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83 lines
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#+TITLE: L'ewa
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#+SETUPFILE: ../template.org
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* Info
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\frasl{}l.ʔɛ.wa\frasl{}
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Natively known as: L'ewa
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This is the language of the Kala (a race of anthropomorphic orca-people) in Usill.
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* Spelling & Phonology
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** Consonants
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*Consonant inventory*: \frasl{}d g h j k l m n p q s t w ʃ ʒ ʔ ʙ̥\frasl{}
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| Manner\frasl{}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 | | s | ʃ ʒ | | | | | h |
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| Approximant | | | | j | | w | | |
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| Trill | ʙ̥ | | | | | | | |
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| Lateral approximant | | l | | | | | | |
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** Vowels
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*Vowel inventory*: \frasl{}a au i o oi u ua ue uo ai ɛ ɛi\frasl{}\\
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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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** Phonotactics
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*** Syllable structure
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(C)(C)V(C)
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*** Stress pattern
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Initial --- stress is on the first syllable
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*** Word initial consonants
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d, g, h, j, k, kl, l, m, n, p, pl, q, s, sn, sp, st, t, ts, w, ʃ, ʒ, ʔ, ʙ̥
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*** Mid-word consonants
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d, g, h, j, jk, k, kn, l, lk, m, n, nh, nl, ns, p, pl, q, s, sp, t, tg, tk, tw, w, ʃ, ʒ, ʔ, ʙ̥
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*** Word final consonants
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d, g, k, l, m, n, p, q, s, ʃ, ʒ, ʙ̥
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** Spelling rules
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| Pronunciation | Spelling |
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|---------------+----------|
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| j | *y* |
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| ɛ | *e* |
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| ʃ | *x* |
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| ʒ | *z* |
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| ʔ | *'* |
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| ʙ̥ | *b* |
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* Grammar
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TODO: This
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High level ideas:
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+ nounless (see [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salishan_languages][Salishan languages]] or [[https://lojban.org][Lojban]])
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+ Verb-Oblique-Subject-Object (Gives to you a book)
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+ fairly logical
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+ was given by the gods
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+ [[https://www.seximal.net/][seximal]] number system
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** Morphology
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** Syntax
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** Lexicon
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| Word | Definition |
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| l'ewa | is a language |
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| tel | is a/the ocean |
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| sel | is the sun |
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| kala | is an orca |
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