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===Phoneme Inventory===
===Phoneme Inventory===
====Consonants====
====Consonants====
Ahakqau has a total of fourteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.
Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!  ||Bilabial||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar ||Palato-Alveolar ||Plain Velar||Labialised Velar
!  ||Labial||Central Alveolar||Lateral Alveolar ||Palato-Alveolar ||Velar
|-
|-
| '''Voiceless Obstruent'''|| /p/|| /t/||/ɬ/||/ʃ/||/k/||
| '''Voiceless Stop'''|| /p/|| /t/||/tɬ/||/tʃ/||/k/
|-
|-
| '''Voiced Obstruent'''|| /b/|| /d/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɡ/||/w/
| '''Voiced Fricative'''|| /v/|| /ɹ/||/l/||/ʒ/||/ɣ/
|-
|-
| '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/||
| '''Nasal''' || /m/|| /n/||||||/ŋ/
|}
|}


NOTE: While /l, w/ are not phonetically obstruents, phonologically they pattern as voiced obstruents.
NOTE: While /ɹ, l/ are not phonetically fricatives, they pattern phonologically with the rest of the voiced fricatives.


====Vowels====
====Vowels====
Ahakqau has a total of three monophthongs and two diphthongs making a total of five vowels. According to WALS this is a small vowel quality inventory.
Ahakqau has a total of three short monophthongs, three long monophthings and six diphthongs making a total of twelve phonological vowels. Long monophthongs are realised as diphthongs but patterb with the short monophthongs. According to WALS, which only considers the quality of monophthongs, this is a small vowel quality inventory.
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Short Front!! Long Front!!Short Central!!Long Central!! Short Back!!Long Back
|-
| '''High Monophthong'''|| /i/||/eɪ/||||||/u/||/oʊ/
|-
| '''Low Monophthong''' || || || /ä/||/ɛə/|| ||
|}


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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! !! Front!! Central!! Back
! !! Front!! Central!! Back
|-
|-
| '''High Monophthong'''|| /i/|| ||/u/
| '''High Diphthong''' || /ɔɪ/|| /iə/, /uə/|| /ɛʊ/
|-
| '''Low Diphthong''' || /aɪ/||  || /ɑʊ/
|}
 
===Orthography===
Ahakqau is written in the Latin alphabet. It is a phonemic alphabet which also reflects sandhi.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Latin Letter!! IPA Value
|-
| ⟨a⟩ || /ä/
|-
| ⟨aa⟩ || /ɛə/
|-
| ⟨ai⟩ || /aɪ/
|-
|⟨au⟩||/ɑʊ/
|-
|⟨g⟩||/ɣ/
|-
|⟨i⟩||/i/
|-
|⟨ia⟩||/iə/
|-
|⟨ii⟩||/eɪ/
|-
|⟨iu⟩||/ɛʊ/
|-
|⟨j⟩||/ʒ/
|-
|⟨k⟩||/k/
|-
|⟨l⟩||/l/
|-
|⟨m⟩||/m/
|-
|⟨n⟩||/n/
|-
|⟨ŋ⟩||/ŋ/
|-
|⟨p⟩||/p/
|-
|⟨q⟩||/tɬ/
|-
|-
| '''Low Monophthong''' ||  || /ä/||
|⟨r⟩||/ɹ/
|-
|-
| '''Diphthong''' || /aɪ/||  || /ɑʊ/
|⟨t⟩||/t/
|-
|⟨u⟩||/u/
|-
|⟨ua⟩||/uə/
|-
|⟨ui⟩||/ɔɪ/
|-
|⟨uu⟩||/oʊ/
|-
|⟨v⟩||/v/
|-
|⟨x⟩||/tʃ/
|}
|}
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Latest revision as of 14:59, 15 February 2021

INTRODUCTION

Trying to create a phonologically and morphologically less complex conlang.

PHONOLOGY

Phoneme Inventory

Consonants

Ahakqau has a total of thirteen consonants which according to WALS (the World Atlas of Language Structures) is a small inventory. The consonant inventory is notable for the presence of a lateral obstruent and an initial velar nasal.

  Labial Central Alveolar Lateral Alveolar  Palato-Alveolar Velar
Voiceless Stop /p/ /t/ /tɬ/ /tʃ/ /k/
Voiced Fricative /v/ /ɹ/ /l/ /ʒ/ /ɣ/
Nasal /m/ /n/ /ŋ/

NOTE: While /ɹ, l/ are not phonetically fricatives, they pattern phonologically with the rest of the voiced fricatives.

Vowels

Ahakqau has a total of three short monophthongs, three long monophthings and six diphthongs making a total of twelve phonological vowels. Long monophthongs are realised as diphthongs but patterb with the short monophthongs. According to WALS, which only considers the quality of monophthongs, this is a small vowel quality inventory.

Short Front Long Front Short Central Long Central Short Back Long Back
High Monophthong /i/ /eɪ/ /u/ /oʊ/
Low Monophthong   /ä/ /ɛə/
Front Central Back
High Diphthong /ɔɪ/ /iə/, /uə/ /ɛʊ/
Low Diphthong /aɪ/   /ɑʊ/

Orthography

Ahakqau is written in the Latin alphabet. It is a phonemic alphabet which also reflects sandhi.

Latin Letter IPA Value
⟨a⟩ /ä/
⟨aa⟩ /ɛə/
⟨ai⟩ /aɪ/
⟨au⟩ /ɑʊ/
⟨g⟩ /ɣ/
⟨i⟩ /i/
⟨ia⟩ /iə/
⟨ii⟩ /eɪ/
⟨iu⟩ /ɛʊ/
⟨j⟩ /ʒ/
⟨k⟩ /k/
⟨l⟩ /l/
⟨m⟩ /m/
⟨n⟩ /n/
⟨ŋ⟩ /ŋ/
⟨p⟩ /p/
⟨q⟩ /tɬ/
⟨r⟩ /ɹ/
⟨t⟩ /t/
⟨u⟩ /u/
⟨ua⟩ /uə/
⟨ui⟩ /ɔɪ/
⟨uu⟩ /oʊ/
⟨v⟩ /v/
⟨x⟩ /tʃ/
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