Ac'talul

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Ac'talul is a fictional language by Polka Dot.

Phonology & Orthography

Ac'talul contains 24 consonants, including 3 affricates but no fricatives; and 13 vowels, 5 simple and 8 diphthongs.

The consonant inventory of Ac'talul is as follows:
/m n/ <‌m n‌>
/pʰ tʰ ʈʰ kʰ qʰ ʔ/ <‌p t t' c k h‌>
/b d ɖ g ɢ/ <‌b d d' g q‌>
/ᵐb ⁿd ᶯɖ ᵑg ᶰɢ/ <‌mb nd nd' ng nq‌>
/t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ ⁿd͡ʒ/ <‌c' g' ng'‌>
/l j w/ <‌l y v‌>

The velar and uvular consonants /kʰ, qʰ, g, ɢ, ᵑg, ᶰɢ/ are labialized [kʷʰ, qʷʰ, gʷ, ɢʷ, ᵑgʷ, ᶰɢʷ]; while the fricatives /t͡ʃʰ d͡ʒ ⁿd͡ʒ/ are palatalized [t͡ʃʲʰ, d͡ʒʲ, ⁿd͡ʒʲ].

The vocalic inventory of Ac'talul is as follows:
/i u e o a/ <‌i u e o a‌>
/ij iw uj ej ew oj aj aw/ <‌iy iv uy ey ev oy ay av‌>

Phonological processes