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The optional first element is a obstruent: labial, alveolar apical, alveolar laminal or velar; voiced or voiceless; prenasalized or not. | The optional first element is a obstruent: labial, alveolar apical, alveolar laminal or velar; voiced or voiceless; prenasalized or not. | ||
* /nb/ is realized as [m], written ‹m› | * /nb/ is realized as [m], written ‹m›; /np/ [ᵐp] is written ‹mp› | ||
* /nd/ is realized as [n], written ‹n› | * /nd/ is realized as [n], written ‹n› | ||
* /z ns nz/ are affricatized to [dz ⁿts ⁿdz] | * /z ns nz/ are affricatized to [dz ⁿts ⁿdz] | ||
Revision as of 10:26, 12 May 2012
Nadean is a language.
Phonology
The language permits only open syllables.
The syllable structure is ((n)[p/b/t/d/s/z/k/g])(r/l)[[i/y/ɨ/u](ː)/[(i̯/u̯)[e/ø/ɤ/o/a/ɒ](ː)(i̯/u̯)]]
Onset
((n)[p/b/t/d/s/z/k/g])
The optional first element is a obstruent: labial, alveolar apical, alveolar laminal or velar; voiced or voiceless; prenasalized or not.
- /nb/ is realized as [m], written ‹m›; /np/ [ᵐp] is written ‹mp›
- /nd/ is realized as [n], written ‹n›
- /z ns nz/ are affricatized to [dz ⁿts ⁿdz]
- /nɡ/ is in some dialects pronounced [ŋ]
(r/l)
The optional second element is an alveolar fluid consonant: trill or lateral.
Rime
The rime can be formed two ways:
[i/y/ɨ/u](ː)
It can consist of a bare high vowel. The length is phonemic.
- /y/ is written ‹ü› or ‹y›.
- /ɨ/ is written ‹î› or ‹ı›.
(i̯/u̯)[e/ø/ɤ/o/a/ɒ](ː)(i̯/u̯)
It can also be composed of a medial glide, a mid or low vowel and a coda glide. The length of the nuclear vowel is phonemic.
- /ø/ is written ‹ö› or ‹ø›.
- /ɤ/ is written ‹ê› or ‹ə›.
- /ɒ/ is written ‹â› or ‹å›.
Some dialect have merger of /ø~ɤ/ to [ɵ] or /ɨ~ø~ɤ/ to [ɘ].
Alphabet
The simple version:
- A Â B D E Ê G I Î K L M N O Ö P R S T U Ü Z
The aesthetic version:
- A Å B D E G I İ K L M N O P R S T U Y Z Ə Ø
