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===Rules for writing rimes=== | ===Rules for writing rimes=== | ||
*Following a long vowel or diphthong, the finals /p t c k m n ɲ ŋ l ʀ/ are written as {{angbr|'''p t z k hm hn hnj hng hl hr'''}}. The ''h'' is not used for resonant finals if the nucleus is a diphthong or '''ie''' /iː/. | *Following a long vowel or diphthong, the finals /p t c k m n ɲ ŋ l ʀ x/ are written as {{angbr|'''p t z k hm hn hnj hng hl hr s'''}}. The ''h'' is not used for resonant finals if the nucleus is a diphthong or '''ie''' /iː/. | ||
*Following a short vowel, the finals /p t c k m n ŋ l ʀ/ are written as {{angbr|'''pp tt zz ck mm nn nnj ng ll rr'''}}. | *Following a short vowel, the finals /p t c k m n ŋ l ʀ x/ are written as {{angbr|'''pp tt zz ck mm nn nnj ng ll rr ch'''}}. | ||
[[Category:Naengic languages]] | [[Category:Naengic languages]] | ||
Revision as of 02:27, 12 March 2017
Introduction
Trâi /tʀɑːj/ is a Naengic language inspired by Khmer.
Phonology
Consonants
| Labial | Alveolar | Palatal | Velar | Uvular | Glottal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m /m/ | n /n/ | nj /ɲ/ | ng /ŋ/ | |||
| Stop | plain | p /p/ | t /t/ | z /c/ | k /k/ | ' /ʔ/ | |
| implosive | b /ɓ/ | d /ɗ/ | |||||
| Fricative | w /v/ | s /s̠/ | -s, -ch [x] | h /h/ | |||
| Liquid | l /l/ | lj /ʎ/ | r /ʀ/ | ||||
| Approximant | w [w] | j /j/ | |||||
Vowels
| Front | Central | Back | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| short | long | short | long | short | long | |
| Close | i /ɪ/ | ie /iː/ | ü /ɨ/ | ü /ɨː/ | u /ʊ/ | u /uː/ |
| Close-mid | e /e/ | e /eː/ | ö /ə/ | ö /əː/ | o /o/ | o /oː/ |
| Open-mid | ä /ɛ/ | ä /ɛː/ | å /ɔ/ | å /ɔː/ | ||
| Open | a /a/ | a /aː/ | â /ɑ/ | â /ɑː/ | ||
Diphthongs, not counting "r-colored" diphthongs: ei aö ao äi öi öü öu ia/ea ua /ae aə ao ɛɪ əɪ əɨ əʊ iə uə/
Vowels with -j or -w finals: üw üi ui ai âi åi eai/iai uai eaw/iaw aoi aöi /ɨw ɨj uj aːj ɑːj ɔːj iəj uəj iəw aoj aəj/
R-coloring
Like German and Danish, Trâi vocalizes syllable-final /ʀ/ to [ɐ], which heavily affects preceding vowels.
Rules for writing rimes
- Following a long vowel or diphthong, the finals /p t c k m n ɲ ŋ l ʀ x/ are written as ⟨p t z k hm hn hnj hng hl hr s⟩. The h is not used for resonant finals if the nucleus is a diphthong or ie /iː/.
- Following a short vowel, the finals /p t c k m n ŋ l ʀ x/ are written as ⟨pp tt zz ck mm nn nnj ng ll rr ch⟩.