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*''Nû miuden laz querde fon hling./Nû bimiuden querde fon hling.'' = I speak of love and hate
*''Nû miuden laz querde fon hling./Nû bimiuden querde fon hling.'' = I speak of love and hate
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
Coincidentally, Wibian phonology is quite similar to [[Eevo]] phonology.
Coincidentally, Wibian phonology is quite similar to [[Eevo]] phonology, similar to the relationship between Mandarin and English phonology.
===Orthography===
===Orthography===



Revision as of 20:15, 5 November 2017

Wibian is a descendant of Old Wibian, inspired by Allemañisch.

  • Nû miuden laz querde fon hling./Nû bimiuden querde fon hling. = I speak of love and hate

Phonology

Coincidentally, Wibian phonology is quite similar to Eevo phonology, similar to the relationship between Mandarin and English phonology.

Orthography

Consonants

Modern Aquitanian consonants
Labial Dental Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal voiceless /m̊/ /n̊/
voiced /m/ /n/ /ɲ/ /ŋ/
Stop plain /pʰ/ /tʰ/ /tɕʰ/ /kʰ/ /ʔ/
tense /p˭/ /t˭/ [tɕ˭] /k˭/
voiced /b/ /d/ /d͡ʑ/ /g/
Fricative voiceless /f/ /θ/ /s/ /ʃ/ /h/
voiced /v/ [ð] /z/
aspirated /sʰ/
Approximant voiceless /w̥/ /l̥/
voiced /w/ /l/ /j/
  • /h/ may be written as either h or ch; it is pronounced [x] after consonants.

Vowels

vowels: /a ə i u y ɔ~aʊ ɛ~aɪ e~eɪ o~oʊ ø~øy/, ~ denotes alternation.

The Allemañisch alternation is conditioned by the following rule:

  • diphthongs before /ʔ, s, ŋ/ OR before nasals
  • monophthongs otherwise?

The alternants are marginally phonemic, e.g. before consonants that don't alternate like /l, h/.

It originally came from the rule "diphthongs in closed syllables, monophthongs in open syllables" (plus diphthongization before /n, s/). This alternation operates after r, -nj > j and attendant vowel coloring.

Prosody

Stress

Intonation

Phonotactics

Morphophonology

Liaison

Alternations upon suffixation