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==Changes from Central Measceineafh== | ==Changes from Central Measceineafh== | ||
*All diphthongs become falling (through torsion of components of rising ones) | |||
*ɑ > a, æ > e | *ɑ > a, æ > e | ||
*ʃ ʒ > s z | *ʃ ʒ > s z | ||
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*ui iu > y > i | *ui iu > y > i | ||
*ue io > ø > e | *ue io > ø > e | ||
*ua uo > o: u: | |||
*ia ie > e: i: | |||
*a e o i u [+open syllables] > a: e: o: i: u: | *a e o i u [+open syllables] > a: e: o: i: u: | ||
*a: e: o: > e: i: u: | *a: e: o: > e: i: u: | ||
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*q > χ > h | *q > χ > h | ||
*s (also [z]) + i,e > ʃ ([ʒ]) (Still underway, therefore sporadic) | *s (also [z]) + i,e > ʃ ([ʒ]) (Still underway, therefore sporadic) | ||
*u:m um un u:n > o:m om on o:n | |||
*i:m im in i:n > e:m em en e:n | |||
*an am en em on om > ɑ~ ɑ~ ɛ~ ɛ~ ɑ~ ɑ~ | |||
Revision as of 12:07, 5 August 2008
Fraze is a Rajo-Faraneih Language spoken in various sections of the Measceineafh. Although relatively secure as a language, it is somewhat threatened by its relative, Rajat, which is more economically powerful, as a local lingua franca.
Phonology
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stop | p b | t d | ʈ | k | |
| Affricate | ɟʝ) | ||||
| Nasal | m | n | |||
| Fricative | f | s | |||
| Approximant | l | ɻ ɭ |
Morphology
Syntax
Lexicon
Changes from Central Measceineafh
- All diphthongs become falling (through torsion of components of rising ones)
- ɑ > a, æ > e
- ʃ ʒ > s z
- θ > s
- x > h > DELETED
- ui iu > y > i
- ue io > ø > e
- ua uo > o: u:
- ia ie > e: i:
- a e o i u [+open syllables] > a: e: o: i: u:
- a: e: o: > e: i: u:
- p# t# k# q# > DELETED
- q > χ > h
- s (also [z]) + i,e > ʃ ([ʒ]) (Still underway, therefore sporadic)
- u:m um un u:n > o:m om on o:n
- i:m im in i:n > e:m em en e:n
- an am en em on om > ɑ~ ɑ~ ɛ~ ɛ~ ɑ~ ɑ~
