Tiijaato

Tiijaato is either a highly innovative dialect of Tir'àata or a closely related sister language. Spoken in the same region, it shares many characteristics with the various Sjisja languages in the region.

Phonology

	Bilabial	Apical Alveolar	Laminal Alveolar	Post-Alveolar	Retroflex	Labial-Velar	Velar	Uvular	Glottal
Nasal	m	n̺	n̻		ɳ		ŋ	ɴ
Stop	p	t̺	t̻	ʧ	ʈ	k͡p	k	q	ʔ
Fricative	ɸ	s	s	ʃ	xʷ	x	χ	h
Approximant	ʋ	r		ɻ
Approximant			l	ɭ

Changes from Tir'jauta

• j > ʝ > DELETES
• aɨ) ai) au) > a:
• a: > a > ʌ
• ei ai > e:
• au > ʌ:
• c ç > ʧ ʃ
• Tonogenesis:
  • Vw# Vɻ# Vɭ# Vr# Vl# Vʋ# > V:_M
  • Vʂ# Vx# Vχ# > Vʐ# Vɣ# Vʁ# > V:_L
  • Vf# Vɸ# Vs# > Vh# > V_L
  • Vk# Vq# > Vg# Vɢ# > V:ʔ > V:_k > V:_H
  • Vp# Vt# Vʈ# > Vʔ# > V_H
  • NOTE: Here # is used meaning syllable end, not word end, no other section does so
• a# > DELETES
• V:# > V#
• f > ɸ > h
• VV > VʔV