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===Vowels=== | |||
The Proto-Tenarian vowel system is reconstructed as having been very similar to the system encountered in Valian, but lacking length distinctions and ''ë''. | |||
{| class="bluetable" | |||
|+Valian vowel phonemes | |||
! rowspan=2| | |||
! colspan=2| [[w:Front vowel|Front]] | |||
! colspan=2| [[w:Back vowel|Back]] | |||
|- | |||
!<small>[[w:Unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]</small> | |||
!<small>[[w:Rounded vowel|Rounded]]</small> | |||
!<small>[[w:Unrounded vowel|Unrounded]]</small> | |||
!<small>[[w:Rounded vowel|Rounded]]</small> | |||
|- align=center | |||
! [[w:Close vowel|Close]] | |||
| i | |||
| ü | |||
| | |||
| u | |||
|- align=center | |||
! [[w:Mid vowel|Mid]] | |||
| e | |||
| ö | |||
| | |||
| o | |||
|- align=center | |||
! [[w:Open vowel|Open]] | |||
| ä a<sup>1</sup> | |||
| | |||
| a | |||
| | |||
|} | |||
1. <sup>1</sup> As the phonetic value of ''a'' has yet to be determined with certainty it is here included in both front and back vowels. | |||
Revision as of 16:06, 4 September 2013
Proto-Tenarian is the reconstructed language from which the Elasian, Valian and Lillian languages derive.
Phonology
Similar to other reconstructed languages, Proto-Tenarian is not written using the IPA but uses the following system (TPA) which only marginally differs from the IPA. The primary differences are noted here.
| Tenarian Phonetic Alphabet | IPA |
|---|---|
| a | a ~ ɑ |
| e | e ~ ɛ |
| i | i |
| o | o~ɔ |
| ü | y |
| ä | æ |
| ö | ø |
| ś | kʲ ~ tʲ ~ t͡s ~ t͡ʃ |
Furthermore, stress is marked by the acute accent.
Vowels
The Proto-Tenarian vowel system is reconstructed as having been very similar to the system encountered in Valian, but lacking length distinctions and ë.
| Front | Back | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrounded | Rounded | Unrounded | Rounded | |
| Close | i | ü | u | |
| Mid | e | ö | o | |
| Open | ä a1 | a | ||
1. 1 As the phonetic value of a has yet to be determined with certainty it is here included in both front and back vowels.