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'''Riqīmai''' (''goħai riqīmai'' /riqi:mai/) was the ancestor of [[Clofabosin]].
'''Riqian''' (''Riqīmā'' /rikʷiːmaː/) is an extinct Talmic language, a close relative of [[Thensarian]].
 
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
Linking and intrusive /ʕ/ is used between word-final /eː oː/ and a following vowel
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 700px; text-align:center;"
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! colspan="2" |
!  |Labial
!  |Dental
!  |Alveolar
!  |Palatal
!  |Velar
!  |Labiovelar
!  |Uvular
!  |Glottal
|-
! colspan="2" style="" |Nasal
| m
| n
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! rowspan="2" |Plosive
! |<small>voiceless</small>
| p
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| t
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| k
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| q
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|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
| b
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| d
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| g
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|-
! rowspan="2" style="" |Fricative
! |<small>voiceless</small>
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| s
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| xw
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| h
|-
! |<small>voiced</small>
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| z
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! colspan="2" |Resonant
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| l
| r
| y
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| w
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|}
 
===Vowels===
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" style="width: 90px; "|
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Front
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Central
! colspan="2" style="width: 90px; " |Back
|-
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>short</small>
!style="width: 45px; "|<small>long</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /i/
| '''ī''' /iː/
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| '''u''' /u/
| '''ū''' /uː/
|-
! style="" |Mid
| '''e''' /ɛ/
| '''ē''' /eː/
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| '''o''' /ɔ/
| '''ō''' /oː/
|-
! style="" |Open
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| '''a''' /a/
| '''ā''' /aː/
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|}
 
 
===Phonotactics===
CV dominant, no clusters except nC

Latest revision as of 00:28, 7 September 2018

Riqian (Riqīmā /rikʷiːmaː/) is an extinct Talmic language, a close relative of Thensarian.

Phonology

Linking and intrusive /ʕ/ is used between word-final /aː eː oː/ and a following vowel