User:IlL/Spare pages 1/4

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4 (natively Kuam) is a language spoken in Bjeheond; it's related to Hlou. It is a monosyllabic tonal language inspired by Hmong and Irish. Like Irish, it has initial consonant mutations.

Todo

• Explain: lexical mutation in Hlou, grammatical mutation in Kuam

Phonology

4 has fewer initials and fewer vowels than Hlou, but more tones.

Phonotactics

C + V + tone

Initials

m n ny l r y = /m n ɲ l r j/

hm hn hny hl hr = /ʰm ʰn ʰɲ ʰl ʰr/

p t ts tx k q b d g = /p t ts tʃ k q b d g/

ph th tsh txh kh qh bh dh gh = /f θ s ʃ x χ v ð ɣ/

np nt nts ntx nk nq nb nd ng = /b d dz dʒ g G m n ŋ/

f s x h = /f s ʃ h/

nf ns nx = /v z ʒ/

v z j = /v z ʒ/

Rimes

a i u w e o aa ee oo ia ua = /a i ı ə e o oa ea au i: ı:/

Tones

11 tones: (tone letters should correspond to Hlou tones)

-0 -b -d -g -s -m -r -bh -dh -gh -mh

These tones come in pairs:

• -b -d -g -m
• -bh -dh -gh -mh
  • ~ Hlou tones -b, -d, -g, -n

"Entering" tones:

• -0 -s -r
  • ~ Hlou tones -0, -s/-ß, -l