Ipeyól

Introduction

Vowel inventory Consonant inventory Syllable structure Stress Intonation

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Phonology

Ipeyól phonology is markedly different from Spanish's due to a combination of diachronic and language-contact influences. Ipeyól has a richer consonant and vowel inventory.

History

Palatalization Voiceless stops palatalized before front vowels or /j/. Additionally,

Consonant Inventory

Consonant phonemes

		Labial	Dental/Alv.	Palatal/Postalv.	Velar/Glottal
Nasal		m1	n1
Stop	voiceless	p2	t2, 3	tʃ ⟨ch⟩	k2
	voiced	b	d3	dʒ⟨j⟩	g
Fricative	voiceless	f	s4	ʃ⟨sh⟩
	voiced	v	z
Rhotic			ɾ⟨r⟩	ɹ⟨rr⟩
Liquid			l	j⟨y⟩	w

1. Ipeyól has a syllabic nasal, written in the orthography as <ń>. It, like the nasals themselves, generally assimilates to the place of articulation of the following consonant, such that ilsńbreru, 'hat' is pronounced /il.zm̩.bɾe.ɾu/. The distinctions between the nasals are neutralized in some environments. For example, before a final /p/, /t/ or /k/ there is nearly always only one nasal sound that can appear in each case: [m], [n] or [ŋ] respectively. This effect can even occur across syllable or word boundaries.
2. The voiceless stops /p t k/ are unaspirated.
3. /t/ and /d/ are very often pronounced as a tap [ɾ] between a preceding stressed vowel and another vowel. The tap may occur in word boundaries.
4. The phoneme /s/ is voiced before and after voiced consonants, as in ilsirrlu [il.ziɹ.lu].

Ipeyól has incorporated many words containing the voiceless alveolar affricates [t͡s] and [t͡ɬ], present in many indigenous languages of Mexico

Syllable structure Stress Intonation

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