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! !! Bilabial!! Central Alveolar!! Lateral Alveolar!! Palato-Alveolar!! Plain Velar!!Labialised Velar
! !! Bilabial!! Central Alveolar!! Lateral Alveolar!! Palato-Alveolar!! Plain Velar!!Labialised Velar
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| Voiceless Obstruent|| /p/|| /t/||/ɬ/||/ʃ/||/k/
| !!Voiceless Obstruent!! /p/|| /t/||/ɬ/||/ʃ/||/k/
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| Voiced Obstruent|| /b/|| /d/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɡ/||/w/
| Voiced Obstruent|| /b/|| /d/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɡ/||/w/
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| Nasal || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ||
| Nasal || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ||
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====Vowels====
Ahakqau has a total of three monophthongs and two diphthongs making a total of five vowels. According to WALS this is a small vowel quality inventory.

Revision as of 14:55, 14 February 2021

INTRODUCTION

Trying to create a phonologically and morphologically less complex conlang.

PHONOLOGY

Phoneme Inventory

Consonants

Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.

Bilabial Central Alveolar  Lateral Alveolar Palato-Alveolar Plain Velar Labialised Velar
!!Voiceless Obstruent!! /p/ /t/ /ɬ/ /ʃ/ /k/
Voiced Obstruent /b/ /d/ /l/ /ʒ/ /ɡ/ /w/
Nasal /m/ /n/

Vowels

Ahakqau has a total of three monophthongs and two diphthongs making a total of five vowels. According to WALS this is a small vowel quality inventory.