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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Lasat Der is part of a project about creating a naturalistic language family. Lasat Der is the proto-language. | |||
<!-- Design goals, inspiration, ideas, who speaks it?, when was it created?, where does it come from?, any peculiarities? --> | <!-- Design goals, inspiration, ideas, who speaks it?, when was it created?, where does it come from?, any peculiarities? --> | ||
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==Phonology== | ==Phonology== | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Bilabial | ! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Bilabial | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Dental | ! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Dental | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Velar | ! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Velar | ||
! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Labialised Velar | ! scope="col" style="width: 66px; text-align: center; "|Labialised Velar | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"|m | | style="text-align: center;"|m | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|n | | style="text-align: center;"|n | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"|p b | | style="text-align: center;"|p b | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|t d | | style="text-align: center;"|t d | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|k g | | style="text-align: center;"|k g | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|kʷ gʷ | | style="text-align: center;"|kʷ gʷ | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|s | | style="text-align: center;"|s | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|x | | style="text-align: center;"|x | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|xʷ | | style="text-align: center;"|xʷ | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|ɾ | | style="text-align: center;"|ɾ | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
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| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|l | | style="text-align: center;"|l | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Vowels=== | ===Vowels=== | ||
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;" | {| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="bluetable lightbluebg" style="width: 540px; text-align:center;" | ||
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! style="" |Close | ! style="" |Close | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|i | |||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"|u | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Mid | ! style="" |Mid | ||
| style="text-align: center;"|e | |||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"|o | ||
|- | |- | ||
! style="" |Open | ! style="" |Open | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"|a | ||
| style="text-align: center;"| | | style="text-align: center;"| | ||
|} | |} | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics=== | ||
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The syllable structure in Lasat Der is CV(C(C)).Any consonant can be at the syllable onset. Since syllable onset is obligatory, [ʔ] is used as a default onset so no syllable can begin with a vowel.No diphtongs are allowed. The only allowed consonant clusters in the coda are sonorant+plosive or glottal+plosive combinations. | |||
===Orthography=== | ===Orthography=== | ||
<!--Explain your conlang's alphabet. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet to describe the sounds of your language. If you are unsure on how to use IPA then visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet and read up. --> | <!--Explain your conlang's alphabet. Use the International Phonetic Alphabet to describe the sounds of your language. If you are unsure on how to use IPA then visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet and read up. --> | ||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!Letters | |||
!Pronunciation | |||
!Example | |||
!Meaning | |||
!Phonologic transcription | |||
!Phonetic transcription | |||
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|[kʷ] | |||
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|l | |||
|[l] | |||
|lasat | |||
|whale | |||
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|m | |||
|[m] | |||
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|n | |||
|[n] | |||
|neget | |||
|sea | |||
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|x | |||
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|xurub | |||
|house | |||
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|[xʷ] | |||
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==Grammar== | ==Grammar== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Languages]] |
Latest revision as of 02:28, 20 January 2017
Background
Lasat Der is part of a project about creating a naturalistic language family. Lasat Der is the proto-language.
Phonology
Consonants
Bilabial | Dental | Velar | Labialised Velar | Glottal | |
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Nasal | m | n | |||
Plosive | p b | t d | k g | kʷ gʷ | ʔ |
Fricative | s | x | xʷ | h | |
Approximant | ɾ | ||||
Lateral | l |
Vowels
Front | Central | Back | |
---|---|---|---|
Close | i | u | |
Mid | e | o | |
Open | a |
Phonotactics
The syllable structure in Lasat Der is CV(C(C)).Any consonant can be at the syllable onset. Since syllable onset is obligatory, [ʔ] is used as a default onset so no syllable can begin with a vowel.No diphtongs are allowed. The only allowed consonant clusters in the coda are sonorant+plosive or glottal+plosive combinations.
Orthography
Letters | Pronunciation | Example | Meaning | Phonologic transcription | Phonetic transcription |
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a | [a] | ||||
b | [b] | ||||
d | [d] | ||||
e | [e] | ||||
g | [g] | ||||
gv | [gʷ] | ||||
h | [h] | ||||
i | [i] | ||||
k | [k] | ||||
kv | [kʷ] | ||||
l | [l] | lasat | whale | ||
m | [m] | ||||
n | [n] | neget | sea | ||
o | [o] | ||||
p | [p] | ||||
r | [ɾ] | ||||
s | [s] | ||||
t | [t] | ||||
u | [u] | ||||
x | [x] | xurub | house | ||
xv | [xʷ] | ||||
' | [ʔ] |