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==INTRODUCTION== | |||
Trying to create a phonologically and morphologically less complex conlang. | |||
==PHONOLOGY== | |||
===Phoneme Inventory=== | |||
====Consonants==== | |||
Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal. | |||
Ahakqau has | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! ||Labial||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar ||Palato-Alveolar ||Velar | |||
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| '''Voiceless Stop'''|| /p/|| /t/||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/k/ | |||
|- | |||
| '''Voiced Fricative'''|| /v/|| /ɹ/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɣ/ | |||
|- | |||
| '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/ | |||
|} | |||
NOTE: While /ɹ, l/ are not phonetically fricatives, they pattern phonologically with the rest of the voiced fricatives. | |||
====Vowels==== | |||
Ahakqau has a total of three short monophthongs, three long monophthings and six diphthongs making a total of twelve phonological vowels. Long monophthongs are realised as diphthongs but patterb with the short monophthongs. According to WALS, which only considers the quality of monophthongs, this is a small vowel quality inventory. | |||
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! !! Short Front!! Long Front!!Short Central!!Long Central!! Short Back!!Long Back | |||
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| '''High Monophthong'''|| /i/||/eɪ/||||||/u/||/oʊ/ | |||
|- | |||
| '''Low Monophthong''' || || || /ä/||/ɛə/|| || | |||
|} | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
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! !! Front!! Central!! Back | |||
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| '''High Diphthong''' || /ɔɪ/|| /iə/, /uə/|| /ɛʊ/ | |||
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| '''Low Diphthong''' || /aɪ/|| || /ɑʊ/ | |||
|} | |||
===Orthography=== | |||
Ahakqau is written in the Latin alphabet. It is a phonemic alphabet which also reflects sandhi. | |||
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! Latin Letter!! IPA Value | |||
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| ⟨a⟩ || /ä/ | |||
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| ⟨aa⟩ || /ɛə/ | |||
|- | |||
| ⟨ai⟩ || /aɪ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨au⟩||/ɑʊ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨g⟩||/ɣ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨i⟩||/i/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨ia⟩||/iə/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨ii⟩||/eɪ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨iu⟩||/ɛʊ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨j⟩||/ʒ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨k⟩||/k/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨l⟩||/l/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨m⟩||/m/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨n⟩||/n/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨ŋ⟩||/ŋ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨p⟩||/p/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨q⟩||/tɬ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨r⟩||/ɹ/ | |||
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|⟨t⟩||/t/ | |||
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|⟨u⟩||/u/ | |||
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|⟨ua⟩||/uə/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨ui⟩||/ɔɪ/ | |||
|- | |||
|⟨uu⟩||/oʊ/ | |||
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|⟨v⟩||/v/ | |||
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|⟨x⟩||/tʃ/ | |||
|} | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 15 February 2021
INTRODUCTION
Trying to create a phonologically and morphologically less complex conlang.
PHONOLOGY
Phoneme Inventory
Consonants
Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.
| Labial | Central Alveolar | Lateral Alveolar | Palato-Alveolar | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiceless Stop | /p/ | /t/ | /tɬ/ | /tʃ/ | /k/ |
| Voiced Fricative | /v/ | /ɹ/ | /l/ | /ʒ/ | /ɣ/ |
| Nasal | /m/ | /n/ | /ŋ/ |
NOTE: While /ɹ, l/ are not phonetically fricatives, they pattern phonologically with the rest of the voiced fricatives.
Vowels
Ahakqau has a total of three short monophthongs, three long monophthings and six diphthongs making a total of twelve phonological vowels. Long monophthongs are realised as diphthongs but patterb with the short monophthongs. According to WALS, which only considers the quality of monophthongs, this is a small vowel quality inventory.
| Short Front | Long Front | Short Central | Long Central | Short Back | Long Back | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Monophthong | /i/ | /eɪ/ | /u/ | /oʊ/ | ||
| Low Monophthong | /ä/ | /ɛə/ |
| Front | Central | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Diphthong | /ɔɪ/ | /iə/, /uə/ | /ɛʊ/ |
| Low Diphthong | /aɪ/ | /ɑʊ/ |
Orthography
Ahakqau is written in the Latin alphabet. It is a phonemic alphabet which also reflects sandhi.
| Latin Letter | IPA Value |
|---|---|
| ⟨a⟩ | /ä/ |
| ⟨aa⟩ | /ɛə/ |
| ⟨ai⟩ | /aɪ/ |
| ⟨au⟩ | /ɑʊ/ |
| ⟨g⟩ | /ɣ/ |
| ⟨i⟩ | /i/ |
| ⟨ia⟩ | /iə/ |
| ⟨ii⟩ | /eɪ/ |
| ⟨iu⟩ | /ɛʊ/ |
| ⟨j⟩ | /ʒ/ |
| ⟨k⟩ | /k/ |
| ⟨l⟩ | /l/ |
| ⟨m⟩ | /m/ |
| ⟨n⟩ | /n/ |
| ⟨ŋ⟩ | /ŋ/ |
| ⟨p⟩ | /p/ |
| ⟨q⟩ | /tɬ/ |
| ⟨r⟩ | /ɹ/ |
| ⟨t⟩ | /t/ |
| ⟨u⟩ | /u/ |
| ⟨ua⟩ | /uə/ |
| ⟨ui⟩ | /ɔɪ/ |
| ⟨uu⟩ | /oʊ/ |
| ⟨v⟩ | /v/ |
| ⟨x⟩ | /tʃ/ |