Riphean: Difference between revisions
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== TODO == | == TODO == | ||
Split-ergative past tense using a -n- passive participle? | |||
=== UDHR === | === UDHR === | ||
''Wiži dzíni kimeđ | ''Wiži dzíni kimeđ walni im lejki in zwem chejn im zwame đejžam.'' | ||
/ˈʋɪ{{ž}}ɪ ˈdziːɲɪ | /ˈʋɪ{{ž}}ɪ ˈdziːɲɪ ˈkɪməθ ˈʋalɲɪ ɪm ˈlɛjkɪ ɪn zʋɛm xɛjn ɪm ˈzʋamə ˈðɛjʒɐm/ | ||
( | (im ~ Latin ambō) | ||
hejn ~ τῑμή 'honor', đejše ~ teisė | hejn ~ τῑμή 'honor', đejše ~ teisė | ||
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== Phonology == | == Phonology == | ||
Riphean has consistent initial stress. | Riphean has consistent initial stress. | ||
Vowel-initial words get a glottal stop initial, at least in formal speech | |||
Voiceless stops are not aspirated | Voiceless stops are not aspirated | ||
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w and v as in Dutch | w and v as in Dutch | ||
c č ď dz dž ň ř š ž h ch as in Czech, ľ as in Slovak, ř devoices word-finally | c č ď dz dž ň ř s z š ž h ch as in Czech, ľ as in Slovak, ř devoices word-finally | ||
h devoices to [x] | h devoices to [x] | ||
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''ej ui ou'' = [ɛj œɥ ɔw] | ''ej ui ou'' = [ɛj œɥ ɔw] | ||
''l'' is velarized, ''r'' | ''l'' is velarized, ''r'' is usually an approximant. Both can be syllabic: ''wlch'' 'wolf', ''crn'' 'grain'. | ||
Auslautverhärtung | Auslautverhärtung | ||
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Ra oucha um ri dzrki | Ra oucha um ri dzrki | ||
Oucha | Oucha, čá wlnou ne [had], [saw] dzrkuz | ||