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In unstressed positions, only the vowels {{IPA|/a, i, u/}} are allowed. Vowel length are phonemicized as a result of losses of certain consonants (these are, {{IPA|*/β, ð, ɣ/}}).
In unstressed positions, only the vowels {{IPA|/a, i, u/}} are allowed. Vowel length are phonemicized as a result of losses of certain consonants (these are, {{IPA|*/β, ð, ɣ/}}), but also as a result of simplification of certain vowel hiatuses (''teir'' {{IPA|*/ti.ˈir/}} → {{IPA|/ˈtiːr/}} "to hold", ''aad'' {{IPA|/ˈaːd/}} "(s)he had").
 
== Consonant structure ==
The maximal consonant structure in Garonnian is C¹C²S¹VS²C¹C².
 
== Stress ==
Like French, Garonnian words are always stressed in the last syllable. However, words containing vowel hiatuses are stressed in the second-to-last (penultimate) syllable (''bua'' {{IPA|/ˈbu.a/}} "good (fem. sg.)"). As previously I, Willett said, only {{IPA|/a, i, u/}} are allowed in unstressed syllables.

Revision as of 05:53, 18 January 2022

Consonants

Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal /m/ /n/ /ɲ/ /ŋ/
Plosive /p/ /b/ /t/ /d/ /k/ /ɡ/
Affricate /ts/ /dz/ /tʃ/ /dʒ/
Fricative /f/ /v/ /s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ/ /h/
Trill /r/
Approximants /l/

Unlike many Gallo-Romance languages (French technically lacked this), Garonnian lacks final obstruent devoicing. Unusually among Romance languages, Garonnian exhibits initial consonant mutations and contain somewhat unusual phoneme /ŋ/ which can occur in any positions.

Vowels

Front Central Back
Short Long Short Long Short Long
Close /i/ /iː/ /u/ /uː/
Mid /ɛ/ /ɛː/ /ɔ/ /ɔː/
Open /a/ /aː/

In unstressed positions, only the vowels /a, i, u/ are allowed. Vowel length are phonemicized as a result of losses of certain consonants (these are, */β, ð, ɣ/), but also as a result of simplification of certain vowel hiatuses (teir */ti.ˈir//ˈtiːr/ "to hold", aad /ˈaːd/ "(s)he had").

Consonant structure

The maximal consonant structure in Garonnian is C¹C²S¹VS²C¹C².

Stress

Like French, Garonnian words are always stressed in the last syllable. However, words containing vowel hiatuses are stressed in the second-to-last (penultimate) syllable (bua /ˈbu.a/ "good (fem. sg.)"). As previously I, Willett said, only /a, i, u/ are allowed in unstressed syllables.