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==== Phonology ==== | ==== Phonology ==== | ||
The | The phonological system of Ilaksh was revised to consist of only 30 consonants and 10 vowels. The consonants were as follows: | ||
{| style="text-align:center" class="IPA wikitable" | {| style="text-align:center" class="IPA wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" | | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | Labial | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" | Dental | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | Alveolar | ||
! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | Retroflex | ||
! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | Post-<br>alveolar | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | Palatal | ||
! colspan="2" | ! colspan="2" | Velar | ||
! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | Uvular | ||
! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | Glottal | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small> | ! <small>central</small> | ||
! <small> | ! <small>lateral</small> | ||
! <small>plain</small> | ! <small>plain</small> | ||
! <small>labial</small> | ! <small>labial</small> | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" | Nasal | ||
| m || n̪ ''n'' || || || || || || ŋ ''ň'' || || || | | m || n̪ ''n'' || || || || || || ŋ ''ň'' || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | ! rowspan="2" | Plosive | ||
! <small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| b || d̪ ''d'' || || || || || || ɡ || || || | | b || d̪ ''d'' || || || || || || ɡ || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! <small> | ! <small>voiceless</small> | ||
| p || t̪ ''t'' || || || || || || k || || || ʔ ' | | p || t̪ ''t'' || || || || || || k || || || ʔ ' | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" | Affricate | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| || || || d͡z ''ż'' || || d͡ʒ ''j'' || || || || || | | || || || d͡z ''ż'' || || d͡ʒ ''j'' || || || || || | ||
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| || || || t͡s ''c'' || || t͡ʃ ''č'' || || || || || | | || || || t͡s ''c'' || || t͡ʃ ''č'' || || || || || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! rowspan="2" | | ! rowspan="2" |Fricative | ||
! <small>voiced</small> | ! <small>voiced</small> | ||
| v || ð ''đ'' || || z || || ʒ ''ž'' || || || || || | | v || ð ''đ'' || || z || || ʒ ''ž'' || || || || || | ||
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| f || θ ''ŧ'' || || s || || ʃ ''š'' || ç || x || || || h | | f || θ ''ŧ'' || || s || || ʃ ''š'' || ç || x || || || h | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" | Approximant | ||
| || || l̪ ''l'' || || || || j || || w || ʁ̞ ''ř'' || | | || || l̪ ''l'' || || || || j || || w || ʁ̞ ''ř'' || | ||
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="2" | | ! colspan="2" | Flap | ||
| || || || || ɽ ''r'' || || || || || || | | || || || || ɽ ''r'' || || || || || || | ||
|} | |} | ||
/ | /m n̪ ŋ l ɽ/ could be syllabic. All consonants except /j w ʔ/ could be geminated; when geminated, h is a bidental fricative or a pharyngeal fricative, and ɽ is an alveolar trill. The clusters /n̪j/, /tj/, /dj/, and /lj/ could be pronounced as such or as the palatals [ɲ], [c], [ɟ], and [ʎ]. | ||
The vowels were follows: | The vowels were follows: | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! !! | ! !! Front !! Central !! Back | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Close | ||
| {{IPA|i}} || {{IPA|ɨ}} ''ï'' {{IPA|ʉ}} ''ü'' || {{IPA|u}} | | {{IPA|i}} || {{IPA|ɨ}} ''ï'' {{IPA|ʉ}} ''ü'' || {{IPA|u}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Close-mid | ||
| {{IPA|e}} {{IPA|ø}} ''ö'' || {{IPA|ə}} ''ë'' || {{IPA|o}} | | {{IPA|e}} {{IPA|ø}} ''ö'' || {{IPA|ə}} ''ë'' || {{IPA|o}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! Open | ||
| {{IPA|æ}} ''ä'' || {{IPA|a}} | | {{IPA|æ}} ''ä'' || {{IPA|a}} | ||
|} | |} |