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"how close to Tiberian Hebrew can I get with an avian vocal tract anatomy" (Assume similar constraints as C'aar)
"how close to Tiberian Hebrew can I get with an avian vocal tract anatomy" (Assume similar constraints as C'aar)


* No rounded vowels; i e ɛ a ʌ ɤ ɯ (assuming backness is possible), with short /a3/, long /a52/ and overlong /a451/
* No rounded vowels; i e ɛ a ʌ ɤ ɯ (assuming backness is possible), with short /a3/, long /a53/ and overlong /a451/
* Rostral: /p b pʼ φ β ʙ/  
* Rostral: /p b pʼ φ β ʙ/  
* Apico-palatal: /t d tʼ θ ð θʼ l/
* Apico-palatal: /t d tʼ θ ð θʼ l/

Revision as of 06:22, 29 January 2022

A Méich Bhaonnáiqh non-human language by Aoife Ní Fhlaithbheartaigh spoken by uplifted crows

Phonology

"how close to Tiberian Hebrew can I get with an avian vocal tract anatomy" (Assume similar constraints as C'aar)

  • No rounded vowels; i e ɛ a ʌ ɤ ɯ (assuming backness is possible), with short /a3/, long /a53/ and overlong /a451/
  • Rostral: /p b pʼ φ β ʙ/
  • Apico-palatal: /t d tʼ θ ð θʼ l/
  • Lamino-palatal: /c ɟ cʼ ç j/
  • Pharyngeal: /ħ ʕ/
  • Syringeal: /h ʔ/ (one syrinx), /h² ʔ²/ (both syrinxes)

single and double ejectives?