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table><tr><td>'''i''' /i/ ''''ī''' /i:/ </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>'''u'''' /u/ '''ū''' /u:/</td></tr> | <table><tr><td>'''i''' /i/ ''''ī''' /i:/ </td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>'''u'''' /u/ '''ū''' /u:/</td></tr> | ||
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<tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>'''a''' /a/ '''ā''' /a:/</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></table> | <tr><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>'''a''' /a/ '''ā''' /a:/</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></table> | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 5 April 2009
Sarim is one of the larger languages of the Ke:tic family. It is a strongly head-initial, largely isolating language.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Dental | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
| Plosive/Affricate | p /p/ b /b/ | t /t/ d /d/ | ts /ʦ/ | k /k/ g | ||
| Fricative | s /s/ | h /h/ | ||||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ny /ɲ/ | |||
| Liquid | r /ɾ/ l /l/ | y /j/ | w /w/ |
Vowels
| i /i/ 'ī /i:/ | u' /u/ ū /u:/ | ||||||
| a /a/ ā /a:/ |
Syllable Structure
Sarim has a (C)(C)V(C) syllable structure. Onset clusters are made up of one of /m n p t k b d g s/ + /r/. Word-internally, only /n/ can occur in coda position. Word-finally, any consonant can occur.
Allophony
- /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.
- /g/ often lenites to [ɣ].
- /h/ often strengthens to [x] between vowels.
- The vowels are realised as lax [ɪ ɛ ɐ ɒ ʌ ʊ] except when word-final, where they are pronounced closer to their cardinal values. The diphthongs are also realised close to their cardinal values.
