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===Phonotactics===
* Words cannot start with /s/ or /h/.
* /h/ cannot occur intervocalically or follow another consonant.
* /s/ can ''only'' occur word-finally.
* Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster.
* Vowels (except for diphthongs) must be separated by a consonant.
* Word-initial consonant clusters are limited to [plosive]+[liquid] (i.e. {ptkbdg} + {lr}), but not /tl/ or /dl/.
* Intervocalic clusters may be:
** Any geminates except /gg/, /ss/, /xx/, /hh/, /ww/, or /jj/.
** Any [plosive]+[liquid] combination (including /tl/ and /dl/).
** Any [plosive]+/w/.
** Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
** /ngw/

Revision as of 23:11, 26 May 2018


Grayis
Grayis
Pronunciation[/ˈgrä.jɪs/]
Created byBenJamin P. Johnson,

additionally creator of:

Date2018
SettingPlanet Oryrigin
Language codes
ISO 639-3none

Introduction...

Phonology

Vowels

Front Central Back
High i · ī
[i · iː]
u · ū
[u · uː]
Mid ai
[e̞ː ~ ai̯]
au
[o̞ː ~ au̯]
Low a · ā
[ä · äː]

Consonants

Labial Coronal Dorsal Glottal
Plosive p · b t · d k · g
Affricate ch [ʧ] · j [ʤ]
Fricative s · kh · [x] h ·
Approximant · w · j
Tap or Trill · r [r~ɾ]
Lateral · l
Nasal · m · n

Orthography

/ m n p b t d k g ʧ ʤ s x h w j r l i ai̯ ä äː au̯ u /
m n p b t d k g ch j s kh h w j r l i ī ai a ā au u ū

Phonotactics

  • Words cannot start with /s/ or /h/.
  • /h/ cannot occur intervocalically or follow another consonant.
  • /s/ can only occur word-finally.
  • Words cannot end with /g/ or any consonant cluster.
  • Vowels (except for diphthongs) must be separated by a consonant.
  • Word-initial consonant clusters are limited to [plosive]+[liquid] (i.e. {ptkbdg} + {lr}), but not /tl/ or /dl/.
  • Intervocalic clusters may be:
    • Any geminates except /gg/, /ss/, /xx/, /hh/, /ww/, or /jj/.
    • Any [plosive]+[liquid] combination (including /tl/ and /dl/).
    • Any [plosive]+/w/.
    • Any [nasal]+[unvoiced plosive].
    • /ngw/