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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/ | ||
Revision as of 15:01, 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/ | /ŋ |
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.