32 lines
1.4 KiB
Markdown
32 lines
1.4 KiB
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## Phonology
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### Consonants
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*Consonant inventory*: /d f g h j k l m n p q r s t w ʃ ʒ ʔ ʙ̥/
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| Manner/Place | Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato-alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Labio-velar | Uvular | Glottal |
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|---------------------|----------|----------|-----------------|---------|-------|-------------|--------|---------|
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| Nasal | m | n | | | | | | |
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| Stop | p | t d | | | k g | | q | ʔ |
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| Fricative | f | s | ʃ ʒ | | | | | h |
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| Approximant | | | | j | | w | | |
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| Trill | ʙ̥ | r | | | | | | |
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| Lateral approximant | | l | | | | | | |
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The weirdest consonant is /ʙ̥/, which is a voiceless bilabial trill, or blowing
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air through your lips without making sound. This is intended to imitate a noise
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an orca would make.
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### Vowels
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*Vowel inventory*: /a ɛ i o u/
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*Diphthongs*: au, oi, ua, ue, uo, ai, ɛi
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| | Front | Back |
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|----------|-------|------|
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| High | i | u |
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| High-mid | | o |
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| Low-mid | ɛ | |
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| Low | a | |
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