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The existence of LA was first proved in the (*** century) by (name), who observed the use of a unique, well-defined language used by the first (wave) of (Humans) while researching historical records held by (the First). Efforts have since been made to continue analysis and documentation of both the culture and the language used by this first era of (Humans) whenever possible. | The existence of LA was first proved in the (*** century) by (name), who observed the use of a unique, well-defined language used by the first (wave) of (Humans) while researching historical records held by (the First). Efforts have since been made to continue analysis and documentation of both the culture and the language used by this first era of (Humans) whenever possible. | ||
==Phonology== | |||
===Consonants=== | |||
PIE | |||
Labiovelar consonants include [kw, gw, xw, ngw] which are pronounced like [k, g, x, ng] but with rounded lips. | |||
Velars are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate (the back part of the roof of the mouth, known also as the velum). They include [k, g, x, ng]. | |||
Palatovelar consonants are articulated with the back part of the tongue against the hard palate. They include [k', g', x', ng']. For example, [k'] is pronounced as the k in keen. | |||
===Vowels=== | |||
PAA | PAA | ||
a six-vowel system which consists of short /a/, /i/, /u/ and long /aa/, /ii/, /uu/; | a six-vowel system which consists of short /a/, /i/, /u/ and long /aa/, /ii/, /uu/; | ||
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use of semivowels /w/ and /j/ in the role of consonants. | use of semivowels /w/ and /j/ in the role of consonants. | ||
====Monophthongs==== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;" | |||
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! !! colspan="2" | Front !! colspan="2" | Near-Front !! colspan="2" | Central !! colspan="2" | Near-Back !! colspan="2" | Back | |||
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! !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long !! Short !! Long | |||
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| '''Close''' || i || iː || || || || || || || u || uː | |||
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| '''Mid''' || (e) || (eː) || || || || əː|| || || o || oː | |||
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| '''Open''' || || || || || a || aː || || || || | |||
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====Diphthongs==== | |||
==Morphology== | ==Morphology== |
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