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'''Sarim''' | '''Sarim''' is an isolating-fusional, strongly head-initial ergative absolutive language of the Ke:tic language family. | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
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|'''Plosive/Affricate''' | |'''Plosive/Affricate''' | ||
|'''p''' /p/ | |'''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ | ||
|'''t''' /t/ ''' | |'''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ | ||
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| | |'''j''' /ɟ/ | ||
|'''k''' /k/ | |'''k''' /k/ '''g''' | ||
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|'''Fricative''' | |'''Fricative''' | ||
|'''f''' /f/ | |'''f''' /f/ | ||
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|'''s''' /s/ '''z''' /z/ | |||
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|'''ğ''' /ɣ/ | |||
|'''h''' /h/ | |'''h''' /h/ | ||
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|'''n''' /n/ | |'''n''' /n/ | ||
| | |'''ny''' /ɲ/ | ||
|'''ŋ''' /ŋ/ | |'''ŋ''' /ŋ/ | ||
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'''Vowels''' | '''Vowels''' | ||
/i e | /i e a o u/ '''i e a o u''' | ||
'''i e | |||
There are six diphthongs: /ai au ei eu oi ou/ | |||
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'''Syllable Structure''' | '''Syllable Structure''' | ||
Sarim | Sarim has a (C)(l)V(m n ŋ r s) syllable structure, with the caveat that the onset clusters /rl wl jl ll ɣl ɲl/ do not occur. | ||
'''Allophony''' | |||
- /ɟ/ tends to be realised as an affricate [ɟʝ] or [ʥ], or even [ʤ]. | |||
- /n/ assimilates to the point of articulation of any following consonant, e.g. /np/ [mp]. Note that /m ŋ/ do not assimilate to the same point of articulation. | |||
- /ɣ/ is very weakly articulated, coming close to [ɰ], especially between vowels. | |||
- Conversely, /h/ often strengthens to [x] between vowels. | |||
Revision as of 14:39, 24 March 2009
Sarim is an isolating-fusional, strongly head-initial ergative absolutive language of the Ke:tic language family.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| Plosive/Affricate | p /p/ b /b/ | t /t/ d /d/ | j /ɟ/ | k /k/ g | ||
| Fricative | f /f/ | s /s/ z /z/ | ğ /ɣ/ | h /h/ | ||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ny /ɲ/ | ŋ /ŋ/ | ||
| Liquid | w /w/ | r /ɾ/ l /l/ | y /j/ |
Vowels
/i e a o u/ i e a o u
There are six diphthongs: /ai au ei eu oi ou/
Syllable Structure
Sarim has a (C)(l)V(m n ŋ r s) syllable structure, with the caveat that the onset clusters /rl wl jl ll ɣl ɲl/ do not occur.
Allophony
- /ɟ/ tends to be realised as an affricate [ɟʝ] or [ʥ], or even [ʤ]. - /n/ assimilates to the point of articulation of any following consonant, e.g. /np/ [mp]. Note that /m ŋ/ do not assimilate to the same point of articulation. - /ɣ/ is very weakly articulated, coming close to [ɰ], especially between vowels. - Conversely, /h/ often strengthens to [x] between vowels.
