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Example of hiatus: i˩äth [ʔi᷅ːʔàθˤ] vs. íath˩ [ʔi᷅ːaθˤ] | Example of hiatus: i˩äth [ʔi᷅ːʔàθˤ] vs. íath˩ [ʔi᷅ːaθˤ] | ||
=== Tones === | === Tones/Tropes === | ||
Reading Flei has _ tones. Each tone | Reading Flei has _ tones. Each tone can be marked with one of three tropes depending on the syntactic context: conjunctive, top-level pausal (cf. sof pasuq), and lower-level pausal (cf. etnachta and revia). | ||
== Orthography == | == Orthography == | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 25 October 2024
Phonology
Vowels
- Vowels: /i iː e eː a aː o oː u uː iːa uːa aːi aːu ("shva na", its only distinguishing feature is being ultrashort)/
Consonants
- Consonants: /mˤ ṽˤ mʲ ṽʲ n̪ˤ ɾ̃ˤ ɲ ɾ̃ʲ pˤ ɸˤ pʲ ɸʲ t̪ˤ θˤ tʲ θʲ c q ç χ l̪ˤ lˤ ʎ lʲ rˤ ɾˤ r̝ʲ ɾʲ s̪ˤ ʃ h ʔ/
Example of hiatus: i˩äth [ʔi᷅ːʔàθˤ] vs. íath˩ [ʔi᷅ːaθˤ]
Tones/Tropes
Reading Flei has _ tones. Each tone can be marked with one of three tropes depending on the syntactic context: conjunctive, top-level pausal (cf. sof pasuq), and lower-level pausal (cf. etnachta and revia).