Univax
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Phonetic doodle inspired by a ZBB discussion about the "sound of polar languages" (from Aleut to Icelandic). Just to be contrary, I'm putting it in Sahara.
Consonants (phonemic)
p | t | c | k | |
θ | s | x | ||
m̥ | n̥ | ɲ̊ | h | |
m | n | ɲ | ||
ʋ | l | r | j |
Vowels (phonemic)
Non-back | Back | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short | Long | Short | Long | |||
i | ʉ | iː | ʉː | u | uː | |
ə | ej | ɑ | ɑː | ɑw |
Allophony
- /k x/ backed to [q χ] before a back vowel or after one before a consonant
- All non-palatal consonants palatalized before /i/; dentals change to full palatals
- /ʉ ə/ (either length) fronted to [y e] before a palatal consonant or an /i/ in the folloing syllable
- /θ/ is lamino-interdental, /t n̥ n l/ are apico-dental, except apico-alveolar before /i/, /s r/ are apico-alveolar, /c ɲ̊ ɲ/ are lamino-postalveolar
- /θ x/ voiced to [ð ɣ~ʁ] between voiced sounds and initially
- /s/ voiced to /z/ only intervocally & if the next consonant is also voiced
- eg. /kisim/ [kizim], but /kisi/ [kisi], /kisixat/ [kisiχɑt̪]
Cluster table (obstruent-initials only for now):
1st ↓ · 2nd → | p | t | c | k | θ | s | x | m̥ | n̥ | ɲ̊ | m | n | ɲ | ʋ | l | r | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
p | pt | pc | ps | px | pn̥? | pɲ̊? | |||||||||||
t | tp | tk | tx | tm̥ | tʋ | ||||||||||||
c | cp | ck | cx | cm̥ | cʋ | ||||||||||||
k | kp | kt | kc | km̥ | kn̥? | kɲ̊? | kʋ | ||||||||||
θ | θp | θk | θx | θm̥ | θn̥? | θɲ̊? | ðm | ðʋ | ðl | ðr | |||||||
x | xp | xt | xc | xθ | xs | xm̥ | xn̥? | xɲ̊? | ɣm | ɣn | ɣɲ | ɣʋ |
Coda /s/ occurs only word-finally.
Stress
- Level 1 (usually 2ndary) stress falls on the initial syllable, unless immediately pretonic
- Level 2 (usually primary) stress falls on
- the rightmost superhevvy syllable, if there is one
- otherwise the rightmost non-final hevvy syllable, if there is one
(so what's this in terms of feet? (C)V(V/C)(C)CV(C/V)(CV)(V/C)(CV)(V/C) I think?)
Flavor test
- seriutvalem [ˌseriˈut̪ʋɑl̪əm]
- kaarhuxmet [ˈqɑːrhuʁmət̪]
- terakvaasuxmit [ˌt̪ərɑqʋɑːˈzuʁmit̪] (* do we have an -uxmit/-uxmet suffix here?)
- zykurpyycuu [ˌðʉqurˈpyːcuː]
- uñiivacxamhyykap [ˌuɲiːʋɑcχɑˈm̥ʉːqɑp]
- xarvytxaanaa [ˌʁɑrʋʉˈt̪χɑːn̪ɑː]
- yzkyr cepesak [ˈʉθkʉr ˈcəpəsɑq]
- kepuut sinikau suvatpeti [kəˈpuːt̪ ˈsiniqaw suʋɑt̪peti]
- tylpyraktiipii [t̪ʉl̪pʉrɑqˈciːpiː]