Bright languages: Difference between revisions
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*Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced. | *Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced. | ||
*Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | *Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | ||
*Assimilation: alba- | *Lenition: the first ... | ||
*Assimilation: | |||
alba-alp > albabelë; silma-alp > silmemalë; ... | |||
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | *Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]<br> | ||
In Adamic, the forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become '' | In Adamic, the forms ''vāl'' "person" and ''vār'' "people" become ''alp'' and ''elbë'' (instead of ''*var'') respectively. | ||
*Mutation: | *Mutation: consonants extend grade until there is only one<br> | ||
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | ||
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br> | m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br> | ||
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r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | ||
*/t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/. | */t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/. | ||
b | |||
C̥VC̬VC̥ | C̥VC̬VC̥ | ||
Revision as of 18:39, 31 October 2024
Bright languages are constructed languages intended to be aesthetically pleasing and stable in utterance.
Introduction
Phonology
4 vowels and 8 consonants.
Sound Laws
- Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced.
- Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless.
- Lenition: the first ...
- Assimilation:
alba-alp > albabelë; silma-alp > silmemalë; ...
- Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]
In Adamic, the forms vāl "person" and vār "people" become alp and elbë (instead of *var) respectively.
- Mutation: consonants extend grade until there is only one
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]
r/l + p -lb [extension of l]
r/l + t -rd [extension of r]
r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]
r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]
- /t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/.
b
C̥VC̬VC̥
anë
[the dorsal column was deleted and the distinction of voice lost] ...plus, m and n are added and f and s lost
m, l, p, b
n, r, t, d
albabelë narni
Velar stops such as /k/ are problematic, therefore removed. Palatalization /ku/ for example has the tendence to inevitably change to /kʷ/ and /b/, whereas /ki/ will lead to /t͡ʃi/ and /ʃi/.
Back vowels are totally erased, to contrast with dark tongues, plus to avoid the sound change /du/ > /dʷ/ > /b/