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Adwan is a personal a priori conlang. Primarily inspired by the notion of high density information packing and free word order, Adwan | Adwan (''amhdha'' [ˈawðɐ]) is a personal ''a priori'' conlang. Primarily inspired by the notion of high density information packing and free word order, Adwan is characterized by a large presence of fricatives and a borderline polysynthetic morphology consisting of enclitic agglutination. Aesthetically, Adwan is heavily inspired by Polish, Welsh, and Portuguese, with an internal structure largely influenced by Basque, Nahuatl, and Latin. | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
The consonants <i>g</i>, and <i>h</i> are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds, where appending <i>g</i> marks historical palatalization, and <i>h</i> lenition/spirantization. For the semivowel consonants representing the sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by their vowel forms 'i' and 'w' when preceding a vowel and after a consonant, and by 'gh' and 'mh' otherwise, respectively. When preceding 'g', the consonants 'm' and 'n' become nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̃/ and /w̃/, respectively. | The consonants <i>g</i>, and <i>h</i> are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds, where appending <i>g</i> marks historical palatalization, and <i>h</i> lenition/spirantization. For the semivowel consonants representing the sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by their vowel forms 'i' and 'w' when preceding a vowel and after a consonant, and by 'gh' and 'mh' otherwise, respectively. When preceding 'g', the consonants 'm' and 'n' become nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̃/ and /w̃/, respectively. | ||
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# /j̃ w̃/ only occur in falling diphthongs. | # /j̃ w̃/ only occur in falling diphthongs. | ||
# /w̃/ is realized as [ɰ̃] | # /w̃/ is realized as [ɰ̃] | ||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== | ||
==Syntax== | |||
==Samples== | |||
Revision as of 05:17, 4 December 2019
Adwan (amhdha [ˈawðɐ]) is a personal a priori conlang. Primarily inspired by the notion of high density information packing and free word order, Adwan is characterized by a large presence of fricatives and a borderline polysynthetic morphology consisting of enclitic agglutination. Aesthetically, Adwan is heavily inspired by Polish, Welsh, and Portuguese, with an internal structure largely influenced by Basque, Nahuatl, and Latin.
Phonology
Consonants
The consonants g, and h are used with other a finite amount of other consonants to form further graphemes that represent distinct sounds, where appending g marks historical palatalization, and h lenition/spirantization. For the semivowel consonants representing the sounds /j/ and /w/ are represented by their vowel forms 'i' and 'w' when preceding a vowel and after a consonant, and by 'gh' and 'mh' otherwise, respectively. When preceding 'g', the consonants 'm' and 'n' become nasalized velar and palatal approximants /j̃/ and /w̃/, respectively.
| Bilabial | Labiodental | Dental | Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | |||||
| Plosive | p /p/, b /b/ | t /t/, d /d/ | tg /cç/, dg /ɟʝ/ | c /k/, g /g/1 | |||
| Fricative | ph /ɸ/, bh /β/ | pg /f/, bg /v/ | th /θ/, dh /ð/ | s /s/ | rh /ʂ/, rg /ʐ/ | cg /ç/ | ch /x/ |
| Approximant | gh /j/, nh /j̃/2 | mh /w/, mg /w̃/2,3 | |||||
| Tap | r /ɾ/ | ||||||
| Lateral fricative | lh /ɬ/, lg /ɮ/ | ||||||
| Lateral approximant | l /l/ |
- Under gemination, /g/ undergoes lenition to /ɣ/ such that the segment /g.g/ > /ɣː/, i.e., /gː/ does not occur.
- /j̃ w̃/ only occur in falling diphthongs.
- /w̃/ is realized as [ɰ̃]