Syrenian/Phonology
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Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |||||||
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High | i | ɪ | ɪ̫ | ɨ | ɪ̈ | ɪ̫̈ | u | ʊ | ʊ̫ |
y | /j/ | ʉ | /ð/ | ɯ | /w/ | ||||
ỹ | No | ũ | |||||||
Mid | e | ɛ | ɛ̫ | ɘ | ɜ | ɜ̫ | o | ɔ | ɔ̫ |
œ | /l/ | No | /ɻ/ | ɤ | /ʁ/ | ||||
œ̃ | ə̃ | õ | |||||||
Low | æ | a | a̫ | No | ä | ɑ | ɑ̫ | ||
No | /ɦ/ | ɒ | /ʕ/ | ||||||
No | ɒ̃ |
Length is normal, long and extra-short (e.g. a, aː, ă). Vowel length is not intrinsic to the vowel, but part of the derivational pattern.
Consonants
There is vast allophony in Syreni, since consonants are far less important. First, there is the table of all sounds that occur:
Labial | Coronal | Velar | Uvular | Pharyngeal | Glottal | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nasal | m | n | ŋ | ɴ | ||
Stop | b | d | g | ɢ | ʔ | |
Fricative | v | z/ʒ | ɣ | |||
Approximant | l/ð/r/j | w | ʁ | ʕ | ɦ |