Sarim: Difference between revisions
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|'''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ | |'''p''' /p/ '''b''' /b/ | ||
|'''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ | |'''t''' /t/ '''d''' /d/ | ||
|'''ts''' /ʦ/ | |||
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|'''k''' /k/ '''g''' | |'''k''' /k/ '''g''' | ||
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|'''Fricative''' | |'''Fricative''' | ||
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|'''n''' /n/ | |'''n''' /n/ | ||
|'''ny''' /ɲ/ | |'''ny''' /ɲ/ | ||
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|'''Liquid''' | |'''Liquid''' | ||
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|'''r''' /ɾ/ '''l''' /l/ | |'''r''' /ɾ/ '''l''' /l/ | ||
|'''y''' /j/ | |'''y''' /j/ | ||
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'''Vowels''' | '''Vowels''' | ||
Sarim distinguishes 7 vowels: /i e a o ɤ u ɯ/ <i e a o eo u eu>, and dipthongs /ai au ei ou ɤi ɤɯ/ <ai au ei ou eoi eou> | |||
'''Syllable Structure''' | '''Syllable Structure''' | ||
Sarim has a (C)( | 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''' | '''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. | - /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]. | ||
- The vowels are realised as lax [ɪ ɛ ɐ ɒ ʊ] except when word-final, where they are pronounced closer to their cardinal values. The diphthongs are also realised close to their cardinal values. | - /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. | |||
Revision as of 14:10, 4 April 2009
Sarim is an isolating-fusional, strongly head-initial ergative absolutive language of the Ke:tic language family.
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
Sarim distinguishes 7 vowels: /i e a o ɤ u ɯ/ , and dipthongs /ai au ei ou ɤi ɤɯ/ <ai au ei ou eoi eou>
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.
