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In compounds /θ/ and /ð/ are both written as ⟨dd⟩ while /f/ and /v/ are written as ⟨ff⟩ as both pairs lose voicing distinction and assimilate to the nearest following element. This means that they're realised either voicelessly ([θ] and [f]) or as ([d] and [v]) when followed by a vowel or voiced consonant. E.g. /gwaθ/ ⟨gbhath⟩ → ⟨gbhadd an deir⟩ [gwað‿andeiɾ] | |||
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Revision as of 23:18, 8 October 2016
Phonology
Consonants
Chrysophylax/merrish has 18 vowels, of which a significant portion are fricatives.
| bilabial | labiodental | dental | (post)alveolar | velar | uvular | |
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| nasal | m | n | ||||
| stops | t d | ⟨c⟩ k g | ⟨k⟩ q | |||
| fricatives | f v | ⟨th⟩ θ ⟨dh⟩ ð | ⟨z⟩ s̺ˡ ⟨s⟩ ʃ | x | ⟨h⟩ χ | |
| tap | ⟨r⟩ ɾ | |||||
| approximant | ⟨bh⟩ w | |||||
Vowels
Chrysophylax/merrish has, in the traditional analysis, a phonemically vertical three-vowel system. There is no length distinction. Phonetically, the low vowel a can be realised as a back, semi-rounded vowel [ɑʷ] before uvular consonants or as an (occasionally long) [æ] before a historical /j/ (written ⟨gh⟩ in the orthography).
Some have argued one should count another vowel phoneme æ on the basis of minimal pairs such as mbha [mwa] and mbhagh [mwæː]. Traditionally, however, consensus has been that in light of its restricted appearance (only appearing before historical /j/, does not appear in CVC syllables) and metrical patterning (CV syllables with *æ count as heavy syllables unlike those with an /a i u/), æ is at most a marginal, emerging phoneme and better viewed as an allophone of /a/.
| Front | Near-front | Central | Near-back | Back | ||
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