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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (natively ''jạrˀ Æ'' [jɑ̈˨˩˨ˀ ʔe˧˧], lit. 'Æ sound'; in English /ɛ/ ''eh'') is an [[Verse:Angai|Angai]]an monosyllabic tonal analytic language inspired by Danish and Vietnamese (and the name is inspired by the real-world E language).
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' /ɛ/ ''eh'' is a tonal language inspired by Danish (and the name is inspired by the real-world E language).
== Diachronics sketch ==
Old Æ -ång/k -ong/k -ůng/k -> Modern Æ -æ̊m/-øm/vˀ -ym/vˀ


==Phonology==
== Broad phonology ==
===Consonants===
=== Initials ===
'''p t tj k f s h m n ng l zj r v j''' /p t t͡ɕ k f s x m n ŋ l ɹ ʀ v j/
'''b d bl gl g f s fl sl t h m n ng l r v j 0''' /p t pl tɬ k f s fl ɬ ts h m n ŋ l ʁ v j ʔ/


===Vowels===
=== Medials ===
Khmerization conditioned by initial voicing:
-r- /ʁ/ Since this lowers the vowel, the exact phonetic values of rV combinations must be learned. Tentatively only allowed after b d g f s t h m n ng v.
* Proto-Tumhanic i > ɪ/i (RTR/ATR) > e/i
 
* Proto-Tumhanic u > ʊ/u > ů/u
=== Vowels ===
* Proto-Tumhanic o > ɔ/o > o/ø
Nuclei: i y u ů e ø o æ æ̊ a å /i y ɨ u e ø o ɛ œ æ ɔ/
* Proto-Tumhanic ā > ɑ > ɒ/øə > å/æ̊
 
* Proto-Tumhanic e > ɛ/e > a/æ
=== Finals ===
* Proto-Tumhanic a > ɐ > a/u
-0 -j -v -d -r -n -m /-0 -j -w -ð{{lowered}}ˠ -ɐ̯ --w{{tilde}}/
TODO: Finals should affect this somewhat
==== Origins of finals ====
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
* -0 comes from older -0 (tone A), -ʔ (tone B), -h (tone C), -k (tone D)
|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} vowels'''
* -v comes from older -w (tone A), -wʔ (tone B), -f (tone C), -p -wə(final stop) (tone D)
|-
* -j comes from older -j (tone A), -jʔ (tone B), -ç (tone C), -c -jə(final stop) (tone D)
! rowspan="3" |
* -d comes from older -ð -l (tone A), -ðʔ -lʔ (tone B), -þ (tone C), -t -ðə(final stop) -lə(final stop) (tone D)
! colspan="4" |Front
* -r comes from older -r (tone A), -rʔ (tone B), -s (tone C), -q -rə(final stop) (tone D)
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Central
* -n from -n -ɲ sometimes -ŋ (add ʔ or final fric as necessary for tones B or C), -nə(final stop) -ɲə(final stop) -ŋə(final stop) (tone D)
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Back
* -m from -m sometimes -ŋ (add ʔ or final fric as necessary for tones B or C), -mə(final stop) -ŋə(final stop) (tone D)
|-
 
! colspan="2" style="" |<small>unrounded</small>
(Posttonic syllables after nonresonants are lost without a trace)
! colspan="2" style="" |<small>rounded</small>
|-
!style=" "|<small>plain</small>
!style=" "|<small>phar.</small>
!style=" "|<small>plain</small>
!style=" "|<small>phar.</small>
!style=" "|<small>plain</small>
!style=" "|<small>phar.</small>
!style=" "|<small>plain</small>
!style=" "|<small>phar.</small>
|-
! style="" |Close
| '''i''' /i/
| '''ir''' /iˤ/
|
|
| '''u''' /ɨ/
| '''ur''' /ɨˤ/
| '''ů''' /u/
| '''ůr''' /uˤ/
|-
! style="" |Close-mid
| '''e''' /e/
| '''er''' /eˤ/
| '''ø''' /ø/
|
|
|
| '''o''' /o/
| '''or''' /oˤ/
|-
! style="" |Open
| '''æ''' /ɛ/
| '''ær''' /ɛˤ/
| '''æ̊''' /œ/
| '''æ̊r, ør''' /œˤ/
| '''a''' /a/
| '''ar''' /aˤ/
| '''å''' /ɔ/
| '''år''' /ɔˤ/
|}


===Tones===
=== Tones ===
Æ has four register phonations or tones:
8 tones, 2 of which have stød
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
==== Tone box ====
|+ '''{{PAGENAME}} tones'''
Vietnamese tone diacritics are used to indicate the abstract etymological origin of the tone (The precise tone values are TBD)
|-
{| class="wikitable"
! Spelling
!
! Tone
!A (null/voiced coda)
! Example
!B (glottal stop coda)
! IPA
!C (fricative coda)
! Meaning
!D (voiceless stop coda)
|-
| unmarked
| modal
| ''hæ̊''
| /hœ/
| echo
|-
| s
| stød (creaky voice)
| ''hæ̊s''
| /hœˀ/
| steep
|-
|-
| b
!Modal initial
| breathy
|a
| ''hæ̊b''
|á
| /hœʱ/
|
| to stretch
|áˀ
|-
|-
| g
!Breathy initial
| checked (strong glottalization)
|à
| ''hæ̊g''
|
| /hœʔ/
|ã
| to make a mistake
|ạˀ
|}
|}


==Morphology==
== Narrow phonology ==
"Erhua" (pharyngealization) is sometimes used to nominalize verbs (from PLak {{recon|{{angbr|X}}}}) or form passives/intransitive verbs (from PLak {{recon|{{angbr|r}}}}) from transitive ones.
Steal from Danish narrow phonology as much as possible
== Grammar ==
=== Polar questions ===
Yes-no questions either use the A-not-A form or put the appropriate negative word at the end.
:''Mæ{{cdb}}rˀ húd med blảj Æ?'' / ''Mæ{{cdb}}rˀ húd blảj Æ med?''
: 2 COP NEG.COP human Æ / 2 COP human Æ NEG.COP
: Are you Æ?


* ''hæ̊g'' /hœʔ/ = to lose one's way > ''hæ̊rg'' /hœˤʔ/ = mistake, error
== Poetry ==
* ''ngoj'' /ngoj/ = to see > ''ngojr'' /ngoˤ/ = to be visible, to appear
Lục bát (with the same rules as in Vietnamese lục bát) is the most common poetic form


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Latest revision as of 16:35, 25 November 2024

Æ/Lexicon

Æ (natively jạrˀ Æ [jɑ̈˨˩˨ˀ ʔe˧˧], lit. 'Æ sound'; in English /ɛ/ eh) is an Angaian monosyllabic tonal analytic language inspired by Danish and Vietnamese (and the name is inspired by the real-world E language).

Diachronics sketch

Old Æ -ång/k -ong/k -ůng/k -> Modern Æ -æ̊m/vˀ -øm/vˀ -ym/vˀ

Broad phonology

Initials

b d bl gl g f s fl sl t h m n ng l r v j 0 /p t pl tɬ k f s fl ɬ ts h m n ŋ l ʁ v j ʔ/

Medials

-r- /ʁ/ Since this lowers the vowel, the exact phonetic values of rV combinations must be learned. Tentatively only allowed after b d g f s t h m n ng v.

Vowels

Nuclei: i y u ů e ø o æ æ̊ a å /i y ɨ u e ø o ɛ œ æ ɔ/

Finals

-0 -j -v -d -r -n -m /-0 -j -w -ð̞ˠ -ɐ̯ -ⁿ -w̃/

Origins of finals

  • -0 comes from older -0 (tone A), -ʔ (tone B), -h (tone C), -k (tone D)
  • -v comes from older -w (tone A), -wʔ (tone B), -f (tone C), -p -wə(final stop) (tone D)
  • -j comes from older -j (tone A), -jʔ (tone B), -ç (tone C), -c -jə(final stop) (tone D)
  • -d comes from older -ð -l (tone A), -ðʔ -lʔ (tone B), -þ (tone C), -t -ðə(final stop) -lə(final stop) (tone D)
  • -r comes from older -r (tone A), -rʔ (tone B), -s (tone C), -q -rə(final stop) (tone D)
  • -n from -n -ɲ sometimes -ŋ (add ʔ or final fric as necessary for tones B or C), -nə(final stop) -ɲə(final stop) -ŋə(final stop) (tone D)
  • -m from -m sometimes -ŋ (add ʔ or final fric as necessary for tones B or C), -mə(final stop) -ŋə(final stop) (tone D)

(Posttonic syllables after nonresonants are lost without a trace)

Tones

8 tones, 2 of which have stød

Tone box

Vietnamese tone diacritics are used to indicate the abstract etymological origin of the tone (The precise tone values are TBD)

A (null/voiced coda) B (glottal stop coda) C (fricative coda) D (voiceless stop coda)
Modal initial a á áˀ
Breathy initial à ã ạˀ

Narrow phonology

Steal from Danish narrow phonology as much as possible

Grammar

Polar questions

Yes-no questions either use the A-not-A form or put the appropriate negative word at the end.

Mæ̣rˀ húd med blảj Æ? / Mæ̣rˀ húd blảj Æ med?
2 COP NEG.COP human Æ / 2 COP human Æ NEG.COP
Are you Æ?

Poetry

Lục bát (with the same rules as in Vietnamese lục bát) is the most common poetic form