Classical Diūn

Phonology

Plosive /p b t d t` d` k g/ /p b t d ʈ ɖ k g/ <p b t d ť ď k g>

Nasal /m n n`/ /m n ɳ/ <m n ň>

Fricative /f v s z s` z` h/ /f v s z ʂ ʐ h/ <f v s z š ž h>

Affricate /ts tS/ /ts tʃ/ <c č>

Approximant /r\ j/ /ɹ j/ <r j>

Lateral Approximant /l/ /l/ <l>

Close /i u/ /i u/ <ī ū>

Close Lax /I U/ /ɪ ʊ/ <i u>

Close-Mid /e o/ /e o/ <ē ō>

Mid Lax /@/ /ə/<ë>

Open-Mid /E O/ /ɛ ɔ/ <e o>

Open Lax /{/ /æ/ <ā>

Open /A/ /ɑ/ <a>

short /I U E O A/ <i u e o a>

long /i u e o {/ <ī ū ē ō ā>

neutral /@/ <ë>

Diphthongs /OI aI aU/ <oi ai au>

Syllable Structure

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CV(C)

Stress is on the first syllable

Allophones

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All plosives become aspirated at the end of a word

[N] occurs at the end of words as an allophone of /n/

[J] occurs as an allophone of /n/ word medial

[dZ] is an allophone of /g/ that occures medially

[T] is an allophone of /t/ between two vowels

[D] is an allophone of /d/ between two vowels

Phonotactics

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No consonant clusters consisting of only fricatives,plosives or approximants

No consonant clusters involving nasals

The coda and onset cannot consist of more than two consonant sounds

There can be no double vowels sounds. vowels are either between two consonants or are diphthongs.

Approximants cannot begin a word. Approximants also have to have a Plosive or only the following fricatives /f v s z h/.

/r\/ cannot come after /p b k s z g h/

retroflex consonants can only come at the end of a word