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'''Old Netagin''' is a triconsonantal language inspired by Tiberian Hebrew. It was the language of science, law and administration in Ancient Talma and lent some loans to [[Tíogall]] (though Tíogall is about as pure as German).
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===

Revision as of 22:12, 7 May 2017

Old Netagin is a triconsonantal language inspired by Tiberian Hebrew. It was the language of science, law and administration in Ancient Talma and lent some loans to Tíogall (though Tíogall is about as pure as German).

Phonology

Consonants

Vowels

The vowels written with an acute accent can be analyzed as long vowels or tense vowels; one or more of both pronunciations may be realized simultaneously.

Vowels
Front Near-front Central Near-back Back
Close í /i(ː)/ [ɨ] ú /u(ː)/
Near-close i /ɪ/ u /ʊ/
Close-mid é /e(ː)/ [ɘ] ó /o(ː)/
Mid
Open-mid e /ɛ/ [ɜ] o /ɔ/
Near-open
Open a /ä/ á /ɒ(ː)/

Front vowels /i e ɛ/ are centralized to [ɨ ɘ ɜ] after pharyngealized or uvular consonants.

Vowels are nasalized before /ʕ/, /ħ/ and /ʁ/.

Stress

In native words primary stress can only fall on the ultimate, or less commonly the penultimate syllable.