rules:  
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2) Only the first syllable of a root or suffix can be stressed.
2) Only the first syllable of a root or suffix can be stressed.


3) The sequence of preferred placements of secondary stresses are as follows: directional suffix; causative suffix; converbal suffix; number suffix; PAM (polarity-aspect-mood suffix.
3) The sequence of preferred placements of secondary stresses are as follows: directional (D) suffix; causative suffix; adverbial suffix; pronominal number suffix; PAM/P (polarity-aspect-mood) suffix.

Latest revision as of 11:27, 25 March 2019

Consonants Labial Coronal Alveolar Palatal Velar
Nasals m [m] n [n]
Plosives p [p] [pʰ] [b] t [t] [tʰ] [d] k [k] [kʰ] [g]
Fricatives p [ɸ] [β] s [s] [z] s [ʃ] [ʒ] p [ç] [ʝ] k [x] [ɣ]
Affricates p [tçʰ] [tç] t [ts] [tsʰ] [dz] k [tʃ] [tʃʰ] [dʒ]
Liquids w [ʋ] l [l] y [j]
Miscellaneous m [◌̃]

Outside the City, [ç] and [ʝ] merge with [ʃ] and [ʒ], even in Standard Siye.

Plosives and affricates are aspirated word-initially and when they are the initial onset of a verb root before an oral vowel. Before a nasal vowel, the non-aspirated unvoiced onsets are voiced, and the aspirated unvoiced consonants are deaspirated, but remain unvoiced. Initial aspiration of plosives and affricates is far less common outside the City. m word-finally or before a consonant (including h) indicates a nasal vowel. h [0] is a placeholder after /m/ [ⁿ] and (in Early Siye and dialects) intervocalically.

Affrication Place of Articulation Before [u] Before [i] Before [ʊⁿ] Before [ɪⁿ] Notes
Labial [p] [ɸ] [ç] [β] [ʝ]
Initial Labial [p] [ɸ] [tçʰ] [ɸ] [tç]
Dental [t] [ts] [ʃ] [dz] [ʒ] [ʃ] from [t] is an etymological spelling
Initial Dental [tʰ] [tsʰ] [ʃ] [ts] [ʒ] [ʃ] from [t] is an etymological spelling
Velar [k] [x] [tʃ] [ɣ] [dʒ]
Initial Velar [kʰ] [x] [tʃʰ] [ɣ] [tʃ]
Sibilant [s] [s] [ʃ] [z] [ʒ]
Initial Sibilant [s] [s] [ʃ] [z] [ʒ]
Oral Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close i [i] u [u]
Close Mid e [e] o [o]
Open Mid a [ə]
Open a [a]
Nasal Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close-Mid im [ɪⁿ] um [ʊⁿ]
Open Mid em [ɛⁿ] um [ʌⁿ] om [ɔⁿ]
Open am [æⁿ]

[ə] and [a], [ʊⁿ] and [ʌⁿ] are in free variation. [ə] often occurs in unstressed vowels.

Update

As of 2246, unvoiced consonants are officially voiced before nasal vowels. In the City, this does not affect initial aspirated consonants, but in those dialects in which initial consonants are not aspirated, this voicing rule applies.

Nasalization and Advanced Tongue Root

In Standard Siye, the nasal vowels share the feature retracted tongue root (RTR), while the oral vowels share the feature advanced tongue root (ATR). In studies of Siye, the feature is defined as +ATR and -ATR. Standard Siye has the typologically rare 10-vowel ATR. The Near and Mid Provinces reduce the ATR system by removing [ə] in favor of a generalized [a].

Oral Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close i [i] u [u]
High Mid e [e] o [o]
Open a [a]
Nasal Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close-Mid im [ɪⁿ] um [ʊⁿ]
Open Mid em [ɛⁿ] om [ɔⁿ]
Open am [aⁿ]

The Far Western Province uses a seven-vowel system:

Oral Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close i [i] u [u]
Open Mid ɛ [ɛ] ɔ [ɔ]
Open a [a]
Nasal Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close-Mid im [ɪⁿ] um [ʊⁿ]
Open Mid em [ɛⁿ] om [ɔⁿ]
Open am [aⁿ]

The Far Eastern Province and the Lake have a slightly different seven-vowel system:

Oral Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close i [i] u [u]
Open Mid ɛ [ɛ] ɔ [ɔ]
Open a [a]
Nasal Vowels Front Center Back Unrounded Back Rounds
Close im [iⁿ]
Close-Mid um [ʊⁿ]
Open Mid em [ɛⁿ] om [ɔⁿ]
Open am [aⁿ]

Vowel Dominance

Standard Siye vowels have a dominance system whereby one vowel eliminates an adjacent vowel rather than creating a long vowel or diphthong. Early Siye lacked this feature. The impact of vowel dominance in Siye is extensive, but many exceptions exist to avoid ambiguity. The dominance pattern follows a V-shape, starting in the high back, descending to low central, and ascending to high front. Thus the dominance hierarchy is as follows: /u/ > /o/ > /a/ > /e/ > /i/.

Stress Placement

Stress in Siye is trochaic-dactylic. Polysyllabic affixes can only receive stress on the initial syllable. The combination of the following rules creates a complex primary-secondary stress pattern. Some regularly trisyllabic suffixes have bisyllabic allomorphs to conform to this pattern.

A Siye verb receives primary stress on the first syllable of the verb root; thus the verb /pelekopuyammu/[pe.le.ˈkʰo.ɸu.ˌjæⁿ.mu] and /lekunasonima/ [ˈle.xu.so.ˌni.ma] receive primary stresses on /ko/ and /ku/.

The secondary stresses are distributed according to the following rules:

1) There is a minimum of one and maximum of two unstressed syllables between stressed syllable

2) Only the first syllable of a root or suffix can be stressed.

3) The sequence of preferred placements of secondary stresses are as follows: directional (D) suffix; causative suffix; adverbial suffix; pronominal number suffix; PAM/P (polarity-aspect-mood) suffix.