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Where "~" appears, it indicates [[WP:Free_variation|free variation]] between phonemes. | Where "~" appears, it indicates [[WP:Free_variation|free variation]] between phonemes. | ||
Nasals: '''m''' – /m/, '''n''' – /n/, '''ny''' – /ɲ/ | * Nasals: '''m''' – /m/, '''n''' – /n/, '''ny''' – /ɲ/ | ||
Plosives: '''p''' – /p~b/, '''t''' – /t~d/, '''k''' – /k~g/, '''‘''' /ʔ/ | * Plosives: '''p''' – /p~b/, '''t''' – /t~d/, '''k''' – /k~g/, '''‘''' /ʔ/ | ||
Affricates: '''ts''' – /t͡s~t͡ʃ/, '''tl''' – /t͡l~ t͡ɬ/ | * Affricates: '''ts''' – /t͡s~t͡ʃ/, '''tl''' – /t͡l~ t͡ɬ/ | ||
Continuants: '''s''' – /s~ʃ/, '''h''' – /h~ɦ/, '''l''' – /l~r/ | * Continuants: '''s''' – /s~ʃ/, '''h''' – /h~ɦ/, '''l''' – /l~r/ | ||
Semivowels: '''u''' – /w/, '''y''' – /j/ | * Semivowels: '''u''' – /w/, '''y''' – /j/ | ||
=== labialization === | === labialization === | ||
Revision as of 06:24, 22 August 2015
nahoki
phonology
vowels
Kala has five vowels /i/, /e/, /a/, /o/ and /u/.
diphthongs
Both of the falling diphthongs, ai [a͜ɪ] and ao [a͜ʊ], as well as uai [ʷ~wa͜ɪ] and yao [ʲ~ja͜ʊ] only occur word finally, and very infrequently.
consonants
Where "~" appears, it indicates free variation between phonemes.
- Nasals: m – /m/, n – /n/, ny – /ɲ/
- Plosives: p – /p~b/, t – /t~d/, k – /k~g/, ‘ /ʔ/
- Affricates: ts – /t͡s~t͡ʃ/, tl – /t͡l~ t͡ɬ/
- Continuants: s – /s~ʃ/, h – /h~ɦ/, l – /l~r/
- Semivowels: u – /w/, y – /j/
labialization
Labialized consonants: /pʷ/, /kʷ/, /mʷ/, /nʷ/, /sʷ/, /hʷ/, /t͡ʃʷ/
nasalization
palatalization
Palatalized consonants: /pʲ/, /kʲ/, /mʲ/, /hʲ/
stress
word order
SOV...but emphasis on first
