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==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Consonants===
===Consonants===
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|-
! colspan="2" | Nasal
! colspan="2" | Nasal
| /m/
| '''m''' /m/
| /n/
| '''n''' /n/
| /ɲ/
|  
| /ŋ/
| '''ŋ''' /ŋ/
|
|
|-
|-
! rowspan="3" |Plosive
! rowspan="3" |Plosive
! | <small>plain</small>
! | <small>plain</small>
| /p/
| '''p''' /p/
| /t/
| '''t''' /t/
| /c/
|  
| /k/
| '''k''' /k/
| /ʔ/
| '''ʼ''' /ʔ/
|-
|-
! | <small>aspirated</small>
! | <small>aspirated</small>
| /pʰ/
| '''ph''' /pʰ/
| /tʰ/
| '''th''' /tʰ/
| /cʰ/
|  
| /kʰ/
| '''kh''' /kʰ/
|  
|  
|-
|-
! | <small>voiced</small>
! | <small>voiced</small>
| /b/
| '''b''' /b/
| /d/
| '''d''' /d/
| /ɟ/
|  
| /g/
| '''g''' /g/
|  
|  
|-
|-
! rowspan="2" |Affricate
! rowspan="3" |Affricate
! | <small>plain</small>
! | <small>plain</small>
|  
|  
| /ts/
| '''ts''' /ts/
| /t͡ʃ/
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
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! | <small>aspirated</small>
! | <small>aspirated</small>
|  
|  
| /tsʰ/
| '''tsh''' /tsʰ/
| /t͡ʃʰ/
|  
|
|
|-
! | <small>voiced</small>
|
| '''dz''' /dz/
|
|  
|  
|  
|  
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! rowspan="2" |Fricative
! rowspan="2" |Fricative
! | <small>plain</small>
! | <small>plain</small>
| /f/
| '''f''' /f/
| /s/
| '''s''' /s/
| /ʃ/
| '''š''' /ʃ/
|  
| '''ch''' /x/
| /h/
| '''h''' /h/
|-
|-
! | <small>voiced</small>
! | <small>voiced</small>
| /v/
| '''v''' /v/
| /z/
| '''z''' /z/
| /ʒ/
| '''ž''' /ʒ/
|  
| '''gh''' /ɣ/
|  
|  
|-
|-
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|  
|  
|  
|  
| /j/
| '''j''' /j/
|  
|  
|  
|  
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! | <small>lateral</small>
! | <small>lateral</small>
|  
|  
| /l/
| '''l''' /l/
| /ʎ/
|  
|  
|  
|  
|  
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| '''ee''' /eː/
| '''ee''' /eː/
| '''õ''' /ɤ/
| '''õ''' /ɤ/
| '''õ''' /ɤː/
| '''õõ''' /ɤː/
| '''o''' /o/
| '''o''' /o/
| '''oo''' /oː/
| '''oo''' /oː/
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Lexical pitch accent is used on long vowels:
Lexical pitch accent is used on long vowels:
*high: āa  
*high: āa  
*low: aa
*falling: aa
*broken: âa
*broken: âa


Allowed syllables: CV, CVN, CVh, CV'/CV-sokuon
Allowed syllables: CV, CVN, CVch
 
==Grammar==
 
[[Category:Quihum languages]][[Category:Pfeunic languages]][[Category:Wiebic languages]][[Category:Hussmauch]]

Latest revision as of 07:53, 24 June 2017

Phonology

Consonants

Gaufian consonants
Labial Alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasal m /m/ n /n/ ŋ /ŋ/
Plosive plain p /p/ t /t/ k /k/ ʼ /ʔ/
aspirated ph /pʰ/ th /tʰ/ kh /kʰ/
voiced b /b/ d /d/ g /g/
Affricate plain ts /ts/
aspirated tsh /tsʰ/
voiced dz /dz/
Fricative plain f /f/ s /s/ š /ʃ/ ch /x/ h /h/
voiced v /v/ z /z/ ž /ʒ/ gh /ɣ/
Approximant central j /j/
lateral l /l/

Vowels

Gaufian monophthongs
Front Central Back
short long short long short long
Close i /i/ ii /iː/ u /u/ uu /uː/
Near-close ė /ɪ/ ėė /ɪː/ ȯ /ʊ/ ȯȯ /ʊː/
Mid e /e/ ee /eː/ õ /ɤ/ õõ /ɤː/ o /o/ oo /oː/
Open ä /æ/ ää /æ/ a /ɑ/ aa /ɑː/

Tones

Lexical pitch accent is used on long vowels:

  • high: āa
  • falling: aa
  • broken: âa

Allowed syllables: CV, CVN, CVch

Grammar