Tiijaato
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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 |
Grammar
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
