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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
''A priori'' conlang for a race of [[ent]]like creatures in [[Nother]]. | ''A priori'' conlang for a race of [[ent]]like creatures in [[Nother]]. Polysynthetic. | ||
*Author: [[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] | [[User Talk:Muke|✎]] | *Author: [[User:Muke|Muke Tever]] | [[User Talk:Muke|✎]] | ||
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==[[Phonology]] and [[Orthography]]== | ==[[Phonology]] and [[Orthography]]== | ||
===Phonemic Inventory=== | |||
===Consonants=== | ====Consonants==== | ||
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! !! labial !! alveolar !! palatal !! velar !! glottal | ! !! labial !! alveolar !! palatal !! velar !! glottal | ||
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===Vowels=== | ====Vowels==== | ||
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| i y || ʊ u | | i y || ʊ u | ||
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| || ɑ | | || ɑ | ||
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===Internal [[Sandhi]]=== | |||
====Word-level==== | |||
* Trentish words can only end in a vowel or a nasal. Stops and /l/ occurring at the end of a word are nasalized, thus /thɑk/ "wear" becomes [thɑŋ]. /ʔ/ and the other consonants are dropped. | |||
====Syllable-level==== | |||
=====Syllable-final===== | |||
* Plain voiceless consonants disappear, lengthening the previous vowel: | |||
*:/xlɔʔ/ "washed, clean" → [xlɔɔkʷʌ] "be washed". | |||
* Ejectives and /l/ turn to nasals as at the word level: | |||
*:/tʰɔl/ "upon" → [tʰɔŋkʷʌ] "be on top of". | |||
* Labialized consonants reduce to [w]: | |||
*:/kitʷ/ <small>COLL</small> → [kiwcʷecʷe] "set of journeys". | |||
* Aspirated consonants fricativize: | |||
*:/pʼɑlɑkʰ/ "hate" → [pʼɑlɑxpʼɑlɑŋ] "grudge". | |||
=====Syllable-initial after a nasal===== | |||
* Aspirated stops are ejectivized by a preceding original nasal: | |||
*:/tʰɑŋ/ "wear" → [xɑntʼɑŋ] "wear that" | |||
* Labialized stops inherit preceding nasality: | |||
*:/cʷe/ "go" → [xɑnɲʷe] "go up yonder". | |||
* Plain stops are aspirated by a preceding nasal: | |||
*:/pɑ/ <small>TOP</small> → [xɑnpʰɑ] "yonder" | |||
* Ejective stops geminate a preceding nasal: | |||
*:/pʼɑlɑŋ/ "hate" → [xɑmmɑlɑŋ] "hate that" | |||
Revision as of 09:39, 12 June 2004
Description
A priori conlang for a race of entlike creatures in Nother. Polysynthetic.
- Author: Muke Tever | ✎
Phonology and Orthography
Phonemic Inventory
Consonants
| labial | alveolar | palatal | velar | glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plosive | p pʼ pʰ | tʼ tʰ tʷ | c cʰ cʷ | k kʼ kʰ kʷ | ʔ |
| nasal | m | n | ɲ | ŋ | |
| lateral | l tɬ | ||||
| fricative | s ʃ | x |
Vowels
| i y | ʊ u |
| e ø | o |
| ʌ ɔ | |
| ɑ |
Internal Sandhi
Word-level
- Trentish words can only end in a vowel or a nasal. Stops and /l/ occurring at the end of a word are nasalized, thus /thɑk/ "wear" becomes [thɑŋ]. /ʔ/ and the other consonants are dropped.
Syllable-level
Syllable-final
- Plain voiceless consonants disappear, lengthening the previous vowel:
- /xlɔʔ/ "washed, clean" → [xlɔɔkʷʌ] "be washed".
- Ejectives and /l/ turn to nasals as at the word level:
- /tʰɔl/ "upon" → [tʰɔŋkʷʌ] "be on top of".
- Labialized consonants reduce to [w]:
- /kitʷ/ COLL → [kiwcʷecʷe] "set of journeys".
- Aspirated consonants fricativize:
- /pʼɑlɑkʰ/ "hate" → [pʼɑlɑxpʼɑlɑŋ] "grudge".
Syllable-initial after a nasal
- Aspirated stops are ejectivized by a preceding original nasal:
- /tʰɑŋ/ "wear" → [xɑntʼɑŋ] "wear that"
- Labialized stops inherit preceding nasality:
- /cʷe/ "go" → [xɑnɲʷe] "go up yonder".
- Plain stops are aspirated by a preceding nasal:
- /pɑ/ TOP → [xɑnpʰɑ] "yonder"
- Ejective stops geminate a preceding nasal:
- /pʼɑlɑŋ/ "hate" → [xɑmmɑlɑŋ] "hate that"
