Proto-Choogo

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Proto-Choogo
Spoken in:
Conworld:
Total speakers:
Genealogical classification:
Proto-Choogo
Basic word order:
Morphological type: synthetic
Morphosyntactic alignment:
Writing system:
Created by:
Qwynegold

Proto-Choogo is an a posteriori language based on Japanese. It is the parent language of Shochakbẽ, Teekaabẽ, Ũlyuubẽ, Tosamabẽ, Linkōbẽ, Akabẽ, Tôbẽ, Seebẽ and Yōbẽ.

Phonology

Consonants

Below are approximate tables of the Proto-Choogo's phoneme inventory. Sounds in parenthesis only exist as allophones.

Consonants
Bilabial Labiod. Dental Alveolar Post-alv. Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasals m n (ŋ)
<m> <n> <n>
Plosives (p) b t d (ɟ) k ɡ
<pp> <t> <d> <j> <k> <g>
Fricatives f s z ʃ (ç) h
<f> <z> <sh> <h(y)> <h>
Affricates ts dʲʒ
<ts> <ch> <j>
Approximants j
<j>
Lateral Approximant l
<l>

Vowels


Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
High i (ɯ) u
Near-high (ɪ) (ʊ)
High-mid e (ɤ) o
<e> <o> <o>
Mid
Low-mid (ɛ)
<e>
Near-low
Low ä (ɑ)
<a> <a>

Proto-Choogo has phonemic length for all vowels and the consonants m, n, t, s, ʃ, ts and . Both /bː/ and /hː/ are realized as [pː]. Nasalization contrast also exists for all vowels.

The syllable structure is (C)V(V)(V)(V)(C).