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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' /ɛ/ ''eh'' is an [[Verse:Angai|Angai]]an tonal language inspired by Danish and Vietnamese (and the name is inspired by the real-world E language).
'''{{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).


rø{{acute}}dˀ grø{{acute}}dˀ med flø{{cdb}}d could be a chengyu
rø{{acute}}dˀ grø{{acute}}dˀ med flø{{cdb}}d could be a chengyu
==Phonology==
== Broad phonology ==
=== Initials ===
=== Initials ===
'''b d bl gl g f s fl sl t h m n ng l r v j 0''' /p t pl (lat. aff.) k f s fl (lat. fric.) ts x m n ŋ l ʀ v j (glottal stop)/
'''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 ===
=== Medials ===
-r-: Only abstractly a medial, rV combinations must be learned (Allowed: br dr gr fr sr tr hr mr nr ngr vr)
-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===
=== Vowels ===
Monophthongs: i y u ů e ø o æ æ̊ a å (as in Danish except: æ̊ = /œ/, ů = /u/ and u = Vietnamese ư)
Nuclei: i y u ů e ø o æ æ̊ a å /i y ɨ u e ø o ɛ œ æ ɔ/


===Finals===
=== Finals ===
-0 -j -v -d -r -n -m /-0 -j -w -ð{{lowered}} -ɐ -~ -w~/
-0 -j -v -d -r -n -m /-0 -j -w -ð{{lowered}}ˠ -ɐ̯ -ⁿ -w{{tilde}}/
==== 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)


===Tones===
(Posttonic syllables after nonresonants are lost without a trace)
8 tones (2 with stød)? Or should stød be independent?
 
=== 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)
{| class="wikitable"
!
!A (null/voiced coda)
!B (glottal stop coda)
!C (fricative coda)
!D (voiceless stop coda)
|-
!Modal initial
|a
|á
|ả
|áˀ
|-
!Breathy initial
|à
|ạ
|ã
|ạˀ
|}
 
== Narrow phonology ==
Steal from Danish narrow phonology as much as possible
== Poetry ==
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 01:12, 24 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).

rǿdˀ grǿdˀ med flø̣d could be a chengyu

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 ả áˀ
Breathy initial à ạ ã ạˀ

Narrow phonology

Steal from Danish narrow phonology as much as possible

Poetry

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

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