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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' [ʃˑɛj˨˩ ʔaː˩˩ mɪː˧˥] is a divergent topolect of Zzean. It is inspired by Navajo. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' [ʃˑɛj˨˩ ʔaː˩˩ mɪː˧˥], or the '''Ami language''', is a divergent topolect of Zzean. It is inspired by Navajo. | ||
== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Revision as of 21:53, 29 November 2024
Mwail/Whyastian/Lexicon [ʃˑɛj˨˩ ʔaː˩˩ mɪː˧˥], or the Ami language, is a divergent topolect of Zzean. It is inspired by Navajo.
Phonology
Initials
| Bilabial | Alveolar | Palato- alveolar |
Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| plain | lateral | affricate | plain | lab. | ||||||
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | ||||||||
| Stop | unaspirated | b /p/ | d /t/ | dl /tˡ/ | dz /ts/ | j /tʃ/ | g /k/ | gw /kʷ/ | (not written) /ʔ/ | |
| aspirated | t /tʰ/ | tł /tɬʰ/ | ts /tsʰ/ | ch /tʃʰ/ | k /kʰ/ | kw /kʷʰ/ | ||||
| ejective | tʼ /tʼ/ | tłʼ /tɬʼ/ | tsʼ /tsʼ/ | chʼ /tʃʼ/ | kʼ /kʼ/ | kwʼ /kʷʼ/ | ||||
| Continuant | fortis | s /s/ | ł /ɬ/ | sh /ʃ/ | h /x/ | hw /xʷ/ | ||||
| lenis | z /z/ | l /l/ | zh /ʒ/ | y /j/ | gh /ɣ/ | w /w/ | ||||
Nuclei
i, e, a, o, u, ii, ee, aa, oo, uu
Codas
-0 -n -ñ -' -d -l -z -zh -i -i' -w -w' /-0 -n -N -ʔ -t̚ -l -z̞ -ɻ -j -jʔ -w -wʔ/
/-N/ is realized as nasalization of the preceding vowel
Nuclei are lengthened before the zero coda or /-N/; hence short and long vowel + these codas are phonetically long and overlong vowels respectively