Nodrostic
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Nodrostæ
Phonology & Orthography
Consonants
Bilabial | Dental | Alveolar | Postalveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | /m/ m | /n/ n | /ŋ/ ŋ | |||||
Plosive | /p/ p | /t/ t | /q/ q | /ʔ/ x | ||||
Affricative | /ts/ c | /tʃ/ ç | ||||||
Fricative | /ɸ β/ f b | /θ ð/ þ d | /s z/ s z | /ʃ ʒ/ ş z̧ | /x ɣ/ h,k g | |||
Trill | /r/ r | /ʀ/ ʀ | ||||||
Lateral Fricative | /ɮ/ l | |||||||
Approximant | /j/ j | /w/ v |
- p t q are pronounced as /p̚ t̚ q̚/ at the end of a word
- a dot accent can be added on c d l n r s t z to show palatalization
- ḋ ṫ represent /ɣʲ xʲ/
- when before a vowel, a consonant with a dot accent replaces the accent mark with i
- doubling a consonant makes its sound longer
- when a voiced and voiceless consonant are next to each other, they both take the first letter's voicing
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | /iː/ i | /uː/ w | |
Close-Mid | /e ø/ e u | /ɤ o/ y o | |
Open | /a ɒ/ a å |
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close-Mid | /øʏ/ ᵫ | /oɪ/ œ | |
Open | /aɪ/ æ |
- a å e o u y are slightly raises to /ɐ̜ ɐ̹ ɪ ʊ̹ ʏ ʊ̜/ in unstressed position
- doubling a vowel raises it (/a ɒ e o ø ɤ/ → /ɜ ɞ i u y ɯ/), lengthens its sound, and puts stress on its syllable
Stress
Stress normally falls on the first syllable of a word. However, there is irregular stress. This is denoted by an acute accent on that specific syllable's vowel to show the irregularity.
Vowel Harmony
Front | a | e | u |
---|---|---|---|
Back | å | y | o |
Neutral | i w |