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-lenis: /s, x/ | -lenis: /s, x/ | ||
APPROXIMANT: / | APPROXIMANT: /v, D, j/ | ||
2) VOWELS | 2) VOWELS | ||
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5) /D/ is realised as [T] in word-final position. | 5) /D/ is realised as [T] in word-final position. | ||
6) /i, u/ are realised as [E, O] when preceding a liquid coda or when adjacent to / | 6) /i, u/ are realised as [E, O] when preceding a liquid coda or when adjacent to /v, j/. | ||
C) ORTHOGRAPHY | C) ORTHOGRAPHY | ||
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"ui" = /OI/ | "ui" = /OI/ | ||
"v" = / | "v" = /v/ | ||
Historical note: /D/ was originally written with "þ". However, when printing was introduced to Thule, no type was available for that letter so "q" was substituted instead. | Historical note: /D/ was originally written with "þ". However, when printing was introduced to Thule, no type was available for that letter so "q" was substituted instead. | ||
The spelling of Thulean is generally phonemic except that the [E, O] allophones of /i, u/ and the effects of consonant gradation and sandhi are indicated. | The spelling of Thulean is generally phonemic except that the [E, O] allophones of /i, u/ and the effects of consonant gradation and sandhi are indicated. | ||
D) PROSODY | |||
Thulean has fixed initial primary stress. Secondary stress falls on every alternate syllable following the primary stress. Rhythm type is trochaic. | |||
E) PHONOTACTICS | |||
1) The syllable template is (C)V(C). | |||
2) Consonant clusters only occur at syllable boundaries. | |||
3) Permitted consonant clusters: | |||
a) /m/ + /p, v/ | |||
b) /n/ + /t, s, D/ | |||
c) /N/ + /k, x, j/ | |||
d) /r/ + /m, n, N, p, t, k, s, x, v, D, j/ | |||
e) /l/ + /m, n, N, p, t, k, s, x, v, D, j/ | |||
f) /p, t, k/ + /s/ | |||
g) /s/ + /p, t, k/ | |||
4) Permitted word-final codas: /m, n, t, k, s, D/ | |||
5) Vowels in hiatus do not occur. | |||
6) Diphthongs may not occur in a closed syllable oe before a fortis consonant. | |||
F) SANDHI | |||
1 | |||